Born on October 26

October 26 zodiac sign

If you were born on October 26, your Sun sign is Scorpio.

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

WaterFixedPluto, traditionally Mars

On October 26 the Sun stands between 1° and 4° Scorpio, in the 1st decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Scorpio for the whole of October 26, 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, 9 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 26 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 26 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Scorpio on October 26, 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
1940Leo, then Virgo from 09:10ScorpioVirgo
1941Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:03Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1942Taurus, then Gemini from 13:19LibraLibra
1943Virgo, then Libra from 08:38LibraVirgo
1944Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:54ScorpioSagittarius
1945CancerScorpioLibra
1946ScorpioScorpioSagittarius
1947PiscesScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1948LeoLibra, retrogradeVirgo
1949Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:11LibraSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950TaurusLibraLibra
1951VirgoScorpioVirgo
1952AquariusScorpioSagittarius
1953Gemini, then Cancer from 18:24ScorpioLibra
1954Libra, then Scorpio from 12:11Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1955Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:38LibraScorpio
1956Cancer, then Leo from 12:27LibraVirgo
1957SagittariusScorpioSagittarius
1958AriesScorpioLibra
1959LeoScorpioVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960CapricornScorpioSagittarius
1961Taurus, then Gemini from 00:25Libra, retrogradeLibra
1962LibraLibraScorpio
1963AquariusLibraScorpio
1964CancerScorpioVirgo
1965Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 18:09ScorpioSagittarius
1966Pisces, then Aries from 11:04ScorpioLibra
1967Cancer, then Leo from 07:40Scorpio, retrogradeVirgo
1968Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:14LibraSagittarius
1969TaurusLibraLibra
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970VirgoScorpioScorpio
1971CapricornScorpioScorpio
1972Gemini, then Cancer from 14:45ScorpioVirgo
1973ScorpioScorpioSagittarius
1974PiscesScorpio, retrogradeLibra
1975CancerLibraVirgo
1976SagittariusLibraSagittarius
1977Aries, then Taurus from 16:53ScorpioLibra
1978Leo, then Virgo from 12:32ScorpioScorpio
1979Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 00:12ScorpioScorpio
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980GeminiScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
1981LibraLibra, retrogradeSagittarius
1982AquariusLibraScorpio
1983Gemini, then Cancer from 14:47LibraVirgo
1984Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 10:43ScorpioSagittarius
1985AriesScorpioLibra
1986LeoScorpioScorpio
1987SagittariusScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1988TaurusLibraVirgo
1989Virgo, then Libra from 14:12LibraSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:15ScorpioScorpio
1991GeminiScorpioVirgo
1992ScorpioScorpioSagittarius
1993PiscesScorpio, retrogradeLibra
1994CancerLibra, retrogradeScorpio
1995Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:57LibraScorpio
1996Aries, then Taurus from 08:12LibraVirgo
1997VirgoScorpioSagittarius
1998CapricornScorpioScorpio
1999Taurus, then Gemini from 19:34ScorpioVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000LibraScorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
2001Aquarius, then Pisces from 13:56LibraLibra
2002Gemini, then Cancer from 11:11LibraScorpio
2003ScorpioScorpioScorpio
2004AriesScorpioVirgo
2005LeoScorpioSagittarius
2006SagittariusScorpioScorpio
2007Aries, then Taurus from 01:07Libra, retrogradeVirgo
2008Virgo, then Libra from 02:48LibraSagittarius
2009AquariusLibraLibra
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010GeminiScorpioScorpio
2011Libra, then Scorpio from 15:09ScorpioScorpio
2012Pisces, then Aries from 19:31ScorpioVirgo
2013Cancer, then Leo from 16:12Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
2014Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:40LibraScorpio
2015AriesLibraVirgo
2016VirgoScorpioSagittarius
2017CapricornScorpioLibra
2018Taurus, then Gemini from 19:41ScorpioScorpio
2019LibraScorpioScorpio
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020PiscesScorpio, retrogradeVirgo
2021CancerLibraSagittarius
2022ScorpioLibraScorpio
2023Pisces, then Aries from 10:02ScorpioVirgo
2024Leo, then Virgo from 15:48ScorpioSagittarius
2025Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:54ScorpioLibra

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 26 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,928 babies were born on October 26 each year. That makes it number 252 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% fewer 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

Questions about October 26

What zodiac sign is October 26?

If you were born on October 26, your Sun sign is Scorpio.

Is October 26 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Scorpio all day on October 26 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Scorpio.

What is the birthday star for October 26?

The Sun reaches Spica on October 17 every year, 9 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 26?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On October 26 2022 the Moon was in Scorpio, and on October 26 2021 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 26?

On October 26 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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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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