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Boundary date · 33 switches since 1930
September 23 zodiac sign: Libra or Virgo?
The September 23 zodiac sign is Libra in 73% of years from 1930 to 2029 and Virgo in 27% — the date sits on a sign boundary, so the honest answer needs your birth year.
- Sun sign
- Libra 73% of years · Virgo 27%
- US births a day
- 12,021 #41 of 366 dates
- Day of the year
- 266th 267th in leap years
- Sign changes 2027
- 6:02 AM UTC Sep 23, into Libra
Births: US Social Security Administration 2000–2014. Sun: NASA JPL DE440.
Exact times
September 23 2027: the exact sign change in your city
In 2027 the Sun enters Libra at 6:02 AM UTC on September 23 — 3:02 AM in Santiago, 2:02 AM in New York, 7:02 AM in London and 3:02 PM in Tokyo. Born on September 23 2027 before that moment, a baby is Virgo; after it, Libra.
| City | Sun enters Libra |
|---|---|
| UTC | Thu, Sep 23 |
| Honolulu United States | 8:02 PM Wed, Sep 22 · UTC−10 |
| Anchorage United States | 10:02 PM Wed, Sep 22 · UTC−8 |
| Los Angeles United States | 11:02 PM Wed, Sep 22 · UTC−7 |
| Phoenix United States | 11:02 PM Wed, Sep 22 · UTC−7 |
| Denver United States | 12:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−6 |
| Chicago United States | 1:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−5 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 12:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−6 |
| New York United States | 2:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−4 |
| Toronto Canada | 2:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−4 |
| Bogotá Colombia | 1:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−5 |
| Lima Peru | 1:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−5 |
| Caracas Venezuela | 2:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−4 |
| Santiago Chile | 3:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−3 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 3:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−3 |
| São Paulo Brazil | 3:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC−3 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | 6:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC |
| London United Kingdom | 7:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+1 |
| Lagos Nigeria | 7:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+1 |
| Paris France | 8:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+2 |
| Berlin Germany | 8:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+2 |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 8:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+2 |
| Cairo Egypt | 9:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+3 |
| Athens Greece | 9:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+3 |
| Istanbul Turkey | 9:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+3 |
| Moscow Russia | 9:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+3 |
| Nairobi Kenya | 9:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+3 |
| Tehran Iran | 9:32 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+3:30 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 10:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+4 |
| Karachi Pakistan | 11:02 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+5 |
| New Delhi India | 11:32 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+5:30 |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 11:47 AM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+5:45 |
| Dhaka Bangladesh | 12:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+6 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 1:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+7 |
| Jakarta Indonesia | 1:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+7 |
| Singapore | 2:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+8 |
| Beijing China | 2:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+8 |
| Manila Philippines | 2:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+8 |
| Perth Australia | 2:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+8 |
| Seoul South Korea | 3:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+9 |
| Tokyo Japan | 3:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+9 |
| Adelaide Australia | 3:32 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+9:30 |
| Brisbane Australia | 4:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+10 |
| Sydney Australia | 4:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+10 |
| Auckland New Zealand | 6:02 PM Thu, Sep 23 · UTC+12 |
Sun’s ingress from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris; Swiss Ephemeris agrees within 5 seconds. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.
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How common is this birthday
September 23 among the 366 days
September 23 averages 12,021 births a day in the US — the 41st most common of the 366 dates, 5.9% above the average day. The deep dips are holidays.
Which sign, by birth year
- Libra at midday UTC
- Virgo at midday UTC
- Sign changed during the day (UTC)
- 2026
Libra at midday UTC in 73 years and Virgo in 27: 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934 … 1987, 1991, 1995. In 74 of the years — dotted — the Sun entered Libra during September 23 itself, so a birth that day can be either sign depending on the hour.
- Libra
- Virgo
- 2026
The bar is the whole of September 23 in UTC; where its color changes, the Sun crossed into Libra, so a birth after that minute is Libra. The time on the right is that minute.
- 9 of these 21 years had the change inside September 23 itself, so the hour of birth decides — from as early as 12:05 AM UTC in 2026 to as late as 8:21 AM in 2015.
- In 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2032, 2033 and 2034 the whole day was already Libra: the crossing came on September 22.
- Two sites can give two different signs for September 23 because both print a fixed range, and no fixed range is right in every year — the noon sign here flipped 33 times between 1930 and 2029.
Moon-ruled decan of Libra
Decan
1 of 3 · 0°–10°
Sub-ruler
Moon
Sign ruler
Venus
Sun at noon, 2026
0°29′
September 23 opens Libra in 2026: the Sun crossed in at 12:05 AM UTC on September 23, and the Moon decan that starts here lasts until October 3.
The Moon pulls the sign inward, toward memory and mood, and makes it react before it decides. In its first ten degrees Libra shows in its rawest form: Virgo has only just handed over, and nothing of the new sign has worn down yet.
Personality
September 23 birthday personality
People born on September 23 are Libra in most years, and the sign is read as balance, fairness and acute awareness of other people. Sees every side of a dispute and can make opposing parties feel heard.
The 23rd reduces to 5 and joins 2 (empathy) with 3 (expression). Numerologists read it as freedom with a strong social sense: those born on this day love variety, travel and change, but they also read people well and communicate easily. Birthday number 23 in full →
At work
Strong in negotiation, mediation and anything aesthetic. Weak on unilateral calls.
Stone and flower
The September birthstone is sapphire (deep blue), and the month's flowers are the aster and morning glory.
Look up your birth year
Every year, computed
All 100 years for September 23. Each row is calculated for that exact day — sun position, life path, the Moon's sign and nakshatra, and which planets were retrograde. Find your year.
| Year | Sun | Life path | Moon | Nakshatra | Retrograde |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Virgo 29.73° | 9 | Libra | Hasta 4 | Mercury |
| 1931 | Virgo 29.49° | 1 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 3 | — |
| 1932 | Libra 0.23° | 2 | Cancer | Ardra 2 | Saturn |
| 1933 | Virgo 29.99° | 3 | Scorpio | Vishakha 2 | Saturn |
| 1934 | Virgo 29.77° | 22 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 3 | Saturn |
| 1935 | Virgo 29.53° | 5 | Leo | Ashlesha 2 | Venus Saturn |
| 1936 | Libra 0.27° | 6 | Sagittarius | Mula 1 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1937 | Libra 0.03° | 7 | Taurus | Bharani 2 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1938 | Virgo 29.8° | 8 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1939 | Virgo 29.56° | 9 | Aquarius | Shravana 1 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1940 | Libra 0.3° | 1 | Gemini | Rohini 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1941 | Libra 0.06° | 2 | Scorpio | Swati 1 | Mars Saturn |
| 1942 | Virgo 29.83° | 3 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 1 | — |
| 1943 | Virgo 29.58° | 22 | Cancer | Punarvasu 4 | Mercury Venus |
| 1944 | Libra 0.33° | 5 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 4 | — |
| 1945 | Libra 0.09° | 6 | Aries | Ashwini 1 | — |
| 1946 | Virgo 29.85° | 7 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 1 | — |
| 1947 | Virgo 29.61° | 8 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 3 | — |
| 1948 | Libra 0.35° | 9 | Taurus | Krittika 3 | — |
| 1949 | Libra 0.12° | 1 | Libra | Hasta 4 | Mercury |
| 1950 | Virgo 29.89° | 2 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 4 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 1951 | Virgo 29.65° | 3 | Cancer | Ardra 2 | Venus Jupiter |
| 1952 | Libra 0.39° | 22 | Scorpio | Vishakha 2 | Jupiter |
| 1953 | Libra 0.16° | 5 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 3 | — |
| 1954 | Virgo 29.92° | 6 | Leo | Ashlesha 3 | — |
| 1955 | Virgo 29.69° | 7 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 4 | — |
| 1956 | Libra 0.42° | 8 | Taurus | Bharani 2 | Mercury Mars |
| 1957 | Libra 0.19° | 9 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 2 | — |
| 1958 | Virgo 29.95° | 1 | Aquarius | Shravana 3 | — |
| 1959 | Virgo 29.71° | 2 | Gemini | Rohini 3 | — |
| 1960 | Libra 0.45° | 3 | Scorpio | Swati 1 | — |
| 1961 | Libra 0.22° | 22 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 1 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1962 | Virgo 29.98° | 5 | Leo | Pushya 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1963 | Virgo 29.74° | 6 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 2 | Mercury Jupiter Saturn |
| 1964 | Libra 0.48° | 7 | Aries | Revati 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1965 | Libra 0.24° | 8 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 1 | Saturn |
| 1966 | Libra 0.01° | 9 | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha 1 | Saturn |
| 1967 | Virgo 29.77° | 1 | Taurus | Krittika 1 | Saturn |
| 1968 | Libra 0.51° | 2 | Libra | Hasta 4 | Saturn |
| 1969 | Libra 0.28° | 3 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 4 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1970 | Libra 0.04° | 22 | Cancer | Ardra 4 | Saturn |
| 1971 | Virgo 29.81° | 5 | Scorpio | Swati 4 | Saturn |
| 1972 | Libra 0.55° | 6 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 3 | — |
| 1973 | Libra 0.31° | 7 | Leo | Ashlesha 4 | Mars Jupiter |
| 1974 | Libra 0.08° | 8 | Capricorn | Mula 3 | Jupiter |
| 1975 | Virgo 29.84° | 9 | Taurus | Ashwini 3 | Jupiter |
| 1976 | Libra 0.58° | 1 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 2 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 1977 | Libra 0.35° | 2 | Aquarius | Shravana 3 | — |
| 1978 | Libra 0.11° | 3 | Gemini | Mrigashira 2 | — |
| 1979 | Virgo 29.87° | 22 | Libra | Chitra 2 | — |
| 1980 | Libra 0.61° | 5 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 1 | — |
| 1981 | Libra 0.36° | 6 | Leo | Pushya 3 | — |
| 1982 | Libra 0.13° | 7 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 1 | Mercury |
| 1983 | Virgo 29.89° | 8 | Aries | Revati 2 | Mercury |
| 1984 | Libra 0.63° | 9 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 1 | — |
| 1985 | Libra 0.4° | 1 | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha 2 | Jupiter |
| 1986 | Libra 0.16° | 2 | Gemini | Krittika 4 | Jupiter |
| 1987 | Virgo 29.93° | 3 | Libra | Hasta 1 | Jupiter |
| 1988 | Libra 0.67° | 22 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 4 | Mars |
| 1989 | Libra 0.44° | 5 | Cancer | Punarvasu 2 | Mercury |
| 1990 | Libra 0.21° | 6 | Scorpio | Vishakha 3 | — |
| 1991 | Virgo 29.97° | 7 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 4 | Saturn |
| 1992 | Libra 0.71° | 8 | Leo | Ashlesha 3 | Saturn |
| 1993 | Libra 0.47° | 9 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 1 | Saturn |
| 1994 | Libra 0.23° | 1 | Taurus | Bharani 2 | Saturn |
| 1995 | Virgo 29.99° | 2 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 3 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1996 | Libra 0.73° | 3 | Aquarius | Shravana 3 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1997 | Libra 0.49° | 22 | Gemini | Mrigashira 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1998 | Libra 0.26° | 5 | Scorpio | Swati 1 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1999 | Libra 0.02° | 6 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2000 | Libra 0.76° | 7 | Leo | Pushya 2 | Saturn |
| 2001 | Libra 0.53° | 8 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 3 | — |
| 2002 | Libra 0.29° | 9 | Aries | Revati 4 | Mercury |
| 2003 | Libra 0.05° | 1 | Leo | Magha 1 | Mars |
| 2004 | Libra 0.8° | 2 | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha 2 | — |
| 2005 | Libra 0.56° | 3 | Gemini | Rohini 2 | — |
| 2006 | Libra 0.32° | 22 | Libra | Hasta 3 | — |
| 2007 | Libra 0.09° | 5 | Aquarius | Shravana 4 | — |
| 2008 | Libra 0.83° | 6 | Cancer | Punarvasu 2 | — |
| 2009 | Libra 0.6° | 7 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 1 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 2010 | Libra 0.36° | 8 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 2 | Jupiter |
| 2011 | Libra 0.12° | 9 | Leo | Pushya 3 | Jupiter |
| 2012 | Libra 0.86° | 1 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 1 | — |
| 2013 | Libra 0.62° | 2 | Taurus | Bharani 4 | — |
| 2014 | Libra 0.39° | 3 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 1 | — |
| 2015 | Libra 0.15° | 22 | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha 2 | Mercury |
| 2016 | Libra 0.88° | 5 | Cancer | Ardra 1 | — |
| 2017 | Libra 0.65° | 6 | Scorpio | Swati 3 | — |
| 2018 | Libra 0.41° | 7 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 4 | — |
| 2019 | Libra 0.17° | 8 | Cancer | Punarvasu 2 | — |
| 2020 | Libra 0.92° | 9 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 4 | Mars Saturn |
| 2021 | Libra 0.68° | 1 | Aries | Ashwini 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2022 | Libra 0.45° | 2 | Virgo | Magha 3 | Mercury Jupiter Saturn |
| 2023 | Libra 0.21° | 3 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 1 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2024 | Libra 0.95° | 22 | Gemini | Rohini 4 | Saturn |
| 2025 | Libra 0.72° | 5 | Libra | Chitra 1 | Saturn |
| 2026 | Libra 0.49° | 6 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 2 | Saturn |
| 2027 | Libra 0.24° | 7 | Cancer | Ardra 1 | Saturn |
| 2028 | Libra 0.99° | 8 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 3 | Mercury Saturn |
| 2029 | Libra 0.75° | 9 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 4 | Mercury Saturn |
The Moon and nakshatra columns change every year because the Moon returns to the same calendar date in a different position — which is why a birth date alone cannot tell you those, and why this table exists.
A century of September 23
Day of the year
267 of 366
Mercury was retrograde on this date in
21 of 100 years
(21%)
Latest of those, to 2029
2002, 2009, 2015, 2022, 2028, 2029
Full moon fell on this date in
6 years — 1934, 1953, 1972, 1991, 2010, 2029
Most frequent moon phase
Waxing Gibbous · 20 years
Counted for September 23 alone, at noon UTC in each year from 1930 to 2029. Why the counts differ from date to date →
Year by year
2006
Libra
life path 22
2007
Libra
life path 5
2008
Libra
life path 6
2009
Libra
life path 7
2010
Libra
life path 8
2011
Libra
life path 9
2012
Libra
life path 1
2013
Libra
life path 2
2014
Libra
life path 3
2015
Libra
life path 22
2016
Libra
life path 5
2017
Libra
life path 6
2018
Libra
life path 7
2019
Libra
life path 8
2020
Libra
life path 9
2021
Libra
life path 1
2022
Libra
life path 2
2023
Libra
life path 3
2024
Libra
life path 22
2025
Libra
life path 5
2026
Libra
life path 6
2027
Libra
life path 7
2028
Libra
life path 8
2029
Libra
life path 9
The sign changes from one year to the next in some of these tiles — that is the boundary at work.
Life path numbers this date produces
9
12 years · 12%
1
11 years · 11%
2
11 years · 11%
3
11 years · 11%
22
11 years · 11%
5
11 years · 11%
6
11 years · 11%
7
11 years · 11%
8
11 years · 11%
The most frequent is 9 with 12 years; every other number, 22 included, turns up in 11 years. And this date can carry a master number: 22 in 11 of those years — kept whole rather than reduced. Why 11, 22 and 33 are treated differently →
Why the answer moves
There is no third sign and no blend — at your moment of birth the Sun was one side of the boundary or the other. For September 23 that came out Libra in 73% of years and Virgo in 27%. The noon sign switched 33 times between 1930 and 2029; the last three switches fall in 1992, 1995 and 1996.
Questions about September 23 birthdays
What zodiac sign is September 23?
Usually Libra: 73% of years from 1930 to 2029. In the other 27% of years (the last of them 1995) the Sun was still in Virgo at midday UTC, and in 74 of the 100 years it changed sign during the day itself, so the birth hour decides.
What life path numbers does September 23 produce?
Across 100 birth years the most common is 9 (12 years); every other number appears in 11 years.
Which decan is September 23?
In 2026, the 1st decan of Libra, 0° to 10°, sub-ruled by the Moon in the Chaldean order.
Can September 23 be a master number birth date?
Yes — 22, in 11 of the 100 years: 1934, 1943, 1952, 1961, 1970, 1979, 1988, 1997, 2006, 2015 and 2024.
Cite this page
AstroHot. “September 23 Zodiac Sign: Libra or Virgo? By Birth Year.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/birthday/september-23/
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