Birthday signs · Scorpio season
What zodiac sign is November 17?
In tropical zodiac terms, November 17 is found in Scorpio. Among the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Scorpio at noon UTC on November 17, at 24.18° to 25.67° Scorpio. November 17 marks day 25 or 26 of the Scorpio season, located in the late part, with element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
November 17 is Scorpio
| Scorpio at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 4 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
November 17 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 | 24.2° to 25.7° Scorpio at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 25 or 26 of Scorpio season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Scorpio |
| Day number | 8 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Scorpio
| Noon Sun | 24.18° to 25.67° Scorpio |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
November 17 by the numbers
| Day number | 8 (1 + 7 = 8) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 1 (11 + 8 = 19, then 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 Scorpio season | 25 or 26 |
|---|---|
| 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 in the final days of Scorpio, this person arrived when the season was already turning toward its next sign. Feelings run steady and slow to shift, so a grudge can outlast the argument that started it. Loyalty comes easily to this person, but letting go of an old hurt takes real work. The question is when holding on has stopped protecting anything.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Scorpio, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Scorpio | 0.7°–2° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on November 17
- Nicolas Appert (1749–1841), French inventor of airtight food preservation
- Louis XVIII (1755–1824), King of France and Navarre from 1814 to 1815 and from 1815 to 1824
- Bernard Montgomery (1887–1976), British Army officer
- Eugene Wigner (1902–1995), Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician
- Martin Scorsese (1942), American filmmaker
- Danny DeVito (1944), American actor, comedian, director and producer
- Cyril Ramaphosa (1952), President of South Africa since 2018
- Rachel McAdams (1978), Canadian actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
November 17 in history
Observed on this date:
- Athens Polytechnic Uprising Remembrance Day (Greece)
- International Students' Day
- Martyrs' Day (Odisha, India)
- Presidents Day (Marshall Islands)
Events on November 17:
- 887: Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed by the Frankish magnates in an assembly at Frankfurt, leading his nephew, Arnulf of Carinthia, to declare himself king of the East Frankish Kingdom in late November.
- 1831: Ecuador and Venezuela are separated from Gran Colombia.
- 1940: The Tartu Art Museum is established in Tartu, Estonia.
- 1968: Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
- 2003: Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's tenure as the governor of California begins.
How the answer was worked out
Using Astronomy Engine, the Sun's tropical longitude on November 17 was calculated at noon UTC for each year between 1930 and 2030, and the sign of each year was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is November 17?
When the Sun at noon UTC is counted, November 17 is Scorpio in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is November 17 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The noon Sun was in Scorpio on every November 17 from 1930 to 2030, and November 17 sits at least 4 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is November 17?
The third decan of Scorpio (20°–30°) is where November 17 sits in every sampled year, so its Chaldean face ruler is Venus.
What is the birthday number for November 17?
By adding digits, modern numerology arrives at day number 8 and month-day number 1 for November 17.
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 17 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .