Birthday signs · Libra season
What zodiac sign is September 26?
The position of September 26 in the tropical zodiac is Libra. Every year from 1930 through 2030, totaling 101 years, the Sun stood in Libra at noon UTC on September 26, at 2.43° to 3.93° Libra. For day 3 to 5 of Libra season, September 26 is in its early part, and the element is air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
September 26 is Libra
| Libra at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 2 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
September 26 at a glance
| Sign | ♎︎ Libra, the Scales |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | air, cardinal |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Venus (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 2.4° to 3.9° Libra at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 3 to 5 of Libra season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of the Moon |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Virgo |
| Day number | 8 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Libra
| Noon Sun | 2.43° to 3.93° Libra |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Moon |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
September 26 by the numbers
| Day number | 8 (2 + 6 = 8) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 8 (9 + 8 = 17, then 1 + 7 = 8) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Libra season | 3 to 5 |
|---|---|
| Libra season opened | September 22 (1 year) or September 23 (73) or September 24 (27) |
| Libra season closed | October 22 (37 years) or October 23 (64) |
| Element and mode | air, cardinal |
| Traditional ruler | Venus |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Libra season
Born in the early part of Libra, this person arrives at the season's balance point still testing the scales. They want things fair, so they check every side before they speak, and friends sometimes mistake that care for hesitation. Early in the season, the weighing feels like the whole job. Later on, they learn that a decision made with most of the facts can still be a good one.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Virgo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Virgo | 8.9°–10.3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on September 26
- Ivan Pavlov (1849–1936), Russian physiologist
- T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), US-British poet
- Martin Heidegger (1889–1976), German philosopher
- Pope Paul VI (1897–1978), pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978
- George Gershwin (1898–1937), American composer and pianist
- Manmohan Singh (1932–2024), Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician and politician
- Petro Poroshenko (1965), President of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019
- Serena Williams (1981), American tennis player
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
September 26 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of the National Flag (Ecuador)
- Dominion Day (New Zealand)
- European Day of Languages (European Union)
- International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
- Petrov day
- Revolution Day (Yemen)
Events on September 26:
- 1212: The Golden Bull of Sicily is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty.
- 1810: A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates, and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.
- 1914: The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
- 1933: As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.
- 2000: Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
How the answer was worked out
The sign for each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on September 26, calculated at noon UTC using Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is September 26?
When the Sun is counted at noon UTC, September 26 falls in Libra in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is September 26 on a zodiac cusp?
No. At noon on every September 26 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun was in Libra, and each September 26 lies at least 2 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is September 26?
Across every sampled year, September 26 lies in the first decan of Libra (0°–10°), and its face ruler in the Chaldean order is therefore the Moon.
What is the birthday number for September 26?
In modern numerology, September 26 is assigned a day number of 8 and a month-day number of 8.
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 .
- Libra (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: September 26 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .