Born on September 26

September 26 zodiac sign

If you were born on September 26, your Sun sign is Libra.

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

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On September 26 the Sun stands between 1° and 4° Libra, in the 1st decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Libra for the whole of September 26, 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

Vindemiatrix gets its yearly visit from the Sun on October 3, 7 days after your birthday. 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 September 26 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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September 26 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Libra on September 26, 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
1940Cancer, then Leo from 21:09LibraLeo
1941SagittariusLibraScorpio
1942Aries, then Taurus from 19:35LibraVirgo
1943Leo, then Virgo from 13:31Virgo, retrogradeVirgo
1944CapricornVirgoLibra
1945GeminiVirgoVirgo
1946LibraLibraScorpio
1947AquariusLibraLibra
1948CancerLibraLeo
1949Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:21Libra, retrogradeScorpio
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950AriesVirgoVirgo
1951LeoVirgoVirgo
1952Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 14:06LibraLibra
1953TaurusLibraVirgo
1954Virgo, then Libra from 18:11LibraScorpio
1955Capricorn, then Aquarius from 15:08LibraLibra
1956GeminiLibra, retrogradeLeo
1957ScorpioVirgoScorpio
1958PiscesVirgoVirgo
1959CancerLibraVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960SagittariusLibraLibra
1961Aries, then Taurus from 10:42LibraVirgo
1962VirgoLibra, retrogradeScorpio
1963CapricornVirgo, retrogradeLibra
1964Taurus, then Gemini from 02:46VirgoLeo
1965LibraLibraScorpio
1966Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:49LibraVirgo
1967Gemini, then Cancer from 15:46LibraLeo
1968Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:31LibraLibra
1969AriesLibra, retrogradeVirgo
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970LeoVirgoScorpio
1971SagittariusVirgoLibra
1972TaurusLibraLeo
1973Virgo, then Libra from 08:01LibraScorpio
1974AquariusLibraVirgo
1975GeminiLibraLeo
1976ScorpioVirgo, retrogradeScorpio
1977PiscesVirgoVirgo
1978Cancer, then Leo from 16:02VirgoScorpio
1979Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:36LibraLibra
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Aries, then Taurus from 08:53LibraLeo
1981VirgoLibraScorpio
1982CapricornLibra, retrogradeVirgo
1983TaurusVirgoLeo
1984Libra, then Scorpio from 23:04VirgoScorpio
1985Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:51LibraVirgo
1986CancerLibraScorpio
1987ScorpioLibraLibra
1988AriesLibraLeo
1989Leo, then Virgo from 20:33Libra, retrogradeScorpio
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:37VirgoVirgo
1991Aries, then Taurus from 04:00VirgoLeo
1992Virgo, then Libra from 04:56LibraScorpio
1993AquariusLibraVirgo
1994GeminiLibraScorpio
1995Libra, then Scorpio from 19:21Libra, retrogradeLibra
1996Pisces, then Aries from 19:46Virgo, retrogradeLeo
1997LeoVirgoScorpio
1998SagittariusLibraVirgo
1999AriesLibraLeo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000VirgoLibraScorpio
2001Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:05LibraVirgo
2002Taurus, then Gemini from 18:27Libra, retrogradeScorpio
2003LibraVirgoLibra
2004PiscesVirgoLeo
2005CancerLibraScorpio
2006ScorpioLibraVirgo
2007Pisces, then Aries from 14:23LibraLeo
2008Leo, then Virgo from 13:52Libra, retrogradeScorpio
2009CapricornVirgo, retrogradeVirgo
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010TaurusVirgoScorpio
2011VirgoLibraLibra
2012AquariusLibraLeo
2013Gemini, then Cancer from 19:25LibraScorpio
2014Libra, then Scorpio from 14:30LibraVirgo
2015PiscesLibra, retrogradeLeo
2016LeoVirgoScorpio
2017SagittariusVirgoVirgo
2018AriesLibraScorpio
2019Leo, then Virgo from 10:37LibraLibra
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:08LibraLeo
2021Taurus, then Gemini from 00:37LibraScorpio
2022LibraVirgo, retrogradeVirgo
2023AquariusVirgoLeo
2024Cancer, then Leo from 22:48LibraScorpio
2025Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:38LibraVirgo

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 26

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on September 26, Greenwich time.

  • 1931, total lunar eclipse at 19:48
  • 1950, total lunar eclipse at 04:16

How common is a September 26 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,993 babies were born on September 26 each year. That makes it number 12 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 8% 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 first part of Libra

Ruled by Venus

Venus gets double billing here, as ruler of Libra and of its first decan. Charming, artistic and deeply relational, you are most yourself in good company.

Read about the first decan of Libra

Questions about September 26

What zodiac sign is September 26?

If you were born on September 26, your Sun sign is Libra.

Is September 26 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Libra all day on September 26 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Libra.

What is the birthday star for September 26?

Vindemiatrix gets its yearly visit from the Sun on October 3, 7 days after your birthday. 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 September 26?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On September 26 2023 the Moon was in Aquarius, and on September 26 2022 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 26?

On September 26 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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