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What zodiac sign is September 11?
In the tropical zodiac, September 11 is Virgo. Each noon UTC on September 11 in the 101 years from 1930 through 2030 finds the Sun in Virgo, at 17.78° to 19.28° Virgo. In the middle part of Virgo season, day 19 or 20 is September 11, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
September 11 is Virgo
| Virgo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 10 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
September 11 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo, the Maiden |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 17.8° to 19.3° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 19 or 20 of Virgo season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo |
| Day number | 11 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Virgo
| Noon Sun | 17.78° to 19.28° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
September 11 by the numbers
| Day number | 11 () |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 2 (9 + 11 = 20, then 2 + 0 = 2) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Virgo season | 19 or 20 |
|---|---|
| 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 11, this person arrived in the middle of Virgo, a stretch where attention to detail sits comfortably beside a growing wish to be useful to others. Sorting a messy inbox, checking a friend's draft, or double-reading a recipe can feel like care. Over time they learn that tidying other people's problems can crowd out their own rest, and that a plan does not have to be perfect to be kind.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 24.3°–25.6° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on September 11
- Pierre de Ronsard (1524–1585), French poet
- D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930), English writer and poet
- Theodor W. Adorno (1903–1969), German philosopher, sociologist and theorist
- Franz Beckenbauer (1945–2024), German sports official and association football player
- Bashar al-Assad (1965), Syrian convicted fugitive and former President of Syria from 2000 to 2024
- Sung Jae-gi (1967–2013), South Korean masculism activist
- Eric Abidal (1979), French footballer
- Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (1982), Belarusian politician, educator, and pro-democracy activist
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
September 11 in history
Observed on this date:
- Battle of Tendra Day (Russia)
- Death Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Pakistan)
- Emergency Number Day (United States)
- Enkutatash falls on this day if it is not a leap year. Celebrated on the first day of Mäskäräm. (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Rastafari)
- National Day (Catalonia)
- Nayrouz (Coptic Orthodox Church), September 12 on leap years.
- National Day of Service and Remembrance
- Patriot Day
- Teachers' Day (Argentina)
Events on September 11:
- 911: William I of Aquitaine gifts abbot Berno a group of lands close to Mâcon to found a new monastery. Contrary to other Benedictine monasteries, William sets the monastery outside of the control of any feudal lord.
- 1802: France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.
- 1968: John Eliot Gardiner conducts Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine with the Monteverdi Choir at the Proms.
- 1990: A Faucett Boeing 727 disappears in the Atlantic Ocean while being flown from Malta to Peru.
- 2025: Progress MS-32 is launched to resupply the International Space Station. It is the 300th spacecraft launched to the ISS.
How the answer was worked out
The Sun's tropical longitude on September 11 at noon UTC was calculated with Astronomy Engine for each year from 1930 through 2030, and the sign of each year was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is September 11?
Among 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, September 11 is Virgo in every case, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is September 11 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The noon position of the Sun was Virgo on every September 11 from 1930 to 2030, with September 11 at least 10 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is September 11?
Its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Venus, because September 11 is in the second decan of Virgo (10°–20°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for September 11?
Both the day number 11 and the month-day number 2 assigned to September 11 in modern numerology are 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 11 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .