Born on October 13

October 13 zodiac sign

If you were born on October 13, your Sun sign is Libra.

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

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On October 13 the Sun stands between 18° and 21° 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 13, 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, 4 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 13 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 13 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Libra on October 13, 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
1942Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:11Libra, retrogradeLibra
1943AriesLibraVirgo
1944VirgoLibraScorpio
1945CapricornLibraVirgo
1946Taurus, then Gemini from 19:37ScorpioScorpio
1947LibraScorpioLibra
1948Aquarius, then Pisces from 13:04Scorpio, retrogradeVirgo
1949Gemini, then Cancer from 11:51LibraSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950ScorpioLibraLibra
1951Pisces, then Aries from 11:20LibraVirgo
1952LeoScorpioScorpio
1953SagittariusScorpioVirgo
1954TaurusScorpioScorpio
1955VirgoLibra, retrogradeScorpio
1956AquariusLibraVirgo
1957GeminiLibraSagittarius
1958Libra, then Scorpio from 14:12LibraLibra
1959PiscesScorpioVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Cancer, then Leo from 14:55ScorpioScorpio
1961Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:21Scorpio, retrogradeVirgo
1962AriesLibra, retrogradeScorpio
1963Leo, then Virgo from 04:35LibraScorpio
1964CapricornLibraVirgo
1965Taurus, then Gemini from 20:40ScorpioSagittarius
1966LibraScorpioLibra
1967Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:38ScorpioVirgo
1968CancerLibra, retrogradeScorpio
1969ScorpioLibraVirgo
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Pisces, then Aries from 10:12LibraScorpio
1971LeoLibraScorpio
1972Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:44ScorpioVirgo
1973TaurusScorpioSagittarius
1974VirgoScorpioLibra
1975Capricorn, then Aquarius from 00:10Libra, retrogradeVirgo
1976GeminiLibraScorpio
1977Libra, then Scorpio from 14:11LibraVirgo
1978PiscesLibraScorpio
1979Cancer, then Leo from 19:12ScorpioScorpio
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980SagittariusScorpioVirgo
1981AriesScorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1982Leo, then Virgo from 02:09LibraLibra
1983CapricornLibraVirgo
1984Taurus, then Gemini from 14:14LibraScorpio
1985LibraScorpioVirgo
1986Aquarius, then Pisces from 16:04ScorpioScorpio
1987Gemini, then Cancer from 00:31ScorpioScorpio
1988ScorpioLibra, retrogradeVirgo
1989Pisces, then Aries from 10:42LibraSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990LeoLibraLibra
1991Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 21:11LibraVirgo
1992TaurusScorpioScorpio
1993VirgoScorpioVirgo
1994AquariusScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1995GeminiLibra, retrogradeScorpio
1996Libra, then Scorpio from 09:46LibraVirgo
1997PiscesLibraSagittarius
1998Cancer, then Leo from 07:26ScorpioLibra
1999Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:19ScorpioVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000AriesScorpioScorpio
2001Leo, then Virgo from 04:58Libra, retrogradeVirgo
2002CapricornLibraScorpio
2003Taurus, then Gemini from 22:45LibraScorpio
2004LibraLibraVirgo
2005Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:06ScorpioSagittarius
2006CancerScorpioLibra
2007ScorpioScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
2008Pisces, then Aries from 07:07Libra, retrogradeScorpio
2009LeoLibraVirgo
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:17LibraScorpio
2011Aries, then Taurus from 01:35ScorpioScorpio
2012Virgo, then Libra from 23:02ScorpioVirgo
2013AquariusScorpioSagittarius
2014Gemini, then Cancer from 23:31Libra, retrogradeLibra
2015Libra, then Scorpio from 21:39LibraVirgo
2016PiscesLibraScorpio
2017Cancer, then Leo from 06:42LibraVirgo
2018SagittariusScorpioScorpio
2019AriesScorpioScorpio
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Leo, then Virgo from 04:56ScorpioVirgo
2021Capricorn, then Aquarius from 20:48Libra, retrogradeSagittarius
2022Taurus, then Gemini from 05:08LibraLibra
2023Virgo, then Libra from 00:23LibraVirgo
2024Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:56LibraScorpio
2025CancerScorpioVirgo

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 October 13 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,768 babies were born on October 13 each year. That makes it number 315 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% 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 13

What zodiac sign is October 13?

If you were born on October 13, your Sun sign is Libra.

Is October 13 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Libra all day on October 13 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Libra.

What is the birthday star for October 13?

Spica gets its yearly visit from the Sun on October 17, 4 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 13?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On October 13 2025 the Moon was in Cancer, and on October 13 2019 it was in Aries. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on October 13?

On October 13 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.

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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