Born on September 8
September 8 zodiac sign
If you were born on September 8, your Sun sign is Virgo.
The harvest season, gathering, sorting and making things whole.
On September 8 the Sun stands between 14° and 17° 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 8, 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
The Sun reaches Zosma on September 4 every year, 4 days before 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 8 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 8 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Virgo on September 8, 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 | Sagittarius | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1941 | Aries | Libra | Libra |
| 1942 | Leo | Libra | Leo |
| 1943 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:14 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1944 | Taurus, then Gemini from 06:14 | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1945 | Libra | Leo | Leo |
| 1946 | Aquarius | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1947 | Gemini | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1948 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:52 | Libra | Cancer |
| 1949 | Pisces, then Aries from 17:13 | Libra | Libra |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Cancer, then Leo from 12:34 | Libra, retrograde | Leo |
| 1951 | Sagittarius | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1952 | Taurus | Virgo | Libra |
| 1953 | Virgo | Virgo | Leo |
| 1954 | Capricorn | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1955 | Taurus, then Gemini from 04:59 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1956 | Libra, then Scorpio from 03:27 | Libra | Leo |
| 1957 | Pisces | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1958 | Cancer | Leo | Leo |
| 1959 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 18:21 | Virgo | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Aries, then Taurus from 21:45 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1961 | Leo, then Virgo from 16:05 | Libra | Leo |
| 1962 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:20 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1963 | Taurus | Libra, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1964 | Libra | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1965 | Aquarius | Leo | Libra |
| 1966 | Gemini | Virgo | Leo |
| 1967 | Scorpio | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1968 | Pisces, then Aries from 02:49 | Libra | Libra |
| 1969 | Leo | Libra | Leo |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Sagittarius | Virgo, retrograde | Scorpio |
| 1971 | Aries, then Taurus from 08:38 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1972 | Virgo, then Libra from 21:37 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1973 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:31 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1974 | Taurus, then Gemini from 06:37 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1975 | Libra, then Scorpio from 22:46 | Libra | Leo |
| 1976 | Pisces | Libra | Libra |
| 1977 | Cancer | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1978 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:40 | Leo | Scorpio |
| 1979 | Aries | Virgo | Virgo |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Leo, then Virgo from 00:31 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1981 | Capricorn | Libra | Libra |
| 1982 | Taurus | Libra | Virgo |
| 1983 | Virgo, then Libra from 04:14 | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1984 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:25 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1985 | Gemini, then Cancer from 18:11 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1986 | Scorpio | Virgo | Scorpio |
| 1987 | Pisces, then Aries from 19:34 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1988 | Leo | Libra | Leo |
| 1989 | Sagittarius | Libra | Libra |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Aries, then Taurus from 10:56 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1991 | Virgo | Leo | Leo |
| 1992 | Aquarius | Virgo | Libra |
| 1993 | Gemini | Virgo | Leo |
| 1994 | Libra | Libra | Scorpio |
| 1995 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:08 | Libra | Virgo |
| 1996 | Cancer, then Leo from 17:54 | Libra, retrograde | Leo |
| 1997 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:55 | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1998 | Aries | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1999 | Leo, then Virgo from 15:57 | Virgo | Leo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Capricorn | Libra | Libra |
| 2001 | Taurus | Libra | Leo |
| 2002 | Virgo, then Libra from 03:57 | Libra | Scorpio |
| 2003 | Aquarius | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2004 | Cancer | Leo | Leo |
| 2005 | Scorpio | Virgo | Libra |
| 2006 | Pisces, then Aries from 18:23 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 2007 | Leo | Libra | Leo |
| 2008 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:45 | Libra | Libra |
| 2009 | Aries, then Taurus from 10:18 | Libra, retrograde | Leo |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Virgo | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 2011 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:43 | Leo | Virgo |
| 2012 | Gemini | Virgo | Leo |
| 2013 | Libra | Virgo | Libra |
| 2014 | Pisces | Libra | Virgo |
| 2015 | Cancer | Libra | Leo |
| 2016 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:20 | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 2017 | Aries | Leo | Leo |
| 2018 | Leo, then Virgo from 14:30 | Virgo | Libra |
| 2019 | Capricorn | Virgo | Virgo |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Taurus, then Gemini from 21:28 | Libra | Leo |
| 2021 | Virgo, then Libra from 03:21 | Libra | Libra |
| 2022 | Aquarius | Libra | Virgo |
| 2023 | Gemini, then Cancer from 05:00 | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 2024 | Scorpio | Leo | Libra |
| 2025 | Pisces, then Aries from 18:38 | 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
How common is a September 8 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,992 babies were born on September 8 each year. That makes it number 13 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 8% more than an average day.
See every birthday and sign ranked
More from our studies: The rarest rising sign, city by city · How rare is your Big Three? · Were you born with Mercury retrograde?
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 8
What zodiac sign is September 8?
If you were born on September 8, your Sun sign is Virgo.
Is September 8 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Virgo all day on September 8 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Virgo.
What is the birthday star for September 8?
The Sun reaches Zosma on September 4 every year, 4 days before 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 8?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On September 8 2024 the Moon was in Scorpio, and on September 8 2022 it was in Aquarius. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on September 8?
On September 8 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.
Everything about VirgoExact Virgo dates every yearAll birthdays
Your Sun sign is one star in a whole sky. Your Moon and rising sign tell the rest of your story.
See my birth chart