October 24 by year
Nearly everything here reads Scorpio. A row with a time is a date that began as Libra and turned Scorpio in the small hours.
Faster: enter your year above and you get your answer without the table.
Shown: 2021 to 2030. Born earlier? Tap Show all years under the table, then jump to your decade.
| Year | Eastern time | Pacific time |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:51 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 9:51 p.m.) |
| 2022 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:36 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 3:36 a.m.) |
| 2023 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:21 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 9:21 a.m.) |
| 2024 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 6:14 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 3:14 p.m.) |
| 2025 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 11:51 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 8:51 p.m.) |
| 2026 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:38 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:38 a.m.) |
| 2027 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 11:32 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:32 a.m.) |
| 2028 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 5:13 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 2:13 p.m.) |
| 2029 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 11:07 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 8:07 p.m.) |
| 2030 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:00 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:00 a.m.) |
Show all years, 1930 to 2030
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| Year | Eastern time | Pacific time |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 10:26 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:26 p.m.) |
| 1931 | Libra until 4:15 a.m., then Scorpio | Libra until 1:15 a.m., then Scorpio |
| 1932 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 10:04 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:04 a.m.) |
| 1933 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 3:47 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:47 p.m.) |
| 1934 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 9:36 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:36 p.m.) |
| 1935 | Libra until 3:29 a.m., then Scorpio | Libra until 12:29 a.m., then Scorpio |
| 1936 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 9:18 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:18 a.m.) |
| 1937 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 3:06 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:06 p.m.) |
| 1938 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:54 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:54 p.m.) |
| 1939 | Libra until 2:45 a.m., then Scorpio | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 11:45 p.m.) |
| 1940 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:39 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:39 a.m.) |
| 1941 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:27 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 11:27 a.m.) |
| 1942 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 9:15 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:15 p.m.) |
| 1943 | Libra until 3:08 a.m., then Scorpio | Libra until 12:08 a.m., then Scorpio |
| 1944 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:56 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:56 a.m.) |
| 1945 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:43 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 10:43 a.m.) |
| 1946 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:34 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 4:34 p.m.) |
| 1947 | Libra until 1:25 a.m., then Scorpio | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 10:25 p.m.) |
| 1948 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:17 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:17 a.m.) |
| 1949 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:02 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 10:02 a.m.) |
| 1950 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:44 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 3:44 p.m.) |
| 1951 | Libra until 12:36 a.m., then Scorpio | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 9:36 p.m.) |
| 1952 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:22 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 3:22 a.m.) |
| 1953 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:06 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 9:06 a.m.) |
| 1954 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:56 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:56 p.m.) |
| 1955 | Libra until 12:43 a.m., then Scorpio | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:43 p.m.) |
| 1956 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:34 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:34 a.m.) |
| 1957 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:24 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:24 a.m.) |
| 1958 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:11 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:11 p.m.) |
| 1959 | Libra until 12:11 a.m., then Scorpio | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:11 p.m.) |
| 1960 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:01 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:01 a.m.) |
| 1961 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 11:47 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:47 a.m.) |
| 1962 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:40 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:40 p.m.) |
| 1963 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 11:28 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:28 p.m.) |
| 1964 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:20 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:20 a.m.) |
| 1965 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 11:09 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:09 a.m.) |
| 1966 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 4:51 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:51 p.m.) |
| 1967 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 10:43 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:43 p.m.) |
| 1968 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 4:29 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:29 a.m.) |
| 1969 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 10:10 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:10 a.m.) |
| 1970 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 4:04 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:04 p.m.) |
| 1971 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 9:52 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:52 p.m.) |
| 1972 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 3:41 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:41 a.m.) |
| 1973 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 9:30 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:30 a.m.) |
| 1974 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 3:10 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:10 p.m.) |
| 1975 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 9:05 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:05 p.m.) |
| 1976 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:58 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 11:58 p.m.) |
| 1977 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:40 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:40 a.m.) |
| 1978 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:37 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 11:37 a.m.) |
