Born on October 16

October 16 zodiac sign

If you were born on October 16, your Sun sign is Libra.

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

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On October 16 the Sun stands between 21° and 24° Libra, in the 3rd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Libra for the whole of October 16, 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

The day after your birthday, October 17, is when the Sun meets Spica each year. 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 16 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 16 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Libra on October 16, 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
1940Aries, then Taurus from 22:50ScorpioVirgo
1941Leo, then Virgo from 15:37Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1942CapricornLibra, retrogradeLibra
1943Taurus, then Gemini from 12:07LibraVirgo
1944LibraLibraScorpio
1945AquariusScorpioVirgo
1946CancerScorpioSagittarius
1947ScorpioScorpioScorpio
1948Pisces, then Aries from 01:37Scorpio, retrogradeVirgo
1949LeoLibraSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 10:55LibraLibra
1951TaurusLibraVirgo
1952Virgo, then Libra from 21:45ScorpioScorpio
1953Capricorn, then Aquarius from 11:35ScorpioVirgo
1954GeminiScorpioScorpio
1955Libra, then Scorpio from 11:24Libra, retrogradeScorpio
1956PiscesLibraVirgo
1957CancerLibraSagittarius
1958SagittariusScorpioLibra
1959AriesScorpioVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Leo, then Virgo from 02:40ScorpioScorpio
1961CapricornScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
1962Taurus, then Gemini from 04:51LibraScorpio
1963LibraLibraScorpio
1964Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:33LibraVirgo
1965Gemini, then Cancer from 01:27ScorpioSagittarius
1966Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:59ScorpioLibra
1967Pisces, then Aries from 08:58ScorpioVirgo
1968LeoLibra, retrogradeScorpio
1969Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 14:36LibraVirgo
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970TaurusLibraScorpio
1971VirgoLibraScorpio
1972Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:52ScorpioVirgo
1973GeminiScorpioSagittarius
1974Libra, then Scorpio from 02:24Scorpio, retrogradeLibra
1975PiscesLibra, retrogradeVirgo
1976Cancer, then Leo from 21:50LibraScorpio
1977SagittariusLibraVirgo
1978Aries, then Taurus from 19:22ScorpioScorpio
1979Leo, then Virgo from 07:52ScorpioScorpio
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980CapricornScorpioVirgo
1981Taurus, then Gemini from 04:42Libra, retrogradeSagittarius
1982LibraLibraLibra
1983AquariusLibraVirgo
1984CancerLibraScorpio
1985Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:06ScorpioVirgo
1986AriesScorpioScorpio
1987LeoScorpioScorpio
1988Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:45Libra, retrogradeVirgo
1989TaurusLibraSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Virgo, then Libra from 15:27LibraLibra
1991Capricorn, then Aquarius from 10:05ScorpioVirgo
1992GeminiScorpioScorpio
1993Libra, then Scorpio from 00:01ScorpioLibra
1994PiscesScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1995CancerLibraScorpio
1996SagittariusLibraVirgo
1997Aries, then Taurus from 15:16LibraSagittarius
1998VirgoScorpioLibra
1999CapricornScorpioVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Taurus, then Gemini from 06:19ScorpioScorpio
2001LibraLibra, retrogradeLibra
2002Aquarius, then Pisces from 11:07LibraScorpio
2003Gemini, then Cancer from 11:41LibraScorpio
2004Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:58ScorpioVirgo
2005AriesScorpioSagittarius
2006LeoScorpioLibra
2007SagittariusScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
2008TaurusLibraScorpio
2009Virgo, then Libra from 10:30LibraLibra
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010AquariusLibraScorpio
2011GeminiScorpioScorpio
2012Libra, then Scorpio from 00:07ScorpioVirgo
2013PiscesScorpioSagittarius
2014Cancer, then Leo from 10:30Libra, retrogradeLibra
2015Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 09:19LibraVirgo
2016Aries, then Taurus from 15:05LibraScorpio
2017VirgoLibraLibra
2018CapricornScorpioScorpio
2019TaurusScorpioScorpio
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020LibraScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
2021Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:22Libra, retrogradeSagittarius
2022CancerLibraLibra
2023ScorpioLibraVirgo
2024AriesScorpioScorpio
2025Leo, then Virgo from 18:06ScorpioLibra

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 16

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on October 16, Greenwich time.

  • 1940, penumbral lunar eclipse at 08:00

How common is a October 16 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,115 babies were born on October 16 each year. That makes it number 180 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is about the same as 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 third part of Libra

Ruled by Mercury

Mercury adds wit and words. You are a natural diplomat and storyteller, and conversation is one of your great pleasures.

Read about the third decan of Libra

Questions about October 16

What zodiac sign is October 16?

If you were born on October 16, your Sun sign is Libra.

Is October 16 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Libra all day on October 16 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Libra.

What is the birthday star for October 16?

The day after your birthday, October 17, is when the Sun meets Spica each year. 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 16?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On October 16 2024 the Moon was in Aries, and on October 16 2023 it was in Scorpio. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on October 16?

On October 16 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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