Born on October 17
October 17 zodiac sign
If you were born on October 17, your Sun sign is Libra.
The equinox child, born when day and night hang in perfect balance.
On October 17 the Sun stands between 22° and 25° 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 17, 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.
Your birthday star
Spica
Each year the Sun meets Spica on 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 17 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.
October 17 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Libra on October 17, 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
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Taurus | Scorpio | Virgo |
| 1941 | Virgo | Scorpio, retrograde | Sagittarius |
| 1942 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 11:01 | Libra, retrograde | Libra |
| 1943 | Gemini | Libra | Virgo |
| 1944 | Libra, then Scorpio from 18:04 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1945 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:34 | Scorpio | Virgo |
| 1946 | Cancer | Scorpio | Sagittarius |
| 1947 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:53 | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 1948 | Aries | Libra, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1949 | Leo, then Virgo from 23:43 | Libra | Sagittarius |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Capricorn | Libra | Libra |
| 1951 | Taurus | Libra | Virgo |
| 1952 | Libra | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 1953 | Aquarius | Scorpio | Virgo |
| 1954 | Gemini, then Cancer from 00:50 | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 1955 | Scorpio | Libra, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 1956 | Pisces, then Aries from 16:36 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1957 | Cancer, then Leo from 02:00 | Libra | Sagittarius |
| 1958 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:23 | Scorpio | Libra |
| 1959 | Aries, then Taurus from 06:40 | Scorpio | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Virgo | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 1961 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 15:37 | Scorpio, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1962 | Gemini | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1963 | Libra | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1964 | Pisces | Libra | Virgo |
| 1965 | Cancer | Scorpio | Sagittarius |
| 1966 | Sagittarius | Scorpio | Libra |
| 1967 | Aries | Scorpio | Virgo |
| 1968 | Leo, then Virgo from 16:59 | Libra, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 1969 | Capricorn | Libra | Virgo |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taurus, then Gemini from 13:44 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1971 | Virgo, then Libra from 04:48 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1972 | Aquarius | Scorpio | Virgo |
| 1973 | Gemini, then Cancer from 03:29 | Scorpio | Sagittarius |
| 1974 | Scorpio | Scorpio, retrograde | Libra |
| 1975 | Pisces | Libra, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1976 | Leo | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1977 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:51 | Libra | Libra |
| 1978 | Taurus | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 1979 | Virgo | Scorpio | Scorpio |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:54 | Scorpio | Virgo |
| 1981 | Gemini | Libra, retrograde | Sagittarius |
| 1982 | Libra, then Scorpio from 12:21 | Libra | Libra |
| 1983 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:42 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1984 | Cancer | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1985 | Sagittarius | Scorpio | Libra |
| 1986 | Aries | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 1987 | Leo | Scorpio, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 1988 | Capricorn | Libra, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1989 | Taurus, then Gemini from 09:20 | Libra | Sagittarius |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Libra | Libra | Libra |
| 1991 | Aquarius | Scorpio | Virgo |
| 1992 | Gemini, then Cancer from 06:36 | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 1993 | Scorpio | Scorpio | Libra |
| 1994 | Pisces, then Aries from 08:57 | Scorpio, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 1995 | Cancer, then Leo from 06:47 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1996 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:38 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1997 | Taurus | Libra | Sagittarius |
| 1998 | Virgo | Scorpio | Libra |
| 1999 | Capricorn | Scorpio | Virgo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Gemini | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 2001 | Libra, then Scorpio from 06:03 | Libra, retrograde | Libra |
| 2002 | Pisces | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2003 | Cancer | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2004 | Sagittarius | Scorpio | Virgo |
| 2005 | Aries, then Taurus from 22:04 | Scorpio | Sagittarius |
| 2006 | Leo, then Virgo from 06:16 | Scorpio | Libra |
| 2007 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:04 | Scorpio, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2008 | Taurus, then Gemini from 10:26 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2009 | Libra | Libra | Libra |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Aquarius | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2011 | Gemini | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 2012 | Scorpio | Scorpio | Virgo |
| 2013 | Pisces, then Aries from 01:18 | Scorpio | Sagittarius |
| 2014 | Leo | Libra, retrograde | Libra |
| 2015 | Sagittarius | Libra | Virgo |
| 2016 | Taurus | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2017 | Virgo, then Libra from 17:35 | Scorpio | Libra |
| 2018 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:36 | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 2019 | Taurus, then Gemini from 02:30 | Scorpio | Scorpio |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Libra, then Scorpio from 05:06 | Scorpio, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2021 | Pisces | Libra, retrograde | Sagittarius |
| 2022 | Cancer | Libra | Libra |
| 2023 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:37 | Libra | Virgo |
| 2024 | Aries, then Taurus from 20:00 | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 2025 | Virgo | Scorpio | Libra |
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 17
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on October 17, Greenwich time.
- 1986, total lunar eclipse at 19:17
- 2005, partial lunar eclipse at 12:03
How common is a October 17 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,296 babies were born on October 17 each year. That makes it number 123 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% more than an average day.
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The Libra in you
Grace. You can make a hard moment feel lighter and a plain room feel lovely.
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.
Questions about October 17
What zodiac sign is October 17?
If you were born on October 17, your Sun sign is Libra.
Is October 17 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Libra all day on October 17 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Libra.
What is the birthday star for October 17?
Each year the Sun meets Spica on 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 17?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On October 17 2025 the Moon was in Virgo, and on October 17 2022 it was in Cancer. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on October 17?
On October 17 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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