Born on April 16

April 16 zodiac sign

If you were born on April 16, your Sun sign is Aries.

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

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On April 16 the Sun stands between 25° and 27° 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 16, 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

Mirach

Mirach gets its yearly visit from the Sun on April 20, 4 days after your birthday. The jewelled girdle of Andromeda. It is said to bless those born near it with beauty and an eye for art.

Mirach sits at 0° Taurus.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On April 16 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 16 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Aries on April 16, 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
1940LeoPiscesGemini
1941Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:39AriesAries
1942Aries, then Taurus from 00:18AriesPisces
1943VirgoTaurusGemini
1944Capricorn, then Aquarius from 11:46TaurusAries
1945GeminiAries, retrogradeAries
1946Libra, then Scorpio from 19:04PiscesTaurus
1947Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:48AriesPisces
1948CancerAriesGemini
1949SagittariusAriesAries
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950AriesTaurusPisces
1951LeoTaurus, retrogradeGemini
1952CapricornAries, retrogradeAries
1953Taurus, then Gemini from 08:27PiscesAries
1954LibraAriesTaurus
1955AquariusAriesPisces
1956Gemini, then Cancer from 00:15TaurusGemini
1957ScorpioTaurusAries
1958Pisces, then Aries from 17:23Aries, retrogradePisces
1959Cancer, then Leo from 15:55AriesGemini
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:01AriesAries
1961TaurusAriesAries
1962VirgoAriesTaurus
1963CapricornTaurusPisces
1964GeminiTaurusGemini
1965Libra, then Scorpio from 06:42Aries, retrogradeAries
1966PiscesPiscesPisces
1967CancerAriesGemini
1968SagittariusAriesAries
1969AriesTaurusAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Leo, then Virgo from 18:07TaurusTaurus
1971Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 10:39Taurus, retrogradePisces
1972Taurus, then Gemini from 05:17AriesGemini
1973LibraPiscesAries
1974AquariusAriesPisces
1975GeminiAriesGemini
1976Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:15TaurusAries
1977Pisces, then Aries from 02:52TaurusAries
1978LeoAries, retrogradeTaurus
1979SagittariusPiscesPisces
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980TaurusAriesGemini
1981Virgo, then Libra from 21:38AriesAries
1982Capricorn, then Aquarius from 20:18TaurusPisces
1983Taurus, then Gemini from 02:15TaurusGemini
1984Libra, then Scorpio from 01:41Taurus, retrogradeAries
1985PiscesAries, retrogradeAries
1986CancerPiscesTaurus
1987Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:02AriesPisces
1988Aries, then Taurus from 17:32AriesGemini
1989VirgoTaurusAries
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 00:15TaurusPisces
1991TaurusAries, retrogradeGemini
1992LibraAriesAries
1993Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:33AriesAries
1994Gemini, then Cancer from 19:41AriesTaurus
1995ScorpioAriesPisces
1996AriesTaurusGemini
1997LeoTaurus, retrogradeTaurus
1998SagittariusAries, retrogradePisces
1999Aries, then Taurus from 11:08PiscesGemini
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Virgo, then Libra from 12:36AriesAries
2001Capricorn, then Aquarius from 00:11AriesAries
2002GeminiTaurusTaurus
2003LibraTaurusPisces
2004PiscesAries, retrogradeGemini
2005Cancer, then Leo from 21:18AriesTaurus
2006Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:20PiscesPisces
2007AriesAriesGemini
2008VirgoAriesAries
2009CapricornTaurusPisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010TaurusTaurusTaurus
2011Virgo, then Libra from 06:59Aries, retrogradePisces
2012Aquarius, then Pisces from 05:38PiscesGemini
2013Gemini, then Cancer from 02:50AriesTaurus
2014ScorpioAriesPisces
2015Pisces, then Aries from 21:00TaurusGemini
2016Leo, then Virgo from 23:23TaurusAries
2017Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:05Taurus, retrogradePisces
2018Aries, then Taurus from 08:52AriesTaurus
2019VirgoPiscesPisces
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020AquariusAriesGemini
2021GeminiAriesTaurus
2022LibraTaurusPisces
2023PiscesTaurusGemini
2024Cancer, then Leo from 02:24Aries, retrogradeAries
2025Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:38AriesPisces

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 16 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,909 babies were born on April 16 each year. That makes it number 260 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 16

What zodiac sign is April 16?

If you were born on April 16, your Sun sign is Aries.

Is April 16 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Aries all day on April 16 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aries.

What is the birthday star for April 16?

Mirach gets its yearly visit from the Sun on April 20, 4 days after your birthday. The jewelled girdle of Andromeda. It is said to bless those born near it with beauty and an eye for art.

What was the Moon sign on April 16?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On April 16 2023 the Moon was in Pisces, and on April 16 2022 it was in Libra. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on April 16?

On April 16 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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