Birthday signs · Scorpio season
What zodiac sign is November 22?
Sampling the noon UTC Sun from 1930 through 2030, November 22 appears in Scorpio in 53 years and in Sagittarius in 48 of 101. On November 22, the noon Sun varied from 29.22° Scorpio to 0.72° Sagittarius. The birth year and time are what decide which sign applies to November 22.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
November 22: Scorpio or Sagittarius
| Scorpio at noon UTC | 53 of 101 years |
|---|---|
| Sagittarius at noon UTC | 48 of 101 years |
| Sagittarius years include | 1936, 1940 and 1944 |
| Settled by | birth year and time |
November 22 at a glance
| Sign | ♏︎ Scorpio (53 years) or ♐︎ Sagittarius (48) |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mars (traditional); Pluto (modern, 20th-century assignment) |
| Sun on this date | 29.2° Scorpio to 0.7° Sagittarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | Scorpio day 30; Sagittarius day 1 |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Scorpio |
| Day number | 22 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Scorpio
| Noon Sun | 29.22° Scorpio to 0.72° Sagittarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
| Sagittarius years | 0°–0.72° Sagittarius |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
November 22 by the numbers
| Day number | 22 () |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 33 (11 + 22 = 33, kept as a master number) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Scorpio season | 30 (in its Scorpio years) |
|---|---|
| Day of Sagittarius season | 1 (in its Sagittarius years) |
| Scorpio season opened | October 24 (53 years) |
| Scorpio season closed | November 22 (53 years) |
| 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 near the very end of Scorpio, this person arrives at the close of a long, watchful stretch of the year. Feelings get held close until they are understood, and by late November that habit has settled in. Finishing things cleanly matters to them. Sometimes that means lingering over an ending longer than they planned, while the next chapter waits at the door.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Scorpio, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Scorpio | 5.7°–7.1° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on November 22
- Abigail Adams (1744–1818), First Lady of the United States from 1797 to 1801
- George Eliot (1819–1880), English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist
- André Gide (1869–1951), French author and Nobel laureate
- Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970), French general and statesman
- Terry Gilliam (1940), American born-British filmmaker, comedian, and actor
- Paolo Gentiloni (1954), Italian politician
- Mark Ruffalo (1967), American actor
- Scarlett Johansson (1984), American actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
November 22 in history
Observed on this date:
- Good Spouses Day (いい夫婦の日) celebrates married couples in Japan.
- Independence Day celebrates the independence of Lebanon from France in 1943.
Events on November 22:
- 1220: Frederick II is crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome by Pope Honorius III.
- 1855: In Birmingham, England, Albert, Prince Consort lays the foundation stone of the Birmingham and Midland Institute.
- 1935: The China Clipper inaugurates the first commercial transpacific air service, connecting Alameda, California with Manila.
- 1987: The Max Headroom signal hijacking incident takes place, in which a pirate broadcast interrupts television broadcasts in Chicago.
- 2004: The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.
How the answer was worked out
From 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on November 22 was calculated at noon UTC each year with Astronomy Engine, and each year's sign was read from that longitude.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is November 22?
For November 22, the usual sign at noon UTC is Scorpio, found in 53 of 101 sampled years, and Sagittarius in the remaining 48.
Is November 22 on a zodiac cusp?
Yes. In some years the Sun moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius during November 22, so at noon UTC the sample splits into Scorpio in 53 years and Sagittarius in 48, and the birth year and time settle which sign applies.
What decan is November 22?
Under the Chaldean order, the face ruler is Venus for November 22, which is in the third decan of Scorpio (20°–30°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for November 22?
November 22's day number in modern numerology is 22, and its month-day number is 33, both 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 22 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .