Born on November 21

November 21 zodiac sign

If you were born on November 21, your Sun sign is Scorpio or Sagittarius. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

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

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On November 21 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Scorpio into the first degree of Sagittarius.

In 0% of years the Sun had already reached Sagittarius by midday on November 21 in Greenwich. Your exact birth year, time and place decide which side you were born on.

Find your exact Sun degree

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

Acrab

Acrab gets its yearly visit from the Sun on November 25, 4 days after your birthday. The forehead of the Scorpion. Quiet on the surface, relentless underneath.

Acrab sits at 3° Sagittarius.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On November 21 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 21 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving too. 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
1940LeoScorpioLibra
1941Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 05:12ScorpioCapricorn
1942TaurusScorpioScorpio
1943VirgoSagittariusLibra
1944Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:47SagittariusCapricorn
1945Gemini, then Cancer from 20:14SagittariusScorpio
1946Libra, then Scorpio from 03:58Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1947Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:17ScorpioSagittarius
1948Cancer, then Leo from 15:33ScorpioLibra
1949SagittariusScorpioCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Aries, then Taurus from 23:08SagittariusSagittarius
1951Leo, then Virgo from 22:36SagittariusLibra
1952CapricornSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1953Taurus, then Gemini from 01:55Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1954LibraScorpioScorpio
1955AquariusScorpioSagittarius
1956CancerSagittariusLibra
1957Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:52SagittariusCapricorn
1958Pisces, then Aries from 01:29SagittariusSagittarius
1959Cancer, then Leo from 02:04Sagittarius, retrogradeLibra
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:02ScorpioCapricorn
1961TaurusScorpioScorpio
1962Virgo, then Libra from 21:58ScorpioScorpio
1963Capricorn, then Aquarius from 20:52SagittariusSagittarius
1964Gemini, then Cancer from 20:04SagittariusLibra
1965ScorpioSagittariusCapricorn
1966PiscesScorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1967CancerScorpioLibra
1968SagittariusScorpioCapricorn
1969Aries, then Taurus from 12:53SagittariusScorpio
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Leo, then Virgo from 02:50SagittariusScorpio
1971CapricornSagittariusSagittarius
1972Taurus, then Gemini from 01:05Sagittarius, retrogradeLibra
1973LibraScorpioCapricorn
1974AquariusScorpioSagittarius
1975Gemini, then Cancer from 14:37ScorpioLibra
1976Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:04SagittariusCapricorn
1977AriesSagittariusScorpio
1978LeoSagittariusScorpio
1979SagittariusScorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980TaurusScorpioLibra
1981Virgo, then Libra from 06:33ScorpioCapricorn
1982Capricorn, then Aquarius from 05:21ScorpioSagittarius
1983GeminiSagittariusLibra
1984ScorpioSagittariusCapricorn
1985PiscesSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1986CancerScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1987Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 09:17ScorpioSagittarius
1988Aries, then Taurus from 11:02ScorpioLibra
1989VirgoSagittariusCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990CapricornSagittariusSagittarius
1991TaurusSagittariusLibra
1992LibraSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1993Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:28ScorpioScorpio
1994Gemini, then Cancer from 04:21ScorpioScorpio
1995ScorpioScorpioSagittarius
1996AriesSagittariusLibra
1997LeoSagittariusCapricorn
1998Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:46Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1999Aries, then Taurus from 06:27Scorpio, retrogradeLibra
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Virgo, then Libra from 01:35ScorpioCapricorn
2001AquariusScorpioScorpio
2002GeminiSagittariusScorpio
2003Libra, then Scorpio from 21:24SagittariusSagittarius
2004Pisces, then Aries from 16:12SagittariusLibra
2005Cancer, then Leo from 06:10Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2006Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:16ScorpioSagittarius
2007AriesScorpioLibra
2008VirgoScorpioCapricorn
2009CapricornSagittariusScorpio
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Taurus, then Gemini from 18:46SagittariusLibra
2011Virgo, then Libra from 01:17SagittariusSagittarius
2012PiscesScorpio, retrogradeLibra
2013CancerScorpioCapricorn
2014ScorpioScorpioSagittarius
2015Pisces, then Aries from 15:13SagittariusLibra
2016Leo, then Virgo from 09:35SagittariusCapricorn
2017Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:15SagittariusScorpio
2018TaurusSagittarius, retrogradeLibra
2019VirgoScorpioSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020AquariusScorpioLibra
2021GeminiScorpioCapricorn
2022Libra, then Scorpio from 17:16SagittariusSagittarius
2023PiscesSagittariusLibra
2024LeoSagittariusCapricorn
2025SagittariusScorpio, 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

