Birthday signs · Scorpio season
What zodiac sign is November 18?
November 18 lies in the sign Scorpio of the tropical zodiac. The Sun was in Scorpio at noon UTC on November 18 in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 25.19° to 26.68° Scorpio. Day 26 or 27 of Scorpio season, in its late part, is November 18, with the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
November 18 is Scorpio
| Scorpio at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 3 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
November 18 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 | 25.2° to 26.7° Scorpio at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 26 or 27 of Scorpio season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Scorpio |
| Day number | 9 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Scorpio
| Noon Sun | 25.19° to 26.68° Scorpio |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
November 18 by the numbers
| Day number | 9 (1 + 8 = 9) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 2 (11 + 9 = 20, then 2 + 0 = 2) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Scorpio season | 26 or 27 |
|---|---|
| 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 18, late in Scorpio, this person arrives at the end of a season that asks for depth. They feel things hard and then want to understand them before letting go. A close friend notices how carefully they weigh each word before speaking. Their steadiness is real, yet it can make them slow to ask for help when a plan is falling apart. Knowing that about themselves lets them choose when to hold on and when to set something down.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Scorpio, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Scorpio | 1.7°–3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on November 18
- Pierre Bayle (1647–1706), French philosopher and writer
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), German Romantic composer
- Louis Daguerre (1787–1851), French scientist, artist and photographer
- Patrick Blackett (1897–1974), British physicist
- Alan Shepard (1923–1998), American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer
- Margaret Atwood (1939), Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor
- Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945), President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015
- Owen Wilson (1968), American actor
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
November 18 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of Army and Victory (Haiti)
- Independence Day (Morocco), celebrates the independence of Morocco from France and Spain in 1956.
- National Day (Oman)
- Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia celebrates the independence of Latvia from Russia in 1918.
- Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar in 1991 (Croatia)
Events on November 18:
- 326: The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated by Pope Sylvester I.
- 1918: Latvia declares its independence from Russia.
- 1991: Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon release Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland.
- 2020: The Utah monolith, built sometime in 2016 is discovered by state biologists of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
How the answer was worked out
The sign of each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on November 18, calculated at noon UTC with Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is November 18?
Each of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 puts November 18 in Scorpio, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is November 18 on a zodiac cusp?
No. On every November 18 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun was in Scorpio, and November 18 sits at least 3 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is November 18?
Every sampled year finds November 18 within the third decan of Scorpio (20°–30°), and the face ruler in the Chaldean order is accordingly Venus.
What is the birthday number for November 18?
For November 18, modern numerology gives a day number of 9 and a month-day number of 2, each found by adding digits.
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 18 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .