Born on October 20

October 20 zodiac sign

If you were born on October 20, your Sun sign is Libra.

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

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On October 20 the Sun stands between 25° and 28° 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 20, 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 Sun reaches Spica on October 17 every year, 3 days before 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 20 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 20 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Libra on October 20, 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
1940GeminiScorpioVirgo
1941Libra, then Scorpio from 19:26Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1942PiscesLibraLibra
1943CancerLibraVirgo
1944Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:50LibraScorpio
1945AriesScorpioLibra
1946Leo, then Virgo from 05:36ScorpioSagittarius
1947CapricornScorpioScorpio
1948Taurus, then Gemini from 22:15Libra, retrogradeVirgo
1949Virgo, then Libra from 00:48LibraSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:53LibraLibra
1951Gemini, then Cancer from 13:43ScorpioVirgo
1952ScorpioScorpioScorpio
1953Pisces, then Aries from 15:27ScorpioLibra
1954LeoScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1955SagittariusLibra, retrogradeScorpio
1956Aries, then Taurus from 00:08LibraVirgo
1957VirgoLibraSagittarius
1958AquariusScorpioLibra
1959GeminiScorpioVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Libra, then Scorpio from 17:06ScorpioScorpio
1961PiscesScorpio, retrogradeLibra
1962Cancer, then Leo from 15:31LibraScorpio
1963Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:33LibraScorpio
1964AriesScorpioVirgo
1965Leo, then Virgo from 07:14ScorpioSagittarius
1966CapricornScorpioLibra
1967TaurusScorpioVirgo
1968LibraLibra, retrogradeScorpio
1969Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:26LibraLibra
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970CancerLibraScorpio
1971ScorpioScorpioScorpio
1972Pisces, then Aries from 14:23ScorpioVirgo
1973LeoScorpioSagittarius
1974Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:44Scorpio, retrogradeLibra
1975Aries, then Taurus from 12:44LibraVirgo
1976VirgoLibraScorpio
1977AquariusLibraLibra
1978GeminiScorpioScorpio
1979LibraScorpioScorpio
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980PiscesScorpioVirgo
1981Cancer, then Leo from 09:35Libra, retrogradeSagittarius
1982SagittariusLibraLibra
1983AriesLibraVirgo
1984Leo, then Virgo from 09:56ScorpioSagittarius
1985CapricornScorpioLibra
1986Taurus, then Gemini from 17:16ScorpioScorpio
1987Virgo, then Libra from 11:50Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1988Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:59LibraVirgo
1989CancerLibraSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990ScorpioLibraLibra
1991PiscesScorpioVirgo
1992LeoScorpioSagittarius
1993Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 03:42ScorpioLibra
1994TaurusLibra, retrogradeScorpio
1995VirgoLibraScorpio
1996AquariusLibraVirgo
1997Gemini, then Cancer from 20:46ScorpioSagittarius
1998Libra, then Scorpio from 16:37ScorpioLibra
1999Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:33ScorpioVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Cancer, then Leo from 12:43Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
2001SagittariusLibra, retrogradeLibra
2002AriesLibraScorpio
2003LeoLibraScorpio
2004CapricornScorpioVirgo
2005Taurus, then Gemini from 02:45ScorpioSagittarius
2006LibraScorpioLibra
2007AquariusScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
2008CancerLibraSagittarius
2009Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:49LibraLibra
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Pisces, then Aries from 15:23LibraScorpio
2011Cancer, then Leo from 10:06ScorpioScorpio
2012Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:41ScorpioVirgo
2013TaurusScorpioSagittarius
2014VirgoLibra, retrogradeLibra
2015CapricornLibraVirgo
2016Gemini, then Cancer from 15:29LibraSagittarius
2017Libra, then Scorpio from 01:41ScorpioLibra
2018PiscesScorpioScorpio
2019CancerScorpioScorpio
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020SagittariusScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
2021Aries, then Taurus from 19:59LibraSagittarius
2022Leo, then Virgo from 16:26LibraLibra
2023Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:55LibraVirgo
2024GeminiScorpioSagittarius
2025LibraScorpioLibra

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 20 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,065 babies were born on October 20 each year. That makes it number 194 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 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 20

What zodiac sign is October 20?

If you were born on October 20, your Sun sign is Libra.

Is October 20 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Libra all day on October 20 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Libra.

What is the birthday star for October 20?

The Sun reaches Spica on October 17 every year, 3 days before 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 20?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On October 20 2025 the Moon was in Libra, and on October 20 2024 it was in Gemini. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on October 20?

On October 20 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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