Born on October 24

October 24 zodiac sign

If you were born on October 24, your Sun sign is Libra or Scorpio. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

Born as the leaves fall, when the veil between worlds grows thin.

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On October 24 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Libra into the first degree of Scorpio.

In 100% of years the Sun had already reached Scorpio by midday on October 24 in Greenwich. Your exact birth year, time and place decide which side you were born on.

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.

Birth time

Your birthday star

Spica

The Sun reaches Spica on October 17 every year, 7 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 24 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Virgo, the maiden, even though the sign is Scorpio. 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 24 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving too. 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
1940Cancer, then Leo from 04:51ScorpioVirgo
1941Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:40Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1942Aries, then Taurus from 03:52LibraLibra
1943VirgoLibraVirgo
1944Capricorn, then Aquarius from 20:19ScorpioSagittarius
1945GeminiScorpioLibra
1946Libra, then Scorpio from 21:41ScorpioSagittarius
1947Aquarius, then Pisces from 17:46ScorpioScorpio
1948CancerLibra, retrogradeVirgo
1949Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 00:08LibraSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950AriesLibraLibra
1951LeoScorpioVirgo
1952CapricornScorpioSagittarius
1953Taurus, then Gemini from 15:04ScorpioLibra
1954Virgo, then Libra from 00:12Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1955AquariusLibraScorpio
1956Gemini, then Cancer from 09:24LibraVirgo
1957ScorpioScorpioSagittarius
1958Pisces, then Aries from 19:11ScorpioLibra
1959Cancer, then Leo from 19:04ScorpioVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:28ScorpioSagittarius
1961TaurusLibra, retrogradeLibra
1962VirgoLibraScorpio
1963CapricornLibraScorpio
1964GeminiScorpioVirgo
1965Libra, then Scorpio from 12:32ScorpioSagittarius
1966PiscesScorpioLibra
1967CancerScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
1968Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 00:33Libra, retrogradeSagittarius
1969AriesLibraLibra
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Leo, then Virgo from 18:57LibraScorpio
1971Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:06ScorpioScorpio
1972Taurus, then Gemini from 14:03ScorpioVirgo
1973LibraScorpioSagittarius
1974AquariusScorpio, retrogradeLibra
1975GeminiLibraVirgo
1976ScorpioLibraSagittarius
1977Pisces, then Aries from 07:34ScorpioLibra
1978Cancer, then Leo from 00:04ScorpioScorpio
1979SagittariusScorpioScorpio
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980TaurusScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
1981VirgoLibra, retrogradeSagittarius
1982Capricorn, then Aquarius from 21:36LibraLibra
1983Taurus, then Gemini from 09:10LibraVirgo
1984Libra, then Scorpio from 10:08ScorpioSagittarius
1985PiscesScorpioLibra
1986CancerScorpioScorpio
1987ScorpioScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1988AriesLibraVirgo
1989Leo, then Virgo from 02:15LibraSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:03ScorpioLibra
1991TaurusScorpioVirgo
1992LibraScorpioSagittarius
1993Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:18ScorpioLibra
1994Gemini, then Cancer from 22:16Libra, retrogradeScorpio
1995Libra, then Scorpio from 04:07LibraScorpio
1996Pisces, then Aries from 04:51LibraVirgo
1997LeoScorpioSagittarius
1998SagittariusScorpioLibra
1999Aries, then Taurus from 19:26ScorpioVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Virgo, then Libra from 19:30Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
2001Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:27LibraLibra
2002Taurus, then Gemini from 00:18LibraScorpio
2003LibraScorpioScorpio
2004PiscesScorpioVirgo
2005Cancer, then Leo from 21:49ScorpioSagittarius
2006Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 18:54ScorpioScorpio
2007Pisces, then Aries from 01:25Libra, retrogradeVirgo
2008VirgoLibraSagittarius
2009CapricornLibraLibra
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010TaurusScorpioScorpio
2011Virgo, then Libra from 15:50ScorpioScorpio
2012Aquarius, then Pisces from 11:00ScorpioVirgo
2013Gemini, then Cancer from 03:36Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
2014ScorpioLibra, retrogradeScorpio
2015PiscesLibraVirgo
2016LeoLibraSagittarius
2017SagittariusScorpioLibra
2018Aries, then Taurus from 14:34ScorpioScorpio
2019VirgoScorpioScorpio
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020AquariusScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
2021GeminiLibraSagittarius
2022LibraLibraScorpio
2023Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:33ScorpioVirgo
2024Cancer, then Leo from 05:24ScorpioSagittarius
2025Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:19ScorpioLibra

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 24

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on October 24, Greenwich time.

