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Black Moon Lilith calculator

Black Moon Lilith is not a body in the sky. It is the far end of the Moon's orbit, the apogee, and it moves forward through the zodiac in under nine years, about nine months in each sign. Everyone born within the same nine months shares a Lilith sign.

Birth time barely matters here: mean Lilith moves about 6.7′ of arc a day, so a whole day shifts it by 0.11°. It decides the sign only within a day of a sign change, and the result says so when that happens. Times are treated as UTC.

Where Black Moon Lilith is now

2°12′ Capricornmean Lilith
Sep 14, 2026in this sign since
Jun 11, 2027moves into Aquarius

Everyone born from Sep 14, 2026 until that change has Lilith in Capricorn.

Mean Lilith, true Lilith and the asteroid

The Moon's orbit is an ellipse, and its far point, the apogee, turns slowly forward around the Earth. Averaged over time that turn is steady: this is mean Black Moon Lilith, the version this calculator uses. Its positions match the Swiss Ephemeris tables behind most astrology software to within a minute of arc.

If another site gives you a different Lilith sign, it is almost always using true Lilith. Neither is a mistake, but the readings on this site are written for the mean point.

Lilith in the twelve signs

Black Moon Lilith in AriesRead as tension around asserting yourself, expressing anger, and acting without permission.FireBlack Moon Lilith in TaurusRead as resistance to shame around wanting comfort, physical pleasure, money, and enoughEarthBlack Moon Lilith in GeminiRead as tension around speaking freely, asking unwelcome questions, and being taken seriously.AirBlack Moon Lilith in CancerRead as tension around needing care, family loyalty, and belonging without conditions.WaterBlack Moon Lilith in LeoRead as a tension between wanting recognition and fearing that taking center stage is too much.FireBlack Moon Lilith in VirgoRead as tension around being useful, getting things right, and allowing ordinary bodily needs.EarthBlack Moon Lilith in LibraRead as tension between keeping relationships pleasant and allowing disagreement, anger, or desireAirBlack Moon Lilith in ScorpioRead as a struggle over trust, private desire, and the right to feel without surrendering control.WaterBlack Moon Lilith in SagittariusTraditionally read through forbidden questions, disputed beliefs, and the right to speak freely.FireBlack Moon Lilith in CapricornRead as tension around ambition, authority, and having to earn the right to restEarthBlack Moon Lilith in AquariusRead as tension between belonging to a group and refusing to edit out your differences.AirBlack Moon Lilith in PiscesRead as sensitivity kept hidden, rescue offered too freely, and difficulty saying no without guilt.Water

Lilith's sign names the theme; the house and the planets it touches show where that theme was pushed down and where it is waiting. Talk your Lilith placement through with a reader →

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Lilith sign by birth date, 1940–2040

Every stretch mean Black Moon Lilith spent in one sign, by decade. Dates are in UTC; if a birth falls on the first or last day of a period, run the calculator above with the birth time.

1940s 14 periods
FromToLilith in
Sep 15, 1939Jun 11, 1940Pisces
Jun 11, 1940Mar 8, 1941Aries
Mar 8, 1941Dec 2, 1941Taurus
Dec 2, 1941Aug 27, 1942Gemini
Aug 27, 1942May 24, 1943Cancer
May 24, 1943Feb 18, 1944Leo
Feb 18, 1944Nov 14, 1944Virgo
Nov 14, 1944Aug 8, 1945Libra
Aug 8, 1945May 5, 1946Scorpio
May 5, 1946Jan 30, 1947Sagittarius
Jan 30, 1947Oct 27, 1947Capricorn
Oct 27, 1947Jul 21, 1948Aquarius
Jul 21, 1948Apr 16, 1949Pisces
Apr 16, 1949Jan 12, 1950Aries
1950s 15 periods
FromToLilith in
Apr 16, 1949Jan 12, 1950Aries
Jan 12, 1950Oct 8, 1950Taurus
Oct 8, 1950Jul 3, 1951Gemini
Jul 3, 1951Mar 28, 1952Cancer
Mar 28, 1952Dec 24, 1952Leo
Dec 24, 1952Sep 19, 1953Virgo
Sep 19, 1953Jun 14, 1954Libra
Jun 14, 1954Mar 10, 1955Scorpio
Mar 10, 1955Dec 6, 1955Sagittarius
Dec 6, 1955Aug 31, 1956Capricorn
Aug 31, 1956May 26, 1957Aquarius
May 26, 1957Feb 19, 1958Pisces
Feb 19, 1958Nov 17, 1958Aries
Nov 17, 1958Aug 14, 1959Taurus
Aug 14, 1959May 8, 1960Gemini
1960s 15 periods
FromToLilith in
Aug 14, 1959May 8, 1960Gemini
May 8, 1960Jan 31, 1961Cancer
Jan 31, 1961Oct 29, 1961Leo
Oct 29, 1961Jul 26, 1962Virgo
Jul 26, 1962Apr 20, 1963Libra
Apr 20, 1963Jan 13, 1964Scorpio
Jan 13, 1964Oct 10, 1964Sagittarius
Oct 10, 1964Jul 7, 1965Capricorn
Jul 7, 1965Apr 1, 1966Aquarius
Apr 1, 1966Dec 26, 1966Pisces
Dec 26, 1966Sep 22, 1967Aries
Sep 22, 1967Jun 18, 1968Taurus
Jun 18, 1968Mar 13, 1969Gemini
Mar 13, 1969Dec 7, 1969Cancer
Dec 7, 1969Sep 3, 1970Leo
1970s 14 periods
FromToLilith in
Dec 7, 1969Sep 3, 1970Leo
Sep 3, 1970May 31, 1971Virgo
May 31, 1971Feb 24, 1972Libra
Feb 24, 1972Nov 18, 1972Scorpio
Nov 18, 1972Aug 15, 1973Sagittarius
Aug 15, 1973May 12, 1974Capricorn
May 12, 1974Feb 5, 1975Aquarius
Feb 5, 1975Oct 31, 1975Pisces
Oct 31, 1975Jul 27, 1976Aries
Jul 27, 1976Apr 24, 1977Taurus
Apr 24, 1977Jan 17, 1978Gemini
Jan 17, 1978Oct 12, 1978Cancer
Oct 12, 1978Jul 9, 1979Leo
Jul 9, 1979Apr 5, 1980Virgo
1980s 15 periods
FromToLilith in
Jul 9, 1979Apr 5, 1980Virgo
Apr 5, 1980Dec 30, 1980Libra
Dec 30, 1980Sep 23, 1981Scorpio
Sep 23, 1981Jun 20, 1982Sagittarius
Jun 20, 1982Mar 18, 1983Capricorn
Mar 18, 1983Dec 12, 1983Aquarius
Dec 12, 1983Sep 5, 1984Pisces
Sep 5, 1984Jun 1, 1985Aries
Jun 1, 1985Feb 27, 1986Taurus
Feb 27, 1986Nov 23, 1986Gemini
Nov 23, 1986Aug 18, 1987Cancer
Aug 18, 1987May 13, 1988Leo
May 13, 1988Feb 8, 1989Virgo
Feb 8, 1989Nov 4, 1989Libra
Nov 4, 1989Jul 30, 1990Scorpio
1990s 14 periods
FromToLilith in
Nov 4, 1989Jul 30, 1990Scorpio
Jul 30, 1990Apr 25, 1991Sagittarius
Apr 25, 1991Jan 21, 1992Capricorn
Jan 21, 1992Oct 16, 1992Aquarius
Oct 16, 1992Jul 11, 1993Pisces
Jul 11, 1993Apr 6, 1994Aries
Apr 6, 1994Jan 2, 1995Taurus
Jan 2, 1995Sep 29, 1995Gemini
Sep 29, 1995Jun 23, 1996Cancer
Jun 23, 1996Mar 19, 1997Leo
Mar 19, 1997Dec 14, 1997Virgo
Dec 14, 1997Sep 10, 1998Libra
Sep 10, 1998Jun 5, 1999Scorpio
Jun 5, 1999Feb 29, 2000Sagittarius
2000s 15 periods
FromToLilith in
Jun 5, 1999Feb 29, 2000Sagittarius
Feb 29, 2000Nov 25, 2000Capricorn
Nov 25, 2000Aug 22, 2001Aquarius
Aug 22, 2001May 17, 2002Pisces
May 17, 2002Feb 10, 2003Aries
Feb 10, 2003Nov 7, 2003Taurus
Nov 7, 2003Aug 3, 2004Gemini
Aug 3, 2004Apr 28, 2005Cancer
Apr 28, 2005Jan 22, 2006Leo
Jan 22, 2006Oct 20, 2006Virgo
Oct 20, 2006Jul 17, 2007Libra
Jul 17, 2007Apr 10, 2008Scorpio
Apr 10, 2008Jan 3, 2009Sagittarius
Jan 3, 2009Oct 1, 2009Capricorn
Oct 1, 2009Jun 28, 2010Aquarius
2010s 14 periods
FromToLilith in
Oct 1, 2009Jun 28, 2010Aquarius
Jun 28, 2010Mar 23, 2011Pisces
Mar 23, 2011Dec 16, 2011Aries
Dec 16, 2011Sep 12, 2012Taurus
Sep 12, 2012Jun 9, 2013Gemini
Jun 9, 2013Mar 4, 2014Cancer
Mar 4, 2014Nov 27, 2014Leo
Nov 27, 2014Aug 25, 2015Virgo
Aug 25, 2015May 21, 2016Libra
May 21, 2016Feb 14, 2017Scorpio
Feb 14, 2017Nov 9, 2017Sagittarius
Nov 9, 2017Aug 6, 2018Capricorn
Aug 6, 2018May 3, 2019Aquarius
May 3, 2019Jan 27, 2020Pisces
2020s 15 periods
FromToLilith in
May 3, 2019Jan 27, 2020Pisces
Jan 27, 2020Oct 21, 2020Aries
Oct 21, 2020Jul 18, 2021Taurus
Jul 18, 2021Apr 14, 2022Gemini
Apr 14, 2022Jan 8, 2023Cancer
Jan 8, 2023Oct 3, 2023Leo
Oct 3, 2023Jun 29, 2024Virgo
Jun 29, 2024Mar 27, 2025Libra
Mar 27, 2025Dec 20, 2025Scorpio
Dec 20, 2025Sep 14, 2026Sagittarius
Sep 14, 2026Jun 11, 2027Capricorn
Jun 11, 2027Mar 8, 2028Aquarius
Mar 8, 2028Dec 2, 2028Pisces
Dec 2, 2028Aug 26, 2029Aries
Aug 26, 2029May 23, 2030Taurus
2030–2040 16 periods
FromToLilith in
Aug 26, 2029May 23, 2030Taurus
May 23, 2030Feb 18, 2031Gemini
Feb 18, 2031Nov 14, 2031Cancer
Nov 14, 2031Aug 8, 2032Leo
Aug 8, 2032May 4, 2033Virgo
May 4, 2033Jan 30, 2034Libra
Jan 30, 2034Oct 26, 2034Scorpio
Oct 26, 2034Jul 21, 2035Sagittarius
Jul 21, 2035Apr 15, 2036Capricorn
Apr 15, 2036Jan 11, 2037Aquarius
Jan 11, 2037Oct 7, 2037Pisces
Oct 7, 2037Jul 2, 2038Aries
Jul 2, 2038Mar 28, 2039Taurus
Mar 28, 2039Dec 24, 2039Gemini
Dec 24, 2039Sep 19, 2040Cancer
Sep 19, 2040Jun 13, 2041Leo

