Born on November 5

November 5 zodiac sign

If you were born on November 5, your Sun sign is Scorpio.

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

WaterFixedPluto, traditionally Mars

On November 5 the Sun stands between 11° and 14° 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 5, 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

Each year the Sun meets Alphecca on 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 5 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 5 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Scorpio on November 5, 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
1940Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:04Scorpio, retrogradeLibra
1941Taurus, then Gemini from 15:53LibraSagittarius
1942Virgo, then Libra from 09:22LibraScorpio
1943AquariusScorpioVirgo
1944CancerScorpioSagittarius
1945ScorpioSagittariusLibra
1946PiscesSagittariusSagittarius
1947LeoScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1948CapricornLibraLibra
1949TaurusScorpioSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950VirgoScorpioScorpio
1951Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:43ScorpioVirgo
1952Gemini, then Cancer from 18:13SagittariusSagittarius
1953Libra, then Scorpio from 14:12Sagittarius, retrogradeLibra
1954Aquarius, then Pisces from 07:35Libra, retrogradeScorpio
1955Cancer, then Leo from 22:20LibraScorpio
1956SagittariusScorpioLibra
1957AriesScorpioSagittarius
1958Leo, then Virgo from 22:46SagittariusScorpio
1959CapricornSagittariusVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960GeminiScorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1961LibraLibraLibra
1962AquariusScorpioScorpio
1963Gemini, then Cancer from 00:09ScorpioScorpio
1964Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 18:44ScorpioLibra
1965Pisces, then Aries from 14:22SagittariusSagittarius
1966LeoSagittariusScorpio
1967Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:44Scorpio, retrogradeVirgo
1968TaurusLibraSagittarius
1969VirgoScorpioLibra
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Capricorn, then Aquarius from 13:11ScorpioScorpio
1971GeminiScorpioSagittarius
1972ScorpioSagittariusLibra
1973PiscesScorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1974CancerLibraScorpio
1975SagittariusLibraVirgo
1976Aries, then Taurus from 17:23ScorpioSagittarius
1977Leo, then Virgo from 15:17ScorpioLibra
1978CapricornSagittariusScorpio
1979Taurus, then Gemini from 13:26SagittariusSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980LibraScorpio, retrogradeLibra
1981AquariusLibraSagittarius
1982Gemini, then Cancer from 01:59ScorpioScorpio
1983ScorpioScorpioVirgo
1984AriesScorpioSagittarius
1985LeoSagittariusLibra
1986Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:49Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1987TaurusLibra, retrogradeSagittarius
1988Virgo, then Libra from 17:04LibraLibra
1989Capricorn, then Aquarius from 12:10ScorpioCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990GeminiScorpioScorpio
1991Libra, then Scorpio from 10:09SagittariusVirgo
1992PiscesSagittariusSagittarius
1993CancerScorpio, retrogradeLibra
1994SagittariusLibraScorpio
1995AriesScorpioSagittarius
1996VirgoScorpioLibra
1997CapricornScorpioCapricorn
1998Taurus, then Gemini from 10:11SagittariusScorpio
1999LibraSagittarius, retrogradeVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:13Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
2001Gemini, then Cancer from 03:44LibraLibra
2002ScorpioScorpioScorpio
2003Pisces, then Aries from 05:03ScorpioSagittarius
2004LeoSagittariusLibra
2005Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:17SagittariusCapricorn
2006TaurusScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
2007Virgo, then Libra from 23:48LibraVirgo
2008Capricorn, then Aquarius from 00:02ScorpioSagittarius
2009GeminiScorpioLibra
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Libra, then Scorpio from 06:16ScorpioScorpio
2011PiscesSagittariusSagittarius
2012Cancer, then Leo from 19:40SagittariusLibra
2013SagittariusScorpio, retrogradeCapricorn
2014Aries, then Taurus from 21:33LibraScorpio
2015Leo, then Virgo from 02:23ScorpioVirgo
2016CapricornScorpioSagittarius
2017Taurus, then Gemini from 10:27ScorpioLibra
2018LibraSagittariusLibra
2019Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:09Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020CancerLibraLibra
2021ScorpioLibraCapricorn
2022AriesScorpioScorpio
2023LeoScorpioVirgo
2024Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:18SagittariusSagittarius
2025TaurusSagittariusLibra

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 5 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,191 babies were born on November 5 each year. That makes it number 148 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% 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 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 5

What zodiac sign is November 5?

If you were born on November 5, your Sun sign is Scorpio.

Is November 5 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Scorpio all day on November 5 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Scorpio.

What is the birthday star for November 5?

Each year the Sun meets Alphecca on 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 5?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On November 5 2025 the Moon was in Taurus, and on November 5 2023 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 5?

On November 5 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.

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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