Born on October 18

October 18 zodiac sign

If you were born on October 18, your Sun sign is Libra.

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

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On October 18 the Sun stands between 23° and 26° 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 18, 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

Every year on October 17, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Spica. 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 18 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 18 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Libra on October 18, 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
1940TaurusScorpioVirgo
1941Virgo, then Libra from 18:55Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1942AquariusLibra, retrogradeLibra
1943Gemini, then Cancer from 20:28LibraVirgo
1944ScorpioLibraScorpio
1945PiscesScorpioVirgo
1946Cancer, then Leo from 00:36ScorpioSagittarius
1947SagittariusScorpioScorpio
1948Aries, then Taurus from 12:54Libra, retrogradeVirgo
1949VirgoLibraSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:27LibraLibra
1951Taurus, then Gemini from 02:22LibraVirgo
1952LibraScorpioScorpio
1953Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:56ScorpioVirgo
1954CancerScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1955Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:08Libra, retrogradeScorpio
1956AriesLibraVirgo
1957LeoLibraSagittarius
1958CapricornScorpioLibra
1959TaurusScorpioVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Virgo, then Libra from 11:33ScorpioScorpio
1961AquariusScorpio, retrogradeLibra
1962Gemini, then Cancer from 08:05LibraScorpio
1963Libra, then Scorpio from 01:53LibraScorpio
1964PiscesLibraVirgo
1965Cancer, then Leo from 04:52ScorpioSagittarius
1966SagittariusScorpioLibra
1967Aries, then Taurus from 21:41ScorpioVirgo
1968VirgoLibra, retrogradeScorpio
1969Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:21LibraLibra
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970GeminiLibraScorpio
1971LibraScorpioScorpio
1972Aquarius, then Pisces from 11:13ScorpioVirgo
1973CancerScorpioSagittarius
1974Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:15Scorpio, retrogradeLibra
1975Pisces, then Aries from 00:21LibraVirgo
1976LeoLibraScorpio
1977CapricornLibraLibra
1978TaurusScorpioScorpio
1979Virgo, then Libra from 20:45ScorpioScorpio
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980AquariusScorpioVirgo
1981Gemini, then Cancer from 05:53Libra, retrogradeSagittarius
1982ScorpioLibraLibra
1983PiscesLibraVirgo
1984Cancer, then Leo from 06:42ScorpioScorpio
1985Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:35ScorpioLibra
1986Aries, then Taurus from 06:36ScorpioScorpio
1987Leo, then Virgo from 01:06Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1988Capricorn, then Aquarius from 21:05Libra, retrogradeVirgo
1989GeminiLibraSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990LibraLibraLibra
1991Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:53ScorpioVirgo
1992CancerScorpioScorpio
1993Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 00:24ScorpioLibra
1994AriesScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1995LeoLibraScorpio
1996CapricornLibraVirgo
1997Taurus, then Gemini from 16:27LibraSagittarius
1998Virgo, then Libra from 04:03ScorpioLibra
1999Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:17ScorpioVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Gemini, then Cancer from 09:37ScorpioScorpio
2001ScorpioLibra, retrogradeLibra
2002Pisces, then Aries from 23:14LibraScorpio
2003Cancer, then Leo from 22:42LibraScorpio
2004Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:07ScorpioVirgo
2005TaurusScorpioSagittarius
2006VirgoScorpioLibra
2007CapricornScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
2008GeminiLibraScorpio
2009Libra, then Scorpio from 14:23LibraLibra
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:52LibraScorpio
2011Gemini, then Cancer from 01:38ScorpioScorpio
2012Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 00:26ScorpioVirgo
2013AriesScorpioSagittarius
2014Leo, then Virgo from 23:08Libra, retrogradeLibra
2015Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:53LibraVirgo
2016Taurus, then Gemini from 14:30LibraSagittarius
2017LibraScorpioLibra
2018AquariusScorpioScorpio
2019GeminiScorpioScorpio
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020ScorpioScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
2021Pisces, then Aries from 10:04Libra, retrogradeSagittarius
2022Cancer, then Leo from 04:45LibraLibra
2023SagittariusLibraVirgo
2024TaurusScorpioSagittarius
2025VirgoScorpioLibra

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 18

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on October 18, Greenwich time.

  • 1948, penumbral lunar eclipse at 02:35
  • 1967, total lunar eclipse at 10:15
  • 2013, penumbral lunar eclipse at 23:50
  • 2032, total lunar eclipse at 19:02

How common is a October 18 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,149 babies were born on October 18 each year. That makes it number 164 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 18

What zodiac sign is October 18?

If you were born on October 18, your Sun sign is Libra.

Is October 18 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Libra all day on October 18 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Libra.

What is the birthday star for October 18?

Every year on October 17, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Spica. 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 18?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On October 18 2025 the Moon was in Virgo, and on October 18 2024 it was in Taurus. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on October 18?

On October 18 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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