Born on October 4

October 4 zodiac sign

If you were born on October 4, your Sun sign is Libra.

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

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On October 4 the Sun stands between 9° and 12° Libra, in the 2nd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Libra for the whole of October 4, 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

Vindemiatrix

Every year on October 3, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Vindemiatrix. 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 4 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 4 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Libra on October 4, 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
1940Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 23:54ScorpioLeo
1941Pisces, then Aries from 09:38ScorpioScorpio
1942Cancer, then Leo from 05:36Libra, retrogradeVirgo
1943SagittariusVirgoVirgo
1944TaurusVirgoScorpio
1945VirgoLibraVirgo
1946CapricornLibraScorpio
1947Taurus, then Gemini from 07:44ScorpioLibra
1948Libra, then Scorpio from 04:59ScorpioLeo
1949PiscesLibra, retrogradeScorpio
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950CancerVirgoLibra
1951Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:49LibraVirgo
1952Aries, then Taurus from 21:06LibraScorpio
1953Leo, then Virgo from 06:41LibraVirgo
1954Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:05ScorpioScorpio
1955TaurusLibra, retrogradeLibra
1956LibraVirgo, retrogradeLeo
1957AquariusVirgoScorpio
1958GeminiLibraLibra
1959ScorpioLibraVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Pisces, then Aries from 01:47ScorpioScorpio
1961LeoScorpioVirgo
1962SagittariusLibra, retrogradeScorpio
1963Aries, then Taurus from 13:50VirgoLibra
1964Virgo, then Libra from 17:45LibraLeo
1965Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:49LibraScorpio
1966Taurus, then Gemini from 03:44LibraLibra
1967LibraScorpioVirgo
1968PiscesScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1969CancerLibra, retrogradeVirgo
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:32VirgoScorpio
1971AriesLibraLibra
1972VirgoLibraLeo
1973CapricornScorpioScorpio
1974TaurusScorpioLibra
1975Virgo, then Libra from 09:39Libra, retrogradeVirgo
1976Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:10VirgoScorpio
1977Gemini, then Cancer from 09:09LibraVirgo
1978ScorpioLibraScorpio
1979PiscesLibraLibra
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980LeoScorpioLeo
1981SagittariusScorpioScorpio
1982Aries, then Taurus from 13:09Libra, retrogradeLibra
1983VirgoVirgoLeo
1984AquariusLibraScorpio
1985GeminiLibraVirgo
1986LibraScorpioScorpio
1987Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:40ScorpioLibra
1988Cancer, then Leo from 08:31Libra, retrogradeLeo
1989Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 09:30VirgoScorpio
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990AriesVirgoLibra
1991Leo, then Virgo from 17:45LibraLeo
1992CapricornLibraScorpio
1993TaurusScorpioVirgo
1994Virgo, then Libra from 08:57ScorpioScorpio
1995AquariusLibra, retrogradeLibra
1996CancerVirgoVirgo
1997ScorpioLibraScorpio
1998PiscesLibraLibra
1999LeoLibraLeo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 09:43ScorpioScorpio
2001Aries, then Taurus from 06:02Libra, retrogradeVirgo
2002VirgoVirgo, retrogradeScorpio
2003Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:46VirgoLibra
2004GeminiLibraVirgo
2005LibraLibraScorpio
2006Aquarius, then Pisces from 05:33ScorpioLibra
2007Cancer, then Leo from 22:27ScorpioLeo
2008SagittariusLibra, retrogradeScorpio
2009AriesVirgoVirgo
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Leo, then Virgo from 20:00LibraScorpio
2011CapricornLibraLibra
2012Taurus, then Gemini from 11:47LibraVirgo
2013Virgo, then Libra from 03:00ScorpioScorpio
2014AquariusScorpioLibra
2015Gemini, then Cancer from 00:22Libra, retrogradeLeo
2016ScorpioVirgoScorpio
2017Pisces, then Aries from 20:40LibraVirgo
2018LeoLibraScorpio
2019Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:44ScorpioLibra
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020TaurusScorpioVirgo
2021VirgoLibra, retrogradeScorpio
2022Capricorn, then Aquarius from 10:21VirgoLibra
2023GeminiVirgoLeo
2024Libra, then Scorpio from 11:23LibraScorpio
2025Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:07LibraVirgo

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 4 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,490 babies were born on October 4 each year. That makes it number 94 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% more 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 second part of Libra

Ruled by Uranus

Uranus brings an independent streak. You care about fairness on a big scale, and your relationships need room to breathe.

Read about the second decan of Libra

Questions about October 4

What zodiac sign is October 4?

If you were born on October 4, your Sun sign is Libra.

Is October 4 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Libra all day on October 4 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Libra.

What is the birthday star for October 4?

Every year on October 3, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Vindemiatrix. 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 4?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On October 4 2023 the Moon was in Gemini, and on October 4 2021 it was in Virgo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on October 4?

On October 4 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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