  • 1995, total solar eclipse at 04:32

How common is a October 24 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,276 babies were born on October 24 each year. That makes it number 128 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% more than an average day.

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The Scorpio in you

Your gift

Depth. You stay when it gets real, and that makes you unforgettable.

Your growing edge

Trust. Your guard keeps you safe, but it can also keep away the closeness you want most.

Your decan, the first part of Scorpio

Ruled by Pluto

Pluto rules this decan as it rules the sign, with old Mars still standing behind it. Intense, compelling and determined, you commit with your whole being.

Read about the first decan of Scorpio

Born before the Sun reached Scorpio? Your story still belongs to Libra. Read your Libra birthday

When the Sun changed sign, year by year

Every year the Sun crossed from Libra into Scorpio around October 24. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.

1930Oct 24, 03:26
1931Oct 24, 09:15
1932Oct 23, 15:04
1933Oct 23, 20:47
1934Oct 24, 02:36
1935Oct 24, 08:29
1936Oct 23, 14:18
1937Oct 23, 20:06
1938Oct 24, 01:54
1939Oct 24, 07:45
1940Oct 23, 13:39
1941Oct 23, 19:27
1942Oct 24, 01:15
1943Oct 24, 07:08
1944Oct 23, 12:56
1945Oct 23, 18:43
1946Oct 24, 00:34
1947Oct 24, 06:25
1948Oct 23, 12:17
1949Oct 23, 18:02
1950Oct 23, 23:44
1951Oct 24, 05:36
1952Oct 23, 11:22
1953Oct 23, 17:06
1954Oct 23, 22:56
1955Oct 24, 04:43
1956Oct 23, 10:34
1957Oct 23, 16:24
1958Oct 23, 22:11
1959Oct 24, 04:11
1960Oct 23, 10:01
1961Oct 23, 15:47
1962Oct 23, 21:40
1963Oct 24, 03:28
1965Oct 23, 15:09
1966Oct 23, 20:51
1967Oct 24, 02:43
1969Oct 23, 14:10
1970Oct 23, 20:04
1971Oct 24, 01:52
1973Oct 23, 13:30
1974Oct 23, 19:10
1975Oct 24, 01:05
1977Oct 23, 12:40
1978Oct 23, 18:37
1979Oct 24, 00:28
1981Oct 23, 12:12
1982Oct 23, 17:57
1983Oct 23, 23:54
1985Oct 23, 11:21
1986Oct 23, 17:14
1987Oct 23, 23:00
1989Oct 23, 10:35
1990Oct 23, 16:14
1991Oct 23, 22:05
1994Oct 23, 15:36
1995Oct 23, 21:31
1998Oct 23, 14:59
1999Oct 23, 20:52
2002Oct 23, 14:18
2003Oct 23, 20:08
2006Oct 23, 13:26
2007Oct 23, 19:15
2010Oct 23, 12:35
2011Oct 23, 18:30
2014Oct 23, 11:57
2015Oct 23, 17:47
2018Oct 23, 11:22
2019Oct 23, 17:19
2022Oct 23, 10:36
2023Oct 23, 16:21
2027Oct 23, 15:32
2031Oct 23, 14:49
2035Oct 23, 14:16
2039Oct 23, 13:25
2043Oct 23, 12:46
2047Oct 23, 11:48

Questions about October 24

What zodiac sign is October 24?

If you were born on October 24, your Sun sign is Libra or Scorpio. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

Is October 24 a cusp birthday?

Yes. The Sun moves from Libra into Scorpio around this day, at a different hour each year, so people born on October 24 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.

What is the birthday star for October 24?

The Sun reaches Spica on October 17 every year, 7 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 24?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On October 24 2022 the Moon was in Libra, and on October 24 2021 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 24?

On October 24 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Virgo, the maiden, even though the sign is Scorpio. 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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