Born on April 21

April 21 zodiac sign

If you were born on April 21, 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.

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On April 21 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Aries into the first degree of Taurus.

In 100% of years the Sun had already reached Taurus by midday on April 21 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.

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Your birthday star

Mirach

Every year on April 20, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Mirach. 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 21 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Aries, the ram, even though the sign is Taurus. 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 21 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
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1940LibraAriesGemini
1941Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:07AriesTaurus
1942Gemini, then Cancer from 00:10TaurusPisces
1943ScorpioTaurusGemini
1944AriesTaurusAries
1945Leo, then Virgo from 20:04Aries, retrogradeAries
1946Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:29AriesTaurus
1947Aries, then Taurus from 03:56AriesPisces
1948Virgo, then Libra from 05:17AriesGemini
1949AquariusTaurusTaurus
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950GeminiTaurusPisces
1951Libra, then Scorpio from 19:55Taurus, retrogradeGemini
1952Pisces, then Aries from 19:57AriesAries
1953LeoAriesAries
1954SagittariusAriesTaurus
1955AriesAriesPisces
1956VirgoTaurusGemini
1957Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:54TaurusTaurus
1958Taurus, then Gemini from 18:03Aries, retrogradePisces
1959Virgo, then Libra from 01:19AriesGemini
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960PiscesAriesAries
1961CancerAriesAries
1962ScorpioTaurusTaurus
1963Pisces, then Aries from 16:30TaurusPisces
1964Leo, then Virgo from 11:18Taurus, retrogradeGemini
1965Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:24Aries, retrogradeTaurus
1966TaurusAriesPisces
1967VirgoAriesGemini
1968AquariusAriesAries
1969Gemini, then Cancer from 22:17TaurusAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Libra, then Scorpio from 14:16TaurusTaurus
1971PiscesAries, retrogradePisces
1972LeoAriesGemini
1973SagittariusAriesTaurus
1974AriesAriesPisces
1975Leo, then Virgo from 09:43TaurusGemini
1976Capricorn, then Aquarius from 04:48TaurusAries
1977Taurus, then Gemini from 02:38Taurus, retrogradeAries
1978LibraAries, retrogradeTaurus
1979Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:41AriesPisces
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Cancer, then Leo from 22:52AriesGemini
1981Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:15AriesTaurus
1982Pisces, then Aries from 12:23TaurusPisces
1983LeoTaurusGemini
1984CapricornTaurus, retrogradeAries
1985TaurusAriesAries
1986VirgoAriesTaurus
1987AquariusAriesPisces
1988Gemini, then Cancer from 04:05TaurusGemini
1989Libra, then Scorpio from 01:14TaurusTaurus
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990PiscesTaurusPisces
1991Cancer, then Leo from 11:05Aries, retrogradeGemini
1992Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:41AriesAries
1993Aries, then Taurus from 20:08AriesAries
1994Leo, then Virgo from 09:58AriesTaurus
1995CapricornTaurusPisces
1996GeminiTaurusGemini
1997LibraTaurus, retrogradeTaurus
1998AquariusAriesPisces
1999CancerAriesGemini
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:58AriesAries
2001Pisces, then Aries from 00:18AriesAries
2002LeoTaurusTaurus
2003Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:21TaurusPisces
2004TaurusAries, retrogradeGemini
2005Virgo, then Libra from 19:28AriesTaurus
2006Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:56AriesPisces
2007Gemini, then Cancer from 17:50AriesGemini
2008ScorpioTaurusAries
2009PiscesTaurusPisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Cancer, then Leo from 15:42Taurus, retrogradeTaurus
2011SagittariusAries, retrogradeAries
2012Aries, then Taurus from 04:06AriesGemini
2013Leo, then Virgo from 01:09AriesTaurus
2014CapricornAriesPisces
2015GeminiTaurusGemini
2016LibraTaurusAries
2017Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:43Aries, retrogradePisces
2018CancerAriesTaurus
2019Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:00AriesAries
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020AriesAriesGemini
2021LeoTaurusTaurus
2022Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 03:53TaurusPisces
2023TaurusTaurus, retrogradeGemini
2024Virgo, then Libra from 03:09Aries, retrogradeAries
2025AquariusAriesPisces

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 21 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,817 babies were born on April 21 each year. That makes it number 304 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% fewer than an average day.

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The Taurus in you

Your gift

Steadiness. People rest in your presence the way they rest under an old tree.

Your growing edge

Change. You can hold on long after something has stopped feeding you.

Your decan, the first part of Taurus

Ruled by Venus

Venus holds both the sign and this first decan, so nothing in you is diluted. Pleasure, beauty and comfort are how you know you are alive, which makes them necessities in your house.

Read about the first decan of Taurus

Born before the Sun reached Taurus? Your story still belongs to Aries. Read your Aries birthday

When the Sun changed sign, year by year

Every year the Sun crossed from Aries into Taurus around April 21. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.

1930Apr 20, 20:06
1931Apr 21, 01:39
1933Apr 20, 13:18
1934Apr 20, 18:59
1935Apr 21, 00:50
1937Apr 20, 12:18
1938Apr 20, 18:14
1939Apr 20, 23:54
1941Apr 20, 11:50
1942Apr 20, 17:38
1943Apr 20, 23:31
1945Apr 20, 11:07
1946Apr 20, 17:02
1947Apr 20, 22:39
1949Apr 20, 10:17
1950Apr 20, 15:59
1951Apr 20, 21:48
1954Apr 20, 15:19
1955Apr 20, 20:57
1958Apr 20, 14:26
1959Apr 20, 20:16
1962Apr 20, 13:50
1963Apr 20, 19:35
1966Apr 20, 13:11
1967Apr 20, 18:55
1970Apr 20, 12:14
1971Apr 20, 17:53
1974Apr 20, 11:18
1975Apr 20, 17:07
1978Apr 20, 10:49
1979Apr 20, 16:35
1982Apr 20, 10:07
1983Apr 20, 15:49
1987Apr 20, 14:57
1991Apr 20, 14:08
1995Apr 20, 13:21
1999Apr 20, 12:46
2003Apr 20, 12:03
2007Apr 20, 11:07
2011Apr 20, 10:17

Questions about April 21

What zodiac sign is April 21?

If you were born on April 21, 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 21 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 21 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.

What is the birthday star for April 21?

Every year on April 20, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Mirach. 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 21?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On April 21 2025 the Moon was in Aquarius, and on April 21 2023 it was in Taurus. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on April 21?

On April 21 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Aries, the ram, even though the sign is Taurus. 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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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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