Born on April 2
April 2 zodiac sign
If you were born on April 2, your Sun sign is Aries.
The first spark of the zodiac, born as the year begins again.
On April 2 the Sun stands between 11° and 13° 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 2, 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
Alpheratz
Alpheratz gets its yearly visit from the Sun on April 4, 2 days after 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 2 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 2 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Aries on April 2, 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 | Aquarius | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1941 | Gemini | Pisces | Aries |
| 1942 | Libra, then Scorpio from 19:55 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1943 | Pisces | Aries | Taurus |
| 1944 | Cancer, then Leo from 02:55 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1945 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:08 | Aries | Taurus |
| 1946 | Aries | Pisces, retrograde | Aries |
| 1947 | Leo, then Virgo from 08:31 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1948 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:19 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1949 | Taurus, then Gemini from 22:03 | Aries | Aries |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Virgo, then Libra from 00:41 | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1951 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:45 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1952 | Cancer | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1953 | Scorpio | Pisces | Aries |
| 1954 | Pisces, then Aries from 15:41 | Pisces | Aries |
| 1955 | Leo | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1956 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:38 | Aries | Taurus |
| 1957 | Taurus | Aries | Aries |
| 1958 | Virgo | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1959 | Aquarius | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Gemini | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1961 | Libra, then Scorpio from 16:37 | Pisces | Aries |
| 1962 | Pisces | Pisces | Aries |
| 1963 | Cancer, then Leo from 14:46 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1964 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1965 | Aries | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1966 | Leo, then Virgo from 10:31 | Pisces, retrograde | Aquarius |
| 1967 | Capricorn | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1968 | Taurus, then Gemini from 06:41 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1969 | Libra | Aries | Aries |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Aquarius | Aries | Aries |
| 1971 | Cancer | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1972 | Scorpio | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1973 | Pisces, then Aries from 12:48 | Pisces | Aries |
| 1974 | Leo | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1975 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:09 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1976 | Taurus | Aries | Pisces |
| 1977 | Virgo | Aries | Aries |
| 1978 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 00:05 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1979 | Gemini | Pisces, retrograde | Pisces |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Libra, then Scorpio from 05:22 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1981 | Pisces | Pisces | Aries |
| 1982 | Cancer, then Leo from 13:37 | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1983 | Sagittarius | Aries | Taurus |
| 1984 | Aries, then Taurus from 23:56 | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1985 | Leo, then Virgo from 10:25 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1986 | Capricorn | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1987 | Taurus, then Gemini from 12:17 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1988 | Libra | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1989 | Aquarius | Aries | Aries |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Cancer | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1991 | Scorpio | Aries | Taurus |
| 1992 | Pisces, then Aries from 03:04 | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1993 | Leo | Pisces | Aries |
| 1994 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 03:38 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1995 | Taurus | Aries | Pisces |
| 1996 | Virgo, then Libra from 21:27 | Aries | Taurus |
| 1997 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:59 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1998 | Gemini, then Cancer from 19:10 | Aries, retrograde | Aquarius |
| 1999 | Libra, then Scorpio from 12:49 | Pisces | Taurus |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Pisces | Pisces | Pisces |
| 2001 | Cancer, then Leo from 17:54 | Pisces | Aries |
| 2002 | Sagittarius | Aries | Taurus |
| 2003 | Aries | Aries | Pisces |
| 2004 | Leo, then Virgo from 02:46 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2005 | Capricorn | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 2006 | Gemini | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 2007 | Libra | Pisces | Taurus |
| 2008 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:56 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 2009 | Cancer | Aries | Aries |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:53 | Aries | Taurus |
| 2011 | Pisces, then Aries from 11:16 | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 2012 | Leo | Pisces, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2013 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 05:36 | Pisces | Aries |
| 2014 | Taurus | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 2015 | Virgo | Aries | Taurus |
| 2016 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:38 | Aries | Pisces |
| 2017 | Gemini, then Cancer from 18:27 | Taurus | Aries |
| 2018 | Scorpio | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2019 | Pisces | Pisces | Pisces |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cancer, then Leo from 18:27 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 2021 | Sagittarius | Pisces | Aries |
| 2022 | Aries, then Taurus from 16:51 | Aries | Aquarius |
| 2023 | Leo, then Virgo from 10:58 | Aries | Taurus |
| 2024 | Capricorn | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 2025 | Gemini | Pisces, retrograde | 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 2
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on April 2, Greenwich time.
- 1931, total lunar eclipse at 20:07
- 1950, total lunar eclipse at 20:44
- 1969, penumbral lunar eclipse at 18:32
How common is a April 2 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,004 babies were born on April 2 each year. That makes it number 217 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 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.
Questions about April 2
What zodiac sign is April 2?
If you were born on April 2, your Sun sign is Aries.
Is April 2 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Aries all day on April 2 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aries.
What is the birthday star for April 2?
Alpheratz gets its yearly visit from the Sun on April 4, 2 days after 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 2?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On April 2 2025 the Moon was in Gemini, and on April 2 2024 it was in Capricorn. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on April 2?
On April 2 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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