What zodiac sign is September 8?

September 8 is Virgo

Exact sign finder

September 8 at a glance

Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.⁶

The decan: middle Virgo

Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.³

What a decan is

September 8 by the numbers

Digit sums as numerology guides give them.⁴

Where the date falls in the season

Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.²

• Virgo reference
• Virgo compatibility

Born at this point in Virgo season

Someone born on September 8, in the middle stretch of Virgo season, comes into the world as the late summer heat starts loosening its grip. They notice the loose hinge, the unanswered email, the small thing out of place. A friend asks them to help move a couch, and they are already measuring the doorway. Being useful comes easily to them, so sitting still can feel like failing at something.

Interpretation, not prediction.

The sidereal sign

Ayanamsa convention.⁵

Tropical and sidereal, explained

Born on September 8

• Richard I of England (1157–1199), King of England from 1189 to 1199
• Ludovico Ariosto (1474–1533), Italian poet
• Frédéric Mistral (1830–1914), Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige
• Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), Czech composer
• Peter Sellers (1925–1980), British actor and comedian
• Bernie Sanders (1941), United States Senator from Vermont
• Pink (singer) (1979), American singer, songwriter, and actress
• Avicii (1989–2018), Swedish electronic music producer

Birth dates checked on Wikidata.⁷

September 8 in history

Observed on this date:

• Independence Day (North Macedonia)
• International Literacy Day (International)
• Martyrs' Day (Afghanistan) (date may fall on September 9, follows a non-Gregorian calendar)
• National Day (Andorra), also the feast of Our Lady of Meritxell
• National Day (Asturias), also the feast of Our Lady of Covadonga
• National Day (Extremadura), also the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• Star Trek Day (International observance)
• Victory Day (Pakistan)
• Victory Day, also the feast of Our Lady of Victories or il-Vittorja (Malta)

Events on September 8:

• 14: The funeral of Augustus takes place. His body is cremated and placed in his mausoleum.
• 1921: Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.
• 1962: Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star.
• 2023: The 2023 Rugby World Cup, the tenth men's Rugby World Cup is held in France. The opening ceremony, directed and written by Jean Dujardin, Olivier Ferracci and Nora Matthey, took place at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, before the opening match between France and New Zealand, which saw the host nation winning 27 to 13.

How the answer was worked out

For every year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on September 8 was calculated at noon UTC by Astronomy Engine, and that year's sign was read from it.¹ How the Machine works

Questions people also ask

What zodiac sign is September 8?

September 8 holds the sign Virgo in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, measured with the Sun at noon UTC.

Is September 8 on a zodiac cusp?

No. Across every September 8 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun remained in Virgo, with September 8 lying at least 13 days from the nearest change of sign.

What decan is September 8?

September 8 falls in the second decan of Virgo (10°–20°) in every sampled year, so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Venus.

What is the birthday number for September 8?

The day number 8 and the month-day number 8 for September 8 come from digit addition in modern numerology.