Born on April 1

April 1 zodiac sign

If you were born on April 1, your Sun sign is Aries.

The first spark of the zodiac, born as the year begins again.

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On April 1 the Sun stands between 10° and 12° Aries, in the 2nd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Aries for the whole of April 1, wherever in the world you were born.

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Add your birth year, and your time and place if you know them. Hali will work out exactly where the Sun stood when you arrived, and when it next returns there.

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Your birthday star

Algenib

The Sun reaches Algenib on March 30 every year, 2 days before your birthday. The wing of Pegasus, the winged horse. Astrologers have long tied it to quick minds and the urge to rise up and act.

Algenib sits at 9° Aries.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On April 1 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Pisces, the fishes, even though the sign is Aries. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

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April 1 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Aries on April 1, but the Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving. Open your decade to see where they were on your birthday. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so if the Moon changed sign that day, your birth time and place decide which side of the line you were born on.

The 1940s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1940Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:14PiscesTaurus
1941Taurus, then Gemini from 08:07PiscesAries
1942LibraPiscesAquarius
1943Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:27AriesTaurus
1944CancerAriesPisces
1945ScorpioAriesTaurus
1946Pisces, then Aries from 09:17Aries, retrogradeAries
1947LeoPiscesPisces
1948CapricornPiscesTaurus
1949TaurusPiscesAries
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950VirgoAriesAquarius
1951AquariusAriesTaurus
1952Gemini, then Cancer from 07:39Aries, retrogradePisces
1953Libra, then Scorpio from 05:20PiscesAries
1954PiscesPiscesAries
1955Cancer, then Leo from 08:21PiscesPisces
1956SagittariusAriesTaurus
1957Aries, then Taurus from 23:11AriesAries
1958Leo, then Virgo from 06:01AriesAquarius
1959Capricorn, then Aquarius from 22:42Aries, retrogradeTaurus
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960GeminiPiscesPisces
1961LibraPiscesAries
1962Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:43PiscesAries
1963CancerAriesPisces
1964Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 09:41AriesTaurus
1965Pisces, then Aries from 02:19Aries, retrogradeAries
1966LeoPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1967Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 00:11PiscesTaurus
1968TaurusPiscesPisces
1969Virgo, then Libra from 20:04AriesAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970AquariusAriesAries
1971Gemini, then Cancer from 16:51AriesPisces
1972ScorpioAries, retrogradeTaurus
1973PiscesPiscesAries
1974Cancer, then Leo from 11:41PiscesAquarius
1975SagittariusPiscesTaurus
1976Aries, then Taurus from 09:34AriesPisces
1977Leo, then Virgo from 01:25AriesAries
1978CapricornAriesAries
1979GeminiPisces, retrogradePisces
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980LibraPiscesTaurus
1981Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:41PiscesAries
1982CancerAriesAquarius
1983Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:20AriesTaurus
1984AriesTaurusPisces
1985LeoAries, retrogradeAries
1986CapricornPiscesAries
1987TaurusPiscesPisces
1988Virgo, then Libra from 08:06PiscesTaurus
1989AquariusAriesAries
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Gemini, then Cancer from 12:50AriesAquarius
1991ScorpioAriesTaurus
1992PiscesAries, retrogradePisces
1993Cancer, then Leo from 14:22PiscesAries
1994SagittariusPiscesAries
1995Aries, then Taurus from 16:59PiscesPisces
1996VirgoAriesTaurus
1997CapricornAriesAries
1998GeminiAries, retrogradeAquarius
1999LibraPisces, retrogradeTaurus
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:13PiscesPisces
2001CancerPiscesAries
2002Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:48AriesTaurus
2003AriesAriesPisces
2004LeoTaurusTaurus
2005Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 03:48Aries, retrogradeAries
2006Taurus, then Gemini from 23:50PiscesAquarius
2007Virgo, then Libra from 15:44PiscesTaurus
2008AquariusPiscesPisces
2009Gemini, then Cancer from 16:31AriesAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010ScorpioAriesTaurus
2011PiscesAries, retrogradePisces
2012Cancer, then Leo from 08:36Pisces, retrogradeTaurus
2013SagittariusPiscesAries
2014Aries, then Taurus from 05:21PiscesAquarius
2015VirgoAriesTaurus
2016CapricornAriesPisces
2017GeminiTaurusAries
2018Libra, then Scorpio from 22:58Aries, retrogradeTaurus
2019Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:49PiscesPisces
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020CancerPiscesTaurus
2021Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:59PiscesAries
2022AriesAriesAquarius
2023LeoAriesTaurus
2024Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:06AriesPisces
2025Taurus, then Gemini from 20:26Pisces, retrogradePisces

Moon at midnight and the minute it changed sign, Mercury and Venus at noon, all Greenwich time. Your exact placements need your birth time and place. Find your exact Moon sign

How common is a April 1 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,300 babies were born on April 1 each year. That makes it number 353 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 8% fewer than an average day.

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The Aries in you

Your gift

Courage. Stand next to you for five minutes and people find they are braver too.

Your growing edge

Patience. The fire that starts everything can burn out before the finish, so your work is learning to stay.

Your decan, the second part of Aries

Ruled by the Sun

Here the Sun lends Aries its warmth and a love of the spotlight. Your courage wants an audience, and a cause worth being brave for.

Read about the second decan of Aries

Questions about April 1

What zodiac sign is April 1?

If you were born on April 1, your Sun sign is Aries.

Is April 1 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Aries all day on April 1 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aries.

What is the birthday star for April 1?

The Sun reaches Algenib on March 30 every year, 2 days before your birthday. The wing of Pegasus, the winged horse. Astrologers have long tied it to quick minds and the urge to rise up and act.

What was the Moon sign on April 1?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On April 1 2023 the Moon was in Leo, and on April 1 2022 it was in Aries. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on April 1?

On April 1 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Pisces, the fishes, even though the sign is Aries. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

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