Born on October 3
October 3 zodiac sign
If you were born on October 3, your Sun sign is Libra.
The equinox child, born when day and night hang in perfect balance.
On October 3 the Sun stands between 8° and 11° Libra, in the 1st decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Libra for the whole of October 3, 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
Vindemiatrix
Each year the Sun meets Vindemiatrix on your birthday. The grape gatherer, which once rose with the dawn on the first morning of the grape harvest. A star of care, patience and gathering what you have grown.
Vindemiatrix sits at 10° Libra.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On October 3 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 3 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Libra on October 3, 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 | Scorpio | Libra | Leo |
| 1941 | Pisces | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 1942 | Cancer | Libra, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1943 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:03 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1944 | Aries, then Taurus from 13:46 | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1945 | Virgo | Libra | Virgo |
| 1946 | Capricorn | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1947 | Taurus | Scorpio | Libra |
| 1948 | Libra | Scorpio | Leo |
| 1949 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 11:20 | Libra, retrograde | Scorpio |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Gemini, then Cancer from 10:59 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1951 | Scorpio | Libra | Virgo |
| 1952 | Aries | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1953 | Leo | Libra | Virgo |
| 1954 | Sagittarius | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 1955 | Aries, then Taurus from 08:52 | Libra, retrograde | Libra |
| 1956 | Virgo, then Libra from 10:02 | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1957 | Aquarius | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1958 | Gemini | Libra | Virgo |
| 1959 | Libra, then Scorpio from 23:54 | Libra | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Pisces | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 1961 | Cancer, then Leo from 09:44 | Scorpio | Virgo |
| 1962 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 09:40 | Libra, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 1963 | Aries | Virgo | Libra |
| 1964 | Virgo | Libra | Leo |
| 1965 | Capricorn | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1966 | Taurus | Libra | Libra |
| 1967 | Virgo, then Libra from 04:35 | Scorpio | Virgo |
| 1968 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:21 | Scorpio, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 1969 | Cancer | Libra, retrograde | Virgo |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Scorpio | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1971 | Pisces, then Aries from 19:41 | Libra | Libra |
| 1972 | Leo, then Virgo from 19:31 | Libra | Leo |
| 1973 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:03 | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 1974 | Aries, then Taurus from 04:40 | Scorpio | Libra |
| 1975 | Virgo | Libra, retrograde | Leo |
| 1976 | Aquarius | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1977 | Gemini | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1978 | Libra, then Scorpio from 21:48 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1979 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:24 | Libra | Libra |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Leo | Scorpio | Leo |
| 1981 | Sagittarius | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 1982 | Aries | Libra, retrograde | Libra |
| 1983 | Leo, then Virgo from 14:16 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1984 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:04 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1985 | Taurus, then Gemini from 13:37 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1986 | Virgo, then Libra from 01:03 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1987 | Aquarius | Scorpio | Libra |
| 1988 | Cancer | Libra, retrograde | Leo |
| 1989 | Scorpio | Virgo, retrograde | Scorpio |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pisces, then Aries from 17:42 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1991 | Leo | Libra | Leo |
| 1992 | Capricorn | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1993 | Taurus | Scorpio | Virgo |
| 1994 | Virgo | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 1995 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 04:00 | Libra, retrograde | Libra |
| 1996 | Gemini, then Cancer from 13:15 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1997 | Libra, then Scorpio from 11:58 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1998 | Pisces | Libra | Libra |
| 1999 | Cancer, then Leo from 17:14 | Libra | Leo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sagittarius | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 2001 | Aries | Libra, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2002 | Leo, then Virgo from 14:53 | Virgo, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 2003 | Capricorn | Virgo | Libra |
| 2004 | Gemini | Libra | Leo |
| 2005 | Libra | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2006 | Aquarius | Scorpio | Libra |
| 2007 | Cancer | Scorpio | Leo |
| 2008 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:15 | Libra, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 2009 | Pisces, then Aries from 09:21 | Virgo | Virgo |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Leo | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 2011 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:16 | Libra | Libra |
| 2012 | Taurus | Libra | Virgo |
| 2013 | Virgo | Scorpio | Scorpio |
| 2014 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:00 | Scorpio | Libra |
| 2015 | Gemini | Libra, retrograde | Leo |
| 2016 | Scorpio | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 2017 | Pisces | Libra | Virgo |
| 2018 | Cancer, then Leo from 21:13 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2019 | Sagittarius | Scorpio | Libra |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Aries, then Taurus from 15:13 | Scorpio | Virgo |
| 2021 | Leo, then Virgo from 08:38 | Libra, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 2022 | Capricorn | Virgo | Libra |
| 2023 | Taurus, then Gemini from 05:04 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2024 | Libra | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2025 | Aquarius | Libra | Virgo |
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 3
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on October 3, Greenwich time.
- 1986, total solar eclipse at 19:05
- 2005, annular solar eclipse at 10:31
- 2043, partial solar eclipse at 03:00
How common is a October 3 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,674 babies were born on October 3 each year. That makes it number 57 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 5% 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 first part of Libra
Ruled by Venus
Venus gets double billing here, as ruler of Libra and of its first decan. Charming, artistic and deeply relational, you are most yourself in good company.
Questions about October 3
What zodiac sign is October 3?
If you were born on October 3, your Sun sign is Libra.
Is October 3 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Libra all day on October 3 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Libra.
What is the birthday star for October 3?
Each year the Sun meets Vindemiatrix on your birthday. The grape gatherer, which once rose with the dawn on the first morning of the grape harvest. A star of care, patience and gathering what you have grown.
What was the Moon sign on October 3?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On October 3 2025 the Moon was in Aquarius, and on October 3 2024 it was in Libra. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on October 3?
On October 3 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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