Birthday signs · Virgo season
What zodiac sign is September 15?
Virgo is where September 15 sits in the tropical zodiac. Within the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Virgo at noon UTC on September 15, at 21.68° to 23.17° Virgo. On day 23 or 24 of Virgo season, September 15 is in its late part, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
September 15 is Virgo
| Virgo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 6 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
September 15 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo, the Maiden |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 21.7° to 23.2° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 23 or 24 of Virgo season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo |
| Day number | 6 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Virgo
| Noon Sun | 21.68° to 23.17° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
September 15 by the numbers
| Day number | 6 (1 + 5 = 6) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 6 (9 + 6 = 15, then 1 + 5 = 6) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Virgo season | 23 or 24 |
|---|---|
| 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 in the final stretch of Virgo, this person carries the season's habit of checking things twice. Late in the sign, the urge to sort, refine, and fix sits close to the surface. A friend asks for help moving a couch, and they arrive with a plan, a tape measure, and a list of possible problems. Their care is real, but it can land as doubt for people who only wanted company. Learning to offer help without the inspection is the ongoing work.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 28.2°–29.5° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on September 15
- Marco Polo (1254–1324), Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia
- François de La Rochefoucauld (writer) (1613–1680), French author of maxims and memoirs
- James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851), American writer
- William Howard Taft (1857–1930), 27th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913
- Agatha Christie (1890–1976), English mystery and detective writer
- Murray Gell-Mann (1929–2019), American physicist
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977), Nigerian writer
- Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (1984), younger son of Charles III of the United Kingdom and Diana, Princess of Wales
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
September 15 in history
Observed on this date:
- Battle of Britain Day (United Kingdom)
- Cry of Dolores, celebrated on the eve of Independence Day (Mexico).
- International Day of Democracy
- The beginning of German American Heritage Month, celebrated until October 15
- The beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated until October 15 (United States)
- World Lymphoma Awareness Day (International)
Events on September 15:
- 1821: The Captaincy General of Guatemala declares independence from Spain.
- 1962: The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- 1981: The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 2020: Signing of the Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement occurs in Washington, D.C., normalizing relations between Israel and two Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
How the answer was worked out
For each year from 1930 through 2030, Astronomy Engine calculated the Sun's tropical longitude on September 15 at noon UTC, and each year's sign was read from that longitude.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is September 15?
Counting the Sun at noon UTC, September 15 is Virgo in every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is September 15 on a zodiac cusp?
No. On all September 15 dates from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun was in Virgo, and September 15 is at least 6 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is September 15?
September 15 is found in the third decan of Virgo (20°–30°) in every sampled year, and the corresponding Chaldean face ruler is Mercury.
What is the birthday number for September 15?
In modern numerology, September 15 has a day number of 6 and a month-day number of 6, both 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 15 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .