September 21 Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sun signVirgo
Date
September 21
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
Virgo

The Sun sign on September 21 is Virgo. Across the 41 years from 1992 to 2032, a noon UTC reading does not leave Virgo.

Virgo dates are August 23 to September 22. September 21 falls in the late part of Virgo. It is an earth sign, mutable, ruled by Mercury. Careful, practical, drawn to fixing details.

September 21 sits within two days of a sign change on September 22 and September 23. If the birth was late on this date, check the year in the calculator rather than the printed range.

In 2024 at noon UTC, the Sun on September 21 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 21 is Virgo. That is the true place of the Sun in the stars, and it is a separate fact from the astrological sign.

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 21?

September 21 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 21 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on September 21 stays in Virgo for every year checked. A sign change still sits nearby, on September 22 and September 23, so a late birth on this date can be worth a calculator check. The first and last days of August 23 to September 22 are the usual edge.

What is the September 21 star sign?

People searching for the September 21 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.