--- title: "October 8 Birthday: Zodiac Sign, Personality and Numerology" description: "October 8 birthday meaning: Libra decan 2, birthday number 8, Life Path by year, Chinese zodiac note and famous birthdays." canonical: https://unifiedreading.com/birthday/october-8 last-updated: 2026-10-23 reviewed: false author: Unified Reading editorial --- # October 8 Birthday: Zodiac Sign, Personality and Numerology In Western astrology, an October 8 birthday falls in Libra, in the second decan, with Venus as the sign's ruler and Uranus as the decan's. In numerology the day gives birthday number 8. The Life Path also uses the birth year. Libra is cardinal and air. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Sun sign | Libra in every year from 1930 to 2030 | | Decan | Libra decan 2 (Uranus) | | Sun's position at noon UTC | About 14° Libra | | Libra · element · modality · ruler | Air · Cardinal · Venus | | Birthday number | 8 | | Life Path by birth year | 1960: 7 · 1970: 8 · 1980: 9 · 1990: 1 · 2000: 11 · 2010: 3 · 2020: 4 | | Chinese zodiac | After Lunar New Year, so the animal is the birth year's own | | Born on this day | Sigourney Weaver (1949), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Matt Damon (1970) | ## October 8 zodiac sign and personality October 8 lands at around fourteen degrees of Libra, the middle of the Uranus decan, where fairness gains an inventive, future-facing streak. Its birthday number 8 is associated with power, management and material results. Interpretively, that combination suits a reformer with a budget: someone who believes systems can be both just and efficient and enjoys showing it in practice. On October 8 the Sun usually sits at about 14° Libra, in the second decan, where Uranus is the sub-ruler alongside Venus. The middle stretch of Libra, roughly October 3 to October 13, takes Uranus as sub-ruler, the planet associated with Aquarius in modern astrology. This tends to turn the sign's interest in fairness towards society at large. Natives are often pictured as idealistic, progressive and drawn to groups, networks and causes. Their relationships may be unconventional, or built on friendship and shared values more than tradition. Uranus brings originality and also a cool, detached streak when emotions run high. Combining their sense of justice with personal warmth usually helps them persuade rather than simply be right. ## October 8 in numerology A birthday on the 8th gives a birthday number of 8 with nothing to reduce. In numerology the day of birth works as a supporting number, a practical aptitude that colours the Life Path. The 8, drawn as two stacked loops, is traditionally linked with balance between the material and inner worlds, and with authority, organisation and ambition. People born on the 8th are often seen as capable managers of money, time and teams. They may also be hard on themselves when results lag. Generosity with the influence they build is commonly regarded as the 8's best expression. The Life Path, the main number in a numerology chart, also uses the birth year, so it changes from one October 8 birthday to the next: it is 7 for 1960, 8 for 1970, 9 for 1980 and 1 for 1990, for example. Some birth years on this date reach the master number 11. ## Born on October 8: season, famous birthdays and Chinese zodiac October birthdays fall in mid-autumn north of the equator, with turning leaves and earlier evenings, and in mid-spring in the southern hemisphere. Libra holds most of the month, with Scorpio arriving around October 23. In numerology October is month 10, which reduces to 1: a number of new starts and independence, carried here with a 0 that is often read as amplifying it. October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in a leap year). By October 24, 16 days later, the Sun has usually moved on into Scorpio. For the Chinese zodiac, Lunar New Year has always passed by October 8, so the animal is simply the one for the birth year. Well-known people born on October 8 include Sigourney Weaver (1949), Ursula von der Leyen (1958) and Matt Damon (1970). ## Frequently asked questions ### What zodiac sign is October 8? October 8 is Libra in every year from 1930 to 2030, wherever you were born. It falls in the second decan of Libra, which tradition links with Uranus. ### What is the Life Path number for someone born on October 8? It depends on the birth year. On October 8 the Life Path is 7 in 1960, 8 in 1970, 9 in 1980, 1 in 1990, 11 in 2000, 3 in 2010 and 4 in 2020. The birthday number, from the day alone, is 8 for everyone born on the 8th. ### What Chinese zodiac sign is someone born on October 8? Chinese astrology is straightforward for an October 8 birthday: the new year began weeks earlier, so the birth year's own animal applies. ### Which famous people were born on October 8? October 8 is also the birthday of Sigourney Weaver (1949), Ursula von der Leyen (1958) and Matt Damon (1970). 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The preview is free at https://unifiedreading.com/#details; the full reading is $4.99, paid once through Stripe, with no subscription. A fictional sample is at https://unifiedreading.com/sample. With a birth time and place it adds whole sign houses and the chart ruler; it does not calculate planetary aspects or transits, and it is a framework for reflection, not a prediction.