October 24 zodiac sign
On October 24 the Sun usually stands at 0° Scorpio, the first degree of fixed water, though in some years it has not yet left Libra, so a birth chart settles which sign applies.
- Sun at 0°–3° Scorpio
- 1st decan · Mars (modern: Pluto)
- Cusp birthday
October 24 in profile
Astrology recognises no blend between signs: an October 24 birthday is either Scorpio or late Libra, depending on the year and time, and the table on this page has the computed answer. For most, the Sun is at 0° Scorpio, the opening of the Mars-ruled first decan (Pluto in modern rulership), where the sign is raw, focused and emphatic. For the minority still in Libra, it is at 29°, the anaretic degree, concentrated and urgent.
Decisions are deliberate and final. Early Scorpio rarely revisits a choice once made, while late Libra weighs things carefully and then commits without looking back. In meetings they listen more than they speak, then make one decisive suggestion. Their choices tend to be guided by instinct as much as logic, and they trust a gut feeling that has proved right before.
Clothes tend to be understated but intense: dark colours, a single statement piece, quality over quantity. Late Libra adds polish and harmony, early Scorpio adds mystery. At home they like rooms with depth: candles, art with a story, a corner to retreat to. Visitors notice one striking object before anything else. The useful habit is letting others in on the meaning behind their choices, so their taste invites people closer.
Libra or Scorpio?
The Sun moves from Libra into Scorpio around October 24, and the exact moment shifts from year to year. Between 1930 and 2040 it happened during the UTC day of October 24 in 18 years out of 111, at a median of 03:29 UTC. In 93 years it was already Scorpio all day. So an October 24 birthday is Libra or Scorpio depending on the year and the time, never a blend of the two.
The Sun on October 24, year by year (UTC)
- 1970Scorpio all day
- 1971Scorpio from 01:53
- 1972Scorpio all day
- 1973Scorpio all day
- 1974Scorpio all day
- 1975Scorpio from 01:06
- 1976Scorpio all day
- 1977Scorpio all day
- 1978Scorpio all day
- 1979Scorpio from 00:28
- 1980Scorpio all day
- 1981Scorpio all day
- 1982Scorpio all day
- 1983Scorpio all day
- 1984Scorpio all day
- 1985Scorpio all day
- 1986Scorpio all day
- 1987Scorpio all day
- 1988Scorpio all day
- 1989Scorpio all day
- 1990Scorpio all day
- 1991Scorpio all day
- 1992Scorpio all day
- 1993Scorpio all day
- 1994Scorpio all day
- 1995Scorpio all day
- 1996Scorpio all day
- 1997Scorpio all day
- 1998Scorpio all day
- 1999Scorpio all day
- 2000Scorpio all day
- 2001Scorpio all day
- 2002Scorpio all day
- 2003Scorpio all day
- 2004Scorpio all day
- 2005Scorpio all day
- 2006Scorpio all day
- 2007Scorpio all day
- 2008Scorpio all day
- 2009Scorpio all day
- 2010Scorpio all day
- 2011Scorpio all day
- 2012Scorpio all day
- 2013Scorpio all day
- 2014Scorpio all day
- 2015Scorpio all day
- 2016Scorpio all day
- 2017Scorpio all day
- 2018Scorpio all day
- 2019Scorpio all day
- 2020Scorpio all day
- 2021Scorpio all day
- 2022Scorpio all day
- 2023Scorpio all day
- 2024Scorpio all day
- 2025Scorpio all day
- 2026Scorpio all day
- 2027Scorpio all day
- 2028Scorpio all day
- 2029Scorpio all day
- 2030Scorpio all day
Calculated by Lunonis from the same ephemeris code as our charts (astronomy-engine, checked against Swiss Ephemeris): geocentric, tropical zodiac, true equinox of date. Times are UTC: add or subtract your time zone’s offset, which can move the change to the day before or after.
Your Moon sign depends on the year
The Sun is in the same place on October 24 every year; the Moon is not. It changes sign every two and a half days, so people who share this birthday can have any of the twelve Moon signs. Here is where it was on October 24 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Sagittarius
- 2018Aries → Taurus
- 2019Virgo
- 2020Aquarius
- 2021Gemini
- 2022Libra
- 2023Aquarius → Pisces
- 2024Cancer → Leo
- 2025Scorpio → Sagittarius
- 2026Aries
Compatible signs for a Scorpio
Sun-sign compatibility starts from the element. Scorpio gets on most easily with its own element and with the two sextile signs, and feels the strongest pull from its opposite. The full charts decide how a real pairing feels.
A gift for an October 24 birthday
A heavy glass candle with a dark, smoky scent, or a small artwork whose story the giver can tell, chosen for depth over prettiness.
Asked about October 24
What zodiac sign is October 24?
October 24 can be Libra or Scorpio. The Sun changed from Libra to Scorpio during this date in 18 of the 111 years from 1930 to 2040, so the answer depends on the birth year, time and place. The year-by-year list above shows when; a birth chart gives the exact answer.
Is October 24 a cusp birthday?
Yes. October 24 is one of the days the Sun leaves Libra for Scorpio. People call it the Libra–Scorpio cusp, but there is no blended sign: someone born before the change is Libra, after it Scorpio.
What decan is October 24?
October 24 falls in the 1st decan of Scorpio. In the triplicity system we use, that decan belongs to Scorpio and its ruler Mars (modern: Pluto), which colours the Scorpio Sun with a little of Scorpio.
Your birthday is only the Sun
An October 24 birthday tells you where the Sun was. The Moon, the Rising sign and eight more planets each sit somewhere of their own, and they depend on the year, the hour and the place. The free calculator shows all of them.