Born on November 3

November 3 zodiac sign

If you were born on November 3, your Sun sign is Scorpio.

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

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On November 3 the Sun stands between 9° and 12° Scorpio, in the 2nd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Scorpio for the whole of November 3, wherever in the world you were born.

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

Alphecca

Alphecca gets its yearly visit from the Sun on November 5, 2 days after your birthday. The jewel at the heart of the Northern Crown, said to be the crown of Ariadne. A star of artistry, romance and grace.

Alphecca sits at 12° Scorpio.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On November 3 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 3 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Scorpio on November 3, 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
1940Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:23Scorpio, retrogradeLibra
1941Aries, then Taurus from 03:19Libra, retrogradeSagittarius
1942Leo, then Virgo from 01:19LibraScorpio
1943CapricornScorpioVirgo
1944GeminiScorpioSagittarius
1945Libra, then Scorpio from 22:30ScorpioLibra
1946Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:32SagittariusSagittarius
1947CancerScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1948SagittariusLibraLibra
1949AriesLibraSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950LeoScorpioScorpio
1951Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:40ScorpioVirgo
1952Taurus, then Gemini from 11:02SagittariusSagittarius
1953Virgo, then Libra from 01:51SagittariusLibra
1954Capricorn, then Aquarius from 00:22Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1955Gemini, then Cancer from 20:12LibraScorpio
1956ScorpioScorpioLibra
1957Pisces, then Aries from 22:00ScorpioSagittarius
1958Cancer, then Leo from 17:03ScorpioScorpio
1959SagittariusSagittariusVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960TaurusScorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1961VirgoLibraLibra
1962CapricornLibraScorpio
1963GeminiScorpioScorpio
1964Libra, then Scorpio from 08:25ScorpioLibra
1965Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:23SagittariusSagittarius
1966CancerSagittariusScorpio
1967Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:51Scorpio, retrogradeVirgo
1968AriesLibraSagittarius
1969LeoScorpioLibra
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:33ScorpioScorpio
1971TaurusScorpioScorpio
1972LibraSagittariusLibra
1973AquariusScorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1974Gemini, then Cancer from 23:01Libra, retrogradeScorpio
1975ScorpioLibraVirgo
1976Pisces, then Aries from 04:46ScorpioSagittarius
1977Cancer, then Leo from 05:03ScorpioLibra
1978SagittariusSagittariusScorpio
1979Aries, then Taurus from 11:16SagittariusScorpio
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980VirgoScorpio, retrogradeLibra
1981CapricornLibraSagittarius
1982Taurus, then Gemini from 00:23ScorpioScorpio
1983LibraScorpioVirgo
1984PiscesScorpioSagittarius
1985CancerSagittariusLibra
1986Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:20Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1987AriesLibra, retrogradeScorpio
1988Leo, then Virgo from 04:02LibraLibra
1989Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:47ScorpioSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990TaurusScorpioScorpio
1991Virgo, then Libra from 04:13ScorpioVirgo
1992AquariusSagittariusSagittarius
1993Gemini, then Cancer from 20:25Scorpio, retrogradeLibra
1994ScorpioLibraScorpio
1995Pisces, then Aries from 19:21LibraSagittarius
1996LeoScorpioLibra
1997SagittariusScorpioSagittarius
1998Aries, then Taurus from 11:12SagittariusScorpio
1999VirgoSagittariusVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:41Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
2001GeminiLibraLibra
2002LibraScorpioScorpio
2003PiscesScorpioSagittarius
2004CancerScorpioLibra
2005Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 13:56SagittariusSagittarius
2006AriesScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
2007Leo, then Virgo from 12:45LibraVirgo
2008CapricornLibraSagittarius
2009TaurusScorpioLibra
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Virgo, then Libra from 05:19ScorpioScorpio
2011AquariusSagittariusSagittarius
2012Gemini, then Cancer from 07:44SagittariusLibra
2013ScorpioScorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
2014Pisces, then Aries from 18:54LibraScorpio
2015LeoScorpioVirgo
2016SagittariusScorpioSagittarius
2017Aries, then Taurus from 09:47ScorpioLibra
2018VirgoSagittariusLibra
2019Capricorn, then Aquarius from 11:20Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020GeminiLibra, retrogradeLibra
2021LibraLibraSagittarius
2022PiscesScorpioScorpio
2023CancerScorpioVirgo
2024Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:20SagittariusSagittarius
2025AriesSagittariusLibra

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 3

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on November 3, Greenwich time.

  • 1975, partial solar eclipse at 13:15
  • 1994, total solar eclipse at 13:39
  • 2013, total solar eclipse at 12:46
  • 2032, partial solar eclipse at 05:32

How common is a November 3 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,130 babies were born on November 3 each year. That makes it number 172 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 second part of Scorpio

Ruled by Neptune

Neptune gives Scorpio a psychic edge. You read people in an instant, and your intuition borders on the uncanny.

Read about the second decan of Scorpio

Questions about November 3

What zodiac sign is November 3?

If you were born on November 3, your Sun sign is Scorpio.

Is November 3 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Scorpio all day on November 3 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Scorpio.

What is the birthday star for November 3?

Alphecca gets its yearly visit from the Sun on November 5, 2 days after your birthday. The jewel at the heart of the Northern Crown, said to be the crown of Ariadne. A star of artistry, romance and grace.

What was the Moon sign on November 3?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On November 3 2025 the Moon was in Aries, and on November 3 2023 it was in Cancer. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on November 3?

On November 3 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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