Libra dates

When is Libra season?

Libra season usually runs from September 23 to October 22. But the Sun keeps its own clock, and it crosses into Libra at a different minute every year. Here is that moment for each year between 1930 and 2050, and for this year in your own time.

The equinox child, born when day and night hang in perfect balance.

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Libra season 2027

The Sun enters Libra
Thursday, September 23 at 06:01
The Sun moves on into Scorpio
Saturday, October 23 at 15:32

Greenwich time (UTC).

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What Libra season asks of all of us

The autumn equinox holds day and night in balance for one breath, and Libra season carries that balance all month. Love, beauty and fairness take centre stage, along with the question of what is truly yours to carry. Notice where you give too much and where you hold back. The scales ask for honesty. Perfection was never on the table.

A small ritual

Make something beautiful for someone else. A table set with care, a playlist, a note in your own handwriting.

Written from the northern hemisphere, where these seasons were first named. South of the equator the weather flips, and the sign keeps its meaning.

Which third of Libra are you?

The Sun spends about ten days in each third of a sign. These are the dates for 2027, Greenwich time. Your birthday lives in one of them.

First decanSeptember 23 to October 3

Ruled by Venus

Venus gets double billing here, as ruler of Libra and of its first decan. Charming, artistic and deeply relational, you are most yourself in good company.

Born September 23?
Second decanOctober 3 to October 13

Ruled by Uranus

Uranus brings an independent streak. You care about fairness on a big scale, and your relationships need room to breathe.

Born October 3?
Third decanOctober 13 to October 23

Ruled by Mercury

Mercury adds wit and words. You are a natural diplomat and storyteller, and conversation is one of your great pleasures.

Born October 13?

Born on the edge?

If your birthday is September 21, September 22, September 23, September 24 or October 22, October 23, October 24, your Sun sign depends on the year and even the hour you were born. Tap your day to find out which side of the line you landed on.

September 21September 22September 23September 24October 22October 23October 24

The Libra in you

Day and night are equal for a single breath when the autumn equinox in the north opens Libra season. You carry that balance in your bones. You can feel when a room tips out of tune, and you have a gift for bringing it back without anyone quite noticing how you did it.

How common is Libra?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, 8.51% of babies were born under Libra, about 85 in every 1,000. That makes Libra number 5 of 12, where 1 is the most common.

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Why the dates move

Our calendar counts 365 days, but the Sun takes about 365 days and 6 hours to come back to the same point in the sky. So each year it crosses into Libra roughly six hours later than the year before, until a leap day pulls the calendar back into step. That is why the first and last days of every sign can belong to either side.

Between 1930 and 2050, Libra season begins as early as September 22, 2048 at 08:00 and as late as September 24, 1931 at 00:23, Greenwich time.

Libra season, year by year

Greenwich time (UTC). The season ends the minute the next sign begins.

YearBeginsEnds
1930Sep 23, 18:36Oct 24, 03:26
1931Sep 24, 00:23Oct 24, 09:15
1932Sep 23, 06:16Oct 23, 15:04
1933Sep 23, 12:00Oct 23, 20:47
1934Sep 23, 17:45Oct 24, 02:36
1935Sep 23, 23:38Oct 24, 08:29
1936Sep 23, 05:26Oct 23, 14:18
1937Sep 23, 11:12Oct 23, 20:06
1938Sep 23, 17:00Oct 24, 01:54
1939Sep 23, 22:49Oct 24, 07:45
1940Sep 23, 04:45Oct 23, 13:39
1941Sep 23, 10:32Oct 23, 19:27
1942Sep 23, 16:16Oct 24, 01:15
1943Sep 23, 22:11Oct 24, 07:08
1944Sep 23, 04:01Oct 23, 12:56
1945Sep 23, 09:49Oct 23, 18:43
1946Sep 23, 15:40Oct 24, 00:34
1947Sep 23, 21:28Oct 24, 06:25
1948Sep 23, 03:21Oct 23, 12:17
1949Sep 23, 09:05Oct 23, 18:02
1950Sep 23, 14:43Oct 23, 23:44
1951Sep 23, 20:37Oct 24, 05:36
1952Sep 23, 02:23Oct 23, 11:22
1953Sep 23, 08:06Oct 23, 17:06
1954Sep 23, 13:55Oct 23, 22:56
1955Sep 23, 19:40Oct 24, 04:43
1956Sep 23, 01:35Oct 23, 10:34
1957Sep 23, 07:25Oct 23, 16:24
1958Sep 23, 13:08Oct 23, 22:11
1959Sep 23, 19:08Oct 24, 04:11
1960Sep 23, 00:58Oct 23, 10:01
1961Sep 23, 06:42Oct 23, 15:47
1962Sep 23, 12:36Oct 23, 21:40
1963Sep 23, 18:23Oct 24, 03:28
1964Sep 23, 00:16Oct 23, 09:20
1965Sep 23, 06:05Oct 23, 15:09
1966Sep 23, 11:43Oct 23, 20:51
1967Sep 23, 17:37Oct 24, 02:43
1968Sep 22, 23:26Oct 23, 08:29
1969Sep 23, 05:06Oct 23, 14:10
1970Sep 23, 10:59Oct 23, 20:04
1971Sep 23, 16:44Oct 24, 01:52
1972Sep 22, 22:32Oct 23, 07:41
1973Sep 23, 04:21Oct 23, 13:30
1974Sep 23, 09:58Oct 23, 19:10
1975Sep 23, 15:54Oct 24, 01:05
1976Sep 22, 21:48Oct 23, 06:58
1977Sep 23, 03:29Oct 23, 12:40
1978Sep 23, 09:25Oct 23, 18:37
1979Sep 23, 15:16Oct 24, 00:28
1980Sep 22, 21:08Oct 23, 06:17
1981Sep 23, 03:04Oct 23, 12:12
1982Sep 23, 08:46Oct 23, 17:57
1983Sep 23, 14:41Oct 23, 23:54
1984Sep 22, 20:33Oct 23, 05:45
1985Sep 23, 02:07Oct 23, 11:21
1986Sep 23, 07:59Oct 23, 17:14
1987Sep 23, 13:45Oct 23, 23:00
1988Sep 22, 19:29Oct 23, 04:44
1989Sep 23, 01:19Oct 23, 10:35
1990Sep 23, 06:55Oct 23, 16:14
1991Sep 23, 12:47Oct 23, 22:05
1992Sep 22, 18:42Oct 23, 03:57
1993Sep 23, 00:22Oct 23, 09:37
1994Sep 23, 06:19Oct 23, 15:36
1995Sep 23, 12:12Oct 23, 21:31
1996Sep 22, 18:00Oct 23, 03:18
1997Sep 22, 23:55Oct 23, 09:14
1998Sep 23, 05:37Oct 23, 14:59
1999Sep 23, 11:31Oct 23, 20:52
2000Sep 22, 17:27Oct 23, 02:47
2001Sep 22, 23:04Oct 23, 08:25
2002Sep 23, 04:55Oct 23, 14:18
2003Sep 23, 10:46Oct 23, 20:08
2004Sep 22, 16:29Oct 23, 01:48
2005Sep 22, 22:22Oct 23, 07:42
2006Sep 23, 04:03Oct 23, 13:26
2007Sep 23, 09:51Oct 23, 19:15
2008Sep 22, 15:44Oct 23, 01:08
2009Sep 22, 21:19Oct 23, 06:43
2010Sep 23, 03:09Oct 23, 12:35
2011Sep 23, 09:04Oct 23, 18:30
2012Sep 22, 14:48Oct 23, 00:13
2013Sep 22, 20:43Oct 23, 06:09
2014Sep 23, 02:29Oct 23, 11:57
2015Sep 23, 08:20Oct 23, 17:47
2016Sep 22, 14:21Oct 22, 23:45
2017Sep 22, 20:01Oct 23, 05:26
2018Sep 23, 01:54Oct 23, 11:22
2019Sep 23, 07:49Oct 23, 17:19
2020Sep 22, 13:30Oct 22, 22:59
2021Sep 22, 19:20Oct 23, 04:51
2022Sep 23, 01:04Oct 23, 10:36
2023Sep 23, 06:49Oct 23, 16:21
2024Sep 22, 12:43Oct 22, 22:14
2025Sep 22, 18:19Oct 23, 03:51
2026Sep 23, 00:05Oct 23, 09:38
2027Sep 23, 06:01Oct 23, 15:32
2028Sep 22, 11:45Oct 22, 21:13
2029Sep 22, 17:37Oct 23, 03:07
2030Sep 22, 23:27Oct 23, 09:00
2031Sep 23, 05:15Oct 23, 14:49
2032Sep 22, 11:10Oct 22, 20:46
2033Sep 22, 16:51Oct 23, 02:27
2034Sep 22, 22:39Oct 23, 08:16
2035Sep 23, 04:38Oct 23, 14:16
2036Sep 22, 10:23Oct 22, 19:59
2037Sep 22, 16:12Oct 23, 01:49
2038Sep 22, 22:02Oct 23, 07:41
2039Sep 23, 03:49Oct 23, 13:25
2040Sep 22, 09:44Oct 22, 19:19
2041Sep 22, 15:26Oct 23, 01:02
2042Sep 22, 21:11Oct 23, 06:49
2043Sep 23, 03:06Oct 23, 12:46
2044Sep 22, 08:47Oct 22, 18:25
2045Sep 22, 14:32Oct 23, 00:12
2046Sep 22, 20:21Oct 23, 06:03
2047Sep 23, 02:08Oct 23, 11:48
2048Sep 22, 08:00Oct 22, 17:42
2049Sep 22, 13:42Oct 22, 23:25
2050Sep 22, 19:28Oct 23, 05:11

Every Libra birthday

September 21September 22September 23September 24September 25September 26September 27September 28September 29September 30October 1October 2October 3October 4October 5October 6October 7October 8October 9October 10October 11October 12October 13October 14October 15October 16October 17October 18October 19October 20October 21October 22October 23October 24

Questions about Libra dates

When does Libra season start in 2027?

In 2027 the Sun enters Libra on Thursday, September 23 at 06:01 Greenwich time, and moves on into Scorpio on Saturday, October 23 at 15:32.

What are the dates for Libra?

Libra usually runs from September 23 to October 22. If your birthday is September 21, September 22, September 23, September 24, October 22, October 23, October 24, check your birth year, because the exact days shift a little every year.

Why do the Libra dates change from year to year?

Our calendar counts 365 days, but the Sun takes about 365 days and 6 hours to come back to the same point in the sky. So each year it crosses into Libra roughly six hours later than the year before, until a leap day pulls the calendar back into step. That is why the first and last days of every sign can belong to either side. Between 1930 and 2050, Libra season begins as early as September 22, 2048 at 08:00 and as late as September 24, 1931 at 00:23, Greenwich time.

I was born on the first or last day of Libra. Which sign am I?

It depends on the year, the time and the place you were born. Open your birthday from this page, add your birth year, and Hali will show you exactly which side of the line you were born on.

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Your Sun sign is one star in a whole sky. Your Moon and rising sign tell the rest of your story.

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