September 22 zodiac sign
September 22 is a true cusp date, Virgo or Libra by year and time, and the Virgo version holds the anaretic 29th degree, where the sign’s lessons concentrate before the change.
- Sun at 28°–30° Virgo
- 3rd decan · Venus
- Cusp birthday
September 22 in profile
There is no blended cusp sign in astrology: someone born on this date is either Virgo or Libra, and the cusp table on this page shows which applies by year. Most years give Virgo at its final, anaretic degree, in the Venus-ruled third decan. That last degree carries urgency and refinement. In some years the Sun has already crossed into Libra, its first degree raw, sociable and ruled by Venus twice. Both versions share Venus as the governing influence of their decans, and with it a taste for harmony.
Ambition is precise and quietly elegant. The Virgo version aims to perfect a craft; the Libra version aims to build partnerships that carry them further. Both like to rise through skill and good relationships rather than force. In a job interview they arrive prepared, speak courteously and send a thoughtful follow-up note. Titles matter less to them than respect from people whose work they admire.
First impressions are polished. A September 22 birthday tends to look put together, listen well and ask good questions. Virgo makes them observant, Libra makes them charming, and the mix is someone people remember as pleasant and capable. The growth edge is speaking more of their own opinion early on, rather than mirroring the room.
Virgo or Libra?
The Sun moves from Virgo into Libra around September 22, and the exact moment shifts from year to year. Between 1930 and 2040 it happened during the UTC day of September 22 in 33 years out of 111, at a median of 18:43 UTC (20:33 UTC in births from 1980 to 2010). In 78 years the whole day was still Virgo. So a September 22 birthday is Virgo or Libra depending on the year and the time, never a blend of the two.
The Sun on September 22, year by year (UTC)
- 1970Virgo all day
- 1971Virgo all day
- 1972Libra from 22:33
- 1973Virgo all day
- 1974Virgo all day
- 1975Virgo all day
- 1976Libra from 21:49
- 1977Virgo all day
- 1978Virgo all day
- 1979Virgo all day
- 1980Libra from 21:09
- 1981Virgo all day
- 1982Virgo all day
- 1983Virgo all day
- 1984Libra from 20:33
- 1985Virgo all day
- 1986Virgo all day
- 1987Virgo all day
- 1988Libra from 19:29
- 1989Virgo all day
- 1990Virgo all day
- 1991Virgo all day
- 1992Libra from 18:43
- 1993Virgo all day
- 1994Virgo all day
- 1995Virgo all day
- 1996Libra from 18:00
- 1997Libra from 23:56
- 1998Virgo all day
- 1999Virgo all day
- 2000Libra from 17:28
- 2001Libra from 23:05
- 2002Virgo all day
- 2003Virgo all day
- 2004Libra from 16:30
- 2005Libra from 22:23
- 2006Virgo all day
- 2007Virgo all day
- 2008Libra from 15:45
- 2009Libra from 21:19
- 2010Virgo all day
- 2011Virgo all day
- 2012Libra from 14:49
- 2013Libra from 20:44
- 2014Virgo all day
- 2015Virgo all day
- 2016Libra from 14:21
- 2017Libra from 20:02
- 2018Virgo all day
- 2019Virgo all day
- 2020Libra from 13:31
- 2021Libra from 19:21
- 2022Virgo all day
- 2023Virgo all day
- 2024Libra from 12:44
- 2025Libra from 18:20
- 2026Virgo all day
- 2027Virgo all day
- 2028Libra from 11:45
- 2029Libra from 17:38
- 2030Libra from 23:27
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 September 22 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 September 22 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Libra → Scorpio
- 2018Aquarius → Pisces
- 2019Gemini → Cancer
- 2020Sagittarius
- 2021Aries
- 2022Leo
- 2023Sagittarius → Capricorn
- 2024Taurus → Gemini
- 2025Libra
- 2026Aquarius
Compatible signs for a Virgo
Sun-sign compatibility starts from the element. Virgo gets on most easily with its own element and with the two sextile signs, and feels the strongest pull from its opposite. For a September 22 birthday, in the Taurus decan, Taurus is a natural match. The full charts decide how a real pairing feels.
A gift for a September 22 birthday
A tailored item that fits perfectly, such as a shirt made to measure or shoes fitted by a craftsman, with the fitting itself part of the present.
Asked about September 22
What zodiac sign is September 22?
September 22 can be Virgo or Libra. The Sun changed from Virgo to Libra during this date in 33 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 September 22 a cusp birthday?
Yes. September 22 is one of the days the Sun leaves Virgo for Libra. People call it the Virgo–Libra cusp, but there is no blended sign: someone born before the change is Virgo, after it Libra.
What decan is September 22?
September 22 falls in the 3rd decan of Virgo. In the triplicity system we use, that decan belongs to Taurus and its ruler Venus, which colours the Virgo Sun with a little of Taurus.
Your birthday is only the Sun
A September 22 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.