Birthday signs · Virgo season
What zodiac sign is September 6?
September 6 lies within the sign Virgo of the tropical zodiac. Every year from 1930 through 2030, totaling 101 years, the Sun stood in Virgo at noon UTC on September 6, at 12.93° to 14.42° Virgo. September 6 falls on day 14 or 15 of the Virgo season, in its middle part, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
September 6 is Virgo
| Virgo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 13 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
September 6 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo, the Maiden |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 12.9° to 14.4° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 14 or 15 of Virgo season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo |
| Day number | 6 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Virgo
| Noon Sun | 12.93° to 14.42° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
September 6 by the numbers
| Day number | 6 (6) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 6 (9 + 6 = 15, then 1 + 5 = 6) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Virgo season | 14 or 15 |
|---|---|
| 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
Born in the middle of Virgo season, around September 6, this person has a sharp eye for the loose thread in any plan. Their attention settles into practical tasks as summer gives way to school timetables and shorter evenings. A friend asks for help with a form, and they spend an hour making sure every box is right, then feel a small sting when nobody mentions it. Their care is real, and it asks for a little thanks they rarely request out loud.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 19.4°–20.7° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on September 6
- Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French general and politician
- John Dalton (1766–1844), British chemist and mathematician
- Emir Abdelkader (1808–1883), Algerian religious and military leader
- Jane Addams (1860–1935), American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer
- Edward Victor Appleton (1892–1965), English physicist
- Roger Waters (1943), English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd
- Geert Wilders (1963), Dutch politician
- Idris Elba (1972), British actor
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
September 6 in history
Observed on this date:
- The earliest date on which the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is performed
- Armed Forces Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
- Defence Day or Army Day (Pakistan)
- Flag Day (Bonaire)
- Independence Day (Swaziland), celebrates the independence of Eswatini from the United Kingdom in 1968
- Unification Day (Bulgaria)
Events on September 6:
- 1492: Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.
- 1859: Imam Shamil surrenders to the Russians, bringing the Caucasian Imamate to an end.
- 1968: Swaziland becomes independent.
- 1997: The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people line the streets and 21⁄2 billion watch around the world on television.
- 2018: Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro survives a stabbing at a campaign rally in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais.
How the answer was worked out
With Astronomy Engine, the Sun's tropical longitude on September 6 was computed at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was taken from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is September 6?
When the Sun is counted at noon UTC, September 6 falls in Virgo in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is September 6 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon occupies Virgo on each September 6 from 1930 to 2030, and every September 6 is at least 13 days clear of the nearest change of sign.
What decan is September 6?
Under the Chaldean order, the face ruler is Venus for September 6, which is in the second decan of Virgo (10°–20°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for September 6?
Adding digits produces both the day number 6 and the month-day number 6 that modern numerology gives September 6.
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 6 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .