Birthday signs · Virgo season
What zodiac sign is September 16?
September 16 is assigned to Virgo within the tropical zodiac. From 1930 through 2030, a span of 101 years, the Sun stood in Virgo at noon UTC on September 16, at 22.65° to 24.15° Virgo. Day 24 or 25 of Virgo season is September 16, situated in its late part with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
September 16 is Virgo
| Virgo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 5 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
September 16 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo, the Maiden |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 22.7° to 24.1° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 24 or 25 of Virgo season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo (71 yrs), Virgo (30 yrs) |
| Day number | 7 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Virgo
| Noon Sun | 22.65° to 24.15° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
September 16 by the numbers
| Day number | 7 (1 + 6 = 7) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 7 (9 + 7 = 16, then 1 + 6 = 7) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Virgo season | 24 or 25 |
|---|---|
| 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 arrives at the edge of the season where careful sorting starts to feel like it should be finished. Many tasks sit half done on the desk, and the urge to fix one more detail can stall a decision. Mercury's quick mind keeps noticing what could be better, yet the same mind knows when enough is enough. Their growth shows in learning to hand over a draft and let the next step begin.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo in 71 years, Virgo in 30 |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 29.2°–30° |
| Years in sidereal Virgo | between 1932 and 2008 |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on September 16
- Henry V of England (1386–1422), King of England from 1413 to 1422
- Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888–1964), Finnish writer
- Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893–1986), Hungarian biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1937
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923–2015), 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore
- Lauren Bacall (1924–2014), American actress
- B. B. King (1925–2015), American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
- David Copperfield (illusionist) (1956), American illusionist
- Nick Jonas (1992), American singer, actor and musician
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
September 16 in history
Observed on this date:
- Cry of Dolores, celebrates the declaration of independence of Mexico from Spain in 1810. See Fiestas Patrias
- Independence Day (Papua New Guinea), celebrates the independence of Papua New Guinea from Australia in 1975.
- International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- Malaysian Armed Forces Day (Malaysia)
- Malaysia Day (Malaysia)
- Martyrs' Day (Libya)
- National Heroes Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Events on September 16:
- 1410: Ferdinand of Trastámara takes Antequera from the emirate of Granada.
- 1908: The General Motors Corporation is founded.
- 1975: Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia.
- 1987: The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion.
- 2021: Inspiration4, the first private orbital crewed spaceflight, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on September 16, which Astronomy Engine calculated at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is September 16?
The Sun at noon UTC places September 16 in Virgo across all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is September 16 on a zodiac cusp?
No. In every September 16 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun fell within Virgo, and September 16 is at least 5 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is September 16?
Because September 16 is in the third decan of Virgo (20°–30°) in every sampled year, its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Mercury.
What is the birthday number for September 16?
Modern numerology assigns September 16 a day number of 7 and a month-day number of 7, both obtained 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 16 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .