Born on November 17

November 17 zodiac sign

If you were born on November 17, your Sun sign is Scorpio.

Born as the leaves fall, when the veil between worlds grows thin.

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On November 17 the Sun stands between 23° and 26° Scorpio, in the 3rd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Scorpio for the whole of November 17, wherever in the world you were born.

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Add your birth year, and your time and place if you know them. Hali will work out exactly where the Sun stood when you arrived, and when it next returns there.

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Your birthday star

Zubeneschamali

The Sun reaches Zubeneschamali on November 12 every year, 5 days before your birthday. The northern claw, the only star some observers swear shines faintly green. A star of good fortune and high hopes.

Zubeneschamali sits at 19° Scorpio.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On November 17 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Libra, the scales, even though the sign is Scorpio. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

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November 17 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Scorpio on November 17, but the Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving. Open your decade to see where they were on your birthday. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so if the Moon changed sign that day, your birth time and place decide which side of the line you were born on.

The 1940s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1940GeminiScorpio, retrogradeLibra
1941Libra, then Scorpio from 06:40ScorpioCapricorn
1942PiscesScorpioScorpio
1943Cancer, then Leo from 16:28ScorpioLibra
1944SagittariusSagittariusCapricorn
1945Aries, then Taurus from 20:48SagittariusScorpio
1946VirgoSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1947CapricornScorpioSagittarius
1948Taurus, then Gemini from 05:02ScorpioLibra
1949LibraScorpioCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:39SagittariusScorpio
1951CancerSagittariusLibra
1952Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:34SagittariusCapricorn
1953Pisces, then Aries from 00:36Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1954Leo, then Virgo from 19:53ScorpioScorpio
1955Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:59ScorpioSagittarius
1956TaurusScorpioLibra
1957Virgo, then Libra from 13:26SagittariusCapricorn
1958AquariusSagittariusScorpio
1959GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeLibra
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Libra, then Scorpio from 02:54ScorpioCapricorn
1961PiscesScorpioScorpio
1962LeoScorpioScorpio
1963SagittariusSagittariusSagittarius
1964Aries, then Taurus from 18:57SagittariusLibra
1965VirgoSagittariusCapricorn
1966Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:03Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1967Taurus, then Gemini from 16:40ScorpioLibra
1968LibraScorpioCapricorn
1969Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:52ScorpioScorpio
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970CancerSagittariusScorpio
1971ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
1972Pisces, then Aries from 00:44Sagittarius, retrogradeLibra
1973Leo, then Virgo from 15:41Scorpio, retrogradeCapricorn
1974Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 00:42ScorpioScorpio
1975TaurusScorpioLibra
1976Virgo, then Libra from 15:34SagittariusCapricorn
1977AquariusSagittariusScorpio
1978Gemini, then Cancer from 20:16SagittariusScorpio
1979Libra, then Scorpio from 15:30Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980PiscesScorpioLibra
1981LeoScorpioCapricorn
1982SagittariusScorpioScorpio
1983AriesSagittariusLibra
1984VirgoSagittariusCapricorn
1985Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:26SagittariusScorpio
1986Taurus, then Gemini from 00:27Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1987LibraScorpioSagittarius
1988Aquarius, then Pisces from 06:34ScorpioLibra
1989CancerScorpioCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:40SagittariusScorpio
1991Pisces, then Aries from 16:08SagittariusLibra
1992Leo, then Virgo from 19:29Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1993CapricornScorpioScorpio
1994TaurusScorpioScorpio
1995VirgoScorpioSagittarius
1996AquariusSagittariusLibra
1997Gemini, then Cancer from 06:33SagittariusCapricorn
1998ScorpioSagittariusScorpio
1999PiscesScorpio, retrogradeLibra
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000LeoScorpioCapricorn
2001SagittariusScorpioScorpio
2002Aries, then Taurus from 18:24ScorpioScorpio
2003Leo, then Virgo from 14:37SagittariusSagittarius
2004Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:39SagittariusLibra
2005GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2006LibraScorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
2007AquariusScorpioLibra
2008Cancer, then Leo from 21:08ScorpioCapricorn
2009Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:22SagittariusScorpio
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010AriesSagittariusLibra
2011LeoSagittariusSagittarius
2012CapricornScorpio, retrogradeLibra
2013TaurusScorpioCapricorn
2014Virgo, then Libra from 19:30ScorpioSagittarius
2015Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:25ScorpioLibra
2016Gemini, then Cancer from 00:57SagittariusCapricorn
2017ScorpioSagittariusScorpio
2018PiscesSagittarius, retrogradeLibra
2019Cancer, then Leo from 21:58Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:35ScorpioLibra
2021Aries, then Taurus from 02:18ScorpioCapricorn
2022Leo, then Virgo from 01:04SagittariusSagittarius
2023CapricornSagittariusLibra
2024GeminiSagittariusCapricorn
2025Libra, then Scorpio from 21:45Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio

Moon at midnight and the minute it changed sign, Mercury and Venus at noon, all Greenwich time. Your exact placements need your birth time and place. Find your exact Moon sign

How common is a November 17 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,125 babies were born on November 17 each year. That makes it number 176 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is about the same as an average day.

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The Scorpio in you

Your gift

Depth. You stay when it gets real, and that makes you unforgettable.

Your growing edge

Trust. Your guard keeps you safe, but it can also keep away the closeness you want most.

Your decan, the third part of Scorpio

Ruled by the Moon

The Moon softens the sting. You are fiercely protective of the people you love, and your emotional memory runs deep.

Read about the third decan of Scorpio

Questions about November 17

What zodiac sign is November 17?

If you were born on November 17, your Sun sign is Scorpio.

Is November 17 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Scorpio all day on November 17 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Scorpio.

What is the birthday star for November 17?

The Sun reaches Zubeneschamali on November 12 every year, 5 days before your birthday. The northern claw, the only star some observers swear shines faintly green. A star of good fortune and high hopes.

What was the Moon sign on November 17?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On November 17 2024 the Moon was in Gemini, and on November 17 2023 it was in Capricorn. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on November 17?

On November 17 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Libra, the scales, even though the sign is Scorpio. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

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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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