What zodiac sign is November?

The November sky

November 20 has little drama: it is Scorpio for every birth in the populated time zones, because over 2000 to 2050 the earliest Sun entry into Sagittarius landed at about 15:30 UTC on the 21st, which no clock reads as the 20th between UTC-10 and UTC+12. Anyone searching it wants a one-word answer, and it is Scorpio.

Every few years the thirteenth sign resurfaces in the news. The Sun does cross the constellation Ophiuchus, roughly from November 29 to December 17, because the constellation boundaries are uneven. Astrology does not use them: the tropical zodiac cuts the ecliptic into twelve equal arcs of 30 degrees measured from the equinox, so Ophiuchus never enters a chart. The Sun is in front of Scorpius itself for only about a week, around November 23 to 29.

Born in November: what each sign means

The November birthstone is Topaz (also Citrine); see November birthstones.

The November cusp, and what it means for your birthday

Clocks in the Pacific read a day behind the rest of the world at the moment of the change, which keeps November 21 in play; birth time and place decide it.

Across 2000 to 2050 (51 years) the Sun entered Sagittarius on these UTC dates: November 22 in 35, November 21 in 16. Counting clocks from UTC-12 to UTC+14 over 1800 to 2099, the change can reach any date from November 20 to 24.

Born near that moment? The sun sign calculator takes your year, time and time zone. For the Moon and rising sign too, use the birth chart calculator.

November decans: the ten-day stretches

Each sign is cut into three decans of about ten days, ruled in turn by the sign itself and the next two signs of its element. Sources differ by a day on where a decan starts; these follow the sign dates on this page.

• November 1: Scorpio, decan 1, ruled by Scorpio
• November 2 to 11: Scorpio, decan 2, ruled by Pisces
• November 12 to 21: Scorpio, decan 3, ruled by Cancer
• November 22 to 30: Sagittarius, decan 1, ruled by Sagittarius

November zodiac signs by date

Every November birthday, day by day. Rows marked cusp are dates a sign change can reach in some year or time zone; the note says which two signs are in play.

Full guides for the most-searched November dates: November 4, November 19, November 20, November 21, November 22, November 23.