In love
Partnership-oriented to the core. Uncomfortable alone, sometimes to its own cost.
Settled date · day 4 of 31 in the sign
September 26 zodiac sign: Libra
The September 26 zodiac sign is Libra in every year from 1930 to 2029: on that date the Sun stands 3°25′ into the sign, 3 days past its start and 27 days before Scorpio begins.
- Sun sign
- Libra at noon in every year 1930–2029
- US births a day
- 12,422 #9 of 366 dates
- Day of the year
- 269th 270th in leap years
- Sun at noon 2026
- 3°25′ of Libra
Births: US Social Security Administration 2000–2014. Sun: NASA JPL DE440.
How common is this birthday
September 26 among the 366 days
September 26 averages 12,422 births a day in the US — the 9th most common of the 366 dates, 9.5% above the average day. The deep dips are holidays.
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Where in Libra this falls
September 26 falls on day 4 of the Moon decan (September 23–October 3, 2026).
Moon-ruled decan of Libra
Decan
1 of 3 · 0°–10°
Sub-ruler
Moon
Sign ruler
Venus
Sun at noon, 2026
3°25′
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 26 birthday personality
People born on September 26 are Libra, 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 26th reduces to 8 and combines 2 (cooperation) with 6 (responsibility). Numerologists read it as management with a human touch: those born on this day have business sense and ambition but also care about the people involved. Birthday number 26 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 26. 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 | Libra 2.67° | 3 | Scorpio | Vishakha 4 | Mercury |
| 1931 | Libra 2.43° | 22 | Pisces | Uttara Bhadrapada 1 | — |
| 1932 | Libra 3.18° | 5 | Leo | Ashlesha 2 | Saturn |
| 1933 | Libra 2.94° | 6 | Capricorn | Mula 3 | Saturn |
| 1934 | Libra 2.7° | 7 | Taurus | Bharani 3 | Saturn |
| 1935 | Libra 2.47° | 8 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 4 | Venus Saturn |
| 1936 | Libra 3.21° | 9 | Aquarius | Shravana 1 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1937 | Libra 2.97° | 1 | Gemini | Mrigashira 3 | Saturn |
| 1938 | Libra 2.74° | 2 | Scorpio | Swati 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1939 | Libra 2.5° | 3 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 3 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1940 | Libra 3.24° | 22 | Cancer | Punarvasu 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1941 | Libra 3° | 5 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 2 | Mars Saturn |
| 1942 | Libra 2.76° | 6 | Aries | Ashwini 1 | Saturn |
| 1943 | Libra 2.52° | 7 | Leo | Magha 2 | Mercury Venus |
| 1944 | Libra 3.27° | 8 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 3 | — |
| 1945 | Libra 3.03° | 9 | Gemini | Rohini 2 | — |
| 1946 | Libra 2.79° | 1 | Libra | Hasta 4 | — |
| 1947 | Libra 2.55° | 2 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 1 | — |
| 1948 | Libra 3.29° | 3 | Cancer | Ardra 3 | — |
| 1949 | Libra 3.06° | 22 | Scorpio | Anuradha 1 | Mercury |
| 1950 | Libra 2.83° | 5 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 3 | Jupiter |
| 1951 | Libra 2.59° | 6 | Leo | Pushya 4 | Jupiter |
| 1952 | Libra 3.33° | 7 | Sagittarius | Mula 2 | Jupiter |
| 1953 | Libra 3.1° | 8 | Taurus | Bharani 4 | — |
| 1954 | Libra 2.86° | 9 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 3 | — |
| 1955 | Libra 2.63° | 1 | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha 3 | — |
| 1956 | Libra 3.37° | 2 | Gemini | Mrigashira 2 | Mercury Mars |
| 1957 | Libra 3.13° | 3 | Scorpio | Swati 4 | — |
| 1958 | Libra 2.89° | 22 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 2 | — |
| 1959 | Libra 2.65° | 5 | Cancer | Punarvasu 2 | — |
| 1960 | Libra 3.39° | 6 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 1 | — |
| 1961 | Libra 3.15° | 7 | Taurus | Ashwini 3 | Saturn |
| 1962 | Libra 2.92° | 8 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 1 | Mercury Jupiter Saturn |
| 1963 | Libra 2.68° | 9 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 1 | Mercury Jupiter Saturn |
| 1964 | Libra 3.42° | 1 | Gemini | Rohini 1 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1965 | Libra 3.18° | 2 | Libra | Chitra 2 | Saturn |
| 1966 | Libra 2.95° | 3 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 4 | Saturn |
| 1967 | Libra 2.71° | 22 | Gemini | Mrigashira 4 | Saturn |
| 1968 | Libra 3.45° | 5 | Scorpio | Anuradha 1 | Saturn |
| 1969 | Libra 3.22° | 6 | Aries | Revati 1 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1970 | Libra 2.98° | 7 | Leo | Ashlesha 3 | Saturn |
| 1971 | Libra 2.75° | 8 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 3 | Saturn |
| 1972 | Libra 3.49° | 9 | Taurus | Bharani 4 | — |
| 1973 | Libra 3.25° | 1 | Libra | Uttara Phalguni 4 | Mars Jupiter |
| 1974 | Libra 3.02° | 2 | Aquarius | Shravana 2 | Jupiter |
| 1975 | Libra 2.78° | 3 | Gemini | Rohini 2 | Jupiter |
| 1976 | Libra 3.52° | 22 | Scorpio | Swati 4 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 1977 | Libra 3.29° | 5 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 3 | — |
| 1978 | Libra 3.04° | 6 | Cancer | Pushya 1 | — |
| 1979 | Libra 2.81° | 7 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 1 | — |
| 1980 | Libra 3.54° | 8 | Taurus | Ashwini 3 | — |
| 1981 | Libra 3.3° | 9 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 3 | — |
| 1982 | Libra 3.07° | 1 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 4 | Mercury |
| 1983 | Libra 2.83° | 2 | Taurus | Krittika 1 | — |
| 1984 | Libra 3.57° | 3 | Libra | Chitra 2 | — |
| 1985 | Libra 3.34° | 22 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 2 | Jupiter |
| 1986 | Libra 3.1° | 5 | Cancer | Ardra 3 | Jupiter |
| 1987 | Libra 2.87° | 6 | Scorpio | Swati 4 | Jupiter |
| 1988 | Libra 3.61° | 7 | Aries | Revati 1 | Mars Jupiter |
| 1989 | Libra 3.38° | 8 | Leo | Magha 1 | Mercury |
| 1990 | Libra 3.15° | 9 | Sagittarius | Mula 1 | — |
| 1991 | Libra 2.9° | 1 | Taurus | Ashwini 4 | Saturn |
| 1992 | Libra 3.65° | 2 | Libra | Hasta 1 | Saturn |
| 1993 | Libra 3.41° | 3 | Aquarius | Shravana 4 | Saturn |
| 1994 | Libra 3.17° | 22 | Gemini | Rohini 4 | Saturn |
| 1995 | Libra 2.93° | 5 | Libra | Chitra 3 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1996 | Libra 3.67° | 6 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 4 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1997 | Libra 3.43° | 7 | Leo | Pushya 3 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1998 | Libra 3.2° | 8 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 3 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1999 | Libra 2.96° | 9 | Aries | Revati 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2000 | Libra 3.7° | 1 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 3 | Saturn |
| 2001 | Libra 3.47° | 2 | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha 2 | — |
| 2002 | Libra 3.23° | 3 | Taurus | Krittika 2 | Mercury |
| 2003 | Libra 2.99° | 22 | Libra | Hasta 2 | Mars |
| 2004 | Libra 3.73° | 5 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 3 | — |
| 2005 | Libra 3.49° | 6 | Cancer | Punarvasu 1 | — |
| 2006 | Libra 3.26° | 7 | Scorpio | Vishakha 1 | — |
| 2007 | Libra 3.02° | 8 | Pisces | Uttara Bhadrapada 1 | — |
| 2008 | Libra 3.77° | 9 | Leo | Magha 2 | Mercury |