Eclipses on November 21

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on November 21, Greenwich time.

  • 1938, partial solar eclipse at 23:51

How common is a November 21 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,567 babies were born on November 21 each year. That makes it number 80 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 4% more than 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

Born after the Sun crossed into Sagittarius? Your story belongs to Sagittarius. Read your Sagittarius birthday

When the Sun changed sign, year by year

Every year the Sun crossed from Scorpio into Sagittarius around November 21. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.

1936Nov 22, 11:25
1940Nov 22, 10:48
1944Nov 22, 10:07
1948Nov 22, 09:28
1952Nov 22, 08:35
1956Nov 22, 07:50
1960Nov 22, 07:18
1964Nov 22, 06:38
1968Nov 22, 05:49
1969Nov 22, 11:31
1972Nov 22, 05:02
1973Nov 22, 10:54
1976Nov 22, 04:21
1977Nov 22, 10:06
1980Nov 22, 03:41
1981Nov 22, 09:36
1984Nov 22, 03:10
1985Nov 22, 08:50
1988Nov 22, 02:12
1989Nov 22, 08:04
1992Nov 22, 01:25
1993Nov 22, 07:06
1996Nov 22, 00:49
1997Nov 22, 06:47
2000Nov 22, 00:19
2001Nov 22, 06:00
2002Nov 22, 11:53
2004Nov 21, 23:21
2005Nov 22, 05:15
2006Nov 22, 11:01
2008Nov 21, 22:44
2009Nov 22, 04:22
2010Nov 22, 10:14
2012Nov 21, 21:49
2013Nov 22, 03:48
2014Nov 22, 09:38
2016Nov 21, 21:22
2017Nov 22, 03:04
2018Nov 22, 09:00
2020Nov 21, 20:39
2021Nov 22, 02:33
2022Nov 22, 08:20
2024Nov 21, 19:56
2025Nov 22, 01:35
2026Nov 22, 07:23
2028Nov 21, 18:54
2029Nov 22, 00:49
2030Nov 22, 06:44
2032Nov 21, 18:31
2033Nov 22, 00:15
2034Nov 22, 06:05
2036Nov 21, 17:45
2037Nov 21, 23:38
2038Nov 22, 05:31
2039Nov 22, 11:12
2040Nov 21, 17:05
2041Nov 21, 22:49
2042Nov 22, 04:37
2043Nov 22, 10:35
2044Nov 21, 16:15
2045Nov 21, 22:03
2046Nov 22, 03:56
2047Nov 22, 09:38
2048Nov 21, 15:32
2049Nov 21, 21:19
2050Nov 22, 03:05

Questions about November 21

What zodiac sign is November 21?

If you were born on November 21, your Sun sign is Scorpio or Sagittarius. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

Is November 21 a cusp birthday?

Yes. The Sun moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius around this day, at a different hour each year, so people born on November 21 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.

What is the birthday star for November 21?

Acrab gets its yearly visit from the Sun on November 25, 4 days after your birthday. The forehead of the Scorpion. Quiet on the surface, relentless underneath.

What was the Moon sign on November 21?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On November 21 2025 the Moon was in Sagittarius, and on November 21 2024 it was in Leo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on November 21?

On November 21 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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