September 16 Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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Date

September 16

Sun sign

Virgo

Usual range

August 23 to September 22

Place in sign

late, decan 3

Sub-ruler

Venus

Element

Earth

Modality

Mutable

Ruling planet

Mercury

Changeover

No

Constellation

Leo and Virgo

Born on September 16, the Sun sign is Virgo. Noon UTC stays in Virgo through the 41 years from 1992 to 2032, so the birthday itself does not split.

Virgo dates are August 23 to September 22. September 16 falls in the late part of Virgo. It is an earth sign, mutable, ruled by Mercury. Careful, practical, drawn to fixing details.

In 2024 at noon UTC, the Sun on September 16 is in the third decan of Virgo, the late 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Venus.

The constellation behind the Sun on September 16 is not the same every year. In this span it is Leo and Virgo. The calculator names the one for a specific birth year.

Moon, Rising, Mercury, Venus, and Mars still need a birth time and place. This page only settles the Sun sign.

Sign page: Virgo. Check this birthday in the zodiac calculator.

Questions

What zodiac sign is September 16?

September 16 is Virgo. These pages read the Sun at noon UTC, which is the same tropical sign the zodiac calculator reports for a birth at 12:00 UTC. From 1992 to 2032 that noon figure stays in Virgo. Use a birth time in the calculator if you were born near a nearby changeover.

Is September 16 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on September 16 stays in Virgo for every year from 1992 to 2032. A cusp in this system is a day when the Sun actually changes sign, which this date does not. Edge days of August 23 to September 22 are the ones that still need a year and a clock.

What is the September 16 star sign?

People searching for the September 16 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Virgo, an earth sign, mutable, ruled by Mercury, in the late decan with Venus as the triplicity sub-ruler. Virgo dates are August 23 to September 22. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.