Born on September 12
September 12 zodiac sign
If you were born on September 12, your Sun sign is Virgo.
The harvest season, gathering, sorting and making things whole.
On September 12 the Sun stands between 18° and 20° Virgo, in the 2nd decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Virgo for the whole of September 12, 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
Denebola
Denebola gets its yearly visit from the Sun on September 14, 2 days after your birthday. The tip of the Lion's tail. Its people walk their own way and think thoughts nobody else is thinking yet.
Denebola sits at 21° Virgo.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On September 12 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 12 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Virgo on September 12, 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 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 04:52 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1941 | Taurus, then Gemini from 02:06 | Libra | Libra |
| 1942 | Libra | Libra | Virgo |
| 1943 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:47 | Libra, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1944 | Cancer, then Leo from 22:51 | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1945 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:38 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1946 | Pisces, then Aries from 06:49 | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1947 | Leo | Libra | Virgo |
| 1948 | Capricorn | Libra | Leo |
| 1949 | Taurus | Libra | Libra |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Virgo, then Libra from 22:28 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1951 | Aquarius | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1952 | Gemini, then Cancer from 01:24 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1953 | Libra, then Scorpio from 02:06 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1954 | Pisces | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1955 | Cancer, then Leo from 11:02 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1956 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 21:46 | Libra | Leo |
| 1957 | Aries, then Taurus from 20:57 | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1958 | Leo, then Virgo from 03:20 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1959 | Capricorn | Virgo | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Gemini | Libra | Libra |
| 1961 | Libra | Libra | Leo |
| 1962 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:02 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1963 | Cancer | Libra, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1964 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:48 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1965 | Aries | Virgo | Libra |
| 1966 | Leo | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1967 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 00:43 | Libra | Leo |
| 1968 | Taurus, then Gemini from 23:55 | Libra | Libra |
| 1969 | Virgo, then Libra from 17:02 | Libra | Leo |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Aquarius | Virgo, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 1971 | Gemini, then Cancer from 15:21 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1972 | Scorpio | Virgo | Leo |
| 1973 | Pisces | Virgo | Libra |
| 1974 | Cancer, then Leo from 13:55 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1975 | Sagittarius | Libra | Leo |
| 1976 | Aries, then Taurus from 04:30 | Libra, retrograde | Libra |
| 1977 | Virgo | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1978 | Capricorn | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1979 | Gemini | Virgo | Virgo |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Libra | Libra | Leo |
| 1981 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:34 | Libra | Libra |
| 1982 | Cancer | Libra | Virgo |
| 1983 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:08 | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1984 | Aries | Virgo | Libra |
| 1985 | Leo | Virgo | Leo |
| 1986 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 03:28 | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1987 | Taurus | Libra | Virgo |
| 1988 | Virgo, then Libra from 03:51 | Libra | Leo |
| 1989 | Aquarius | Libra, retrograde | Libra |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Gemini, then Cancer from 15:53 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1991 | Scorpio | Virgo | Leo |
| 1992 | Pisces, then Aries from 23:03 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1993 | Cancer, then Leo from 12:52 | Libra | Leo |
| 1994 | Sagittarius | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1995 | Aries, then Taurus from 11:22 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1996 | Virgo | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1997 | Capricorn | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1998 | Gemini | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1999 | Libra | Virgo | Leo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:35 | Libra | Libra |
| 2001 | Cancer | Libra | Leo |
| 2002 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:45 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2003 | Aries | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2004 | Leo, then Virgo from 21:17 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2005 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:57 | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 2006 | Taurus, then Gemini from 21:00 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 2007 | Virgo, then Libra from 11:32 | Libra | Leo |
| 2008 | Aquarius | Libra | Libra |
| 2009 | Gemini, then Cancer from 20:20 | Libra, retrograde | Leo |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Scorpio | Virgo, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 2011 | Pisces | Virgo | Virgo |
| 2012 | Cancer, then Leo from 03:01 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2013 | Sagittarius | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2014 | Aries, then Taurus from 01:17 | Libra | Virgo |
| 2015 | Virgo | Libra | Leo |
| 2016 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 21:29 | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 2017 | Gemini | Virgo | Leo |
| 2018 | Libra, then Scorpio from 18:16 | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 2019 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:52 | Virgo | Virgo |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cancer | Libra | Leo |
| 2021 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:35 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2022 | Aries | Libra, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2023 | Leo | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 2024 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:38 | Virgo | Libra |
| 2025 | Taurus, then Gemini from 21:39 | Virgo | 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 12
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on September 12, Greenwich time.
- 1931, partial solar eclipse at 04:40
- 1950, total solar eclipse at 03:38
- 2034, annular solar eclipse at 16:18
How common is a September 12 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 12,224 babies were born on September 12 each year. That makes it number 3 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 10% more 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 second part of Virgo
Ruled by Saturn
Saturn brings discipline and long patience. You are dependable to the core, and your work tends to stand the test of time.
Questions about September 12
What zodiac sign is September 12?
If you were born on September 12, your Sun sign is Virgo.
Is September 12 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Virgo all day on September 12 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Virgo.
What is the birthday star for September 12?
Denebola gets its yearly visit from the Sun on September 14, 2 days after your birthday. The tip of the Lion's tail. Its people walk their own way and think thoughts nobody else is thinking yet.
What was the Moon sign on September 12?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On September 12 2023 the Moon was in Leo, and on September 12 2022 it was in Aries. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on September 12?
On September 12 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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