Born on April 12

April 12 zodiac sign

If you were born on April 12, your Sun sign is Aries.

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

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On April 12 the Sun stands between 21° and 23° Aries, in the 3rd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Aries for the whole of April 12, 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

Alpheratz

The Sun reaches Alpheratz on April 4 every year, 8 days before your birthday. The star where the winged horse touches Andromeda, the chained princess. Its old gift is freedom, and a love of the open road.

Alpheratz sits at 14° Aries.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On April 12 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 12 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Aries on April 12, 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
1940GeminiPiscesGemini
1941Libra, then Scorpio from 10:32AriesAries
1942PiscesAriesPisces
1943CancerTaurusTaurus
1944Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 00:03TaurusAries
1945AriesAries, retrogradeAries
1946VirgoPiscesTaurus
1947CapricornPiscesPisces
1948Taurus, then Gemini from 16:20AriesGemini
1949LibraAriesAries
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:38TaurusPisces
1951Gemini, then Cancer from 13:05TaurusTaurus
1952ScorpioAries, retrogradeAries
1953Pisces, then Aries from 06:20PiscesAries
1954LeoPiscesTaurus
1955SagittariusAriesPisces
1956TaurusAriesGemini
1957Virgo, then Libra from 20:09TaurusAries
1958AquariusAries, retrogradePisces
1959GeminiAriesTaurus
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Libra, then Scorpio from 10:01PiscesAries
1961PiscesAriesAries
1962Cancer, then Leo from 12:36AriesTaurus
1963Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:48TaurusPisces
1964AriesTaurusGemini
1965VirgoAries, retrogradeAries
1966CapricornPiscesPisces
1967TaurusPiscesTaurus
1968LibraAriesAries
1969Aquarius, then Pisces from 11:41AriesAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970CancerTaurusTaurus
1971ScorpioTaurus, retrogradePisces
1972Pisces, then Aries from 06:33Aries, retrogradeGemini
1973LeoPiscesAries
1974Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:57AriesPisces
1975Aries, then Taurus from 09:54AriesTaurus
1976Virgo, then Libra from 20:55TaurusAries
1977AquariusTaurusAries
1978GeminiAries, retrogradeTaurus
1979LibraPiscesPisces
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980PiscesPiscesGemini
1981Cancer, then Leo from 02:37AriesAries
1982SagittariusAriesPisces
1983AriesTaurusTaurus
1984Leo, then Virgo from 01:11Taurus, retrogradeAries
1985Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:04Aries, retrogradeAries
1986Taurus, then Gemini from 15:51PiscesTaurus
1987Virgo, then Libra from 08:06PiscesPisces
1988Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:25AriesGemini
1989CancerTaurusAries
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990ScorpioTaurusPisces
1991PiscesAries, retrogradeTaurus
1992LeoPiscesAries
1993CapricornPiscesAries
1994TaurusAriesTaurus
1995VirgoAriesPisces
1996AquariusTaurusGemini
1997Gemini, then Cancer from 17:04TaurusAries
1998Libra, then Scorpio from 14:56Aries, retrogradePisces
1999Aquarius, then Pisces from 07:35PiscesTaurus
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Cancer, then Leo from 03:16PiscesAries
2001SagittariusAriesAries
2002AriesAriesTaurus
2003LeoTaurusPisces
2004Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:33Taurus, retrogradeGemini
2005GeminiAriesAries
2006LibraPiscesPisces
2007AquariusAriesGemini
2008CancerAriesAries
2009Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 18:01TaurusPisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Pisces, then Aries from 13:31TaurusTaurus
2011Cancer, then Leo from 03:38Aries, retrogradePisces
2012CapricornPiscesGemini
2013TaurusPiscesAries
2014VirgoAriesPisces
2015Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:44AriesGemini
2016Gemini, then Cancer from 08:07TaurusAries
2017ScorpioTaurus, retrogradePisces
2018PiscesAries, retrogradeTaurus
2019CancerPiscesPisces
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020SagittariusAriesGemini
2021Aries, then Taurus from 17:44AriesAries
2022Leo, then Virgo from 14:08TaurusPisces
2023CapricornTaurusGemini
2024GeminiAries, retrogradeAries
2025LibraPiscesPisces

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 12 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,953 babies were born on April 12 each year. That makes it number 238 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% 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 third part of Aries

Ruled by Jupiter

Jupiter widens the fire into a quest. You fight for ideas as much as outcomes, and you are happiest when the horizon keeps moving.

Read about the third decan of Aries

Questions about April 12

What zodiac sign is April 12?

If you were born on April 12, your Sun sign is Aries.

Is April 12 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Aries all day on April 12 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aries.

What is the birthday star for April 12?

The Sun reaches Alpheratz on April 4 every year, 8 days before your birthday. The star where the winged horse touches Andromeda, the chained princess. Its old gift is freedom, and a love of the open road.

What was the Moon sign on April 12?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On April 12 2025 the Moon was in Libra, and on April 12 2024 it was in Gemini. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on April 12?

On April 12 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.

Your Sun sign is one star in a whole sky. Your Moon and rising sign tell the rest of your story.

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