October 29 zodiac sign
At around 5° of the sign, October 29 carries the Sun through the heart of the first Scorpio decan, where Mars and Pluto shape a taste for privacy, depth and things that last.
Sun signScorpio
- Sun at 4°–8° Scorpio
- 1st decan · Mars (modern: Pluto)
October 29 in profile
Scorpio at 5° is still young in its season, emphatic and direct about what it values. The first decan doubles the sign’s emphasis, with Scorpio as sub-sign and Mars as sub-ruler (Pluto in modern astrology). An October 29 Scorpio cares about authenticity and dislikes anything fake or showy. They are drawn to objects and places with history, and they want their surroundings to protect their private life. The water element makes them sensitive to atmosphere, the fixed modality loyal to what they choose.
Dark, tailored and functional is the usual look: black or deep red, good boots, nothing that shouts. They prefer vintage over new and can tell the story of each piece they own. In design they like weight and texture, such as velvet, iron and old wood. They rarely follow trends and are puzzled by people who change their look often.
Home is a refuge. Curtains are thick, the door is often closed, and guests are few but well looked after. In the family they are the keeper of memories and secrets, the one who knows what happened decades ago. They protect relatives fiercely. The growth edge is letting new people into the circle, since a home that only shelters can start to feel like a fortress.
Scorpio all day
In every year from 1930 to 2040 the Sun was in Scorpio for the whole of October 29, in every time zone. This is not a cusp birthday: the nearest changes of sign fall around October 24 and November 21.
Your Moon sign depends on the year
The Sun is in the same place on October 29 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 29 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Aquarius → Pisces
- 2018Cancer
- 2019Scorpio → Sagittarius
- 2020Aries
- 2021Leo
- 2022Sagittarius → Capricorn
- 2023Taurus
- 2024Virgo → Libra
- 2025Capricorn → Aquarius
- 2026Gemini
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 29 birthday
A vintage piece with a documented history, such as an old map, a restored lamp or a first edition, something with a story worth keeping.
Asked about October 29
What zodiac sign is October 29?
October 29 is Scorpio in every year: the Sun is at about 4°–8° Scorpio that day, in the sign’s 1st decan.
Is October 29 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is well inside Scorpio on October 29. The cusp days, when the Sun changes sign, fall around October 24 and November 21. Astrology has no blended cusp signs anyway: at any moment the Sun is in one sign.
What decan is October 29?
October 29 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 29 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.