| 1979 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:28 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:28 p.m.) |
| 1980 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:17 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 11:17 p.m.) |
| 1981 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:12 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:12 a.m.) |
| 1982 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:57 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 10:57 a.m.) |
| 1983 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:54 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 4:54 p.m.) |
| 1984 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:45 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 10:45 p.m.) |
| 1985 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:21 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 4:21 a.m.) |
| 1986 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:14 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 10:14 a.m.) |
| 1987 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:00 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 4:00 p.m.) |
| 1988 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:44 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 9:44 p.m.) |
| 1989 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:35 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 3:35 a.m.) |
| 1990 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:14 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 9:14 a.m.) |
| 1991 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:05 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 3:05 p.m.) |
| 1992 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 11:57 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 8:57 p.m.) |
| 1993 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:37 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:37 a.m.) |
| 1994 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 11:36 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:36 a.m.) |
| 1995 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:31 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:31 p.m.) |
| 1996 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 11:18 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 8:18 p.m.) |
| 1997 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:14 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:14 a.m.) |
| 1998 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 10:59 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:59 a.m.) |
| 1999 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 4:52 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:52 p.m.) |
| 2000 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 10:47 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 7:47 p.m.) |
| 2001 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 4:25 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:25 a.m.) |
| 2002 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 10:18 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:18 a.m.) |
| 2003 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 4:08 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:08 p.m.) |
| 2004 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 9:48 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 6:48 p.m.) |
| 2005 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 3:42 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:42 a.m.) |
| 2006 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 9:26 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:26 a.m.) |
| 2007 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 3:15 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:15 p.m.) |
| 2008 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 9:08 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 6:08 p.m.) |
| 2009 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:43 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 11:43 p.m.) |
| 2010 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:35 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:35 a.m.) |
| 2011 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:30 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 11:30 a.m.) |
| 2012 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 8:13 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 5:13 p.m.) |
| 2013 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:09 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 11:09 p.m.) |
| 2014 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:57 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 4:57 a.m.) |
| 2015 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:47 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 10:47 a.m.) |
| 2016 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 7:45 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 4:45 p.m.) |
| 2017 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:26 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 10:26 p.m.) |
| 2018 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 7:22 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 4:22 a.m.) |
| 2019 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 1:19 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 10:19 a.m.) |
| 2020 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 6:59 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 3:59 p.m.) |
| 2021 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:51 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 9:51 p.m.) |
| 2022 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 6:36 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 3:36 a.m.) |
| 2023 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 12:21 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 9:21 a.m.) |
| 2024 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 6:14 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 3:14 p.m.) |
| 2025 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 11:51 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 8:51 p.m.) |
| 2026 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:38 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:38 a.m.) |
| 2027 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 11:32 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 8:32 a.m.) |
| 2028 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 5:13 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 2:13 p.m.) |
| 2029 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 11:07 p.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 22, 8:07 p.m.) |
| 2030 | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 5:00 a.m.) | Scorpio all day (since Oct 23, 2:00 a.m.) |
Times are clock times of that year in New York and Los Angeles, from the astronomy-engine ephemeris, rounded to the minute, with the daylight saving rules in force at the time. Central and Mountain time fall between the two columns.
Libra and Scorpio: the two signs of October 24
| ♎︎ Libra | ♏︎ Scorpio | |
|---|---|---|
| Element | Air | Water |
| Quality | Cardinal | Fixed |
| Ruler | Venus | Mars (modern: Pluto) |
Under strain, tradition hands the two signs opposite habits. Libra, cardinal and air, belongs to Venus, and astrologers read its first move in trouble as repair: it steps between people and looks for the version everyone can live with, aiming to restore a calm tone. The cost named for Libra is stalling, because choosing a side feels like breaking the balance.
Scorpio, fixed and watery, answers to Mars in classical astrology and to Pluto in modern practice. Its reading is composure: it reveals little and acts once the picture is clear, after watching who is doing what. Fixed signs hold their ground, and Scorpio is pictured as the one who stays in the room when the others leave it. Astrologers also warn that a Scorpio slighted under pressure keeps count for a very long time.
On this site: Moon in Libra, Moon in Scorpio, Venus in Libra, Venus in Scorpio, Mars in Libra, Mars in Scorpio, Mercury in Libra, Mercury in Scorpio.
Each sign in full: Libra zodiac sign · Scorpio zodiac sign; how the two get along: Libra and Scorpio compatibility.
The year ahead for both sides of October 24: Libra horoscope 2027 · Scorpio horoscope 2027.
How often Libra and Scorpio come up among birth dates from 1930 to 2025, and why websites name different signs for the same day: zodiac sign statistics.Scorpio is one of the three water signs, with its own section on how much water a chart holds: water signs.Libra and the two other signs of its element: air signs.
Could a baby born on October 24 be a Libra?
In the first minutes of the day, in a few old years. In 1959 the Sun crossed at 12:11 a.m., so a baby born right after midnight that year was a Libra, and one born a little later was a Scorpio.
The birth years when October 24 began as Libra
The Libra starts come from eight years, 1931 to 1959, one every fourth year and each ahead of a leap year. The latest crossing among them was 4:15 a.m. in 1931.
Pacific time has only 3 such years. If yours is among them, or an Eastern one, and you were born between midnight and 4:15 a.m., check the clock on your birth record.
How much of October 24 is Scorpio?
Nearly all of it: 99.3% on average on the Eastern clock and 99.9% on the Pacific one. From 1960 on, the crossing always came on the 22nd or the 23rd, so the 24th begins inside the sign.
If you were born after 1959, the calendar settles it and no clock time is needed.
Questions about the October 24 zodiac sign
Is October 24 Scorpio?
Yes. Of the 96 years on Eastern clocks, 88 had Scorpio from midnight on October 24; in the other 8 the Sun crossed in the small hours, so only a birth just after midnight was Libra.
Is October 24, 2026 a Scorpio day?
Yes. Scorpio began the day before, on Oct 23, 2026, and in New York the clock said 5:38 a.m.
What element is October 24?
Water for a Scorpio Sun, the answer in nearly every year. The few early-morning Libra births before 1960 would be air.
Does October 24 count as a cusp?
Birthday sites often group the days around it as a Libra-Scorpio cusp. By the Sun's position at the moment of birth, October 24 has belonged to Scorpio in every year from 1960 on.
Does the clock matter on October 24?
Almost never. Outside the eight old years it does not, and inside them it touches only births before 4:15 a.m.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine: the open-source ephemeris library behind our planet positions, dates and statistics
- How we create our readings: our own calculation of sign dates, positions and the 1930 to 2025 statistics
Other cusp birthdays
Every date where the zodiac sign depends on the year or the hour, grouped by the change of sign:
- ♓︎ Pisces to ♈︎ Aries: March 19 · March 20 · March 21
- ♈︎ Aries to ♉︎ Taurus: April 19 · April 20
- ♉︎ Taurus to ♊︎ Gemini: May 20 · May 21
- ♊︎ Gemini to ♋︎ Cancer: June 20 · June 21 · June 22
- ♋︎ Cancer to ♌︎ Leo: July 22 · July 23
- ♌︎ Leo to ♍︎ Virgo: August 22 · August 23
- ♍︎ Virgo to ♎︎ Libra: September 22 · September 23
- ♎︎ Libra to ♏︎ Scorpio: October 22 · October 23 · October 24
- ♏︎ Scorpio to ♐︎ Sagittarius: November 21 · November 22 · November 23
- ♐︎ Sagittarius to ♑︎ Capricorn: December 21 · December 22
- ♑︎ Capricorn to ♒︎ Aquarius: January 19 · January 20 · January 21
- ♒︎ Aquarius to ♓︎ Pisces: February 18 · February 19
Written by The Zodiac Atlas editorial team with the help of AI and edited by a person. Every time and count on this page comes from our own run of the astronomy-engine ephemeris (tropical zodiac) over the years 1930 to 2030, with historical US time zone rules. Astrology is a symbolic tradition, not a science.