BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on September 26.

Everyone born on September 26 is a Libra — ruled by Venus, fair to a fault, decisive never. The stone is sapphire, the flower aster, and the day is shared with Manmohan Singh and T. S. Eliot.

Libra, the Scales — an engraving
Sun sign
Libra ♎︎
the Scales · ruled by Venus · fair to a fault, decisive never
Sapphire, the birthstone for September — an engraving
Birthstone
Sapphire
September
Aster, the birth flower for September — an engraving
Birth flower
Aster
& morning glory

Your book

Born on September 26? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Libra, September 23 to October 22.

The Scales, ruled by Venus, and the only sign that is an object rather than a creature — the books make much of that. An air sign, credited with a sense of fairness, an eye for beauty and a talent for company; blamed for taking a very long time to choose, because both sides really do have a point. Its people are supposed to keep the peace, and to look good doing it.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on September 26.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1932
Manmohan Singh
13th Prime Minister of India
1888
T. S. Eliot
English poet and playwright
1981
Serena Williams
American tennis player
1889
Martin Heidegger
German philosopher
1948
Olivia Newton-John
English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1898
George Gershwin
American composer and pianist
1968
Jim Caviezel
American actor
1946
Andrea Dworkin
American activist and author

On this day

What September 26 has seen.

It is First day of Sukkot (Judaism, 2026).

1087, son of William the Conqueror, was crowned king of England.
1907The British colony of New Zealand officially became a dominion to reflect its political independence since the 1850s.
1944World War II: The Soviet Red Army completed the Tallinn offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.
1983The racing yacht Australia II, captained by John Bertrand, won the America's Cup and ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defence of the trophy.
2008Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy flew a wingpack powered by jet engines across the English Channel.

The calendar

When September 26 falls.

A Saturday in 2026, a Sunday in 2027, a Tuesday in 2028, a Wednesday in 2029, and a Thursday in 2030.