Birthday signs · Scorpio season
What zodiac sign is November 12?
The tropical zodiac places November 12 in Scorpio. Across the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun was in Scorpio at noon UTC on November 12, at 19.14° to 20.63° Scorpio. Day 20 or 21 of Scorpio season, in its middle part, is November 12, and its element is water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
November 12 is Scorpio
| Scorpio at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 9 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
November 12 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 | 19.1° to 20.6° Scorpio at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 20 or 21 of Scorpio season |
| Decan | second (62 years) and third (39); faces: the Sun, Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Libra |
| Day number | 3 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Scorpio
| Noon Sun | 19.14° to 20.63° Scorpio |
|---|---|
| Decans | second in 62 years, third in 39 |
| Decan line crossed | 20° |
| Face rulers, Chaldean order | the Sun, Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
November 12 by the numbers
| Day number | 3 (1 + 2 = 3) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 5 (11 + 3 = 14, then 1 + 4 = 5) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Scorpio season | 20 or 21 |
|---|---|
| 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 November 12, this person arrives at a boundary in the Scorpio season, where one stretch of the sign gives way to the next. Standing in a doorway like this can make choices feel heavier than they are. Others see steady conviction, while the person themselves keeps checking whether a commitment was chosen or simply carried from home. A common question here is which doors to keep open and which to close, and how to do that without leaving anyone feeling dismissed.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Libra, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Libra | 25.6°–27° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on November 12
- Baháʼu'lláh (1817–1892), founder of the Bahá'í Faith
- Alexander Borodin (1833–1887), Russian composer, doctor and chemist
- Auguste Rodin (1840–1917), French sculptor
- John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842–1919), English physicist
- Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925), Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary
- Grace Kelly (1929–1982), American actress and Princess consort of Monaco
- Hassan Rouhani (1948), President of Iran from 2013 to 2021
- Anne Hathaway (1982), American actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
November 12 in history
Observed on this date:
- Birth of Sun Yat-Sen, also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day. (Republic of China)
- Constitution Day (Azerbaijan)
- Father's Day (Indonesia)
- National Youth Day (East Timor)
- World Pneumonia Day
Events on November 12:
- 1028: Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanos III Argyros.
- 1912: The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
- 1975: The Comoros joins the United Nations.
- 1990: Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch.
- 2021: The Los Angeles Superior Court formally ends the 14-year conservatorship to pop singer Britney Spears.
How the answer was worked out
Each year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on November 12 was calculated at noon UTC with Astronomy Engine, and the sign for that year was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is November 12?
In all 101 years sampled from 1930 to 2030, November 12 is Scorpio, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is November 12 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The noon Sun occupied Scorpio on each November 12 from 1930 to 2030, and November 12 is situated at least 9 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is November 12?
Within Scorpio, November 12 crosses between two decans, with 62 sampled years in the second, the face of the Sun, and 39 in the third, the face of Venus.
What is the birthday number for November 12?
Modern numerology pairs November 12 with day number 3 and month-day number 5, and digit addition yields both.
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: November 12 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .