Birthday signs · Virgo season
What zodiac sign is September 12?
The tropical zodiac places September 12 in Virgo. Across the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun was in Virgo at noon UTC on September 12, at 18.76° to 20.25° Virgo. Day 20 or 21 of Virgo season, in its middle part, is September 12, and its element is earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
September 12 is Virgo
| Virgo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 9 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
September 12 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo, the Maiden |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 18.8° to 20.2° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 20 or 21 of Virgo season |
| Decan | second (92 years) and third (9); faces: Venus, Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo |
| Day number | 3 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Virgo
| Noon Sun | 18.76° to 20.25° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decans | second in 92 years, third in 9 |
| Decan line crossed | 20° |
| Face rulers, Chaldean order | Venus, Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
September 12 by the numbers
| Day number | 3 (1 + 2 = 3) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 3 (9 + 3 = 12, then 1 + 2 = 3) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Virgo season | 20 or 21 |
|---|---|
| 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 at this turning point in Virgo, this person sits where the middle of the season gives way to its close. A familiar moment is a piece of work nearly finished, when the next step is to polish again or to let it go. Earth brings a wish to get the details right, while the mutable side keeps a second path open. Stopping on time can feel like a small loss, and changing course can feel like relief, so the decision comes with both.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 25.3°–26.6° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on September 12
- Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France from 1515 to 1547
- Irène Joliot-Curie (1897–1956), French chemist and physicist
- Jesse Owens (1913–1980), American track and field athlete
- Stanisław Lem (1921–2006), Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist, studied medical doctor
- Hans Zimmer (1957), German film composer
- Paul Walker (1973–2013), American actor
- Emmy Rossum (1986), American actress
- Sydney Sweeney (1997), American actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
September 12 in history
Observed on this date:
- Commemoration of the mass hanging of the Saint Patrick's Battalion (Mexico)
- Day of Conception (Russia)
- Defenders Day (Maryland, United States)
- Enkutatash falls on this day if it is a leap year. Celebrated on the first day of Mäskäräm. (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Rastafari)
- Nayrouz (Coptic Orthodox Church) (leap years only, September 11 on normal years)
- National Day (Cape Verde)
- National Day of Encouragement (United States)
- Saragarhi Day (Sikhism)
- United Nations Day for South–South Cooperation (International)
Events on September 12:
- 372: Sixteen Kingdoms: Sima Yao, age 10, succeeds his father Emperor Jianwen as Emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin dynasty.
- 1906: The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
- 1959: Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color, is launched in the United States.
- 1990: The Red Cross organizations of mainland China and Taiwan sign the Kinmen Agreement on repatriation of illegal immigrants and criminal suspects after two days of talks in Kinmen, Fujian Province in response to the two tragedies in repatriation in the previous two months. It is the first agreement reached by private organizations across the Taiwan Strait.
- 2013: NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space.
How the answer was worked out
Each year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on September 12 was calculated at noon UTC with Astronomy Engine, and the sign for that year was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is September 12?
In all 101 years sampled from 1930 to 2030, September 12 is Virgo, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is September 12 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The noon Sun occupied Virgo on each September 12 from 1930 to 2030, and September 12 is situated at least 9 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is September 12?
Within Virgo, September 12 crosses between two decans, with 92 sampled years in the second, the face of Venus, and 9 in the third, the face of Mercury.
What is the birthday number for September 12?
Modern numerology pairs September 12 with day number 3 and month-day number 3, and digit addition yields both.
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 12 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .