Born on September 17
September 17 zodiac sign
If you were born on September 17, your Sun sign is Virgo.
The harvest season, gathering, sorting and making things whole.
On September 17 the Sun stands between 23° and 25° Virgo, in the 3rd decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Virgo for the whole of September 17, 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
The Sun reaches Denebola on September 14 every year, 3 days before 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 17 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Virgo, the maiden, the constellation that gave Virgo its name.
September 17 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Virgo on September 17, 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 | Pisces, then Aries from 03:43 | Libra | Leo |
| 1941 | Leo | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1942 | Sagittarius | Libra | Virgo |
| 1943 | Taurus | Libra, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1944 | Virgo, then Libra from 23:48 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1945 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:20 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1946 | Gemini | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1947 | Libra, then Scorpio from 14:11 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1948 | Pisces | Libra | Leo |
| 1949 | Cancer | Libra | Scorpio |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:13 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1951 | Aries | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1952 | Leo, then Virgo from 02:42 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1953 | Capricorn | Libra | Leo |
| 1954 | Taurus, then Gemini from 14:55 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1955 | Libra | Libra | Virgo |
| 1956 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:34 | Libra, retrograde | Leo |
| 1957 | Gemini, then Cancer from 14:50 | Virgo, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 1958 | Scorpio | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1959 | Pisces, then Aries from 13:17 | Virgo | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Leo | Libra | Libra |
| 1961 | Sagittarius | Libra | Leo |
| 1962 | Taurus | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1963 | Virgo | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1964 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:48 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1965 | Gemini | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1966 | Libra, then Scorpio from 08:34 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1967 | Pisces | Libra | Leo |
| 1968 | Cancer, then Leo from 23:26 | Libra | Libra |
| 1969 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:42 | Libra, retrograde | Leo |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Aries | Virgo, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 1971 | Leo, then Virgo from 10:29 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1972 | Capricorn | Virgo | Leo |
| 1973 | Taurus, then Gemini from 18:48 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1974 | Libra | Libra | Virgo |
| 1975 | Aquarius | Libra | Leo |
| 1976 | Gemini, then Cancer from 05:07 | Libra, retrograde | Libra |
| 1977 | Scorpio | Virgo | Leo |
| 1978 | Pisces, then Aries from 05:50 | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1979 | Leo | Virgo | Libra |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:45 | Libra | Leo |
| 1981 | Taurus | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1982 | Virgo, then Libra from 22:03 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1983 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:46 | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1984 | Gemini | Virgo | Libra |
| 1985 | Libra, then Scorpio from 09:17 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1986 | Pisces | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1987 | Cancer | Libra | Libra |
| 1988 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:26 | Libra | Leo |
| 1989 | Aries, then Taurus from 23:23 | Libra, retrograde | Scorpio |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Leo, then Virgo from 01:19 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1991 | Capricorn | Virgo | Leo |
| 1992 | Taurus, then Gemini from 18:40 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1993 | Libra | Libra | Leo |
| 1994 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 17:32 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1995 | Gemini, then Cancer from 10:16 | Libra | Libra |
| 1996 | Scorpio | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1997 | Pisces, then Aries from 04:25 | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1998 | Leo | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1999 | Sagittarius | Libra | Leo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Taurus | Libra | Libra |
| 2001 | Virgo, then Libra from 19:00 | Libra | Leo |
| 2002 | Aquarius | Libra, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 2003 | Gemini | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 2004 | Libra, then Scorpio from 10:26 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2005 | Pisces | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 2006 | Cancer, then Leo from 12:16 | Libra | Virgo |
| 2007 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:21 | Libra | Leo |
| 2008 | Aries | Libra | Libra |
| 2009 | Virgo | Libra, retrograde | Leo |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Capricorn | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 2011 | Taurus | Virgo | Libra |
| 2012 | Libra | Libra | Leo |
| 2013 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 13:58 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2014 | Cancer | Libra | Virgo |
| 2015 | Scorpio | Libra | Leo |
| 2016 | Pisces, then Aries from 04:23 | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 2017 | Leo | Virgo | Leo |
| 2018 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:08 | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 2019 | Aries, then Taurus from 10:31 | Libra | Libra |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Virgo, then Libra from 18:56 | Libra | Leo |
| 2021 | Aquarius | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2022 | Gemini | Libra, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2023 | Libra | Virgo | Leo |
| 2024 | Pisces | Virgo | Libra |
| 2025 | Cancer, then Leo from 05:20 | 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 17
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on September 17, Greenwich time.
- 1959, penumbral lunar eclipse at 01:02
How common is a September 17 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 12,148 babies were born on September 17 each year. That makes it number 4 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 9% 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 third part of Virgo
Ruled by Venus
Venus softens Virgo with a love of beauty and comfort. You care for people through practical gifts, good food and a lovingly kept home.
Questions about September 17
What zodiac sign is September 17?
If you were born on September 17, your Sun sign is Virgo.
Is September 17 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Virgo all day on September 17 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Virgo.
What is the birthday star for September 17?
The Sun reaches Denebola on September 14 every year, 3 days before 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 17?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On September 17 2024 the Moon was in Pisces, and on September 17 2023 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 September 17?
On September 17 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Virgo, the maiden, the constellation that gave Virgo its name.
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