Born on April 18
April 18 zodiac sign
If you were born on April 18, your Sun sign is Aries or Taurus. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.
The first spark of the zodiac, born as the year begins again.
On April 18 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Aries into the first degree of Taurus.
In 0% of years the Sun had already reached Taurus by midday on April 18 in Greenwich. Your exact birth year, time and place decide which side you were born on.
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, 2 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 18 the Sun stands on the border between Aries and Pisces, and in some years it crosses from one to the other that very day. The sign is Aries, because astrologers' signs follow the seasons rather than the stars.
April 18 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving too. 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, then Virgo from 00:35 | Aries | Gemini |
| 1941 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:31 | Aries | Aries |
| 1942 | Taurus, then Gemini from 11:37 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1943 | Virgo, then Libra from 05:41 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1944 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:29 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1945 | Cancer | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1946 | Scorpio | Aries | Taurus |
| 1947 | Pisces, then Aries from 23:26 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1948 | Leo | Aries | Gemini |
| 1949 | Capricorn | Taurus | Aries |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Taurus | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1951 | Virgo | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1952 | Aquarius | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1953 | Gemini, then Cancer from 13:53 | Aries | Aries |
| 1954 | Libra, then Scorpio from 10:33 | Aries | Taurus |
| 1955 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 05:29 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1956 | Cancer, then Leo from 03:01 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1957 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Aries |
| 1958 | Aries | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1959 | Leo, then Virgo from 22:28 | Aries | Gemini |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 15:32 | Aries | Aries |
| 1961 | Gemini | Aries | Aries |
| 1962 | Libra | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1963 | Aquarius | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1964 | Cancer | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1965 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:32 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1966 | Pisces, then Aries from 09:28 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1967 | Cancer, then Leo from 01:55 | Aries | Gemini |
| 1968 | Capricorn | Aries | Aries |
| 1969 | Taurus | Taurus | Aries |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Virgo | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1971 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:46 | Taurus, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1972 | Gemini, then Cancer from 06:46 | Aries | Gemini |
| 1973 | Scorpio | Aries | Taurus |
| 1974 | Pisces | Aries | Pisces |
| 1975 | Cancer | Aries | Gemini |
| 1976 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:44 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1977 | Aries, then Taurus from 14:03 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1978 | Leo, then Virgo from 10:44 | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1979 | Capricorn | Aries | Pisces |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Gemini | Aries | Gemini |
| 1981 | Libra | Aries | Taurus |
| 1982 | Aquarius | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1983 | Gemini, then Cancer from 06:14 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1984 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:44 | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1985 | Aries | Aries | Aries |
| 1986 | Leo | Aries | Taurus |
| 1987 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:21 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1988 | Taurus, then Gemini from 21:10 | Aries | Gemini |
| 1989 | Virgo, then Libra from 12:32 | Taurus | Taurus |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 10:53 | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1991 | Gemini | Aries, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1992 | Scorpio | Aries | Aries |
| 1993 | Pisces | Aries | Aries |
| 1994 | Cancer | Aries | Taurus |
| 1995 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1996 | Aries, then Taurus from 02:06 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1997 | Virgo | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1998 | Capricorn | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1999 | Taurus, then Gemini from 10:39 | Aries | Gemini |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Libra, then Scorpio from 19:36 | Aries | Aries |
| 2001 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 13:01 | Aries | Aries |
| 2002 | Gemini, then Cancer from 06:01 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2003 | Scorpio | Taurus | Pisces |
| 2004 | Aries | Aries, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2005 | Leo | Aries | Taurus |
| 2006 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 21:14 | Aries | Pisces |
| 2007 | Taurus | Aries | Gemini |
| 2008 | Libra | Taurus | Aries |
| 2009 | Aquarius | Taurus | Pisces |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gemini | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2011 | Libra, then Scorpio from 06:19 | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 2012 | Pisces, then Aries from 15:59 | Aries | Gemini |
| 2013 | Cancer, then Leo from 15:14 | Aries | Taurus |
| 2014 | Sagittarius | Aries | Pisces |
| 2015 | Aries, then Taurus from 21:32 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2016 | Virgo | Taurus | Aries |
| 2017 | Capricorn | Taurus, retrograde | Pisces |
| 2018 | Taurus, then Gemini from 12:03 | Aries | Taurus |
| 2019 | Libra | Aries | Pisces |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pisces | Aries | Gemini |
| 2021 | Cancer | Aries | Taurus |
| 2022 | Scorpio | Taurus | Pisces |
| 2023 | Pisces, then Aries from 01:10 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2024 | Leo, then Virgo from 14:11 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 2025 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 14:12 | 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 18
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on April 18, Greenwich time.
- 1931, partial solar eclipse at 00:45
- 1977, annular solar eclipse at 10:30
How common is a April 18 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,004 babies were born on April 18 each year. That makes it number 218 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% 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.
Born after the Sun crossed into Taurus? Your story belongs to Taurus. Read your Taurus birthday
When the Sun changed sign, year by year
Every year the Sun crossed from Aries into Taurus around April 18. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.
Questions about April 18
What zodiac sign is April 18?
If you were born on April 18, your Sun sign is Aries or Taurus. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.
Is April 18 a cusp birthday?
Yes. The Sun moves from Aries into Taurus around this day, at a different hour each year, so people born on April 18 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.
What is the birthday star for April 18?
Mirach gets its yearly visit from the Sun on April 20, 2 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 18?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On April 18 2022 the Moon was in Scorpio, and on April 18 2021 it was in Cancer. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on April 18?
On April 18 the Sun stands on the border between Aries and Pisces, and in some years it crosses from one to the other that very day. The sign is Aries, because astrologers' signs follow the seasons rather than the stars.
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