Born on September 22

September 22 zodiac sign

If you were born on September 22, your Sun sign is Virgo or Libra. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

The harvest season, gathering, sorting and making things whole.

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On September 22 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Virgo into the first degree of Libra.

In 5% of years the Sun had already reached Libra by midday on September 22 in Greenwich. Your exact birth year, time and place decide which side you were born on.

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, 8 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 22 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Virgo, the maiden, the constellation that gave Virgo its name.

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September 22 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving too. 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	Taurus, then Gemini from 05:06	Libra	Leo
1941	Libra	Libra	Scorpio
1942	Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:34	Libra	Virgo
1943	Cancer	Libra, retrograde	Virgo
1944	Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 23:17	Virgo	Libra
1945	Aries	Virgo	Leo
1946	Leo, then Virgo from 23:38	Libra	Scorpio
1947	Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:58	Libra	Libra
1948	Taurus	Libra	Leo
1949	Virgo, then Libra from 13:42	Libra, retrograde	Scorpio

The 1950s

Year	Moon	Mercury	Venus
1950	Aquarius	Virgo, retrograde	Virgo
1951	Gemini	Virgo	Virgo
1952	Libra, then Scorpio from 00:43	Virgo	Libra
1953	Pisces	Libra	Leo
1954	Cancer, then Leo from 00:04	Libra	Scorpio
1955	Sagittarius	Libra	Libra
1956	Aries, then Taurus from 17:01	Libra, retrograde	Leo
1957	Virgo	Virgo	Scorpio
1958	Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:04	Virgo	Virgo
1959	Taurus, then Gemini from 11:16	Libra	Leo

The 1960s

Year	Moon	Mercury	Venus
1960	Libra	Libra	Libra
1961	Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:36	Libra	Leo
1962	Cancer	Libra	Scorpio
1963	Scorpio	Virgo, retrograde	Libra
1964	Aries	Virgo	Leo
1965	Leo, then Virgo from 23:30	Virgo	Scorpio
1966	Capricorn	Libra	Virgo
1967	Taurus	Libra	Leo
1968	Virgo, then Libra from 12:00	Libra	Libra
1969	Aquarius	Libra, retrograde	Leo

The 1970s

Year	Moon	Mercury	Venus
1970	Gemini, then Cancer from 11:41	Virgo	Scorpio
1971	Libra, then Scorpio from 11:33	Virgo	Libra
1972	Pisces	Libra	Leo
1973	Cancer, then Leo from 00:57	Libra	Scorpio
1974	Sagittarius	Libra	Virgo
1975	Aries	Libra	Leo
1976	Virgo	Virgo, retrograde	Libra
1977	Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:12	Virgo	Leo
1978	Gemini	Virgo	Scorpio
1979	Libra	Libra	Libra

The 1980s

Year	Moon	Mercury	Venus
1980	Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:28	Libra	Leo
1981	Cancer	Libra	Scorpio
1982	Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:31	Libra, retrograde	Virgo
1983	Pisces, then Aries from 09:11	Virgo, retrograde	Leo
1984	Leo	Virgo	Libra
1985	Capricorn	Virgo	Virgo
1986	Taurus	Libra	Scorpio
1987	Virgo	Libra	Libra
1988	Aquarius	Libra	Leo
1989	Gemini, then Cancer from 03:51	Libra, retrograde	Scorpio

The 1990s

Year	Moon	Mercury	Venus
1990	Scorpio	Virgo	Virgo
1991	Pisces	Virgo	Leo
1992	Cancer, then Leo from 04:19	Libra	Libra
1993	Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:54	Libra	Virgo
1994	Aries, then Taurus from 13:48	Libra	Scorpio
1995	Leo, then Virgo from 08:02	Libra, retrograde	Libra
1996	Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:40	Virgo, retrograde	Leo
1997	Gemini	Virgo	Scorpio
1998	Libra	Virgo	Virgo
1999	Aquarius	Libra	Leo

The 2000s

Year	Moon	Mercury	Venus
2000	Cancer	Libra	Libra
2001	Sagittarius	Libra	Virgo
2002	Aries	Libra, retrograde	Scorpio
2003	Leo	Virgo	Libra
2004	Capricorn	Virgo	Leo
2005	Taurus, then Gemini from 17:07	Libra	Scorpio
2006	Virgo, then Libra from 13:07	Libra	Virgo
2007	Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:19	Libra	Leo
2008	Gemini, then Cancer from 05:49	Libra	Libra
2009	Scorpio	Virgo, retrograde	Virgo

The 2010s

Year	Moon	Mercury	Venus
2010	Pisces	Virgo	Scorpio
2011	Cancer	Virgo	Libra
2012	Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:21	Libra	Leo
2013	Taurus	Libra	Scorpio
2014	Virgo	Libra	Virgo
2015	Capricorn	Libra, retrograde	Leo
2016	Gemini	Virgo	Libra
2017	Libra, then Scorpio from 17:40	Virgo	Virgo
2018	Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:27	Libra	Scorpio
2019	Gemini, then Cancer from 04:50	Libra	Libra

The 2020s

Year	Moon	Mercury	Venus
2020	Sagittarius	Libra	Leo
2021	Aries	Libra	Scorpio
2022	Leo	Libra, retrograde	Virgo
2023	Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:21	Virgo	Leo
2024	Taurus, then Gemini from 10:25	Virgo	Libra
2025	Libra	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 September 22

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on September 22, Greenwich time.

1968, total solar eclipse at 11:18
2006, annular solar eclipse at 11:40

How common is a September 22 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,920 babies were born on September 22 each year. That makes it number 22 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 7% more than an average day.

See every birthday and sign ranked

The Virgo in you

Your gift

Devotion. You make the world work, one thoughtful fix at a time.

Your growing edge

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.

Read about the third decan of Virgo

Born after the Sun crossed into Libra? Your story belongs to Libra. Read your Libra birthday

When the Sun changed sign, year by year

Every year the Sun crossed from Virgo into Libra around September 22. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.

1932Sep 23, 06:16

1936Sep 23, 05:26

1937Sep 23, 11:12

1940Sep 23, 04:45

1941Sep 23, 10:32

1944Sep 23, 04:01

1945Sep 23, 09:49

1948Sep 23, 03:21

1949Sep 23, 09:05

1952Sep 23, 02:23

1953Sep 23, 08:06

1956Sep 23, 01:35

1957Sep 23, 07:25

1960Sep 23, 00:58

1961Sep 23, 06:42

1964Sep 23, 00:16

1965Sep 23, 06:05

1966Sep 23, 11:43

1968Sep 22, 23:26

1969Sep 23, 05:06

1970Sep 23, 10:59

1972Sep 22, 22:32

1973Sep 23, 04:21

1974Sep 23, 09:58

1976Sep 22, 21:48

1977Sep 23, 03:29

1978Sep 23, 09:25

1980Sep 22, 21:08

1981Sep 23, 03:04

1982Sep 23, 08:46

1984Sep 22, 20:33

1985Sep 23, 02:07

1986Sep 23, 07:59

1988Sep 22, 19:29

1989Sep 23, 01:19

1990Sep 23, 06:55

1992Sep 22, 18:42

1993Sep 23, 00:22

1994Sep 23, 06:19

1996Sep 22, 18:00

1997Sep 22, 23:55

1998Sep 23, 05:37

1999Sep 23, 11:31

2000Sep 22, 17:27

2001Sep 22, 23:04

2002Sep 23, 04:55

2003Sep 23, 10:46

2004Sep 22, 16:29

2005Sep 22, 22:22

2006Sep 23, 04:03

2007Sep 23, 09:51

2008Sep 22, 15:44

2009Sep 22, 21:19

2010Sep 23, 03:09

2011Sep 23, 09:04

2012Sep 22, 14:48

2013Sep 22, 20:43

2014Sep 23, 02:29

2015Sep 23, 08:20

2016Sep 22, 14:21

2017Sep 22, 20:01

2018Sep 23, 01:54

2019Sep 23, 07:49

2020Sep 22, 13:30

2021Sep 22, 19:20

2022Sep 23, 01:04

2023Sep 23, 06:49

2024Sep 22, 12:43

2025Sep 22, 18:19

2026Sep 23, 00:05

2027Sep 23, 06:01

2028Sep 22, 11:45

2029Sep 22, 17:37

2030Sep 22, 23:27

2031Sep 23, 05:15

2032Sep 22, 11:10

2033Sep 22, 16:51

2034Sep 22, 22:39

2035Sep 23, 04:38

2036Sep 22, 10:23

2037Sep 22, 16:12

2038Sep 22, 22:02

2039Sep 23, 03:49

2040Sep 22, 09:44

2041Sep 22, 15:26

2042Sep 22, 21:11

2043Sep 23, 03:06

2044Sep 22, 08:47

2045Sep 22, 14:32

2046Sep 22, 20:21

2047Sep 23, 02:08

2048Sep 22, 08:00

2049Sep 22, 13:42

2050Sep 22, 19:28

Questions about September 22

What zodiac sign is September 22?

If you were born on September 22, your Sun sign is Virgo or Libra. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

Is September 22 a cusp birthday?

Yes. The Sun moves from Virgo into Libra around this day, at a different hour each year, so people born on September 22 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.

What is the birthday star for September 22?

The Sun reaches Denebola on September 14 every year, 8 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 22?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On September 22 2025 the Moon was in Libra, and on September 22 2022 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 22?