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What zodiac sign is October 9?
The tropical zodiac shows October 9 in the sign of Libra. In all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun lay in Libra at noon UTC on October 9, at 15.23° to 16.72° Libra. With the element air, October 9 is day 16 to 18 of Libra season in its middle part.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
October 9 is Libra
| Libra at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 13 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
October 9 at a glance
| Sign | ♎︎ Libra, the Scales |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | air, cardinal |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Venus (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 15.2° to 16.7° Libra at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 16 to 18 of Libra season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Saturn |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Virgo |
| Day number | 9 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Libra
| Noon Sun | 15.23° to 16.72° Libra |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Saturn |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
October 9 by the numbers
| Day number | 9 (9) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 1 (1 + 9 = 10, then 1 + 0 = 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Libra season | 16 to 18 |
|---|---|
| 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
Someone born on October 9 arrives in the middle of Libra, when the season has settled enough to ask for real answers. They like fairness and they also like to start things, so a shared project becomes their test. They spend a week deciding whether to speak first or wait for others to agree. Saturn's steadiness helps them hold a position once they have weighed it, even when friends would rather keep the peace.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Virgo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Virgo | 21.7°–23.1° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on October 9
- Emil Fischer (1852–1919), German chemist
- Max von Laue (1879–1960), German physicist, Nobel laureate and anti-Nazi
- Ivo Andrić (1892–1975), Yugoslav novelist
- Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906–2001), first president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist
- Heinz Fischer (1938), Austrian politician (SPÖ), 8th president of Austria
- John Lennon (1940–1980), British musician
- Boris Nemtsov (1959–2015), Russian scientist, statesman and liberal politician
- David Cameron (1966), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
October 9 in history
Observed on this date:
- Fire Prevention Day (Canada, United States)
- Hangul Day (South Korea)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Uganda from United Kingdom in 1962. (Uganda)
- Independence of Guayaquil from Spain in 1820 (Ecuador)
- Leif Erikson Day (United States, Iceland and Norway)
- National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust (Romania)
- National Nanotechnology Day (United States)
- Takayama Autumn Festival (Takayama, Japan)
- World Post Day
- Indian Foreign Service Day
Events on October 9:
- 1238: James I of Aragon founds the Kingdom of Valencia.
- 1820: Guayaquil declares independence from Spain.
- 1919: The Cincinnati Reds win the World Series, resulting in the Black Sox Scandal.
- 1984: The popular children's television show Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, based on The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, premieres on ITV.
How the answer was worked out
The sign for each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on October 9, calculated at noon UTC using Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is October 9?
Each of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 places October 9 in Libra, based on the Sun at noon UTC.
Is October 9 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon stayed in Libra throughout every October 9 from 1930 to 2030, and October 9 is at least 13 days away from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is October 9?
In every sampled year, October 9 is in the second decan of Libra (10°–20°), so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Saturn.
What is the birthday number for October 9?
For October 9, modern numerology yields day number 9 and month-day number 1, both reached by adding digits together.
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: October 9 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .