Birthday signs · Virgo season
What zodiac sign is September 14?
Using the tropical zodiac, September 14 is located in Virgo. The Sun remained in Virgo at noon UTC on September 14 throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 20.7° to 22.2° Virgo. September 14 marks day 22 or 23 of Virgo season within its late section, linked to the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
September 14 is Virgo
| Virgo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 7 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
September 14 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo, the Maiden |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 20.7° to 22.2° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 22 or 23 of Virgo season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo |
| Day number | 5 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Virgo
| Noon Sun | 20.7° to 22.2° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
September 14 by the numbers
| Day number | 5 (1 + 4 = 5) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 5 (9 + 5 = 14, then 1 + 4 = 5) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Virgo season | 22 or 23 |
|---|---|
| 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 14, late in Virgo's stretch, this person carries the sign's attention to detail in its most refined form. Edges get checked twice, plans get reread, and a small mistake can stay in mind long after anyone else has forgotten it. Late in the season, that care has matured into a wish for work that serves real people, not just a perfect spreadsheet. The lesson at this point is learning when a good enough answer is the kind one to give, and that a shared draft can help more than a polished solo one.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 27.2°–28.5° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on September 14
- Francisco de Quevedo (1580–1645), Spanish writer
- Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer
- Franz Bopp (1791–1867), German linguist
- Margaret Sanger (1879–1966), American birth control activist and nurse
- Renzo Piano (1937), Italian architect
- Sam Neill (1947–2026), New Zealand actor
- Pope Leo XIV (1955), 267th Pope of the Catholic Church
- Amy Winehouse (1983–2011), English singer-songwriter
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
September 14 in history
Observed on this date:
- Engineer's Day (Romania)
- Hindi Day (Hindi-speaking states of India)
- Mobilized Servicemen Day (Ukraine)
- San Jacinto Day (Nicaragua)
Events on September 14:
- 987: Bardas Phokas the Younger rebels against Byzantine emperor Basil II and declares himself emperor.
- 1791: The Papal States lose Avignon to Revolutionary France.
- 1975: The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, is canonized by Pope Paul VI.
- 1998: Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.
- 2015: The first observation of gravitational waves is made, announced by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations on 11 February 2016.
How the answer was worked out
The tropical longitude of the Sun on September 14 was calculated at noon UTC for every year from 1930 through 2030 by Astronomy Engine, with each year's sign read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is September 14?
In all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, the Sun at noon UTC is counted in Virgo for September 14.
Is September 14 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Between 1930 and 2030, the noon Sun lay in Virgo on every September 14, and September 14 is at least 7 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is September 14?
In each sampled year September 14 occupies the third decan of Virgo (20°–30°), and so its Chaldean face ruler is Mercury.
What is the birthday number for September 14?
September 14 is described in modern numerology by day number 5 and month-day number 5, each computed through digit addition.
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 14 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .