September 26 zodiac sign: Libra, first decan
If you were born on September 26, your sign is Libra, the air sign ruled by Venus: the Sun is in Libra on this date in every year from 1980 to 2030. The Sun sits about 3° into Libra on this date, in the first decan, where Libra's core takes on a Moon flavour. Here's what the date fixes, and what only your birth time can tell you.
Your sign: Libra
The cardinal air sign that lives in relationship and refuses to choose between two goods.
A Libra Sun is built around fairness and the relational fabric. You're allergic to bullies and to anyone who treats other people as means rather than ends. You see all sides — the gift and the curse of your sign — and you're often the person who can name what each side actually wants when everyone else has lost the thread.
- ElementAir
- ModalityCardinal
- RulerVenus
- SeasonSeptember 23 – October 22
The date fixes the Sun; the hour fixes the rest. A Libra born September 26 around sunset has Aries rising, and a different first impression from one born at dawn. Your rising sign needs the birth time; the twelve Libra Sun combinations show what each one changes.
Libra dates, traits & compatibility → · What a Libra birth chart looks like →
In the US (2000–2014), an average of 12,422 babies were born on each September 26, rank 9 of 366 dates; Libra is number 5 of 12 signs (8.52%). What's the most common zodiac sign?
The Moon on September 26, 1980–2030
Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on September 26 was most often in Taurus and Libra (6 years each) and least often in Gemini, Cancer, Scorpio, and Sagittarius (3 years each). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On September 26, 2026, the Moon moves from Pisces into Aries at 10:23 UTC.
- 1980 Aries → Taurus 08:53
- 1981 Virgo
- 1982 Capricorn
- 1983 Taurus
- 1984 Libra → Scorpio 23:04
- 1985 Aquarius → Pisces 02:50
- 1986 Cancer
- 1987 Scorpio
- 1988 Aries
- 1989 Leo → Virgo 20:32
- 1990 Sagittarius → Capricorn 18:36
- 1991 Aries → Taurus 03:59
- 1992 Virgo → Libra 04:55
- 1993 Aquarius
- 1994 Gemini
- 1995 Libra → Scorpio 19:20
- 1996 Pisces → Aries 19:46
- 1997 Leo
- 1998 Sagittarius
- 1999 Aries
- 2000 Virgo
- 2001 Capricorn → Aquarius 18:05
- 2002 Taurus → Gemini 18:26
- 2003 Libra
- 2004 Pisces
- 2005 Cancer
- 2006 Scorpio
- 2007 Pisces → Aries 14:23
- 2008 Leo → Virgo 13:52
- 2009 Capricorn
- 2010 Taurus
- 2011 Virgo
- 2012 Aquarius
- 2013 Gemini → Cancer 19:24
- 2014 Libra → Scorpio 14:29
- 2015 Pisces
- 2016 Leo
- 2017 Sagittarius
- 2018 Aries
- 2019 Leo → Virgo 10:37
- 2020 Capricorn → Aquarius 06:08
- 2021 Taurus → Gemini 00:36
- 2022 Libra
- 2023 Aquarius
- 2024 Cancer → Leo 22:47
- 2025 Scorpio → Sagittarius 21:37
- 2026 Pisces → Aries 10:23
- 2027 Leo
- 2028 Capricorn
- 2029 Taurus
- 2030 Virgo
In 21 of those 51 years (41%) the Moon changed sign during September 26 itself, so in those years the birth time decides the Moon as well as the rising sign. Cells with an arrow mark them, with the UTC time of the change. The Moon was exactly full on September 26 in 2007 and 2026, and new in 1992 and 2003.
Find your birth year. One sign means the Moon spent the whole UTC day there; an arrow means it changed sign that day, at the UTC time shown: born before it, the first sign; after it, the second. The Moon sign calculator settles it in seconds; your birth chart adds the rising sign and houses.
Times in UTC: a birth late in the evening in the Americas, or early in the morning in Asia, can fall on the neighbouring UTC date.
September 2026: full moon September 26, 2026, Aries · new moon September 11, 2026, Virgo.
Your decan: the first decan of Libra
Each sign is divided into three 10° decans, and each decan has a sub-ruler that shades the sign's core. Degrees 0–10 of Libra belong to Moon: your inner emotional life — what you need to feel safe, how you self-soothe, how you love and are loved. Read it as Libra with a Moon accent — the air core is unchanged, the emphasis moves.
Two of Swords
Stalemate · Difficult choice · Truce. The card assigned to this ten-degree slice of the zodiac — a birthday card in the same sense a sun sign is a birthday sign: one lens on the date, not a verdict.
Read the Two of Swords in full on My Day Check →All the tarot cards for September 26: decan, sign, ruling planet and year card →
What the date can't tell you
The Sun is one placement out of ten. Your Moon sign changes every two to three days, so Libras born on September 26 in different years have different Moons; your rising sign changes every two hours and needs a birth time and place. Those two carry most of what people mean by "personality" in a chart.
Born September 26? Add your year, time and place
Your Moon and rising depend on the year and hour. Computed here in a few seconds — then your full chart with a preview of its reading, no sign-up.
Your big three
- Sun
- Moon
- Rising
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Or browse the twelve possibilities: Libra Sun with each Moon → · just my Moon sign · how the free birth chart calculator works
Classic matches for a September 26 birthday
By sun sign, Libra pairs most easily with Gemini, Aquarius, Leo, Sagittarius. Sun-sign compatibility is the coarse layer; the couple reading compares both full charts.
Common questions
What zodiac sign is September 26?
September 26 is Libra, the cardinal air sign ruled by Venus. The Sun sits at roughly 3° Libra on this date, in the first decan.
What decan is September 26?
The first decan of Libra (0°–10°), sub-ruled by Moon. Decans divide each sign into three 10° slices; the sub-ruler adds a second flavour to the sign's core — here your inner emotional life — what you need to feel safe, how you self-soothe, how you love and are loved.
What tarot card is September 26?
In the Golden Dawn system each decan has a minor arcana card: for the first decan of Libra it is the Two of Swords (stalemate, difficult choice, truce). It's a birthday card in the same way a sun sign is — one lens, not a verdict.
What Moon sign is someone born on September 26?
It depends on the year, and in 41% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Aries or Taurus; in 1990, Sagittarius or Capricorn; in 2000, Virgo; in 2010, Taurus; in 2020, Capricorn or Aquarius. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on September 26 was most often in Taurus and Libra. A birth time and place pin it down.
Does everyone born on September 26 have the same chart?
No. They share the Sun in Libra, but the Moon changes sign every two to three days, the rising sign every two hours, and the outer planets by year. Two people born September 26 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.