Birthday signs · Virgo season
What zodiac sign is September 7?
Under the tropical zodiac, September 7 is set in Virgo. Virgo held the Sun at noon UTC on September 7 in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 13.9° to 15.39° Virgo. On day 15 or 16 of the Virgo season, September 7 sits in its middle part, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
September 7 is Virgo
| Virgo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 14 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
September 7 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo, the Maiden |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 13.9° to 15.4° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 15 or 16 of Virgo season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo |
| Day number | 7 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Virgo
| Noon Sun | 13.9° to 15.39° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
September 7 by the numbers
| Day number | 7 (7) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 7 (9 + 7 = 16, then 1 + 6 = 7) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Virgo season | 15 or 16 |
|---|---|
| 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 on September 7, this person arrives in the middle of Virgo season, when the first rush of sorting has settled into daily habit. They notice the small mistake in the schedule, the loose detail in the letter, and feel a steady pull to correct it. Over the years they learn that tidy work is worth doing, yet a finished list does not measure their worth. Rest counts as part of the job.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 20.4°–21.7° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on September 7
- Elizabeth I (1533–1603), Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603
- Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788), French natural historian
- August Kekulé (1829–1896), German organic chemist
- Aleksandr I. Kuprin (1870–1938), Russian writer
- Elia Kazan (1909–2003), American director and actor
- Baudouin of Belgium (1930–1993), fifth king of the Belgians
- Buddy Holly (1936–1959), American rock and roll singer
- Abdurrahman Wahid (1940–2009), 4th President of the Republic of Indonesia
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
September 7 in history
Observed on this date:
- Air Force Day (Pakistan)
- Constitution Day (Fiji)
- Independence Day (Brazil), celebrates the independence of Brazil from Portugal in 1822.
- Military Intelligence Day (Ukraine)
- National Threatened Species Day (Australia)
- Victory Day (Mozambique)
Events on September 7:
- 878: Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.
- 1860: Unification of Italy: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
- 1921: The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin, Ireland.
- 1986: Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town.
- 2021: Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine provided the Sun's tropical longitude on September 7 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is September 7?
Over the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, September 7 is Virgo each time, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is September 7 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Between 1930 and 2030, the noon Sun stood in Virgo on every September 7, and no September 7 lies within 14 days of a sign change.
What decan is September 7?
For every sampled year, September 7 is placed in the second decan of Virgo (10°–20°), so the Chaldean face ruler assigned is Venus.
What is the birthday number for September 7?
Modern numerology gives September 7 a day number of 7 and a month-day number of 7, found by summing the 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 7 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .