Born on April 17
April 17 zodiac sign
If you were born on April 17, your Sun sign is Aries.
The first spark of the zodiac, born as the year begins again.
On April 17 the Sun stands between 25° and 28° 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 17, wherever in the world you were born.
Find your exact Sun degree
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.
Your birthday star
Mirach
Mirach gets its yearly visit from the Sun on April 20, 3 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 17 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.
April 17 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Aries on April 17, 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
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Leo | Aries | Gemini |
| 1941 | Capricorn | Aries | Aries |
| 1942 | Taurus | Aries | Pisces |
| 1943 | Virgo | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1944 | Aquarius | Taurus | Aries |
| 1945 | Gemini, then Cancer from 03:14 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1946 | Scorpio | Aries | Taurus |
| 1947 | Pisces | Aries | Pisces |
| 1948 | Cancer, then Leo from 01:16 | Aries | Gemini |
| 1949 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:16 | Taurus | Aries |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Aries, then Taurus from 15:00 | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1951 | Leo, then Virgo from 11:08 | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1952 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 13:44 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1953 | Gemini | Pisces | Aries |
| 1954 | Libra | Aries | Taurus |
| 1955 | Aquarius | Aries | Pisces |
| 1956 | Cancer | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1957 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:43 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1958 | Aries | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1959 | Leo | Aries | Gemini |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Capricorn | Aries | Aries |
| 1961 | Taurus, then Gemini from 19:55 | Aries | Aries |
| 1962 | Virgo, then Libra from 13:54 | Aries | Taurus |
| 1963 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:34 | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1964 | Gemini, then Cancer from 02:24 | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1965 | Scorpio | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1966 | Pisces | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1967 | Cancer | Aries | Gemini |
| 1968 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:23 | Aries | Aries |
| 1969 | Aries, then Taurus from 00:43 | Taurus | Aries |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Virgo | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1971 | Capricorn | Taurus, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1972 | Gemini | Aries | Gemini |
| 1973 | Libra, then Scorpio from 18:51 | Aries | Aries |
| 1974 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:45 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1975 | Gemini, then Cancer from 02:28 | Aries | Gemini |
| 1976 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Aries |
| 1977 | Aries | Taurus | Aries |
| 1978 | Leo | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1979 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:23 | Pisces | Pisces |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Taurus, then Gemini from 11:41 | Aries | Gemini |
| 1981 | Libra | Aries | Aries |
| 1982 | Aquarius | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1983 | Gemini | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1984 | Scorpio | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1985 | Pisces, then Aries from 16:19 | Aries | Aries |
| 1986 | Cancer, then Leo from 16:10 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1987 | Sagittarius | Aries | Pisces |
| 1988 | Taurus | Aries | Gemini |
| 1989 | Virgo | Taurus | Taurus |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Capricorn | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1991 | Taurus, then Gemini from 06:42 | Aries, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1992 | Libra, then Scorpio from 09:10 | Aries | Aries |
| 1993 | Pisces | Aries | Aries |
| 1994 | Cancer | Aries | Taurus |
| 1995 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:52 | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1996 | Aries | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1997 | Leo, then Virgo from 16:01 | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1998 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:05 | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1999 | Taurus | Pisces | Gemini |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Libra | Aries | Aries |
| 2001 | Aquarius | Aries | Aries |
| 2002 | Gemini | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2003 | Libra, then Scorpio from 01:16 | Taurus | Pisces |
| 2004 | Pisces, then Aries from 04:25 | Aries, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2005 | Leo | Aries | Taurus |
| 2006 | Sagittarius | Aries | Pisces |
| 2007 | Aries, then Taurus from 16:11 | Aries | Gemini |
| 2008 | Virgo, then Libra from 22:11 | Aries | Aries |
| 2009 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:20 | Taurus | Pisces |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Taurus, then Gemini from 06:08 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2011 | Libra | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 2012 | Pisces | Aries | Gemini |
| 2013 | Cancer | Aries | Taurus |
| 2014 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:44 | Aries | Pisces |
| 2015 | Aries | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2016 | Virgo | Taurus | Aries |
| 2017 | Capricorn | Taurus, retrograde | Pisces |
| 2018 | Taurus | Aries | Taurus |
| 2019 | Virgo, then Libra from 11:23 | Aries | Pisces |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:30 | Aries | Gemini |
| 2021 | Gemini, then Cancer from 19:26 | Aries | Taurus |
| 2022 | Libra, then Scorpio from 00:23 | Taurus | Pisces |
| 2023 | Pisces | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2024 | Leo | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 2025 | Sagittarius | Aries | Pisces |
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
Eclipses on April 17
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on April 17, Greenwich time.
- 1996, partial solar eclipse at 22:37
How common is a April 17 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,897 babies were born on April 17 each year. That makes it number 270 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
Courage. Stand next to you for five minutes and people find they are braver too.
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.
Questions about April 17
What zodiac sign is April 17?
If you were born on April 17, your Sun sign is Aries.
Is April 17 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Aries all day on April 17 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aries.
What is the birthday star for April 17?
Mirach gets its yearly visit from the Sun on April 20, 3 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 17?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On April 17 2025 the Moon was in Sagittarius, and on April 17 2024 it was in Leo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on April 17?
On April 17 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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