September 30 zodiac sign: Libra, first decan
If you were born on September 30, 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 7° 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 30 in the small hours has Leo 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 11,488 babies were born on each September 30, rank 139 of 366 dates; Libra is number 5 of 12 signs (8.52%). What's the most common zodiac sign?
The Moon on September 30, 1980–2030
Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on September 30 was most often in Sagittarius (6 years) and least often in Leo, Virgo, and Aquarius (3 years each). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On September 30, 2026, the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini at 17:26 UTC.
- 1980 Gemini → Cancer 12:46
- 1981 Libra → Scorpio 04:53
- 1982 Aquarius → Pisces 00:18
- 1983 Cancer
- 1984 Sagittarius
- 1985 Aries
- 1986 Leo → Virgo 18:57
- 1987 Capricorn
- 1988 Gemini
- 1989 Libra
- 1990 Aquarius
- 1991 Gemini → Cancer 11:58
- 1992 Scorpio → Sagittarius 09:33
- 1993 Pisces → Aries 03:29
- 1994 Cancer → Leo 00:55
- 1995 Sagittarius
- 1996 Taurus
- 1997 Virgo → Libra 23:32
- 1998 Capricorn → Aquarius 18:53
- 1999 Gemini
- 2000 Scorpio
- 2001 Pisces
- 2002 Cancer
- 2003 Scorpio → Sagittarius 00:57
- 2004 Aries → Taurus 09:24
- 2005 Leo → Virgo 02:44
- 2006 Capricorn
- 2007 Taurus → Gemini 14:34
- 2008 Libra
- 2009 Aquarius → Pisces 23:26
- 2010 Gemini → Cancer 13:46
- 2011 Scorpio
- 2012 Aries
- 2013 Leo
- 2014 Sagittarius
- 2015 Taurus
- 2016 Virgo → Libra 07:52
- 2017 Capricorn → Aquarius 04:40
- 2018 Gemini
- 2019 Libra → Scorpio 09:42
- 2020 Pisces
- 2021 Cancer
- 2022 Scorpio → Sagittarius 04:03
- 2023 Aries
- 2024 Virgo
- 2025 Capricorn
- 2026 Taurus → Gemini 17:26
- 2027 Libra
- 2028 Aquarius → Pisces 05:33
- 2029 Gemini → Cancer 05:28
- 2030 Scorpio
In 23 of those 51 years (45%) the Moon changed sign during September 30 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 30 in 1993 and 2012, and new in 2027.
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 30: 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 30 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 30? 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 30 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 30?
September 30 is Libra, the cardinal air sign ruled by Venus. The Sun sits at roughly 7° Libra on this date, in the first decan.
What decan is September 30?
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 30?
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 30?
It depends on the year, and in 45% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Gemini or Cancer; in 1990, Aquarius; in 2000, Scorpio; in 2010, Gemini or Cancer; in 2020, Pisces. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on September 30 was most often in Sagittarius. A birth time and place pin it down.
Does everyone born on September 30 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 30 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.