Birthday signs · Virgo season
What zodiac sign is September 21?
September 21 falls in Virgo according to the tropical zodiac. Over the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Virgo at noon UTC on September 21, at 27.54° to 29.03° Virgo. Day 29 or 30 of Virgo season is September 21, located in its late part and linked to the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
September 21 is Virgo
| Virgo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 0 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
September 21 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo, the Maiden |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 27.5° to 29° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 29 or 30 of Virgo season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Virgo |
| Day number | 3 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Virgo
| Noon Sun | 27.54° to 29.03° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
September 21 by the numbers
| Day number | 3 (2 + 1 = 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 | 29 or 30 |
|---|---|
| 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 last days of Virgo, this person has a habit of spotting the final loose thread before anyone else. By late September the harvest is mostly in, so the work turns toward tidying what is left. Some around them see someone who cannot let a draft go. That same care lets them finish what others abandon, and it steadies a plan when the new season is already knocking at the door.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Virgo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Virgo | 4°–5.4° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on September 21
- Abdul Hamid II (1842–1918), 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- H. G. Wells (1866–1946), English writer
- Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972), Ghanaian politician
- Leonard Cohen (1934–2016), Canadian singer, songwriter and poet
- Stephen King (1947), American novelist and writer
- Shinzo Abe (1954–2022), Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020
- Kevin Rudd (1957), 26th Prime Minister of Australia
- Kareena Kapoor (1980), Indian actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
September 21 in history
Observed on this date:
- Spring Day (Argentina)
- Arbor Day (Brazil)
- Commemoration of the Declaration of Martial Law (Philippines)
- Customs Service Day (Poland)
- Founder's Day and National Volunteer Day (Ghana)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Armenia from the Soviet Union in 1991.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Belize from the United Kingdom in 1981.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malta from the United Kingdom in 1964.
- International Day of Peace (International)
- Student's Day (Bolivia)
Events on September 21:
- 1937: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published for the first time. (September 22 is celebrated by some fans as Hobbit Day, however.)
- 1981: Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1993: Russian president Boris Yeltsin triggers a constitutional crisis when he suspends parliament and scraps the constitution.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on September 21, calculated at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030 by Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is September 21?
Counting the Sun at noon UTC over the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, September 21 is Virgo every time.
Is September 21 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Every September 21 from 1930 to 2030 found the noon Sun in Virgo, and September 21 is situated at least 0 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is September 21?
September 21 remains in the third decan of Virgo (20°–30°) throughout every sampled year, so the face ruler under the Chaldean order is Mercury.
What is the birthday number for September 21?
In modern numerology, the figures for September 21 are a day number of 3 and a month-day number of 3, 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 21 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .