Birthday signs · Virgo season
What zodiac sign is September 5?
The tropical zodiac sign for September 5 is Virgo. The Sun stood in Virgo at noon UTC on September 5 throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 11.96° to 13.45° Virgo. Virgo season has September 5 as day 13 or 14, in its middle part, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
September 5 is Virgo
| Virgo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 12 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
September 5 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo, the Maiden |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 12° to 13.4° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 13 or 14 of Virgo season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo |
| Day number | 5 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Virgo
| Noon Sun | 11.96° to 13.45° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
September 5 by the numbers
| Day number | 5 (5) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 5 (9 + 5 = 14, then 1 + 4 = 5) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Virgo season | 13 or 14 |
|---|---|
| Virgo season opened | August 23 (65 years) or August 24 (36) |
| Virgo season closed | September 21 (1 year) or September 22 (73) or September 23 (27) |
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Traditional ruler | Mercury |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Virgo season
Someone born on September 5 arrives in the middle of Virgo, past the first rush of the season and well before its close. This is the stretch when the harvest is in but the sorting has only begun. Their eye goes to what needs fixing before anyone asks, and a single sentence can take an entire evening to get right. Their care is real, though to people who want a quicker answer it can look like hesitation.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 18.5°–19.8° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on September 5
- Louis XIV (1638–1715), King of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975), 2nd President and 1st Vice President of India, Indian philosopher and politician
- John Cage (1912–1992), American avant-garde composer
- Raquel Welch (1940–2023), American actress
- Werner Herzog (1942), German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director
- Freddie Mercury (1946–1991), British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen
- Michael Keaton (1951), American actor
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
September 5 in history
Observed on this date:
- Earliest date on which Jeûne genevois can fall, while September 11 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday after the first Sunday of September. (Canton of Geneva)
- International Day of Charity
- Teacher's Day (India)
- The flag-flying day for Denmark's deployed personnel (Denmark)
- First day of school in Vietnam
Events on September 5:
- 917: Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu.
- 1798: Conscription is made mandatory in France by the Jourdan law.
- 1960: Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal.
- 1980: The Gotthard Road Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi) stretching from Göschenen to Airolo.
- 2022: Liz Truss is declared the winner of the UK Conservative Party leadership election, beating Rishi Sunak.
How the answer was worked out
From 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on September 5 was calculated at noon UTC each year with Astronomy Engine, and each year's sign was read from that longitude.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is September 5?
Every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 shows September 5 as Virgo, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is September 5 on a zodiac cusp?
No. On every September 5 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun at noon is in Virgo, with each such September 5 at least 12 days from a change of sign.
What decan is September 5?
September 5 remains in the second decan of Virgo (10°–20°) throughout every sampled year, so the face ruler under the Chaldean order is Venus.
What is the birthday number for September 5?
Under modern numerology, the day number for September 5 is 5, and the month-day number is 5, each found by adding digits.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine JavaScript reference — Don Cross, Astronomy Engine. Verified .
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I — LacusCurtius, University of Chicago. Verified .
- Decan (astrology): the faces of the planets (after Lilly) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Life Path Number — Numerology.com (practitioner site). Verified .
- Ayanamsa (Lahiri and other sidereal conventions) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Virgo (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: September 5 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .