October 22 Zodiac Sign: Libra or Scorpio? Love Matches

October 22 is Libra on the dates most calendars use, but it is a boundary day: from 1950 to 2029, about 98 percent of October 22 birth hours in US Eastern time fell in Libra and about 2 percent in Scorpio.

Check an October 22 Libra against any sign

You were born on a boundary day. The exact changeover shifts by up to a day depending on the year and the time of birth, so both signs are shown.

Share of October 22 birth hours, 1950 to 2029, US Eastern time
Sign	Share	The Sun's degrees
Libra	98 percent	28.0 to 30.0 degrees of Libra
Scorpio	2 percent	0.0 to 0.3 degrees of Scorpio

The Sun's move into Scorpio landed between October 22 and October 24 (US Eastern time) in those years; the tropical year is about 365.24 days, so the moment shifts by hours from year to year and moves back after each leap day.

Check an October 22 birth by year and time

October 22 zodiac compatibility

If you are a Libra

By this site's zodiac points method, an October 22 Libra scores highest with Gemini and Aquarius, a strong match at 8 of 8 points, then Leo and Sagittarius, a good match at 5 of 8.

Pair	Verdict	Points	Aspect
Gemini and Libra	strong match	8 of 8	trine
Libra and Aquarius	strong match	8 of 8	trine
Leo and Libra	good match	5 of 8	sextile
Libra and Sagittarius	good match	5 of 8	sextile

who an October 22 Libra is compatible with

Today's Libra love horoscope

If you are a Scorpio

By this site's zodiac points method, an October 22 Scorpio scores highest with Cancer and Pisces, a strong match at 8 of 8 points, then Virgo and Capricorn, a good match at 5 of 8.

Pair	Verdict	Points	Aspect
Cancer and Scorpio	strong match	8 of 8	trine
Scorpio and Pisces	strong match	8 of 8	trine
Virgo and Scorpio	good match	5 of 8	sextile
Scorpio and Capricorn	good match	5 of 8	sextile

who an October 22 Scorpio is compatible with

Today's Scorpio love horoscope

Have your partner's birthday? Compare October 22 with your partner's birthday.

Scores come from this site's zodiac points method (formula 1.1), reviewed by Jahben R., astrologer, on 2026-09-23. How it works is on the methodology page.

Libra at a glance for an October 22 birthday

If you are a Libra

Element: air
Modality: cardinal
Ruler: Venus
Position: day 30 of 30 of Libra
Next sign: Scorpio, from October 23

If you are a Scorpio

Element: water
Modality: fixed
Ruler: Pluto (traditionally Mars)
Position: the day before Scorpio's first day on most calendars (October 23)
Next sign: Sagittarius, from November 22

October 22 decan (Tradition)

In the triplicity system of decans, a tradition, October 22 falls at the end of the third decan of Libra (20 to 30 degrees), ruled by Mercury, or the start of the first decan of Scorpio (0 to 10 degrees), ruled by Pluto (traditionally Mars), depending on the year and hour.

The older Chaldean system of decans assigns different rulers.

Famous people born on October 22

Doris Lessing, novelist, born 1919
Catherine Deneuve, actor, born 1943
Javier Milei, politician, born 1970
Joan Fontaine, actor, born 1917
Jeff Goldblum, actor, born 1952

Birth dates from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-09-26.

A note on October 22 birthdays

From 1950 to 2029, about 98 percent of October 22 birth hours fell in Libra and about 2 percent in Scorpio, on the cusp before Scorpio's first day on most calendars. A Libra hour sits in the third decan of the triplicity system, ruled through Mercury, while a Scorpio hour opens the sign's first decan in that system, ruled by Pluto and traditionally by Mars. By this site's points method, Libra pairs best with Gemini and Aquarius at 8 points, while Scorpio tops out at 8 with Cancer and Pisces, both trines the tradition reads as easiest.

Questions people ask

Is October 22 a Libra or a Scorpio?

Either, depending on the birth. On the dates most calendars use, October 22 is Libra. From 1950 to 2029, about 98 percent of October 22 birth hours in US Eastern time fell in Libra and about 2 percent in Scorpio; the year, the hour and the time zone decide.

Is October 22 on the Libra and Scorpio cusp?

The Sun changes sign on or around October 22, so the day can belong to Libra or Scorpio. A cusp is not a thirteenth sign in Western astrology or in this site's scoring: a October 22 birth is one sign or the other.

Who is an October 22 Libra or Scorpio most compatible with?

By this site's zodiac points method, a Libra scores highest with Gemini and Aquarius (a strong match, 8 of 8 points), then Leo and Sagittarius (a good match, 5 of 8); a Scorpio with Cancer and Pisces (a strong match, 8 of 8 points), then Virgo and Capricorn (a good match, 5 of 8).

Does the birth year change the zodiac sign for October 22?

Yes. The Sun's move into Scorpio landed between October 22 and October 24 (US Eastern time) from 1950 to 2029, so the year, the hour and the time zone decide a October 22 sign. The calculator on the zodiac sign dates page checks one birth.

Birthdays around October 22

Sources

astronomy-engine 2.1.19: the Sun's position; the methodology page records its check against NASA JPL Horizons, and the build checks it against published equinox and solstice times
This site's zodiac points method: formula 1.1
Wikidata (CC0): birth dates, fetched 2026-09-26