Born on November 8

November 8 zodiac sign

If you were born on November 8, your Sun sign is Scorpio.

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

WaterFixedPluto, traditionally Mars

On November 8 the Sun stands between 14° and 17° 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 8, wherever in the world you were born.

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Your birthday star

Zubenelgenubi

Every year on November 7, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Zubenelgenubi. Once the southern claw of the Scorpion, now one pan of Libra's scales. Its people cannot rest until things are fair.

Zubenelgenubi sits at 15° Scorpio.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On November 8 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 8 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Scorpio on November 8, 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
1940Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:46Scorpio, retrogradeLibra
1941Gemini, then Cancer from 04:26LibraCapricorn
1942ScorpioScorpioScorpio
1943Pisces, then Aries from 13:11ScorpioVirgo
1944Leo, then Virgo from 23:59ScorpioSagittarius
1945Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:36SagittariusLibra
1946Aries, then Taurus from 04:49SagittariusScorpio
1947VirgoScorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1948AquariusLibraLibra
1949GeminiScorpioCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Libra, then Scorpio from 20:29ScorpioScorpio
1951PiscesSagittariusVirgo
1952Cancer, then Leo from 04:57SagittariusSagittarius
1953Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:07Scorpio, retrogradeLibra
1954AriesLibraScorpio
1955Leo, then Virgo from 02:37ScorpioSagittarius
1956CapricornScorpioLibra
1957Taurus, then Gemini from 19:09ScorpioCapricorn
1958Virgo, then Libra from 01:17SagittariusScorpio
1959Aquarius, then Pisces from 17:36SagittariusVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960CancerScorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1961ScorpioLibraLibra
1962Pisces, then Aries from 15:46ScorpioScorpio
1963LeoScorpioSagittarius
1964Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:06SagittariusLibra
1965TaurusSagittariusCapricorn
1966VirgoSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1967AquariusScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
1968GeminiScorpioSagittarius
1969Libra, then Scorpio from 16:18ScorpioLibra
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970PiscesScorpioScorpio
1971Cancer, then Leo from 12:57SagittariusSagittarius
1972SagittariusSagittariusLibra
1973AriesScorpio, retrogradeCapricorn
1974Leo, then Virgo from 05:18LibraScorpio
1975CapricornScorpioVirgo
1976Taurus, then Gemini from 06:21ScorpioSagittarius
1977LibraScorpioLibra
1978Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:06SagittariusScorpio
1979CancerSagittariusSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980ScorpioScorpio, retrogradeLibra
1981Pisces, then Aries from 14:39LibraCapricorn
1982LeoScorpioScorpio
1983Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:32ScorpioVirgo
1984TaurusSagittariusSagittarius
1985VirgoSagittariusLibra
1986AquariusScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1987GeminiLibraSagittarius
1988Libra, then Scorpio from 04:47ScorpioLibra
1989PiscesScorpioCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Cancer, then Leo from 07:24ScorpioScorpio
1991SagittariusSagittariusVirgo
1992Aries, then Taurus from 23:19SagittariusSagittarius
1993Leo, then Virgo from 08:48Scorpio, retrogradeLibra
1994Capricorn, then Aquarius from 22:48LibraScorpio
1995Taurus, then Gemini from 13:55ScorpioSagittarius
1996LibraScorpioLibra
1997Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:35SagittariusCapricorn
1998CancerSagittariusScorpio
1999ScorpioSagittarius, retrogradeVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Pisces, then Aries from 05:03LibraSagittarius
2001LeoScorpioLibra
2002Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:59ScorpioScorpio
2003TaurusScorpioSagittarius
2004Virgo, then Libra from 23:23SagittariusLibra
2005AquariusSagittariusCapricorn
2006Gemini, then Cancer from 19:46Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
2007Libra, then Scorpio from 12:19LibraVirgo
2008PiscesScorpioSagittarius
2009Cancer, then Leo from 10:23ScorpioScorpio
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010SagittariusScorpioLibra
2011AriesSagittariusSagittarius
2012Leo, then Virgo from 04:35Sagittarius, retrogradeLibra
2013Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:30Scorpio, retrogradeCapricorn
2014Taurus, then Gemini from 01:45LibraScorpio
2015LibraScorpioVirgo
2016Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:46ScorpioSagittarius
2017CancerSagittariusScorpio
2018Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:00SagittariusLibra
2019Pisces, then Aries from 11:49Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020LeoLibraLibra
2021Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:04ScorpioCapricorn
2022TaurusScorpioScorpio
2023VirgoScorpioLibra
2024AquariusSagittariusSagittarius
2025Gemini, then Cancer from 15:06SagittariusScorpio

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 8

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on November 8, Greenwich time.

  • 1984, penumbral lunar eclipse at 17:55
  • 2022, total lunar eclipse at 10:59
  • 2041, partial lunar eclipse at 04:33

How common is a November 8 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,180 babies were born on November 8 each year. That makes it number 155 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 8

What zodiac sign is November 8?

If you were born on November 8, your Sun sign is Scorpio.

Is November 8 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Scorpio all day on November 8 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Scorpio.

What is the birthday star for November 8?

Every year on November 7, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Zubenelgenubi. Once the southern claw of the Scorpion, now one pan of Libra's scales. Its people cannot rest until things are fair.

What was the Moon sign on November 8?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On November 8 2024 the Moon was in Aquarius, and on November 8 2023 it was in Virgo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on November 8?

On November 8 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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