Birthday signs · Scorpio season
What zodiac sign is October 26?
The position of October 26 in the tropical zodiac is Scorpio. Every year from 1930 through 2030, totaling 101 years, the Sun stood in Scorpio at noon UTC on October 26, at 2.11° to 3.6° Scorpio. For day 3 or 4 of Scorpio season, October 26 is in its early part, and the element is water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
October 26 is Scorpio
| Scorpio 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 |
October 26 at a glance
| Sign | ♏︎ Scorpio, the Scorpion |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mars (traditional); Pluto (modern, 20th-century assignment) |
| Sun on this date | 2.1° to 3.6° Scorpio at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 3 or 4 of Scorpio season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Mars |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Libra |
| Day number | 8 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Scorpio
| Noon Sun | 2.11° to 3.6° Scorpio |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mars |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
October 26 by the numbers
| Day number | 8 (2 + 6 = 8) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 9 (1 + 8) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Scorpio season | 3 or 4 |
|---|---|
| Scorpio season opened | October 23 (37 years) or October 24 (64) |
| Scorpio season closed | November 21 (48 years) or November 22 (53) |
| Element and mode | water, fixed |
| Traditional ruler | Mars |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Scorpio season
Born on October 26, this person arrives early in Scorpio, when the season's intensity is still warming up. Water feeling runs strong, and fixed resolve keeps them loyal once they commit. Their steadiness can turn into a stubborn silence after a hurt, so a friend finds them harder to reach than expected. Learning to say the uncomfortable thing out loud, before the cold spell sets in, is a practice they return to again and again.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Libra, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Libra | 8.6°–9.9° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on October 26
- Georges Danton (1759–1794), French revolutionary
- Napoleon Hill (1883–1970), American author
- François Mitterrand (1916–1996), 21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980), Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979
- Bob Hoskins (1942–2014), English actor
- Hillary Clinton (1947), American politician and diplomat
- Evo Morales (1959), president of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019
- Seth MacFarlane (1973), American writer, actor, and producer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
October 26 in history
Observed on this date:
- Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir, India)
- Angam Day (Nauru)
- Armed Forces Day (Benin)
- National Day, celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of Neutrality in 1955. (Austria)
- Intersex Awareness Day
Events on October 26:
7How the answer was worked out
The sign for each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on October 26, calculated at noon UTC using Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is October 26?
When the Sun is counted at noon UTC, October 26 falls in Scorpio in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is October 26 on a zodiac cusp?
No. At noon on every October 26 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun was in Scorpio, and each October 26 lies at least 2 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is October 26?
Across every sampled year, October 26 lies in the first decan of Scorpio (0°–10°), and its face ruler in the Chaldean order is therefore Mars.
What is the birthday number for October 26?
In modern numerology, October 26 is assigned a day number of 8 and a month-day number of 9.
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 .
- Scorpio (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: October 26 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .