and the Vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere. The dates can vary from 21 September to 24 September (in UTC). September is mostly in the sixth month of the astrological calendar (and the first part of the seventh), which begins at the end of March/Mars/Aries. September symbols September's birthstone is the sapphire. The birth flowers for September are the forget-me-not, morning glory and aster. The zodiac signs for the month of September are Virgo (until September 22) and Libra (September 23 onwards). Observances This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance. Non-Gregorian observances: 2020 dates List of observances set by the Bahá'í calendar List of observances set by the Chinese calendar List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar List of observances set by the Islamic calendar List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar Month-long observances Amerindian Heritage Month (Guyana) Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (United Kingdom) Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month National Suicide Prevention Month United States observances Better Breakfast Month Food Safety Education Month National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Hydrocephalus Awareness Month Pain Awareness Month National Preparedness Month National Prostate Health Month National Sickle Cell Awareness Month National Yoga Month Food Months National Bourbon Heritage Month California Wine Month National Chicken Month National Honey Month National Mushroom Month National Italian Cheese Month National Papaya Month National Potato Month National Rice Month National Whole Grains Month National Wild Rice Month Movable Gregorian observances Engineering Day (Egypt) White Balloon Day Day of the Programmer Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) (New Zealand) See also Movable Western Christian observances See also Movable Eastern Christian observances First Wednesday Administrative Professionals' Day (South Africa) First Thursday Engineer's Days (Tanzania) First Friday Engineer's Days (Tanzania) Labor Day (Marshall Islands) Teachers' Day (Singapore) First Sunday Brazilian Day (International observance) Father's Day (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea) Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels (Roman Catholic Church, October 2 in most locations, first Sunday in September by special dispensation) First Sunday after September 4 Wakes Week (Parts of England and Scotland) Abbots Bromley Horn Dance (Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England) Week of the First Monday National Payroll Week (United States, Canada, United Kingdom) Week of September 10 National Suicide Prevention Week (United States) First Monday Labour Day (Canada, Palau, United States) Nearest weekday to September 12