Born on October 12

October 12 zodiac sign

If you were born on October 12, your Sun sign is Libra.

The equinox child, born when day and night hang in perfect balance.

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On October 12 the Sun stands between 17° and 20° Libra, in the 2nd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Libra for the whole of October 12, 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

Spica

Spica gets its yearly visit from the Sun on October 17, 5 days after your birthday. The ear of wheat in the Virgin's hand, and one of the most fortunate stars in the whole sky. It is said to bring a gift, a talent that seems to come from nowhere.

Spica sits at 24° Libra.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On October 12 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Virgo, the maiden, even though the sign is Libra. 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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October 12 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Libra on October 12, 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
1940PiscesScorpioVirgo
1941CancerScorpioSagittarius
1942ScorpioLibra, retrogradeLibra
1943Pisces, then Aries from 05:12LibraVirgo
1944Leo, then Virgo from 17:05LibraScorpio
1945Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:33LibraVirgo
1946TaurusScorpioScorpio
1947Virgo, then Libra from 19:32ScorpioLibra
1948AquariusScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
1949GeminiLibra, retrogradeSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Libra, then Scorpio from 09:31LibraLibra
1951PiscesLibraVirgo
1952LeoScorpioScorpio
1953SagittariusScorpioVirgo
1954Aries, then Taurus from 23:32ScorpioScorpio
1955VirgoLibra, retrogradeLibra
1956Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:10LibraVirgo
1957Taurus, then Gemini from 13:01LibraSagittarius
1958LibraLibraLibra
1959Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:06ScorpioVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960CancerScorpioScorpio
1961ScorpioScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
1962Pisces, then Aries from 05:41Libra, retrogradeScorpio
1963LeoLibraScorpio
1964CapricornLibraVirgo
1965TaurusLibraSagittarius
1966Virgo, then Libra from 19:30ScorpioLibra
1967AquariusScorpioVirgo
1968Gemini, then Cancer from 20:24Libra, retrogradeScorpio
1969Libra, then Scorpio from 07:19LibraVirgo
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970PiscesLibraScorpio
1971Cancer, then Leo from 05:31LibraScorpio
1972SagittariusScorpioVirgo
1973Aries, then Taurus from 22:36ScorpioSagittarius
1974VirgoScorpioLibra
1975CapricornLibra, retrogradeVirgo
1976Taurus, then Gemini from 00:15LibraScorpio
1977LibraLibraVirgo
1978Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:13LibraScorpio
1979CancerScorpioScorpio
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:38ScorpioVirgo
1981Pisces, then Aries from 04:01Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1982LeoLibraLibra
1983Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:31LibraVirgo
1984TaurusLibraScorpio
1985Virgo, then Libra from 19:13ScorpioVirgo
1986AquariusScorpioScorpio
1987GeminiScorpioScorpio
1988ScorpioLibra, retrogradeVirgo
1989PiscesLibraSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Cancer, then Leo from 01:17LibraLibra
1991SagittariusLibraVirgo
1992Aries, then Taurus from 15:49ScorpioScorpio
1993Leo, then Virgo from 00:36ScorpioVirgo
1994Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:10Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1995Taurus, then Gemini from 06:10Libra, retrogradeScorpio
1996LibraLibraVirgo
1997Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:00LibraSagittarius
1998CancerScorpioLibra
1999ScorpioScorpioVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000AriesScorpioScorpio
2001LeoLibra, retrogradeVirgo
2002CapricornLibraScorpio
2003TaurusLibraScorpio
2004Virgo, then Libra from 13:32LibraVirgo
2005AquariusScorpioSagittarius
2006Gemini, then Cancer from 10:22ScorpioLibra
2007Libra, then Scorpio from 06:14Scorpio, retrogradeVirgo
2008PiscesLibra, retrogradeScorpio
2009Cancer, then Leo from 05:03LibraVirgo
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010SagittariusLibraScorpio
2011AriesLibraScorpio
2012VirgoScorpioVirgo
2013Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:00ScorpioSagittarius
2014GeminiLibra, retrogradeLibra
2015LibraLibraVirgo
2016Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:43LibraScorpio
2017CancerLibraVirgo
2018Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 09:53ScorpioScorpio
2019Pisces, then Aries from 04:46ScorpioScorpio
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020LeoScorpioVirgo
2021CapricornLibra, retrogradeSagittarius
2022TaurusLibraLibra
2023VirgoLibraVirgo
2024AquariusLibraScorpio
2025Gemini, then Cancer from 06:37ScorpioVirgo

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 October 12

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on October 12, Greenwich time.

  • 1939, total solar eclipse at 20:39
  • 1958, total solar eclipse at 20:54
  • 1977, total solar eclipse at 20:26
  • 1996, partial solar eclipse at 14:02

How common is a October 12 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,014 babies were born on October 12 each year. That makes it number 213 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% fewer than an average day.

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The Libra in you

Your gift

Grace. You can make a hard moment feel lighter and a plain room feel lovely.

Your growing edge

Choosing. Seeing every side can make it hard to stand on one.

Your decan, the second part of Libra

Ruled by Uranus

Uranus brings an independent streak. You care about fairness on a big scale, and your relationships need room to breathe.

Read about the second decan of Libra

Questions about October 12

What zodiac sign is October 12?

If you were born on October 12, your Sun sign is Libra.

Is October 12 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Libra all day on October 12 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Libra.

What is the birthday star for October 12?

Spica gets its yearly visit from the Sun on October 17, 5 days after your birthday. The ear of wheat in the Virgin's hand, and one of the most fortunate stars in the whole sky. It is said to bring a gift, a talent that seems to come from nowhere.

What was the Moon sign on October 12?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On October 12 2024 the Moon was in Aquarius, and on October 12 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 October 12?

On October 12 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Virgo, the maiden, even though the sign is Libra. 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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