Questions

Does birth time matter for Black Moon Lilith?

Very little. Mean Lilith moves about 6.7′ of arc a day, so a whole day of uncertainty shifts it by 0.11°. That decides the sign only for births within a day of a sign change, roughly one birthday in 269, and the calculator flags them.

Why do Lilith calculators give different signs?

Three different points go by the name. Mean Black Moon Lilith, used here, is the average far point of the Moon's orbit. True or osculating Lilith follows the Moon's orbit of the moment and swings up to about 30° away from the mean, often into another sign. Asteroid Lilith is a small body that has nothing to do with the Moon.

How long does Black Moon Lilith stay in one sign?

Between 267 and 271 days, about nine months, and 8.85 years to go around the zodiac. Mean Lilith always moves forward, so it never doubles back into the sign it just left.

What is a Lilith return?

Mean Lilith comes back to its birth position every 8.85 years: around ages 8.8, 17.7, 26.5, 35.4 and 44.2. Astrologers read these returns as times when the themes of the Lilith sign come up again for review.

Is Black Moon Lilith a planet or a second moon?

Neither. It is a geometric point: the place in the Moon's orbit farthest from Earth, the lunar apogee. Nothing is there to see in a telescope, which is why astrologers treat it as a sensitive point rather than a body.

Other points of the Moon

North Node calculatorWhere the Moon's orbit crosses the Sun's path, about a year and a half in each signMoon sign calculatorWhere the Moon itself stood when you were born
Your Lilith, read in fullA personal reading on the side you keep hidden
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