| 2009 | Libra 3.54° | 1 | Capricorn | Mula 4 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 2010 | Libra 3.3° | 2 | Taurus | Bharani 1 | Jupiter |
| 2011 | Libra 3.06° | 3 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 4 | Jupiter |
| 2012 | Libra 3.8° | 22 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 1 | — |
| 2013 | Libra 3.56° | 5 | Gemini | Mrigashira 3 | — |
| 2014 | Libra 3.33° | 6 | Libra | Chitra 4 | — |
| 2015 | Libra 3.09° | 7 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 3 | Mercury |
| 2016 | Libra 3.82° | 8 | Leo | Ashlesha 1 | — |
| 2017 | Libra 3.59° | 9 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 2 | — |
| 2018 | Libra 3.35° | 1 | Aries | Revati 3 | — |
| 2019 | Libra 3.11° | 2 | Virgo | Magha 3 | — |
| 2020 | Libra 3.86° | 3 | Aquarius | Uttara Ashadha 4 | Mars Saturn |
| 2021 | Libra 3.62° | 22 | Gemini | Rohini 1 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2022 | Libra 3.39° | 5 | Libra | Hasta 2 | Mercury Jupiter Saturn |
| 2023 | Libra 3.15° | 6 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2024 | Libra 3.89° | 7 | Cancer | Punarvasu 4 | Saturn |
| 2025 | Libra 3.66° | 8 | Scorpio | Vishakha 4 | Saturn |
| 2026 | Libra 3.42° | 9 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 2 | Saturn |
| 2027 | Libra 3.18° | 1 | Leo | Ashlesha 1 | Saturn |
| 2028 | Libra 3.93° | 2 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 3 | Mercury Saturn |
| 2029 | Libra 3.69° | 3 | Taurus | Bharani 3 | 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 26
Day of the year
270 of 366
Mercury was retrograde on this date in
19 of 100 years
(19%)
Latest of those, to 2029
2002, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2022, 2028
Full moon fell on this date in
8 years — 1931, 1950, 1969, 1977, 1988, 1996, 2007, 2026
Most frequent moon phase
Waxing Crescent · 20 years
Counted for September 26 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 7
2007
Libra
life path 8
2008
Libra
life path 9
2009
Libra
life path 1
2010
Libra
life path 2
2011
Libra
life path 3
2012
Libra
life path 22
2013
Libra
life path 5
2014
Libra
life path 6
2015
Libra
life path 7
2016
Libra
life path 8
2017
Libra
life path 9
2018
Libra
life path 1
2019
Libra
life path 2
2020
Libra
life path 3
2021
Libra
life path 22
2022
Libra
life path 5
2023
Libra
life path 6
2024
Libra
life path 7
2025
Libra
life path 8
2026
Libra
life path 9
2027
Libra
life path 1
2028
Libra
life path 2
2029
Libra
life path 3
The sign is the same in every tile; only the life path number moves.
Life path numbers this date produces
3
12 years · 12%
22
11 years · 11%
5
11 years · 11%
6
11 years · 11%
7
11 years · 11%
8
11 years · 11%
9
11 years · 11%
1
11 years · 11%
2
11 years · 11%
The most frequent is 3 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 →
Questions about September 26 birthdays
What zodiac sign is September 26?
Libra in all 100 years from 1930 to 2029: the Sun stands at 3°25′ Libra on September 26, 3 days after the sign begins and 27 before Scorpio takes over.
What life path numbers does September 26 produce?
Across 100 birth years the most common is 3 (12 years); every other number appears in 11 years.
Which decan is September 26?
The 1st decan of Libra, 0° to 10°, sub-ruled by the Moon in the Chaldean order.
Can September 26 be a master number birth date?
Yes — 22, in 11 of the 100 years: 1931, 1940, 1949, 1958, 1967, 1976, 1985, 1994, 2003, 2012 and 2021.
Cite this page
AstroHot. “September 26 Zodiac Sign: Libra, and Why It Never Changes.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/birthday/september-26/
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