Born on September 1
September 1 zodiac sign
If you were born on September 1, your Sun sign is Virgo.
The harvest season, gathering, sorting and making things whole.
On September 1 the Sun stands between 7° and 10° Virgo, in the 1st decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Virgo for the whole of September 1, 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
Zosma
Zosma gets its yearly visit from the Sun on September 4, 3 days after your birthday. The back of the Lion. A star for people who carry weight for others, and grow strong doing it.
Zosma sits at 11° Virgo.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On September 1 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Leo, the lion, even though the sign is Virgo. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.
September 1 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Virgo on September 1, 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 | Leo, then Virgo from 12:57 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1941 | Capricorn | Virgo | Libra |
| 1942 | Taurus, then Gemini from 20:41 | Libra | Leo |
| 1943 | Virgo, then Libra from 18:34 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1944 | Aquarius | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1945 | Cancer | Leo | Leo |
| 1946 | Scorpio | Leo | Libra |
| 1947 | Pisces | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1948 | Leo | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1949 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:05 | Libra | Libra |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Aries, then Taurus from 02:19 | Libra | Leo |
| 1951 | Virgo | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1952 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:03 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1953 | Gemini | Virgo | Leo |
| 1954 | Libra, then Scorpio from 22:49 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1955 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:23 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1956 | Cancer, then Leo from 23:14 | Libra | Cancer |
| 1957 | Sagittarius | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1958 | Aries | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1959 | Leo | Leo | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Capricorn | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1961 | Taurus, then Gemini from 05:53 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1962 | Virgo, then Libra from 03:01 | Libra | Libra |
| 1963 | Aquarius | Libra | Virgo |
| 1964 | Gemini, then Cancer from 00:14 | Virgo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1965 | Scorpio | Leo | Libra |
| 1966 | Pisces, then Aries from 22:28 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1967 | Cancer, then Leo from 14:09 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1968 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:22 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1969 | Taurus | Libra | Leo |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Virgo | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1971 | Capricorn | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1972 | Gemini | Leo | Cancer |
| 1973 | Libra, then Scorpio from 05:18 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1974 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:30 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1975 | Cancer | Libra | Virgo |
| 1976 | Sagittarius | Libra | Virgo |
| 1977 | Aries | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1978 | Leo, then Virgo from 20:47 | Leo | Libra |
| 1979 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:34 | Leo | Virgo |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Taurus, then Gemini from 01:50 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1981 | Libra | Virgo | Libra |
| 1982 | Aquarius | Libra | Leo |
| 1983 | Gemini | Libra | Leo |
| 1984 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:30 | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1985 | Pisces, then Aries from 05:42 | Leo | Leo |
| 1986 | Cancer, then Leo from 01:09 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1987 | Sagittarius | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1988 | Taurus | Libra | Cancer |
| 1989 | Virgo | Libra | Libra |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 20:51 | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1991 | Taurus, then Gemini from 03:03 | Leo | Leo |
| 1992 | Scorpio | Leo | Libra |
| 1993 | Pisces | Virgo | Leo |
| 1994 | Cancer | Virgo | Libra |
| 1995 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:57 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1996 | Aries, then Taurus from 12:20 | Libra | Cancer |
| 1997 | Leo, then Virgo from 04:27 | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1998 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:23 | Leo | Leo |
| 1999 | Taurus | Virgo | Leo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Libra | Virgo | Libra |
| 2001 | Aquarius | Libra | Leo |
| 2002 | Gemini, then Cancer from 21:15 | Libra | Libra |
| 2003 | Scorpio | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2004 | Aries | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2005 | Leo | Leo | Libra |
| 2006 | Sagittarius | Virgo | Leo |
| 2007 | Aries, then Taurus from 05:36 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2008 | Virgo, then Libra from 11:45 | Libra | Libra |
| 2009 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:43 | Libra | Leo |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Taurus, then Gemini from 00:20 | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 2011 | Libra, then Scorpio from 18:48 | Leo | Virgo |
| 2012 | Pisces | Virgo | Cancer |
| 2013 | Cancer | Virgo | Libra |
| 2014 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:17 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2015 | Aries | Libra | Leo |
| 2016 | Virgo | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 2017 | Capricorn | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
| 2018 | Taurus | Leo | Libra |
| 2019 | Libra | Virgo | Virgo |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:35 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 2021 | Gemini, then Cancer from 05:26 | Libra | Libra |
| 2022 | Scorpio | Libra | Leo |
| 2023 | Pisces, then Aries from 13:25 | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 2024 | Leo | Leo | Libra |
| 2025 | Sagittarius | Leo | Leo |
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 September 1
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on September 1, Greenwich time.
- 1951, annular solar eclipse at 12:51
- 2016, annular solar eclipse at 09:06
How common is a September 1 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,930 babies were born on September 1 each year. That makes it number 250 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% fewer than an average day.
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The Virgo in you
Devotion. You make the world work, one thoughtful fix at a time.
Perfection. The bar you hold yourself to can be higher than anyone ever asked.
Your decan, the first part of Virgo
Ruled by Mercury
Mercury runs the sign and this decan too, which may explain the colour coded notes. Precise, perceptive and quietly witty, you understand things by taking them apart.
Questions about September 1
What zodiac sign is September 1?
If you were born on September 1, your Sun sign is Virgo.
Is September 1 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Virgo all day on September 1 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Virgo.
What is the birthday star for September 1?
Zosma gets its yearly visit from the Sun on September 4, 3 days after your birthday. The back of the Lion. A star for people who carry weight for others, and grow strong doing it.
What was the Moon sign on September 1?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On September 1 2025 the Moon was in Sagittarius, and on September 1 2024 it was in Leo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on September 1?
On September 1 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Leo, the lion, even though the sign is Virgo. 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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