Born on April 24

April 24 zodiac sign

If you were born on April 24, your Sun sign is Taurus.

The deep green heart of spring, slow, sure and beautiful.

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On April 24 the Sun stands between 2° and 5° Taurus, in the 1st decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Taurus for the whole of April 24, 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

The Sun reaches Mirach on April 20 every year, 4 days before 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 24 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 24 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Taurus on April 24, 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
1940Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:49AriesGemini
1941AriesAriesTaurus
1942LeoTaurusPisces
1943Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:40TaurusGemini
1944Taurus, then Gemini from 18:59Taurus, retrogradeAries
1945Virgo, then Libra from 08:15Aries, retrogradeAries
1946Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:57AriesTaurus
1947GeminiAriesPisces
1948ScorpioAriesGemini
1949PiscesTaurusTaurus
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950CancerTaurusPisces
1951SagittariusTaurus, retrogradeGemini
1952Aries, then Taurus from 00:15AriesAries
1953VirgoAriesAries
1954CapricornAriesTaurus
1955Taurus, then Gemini from 10:24TaurusPisces
1956Libra, then Scorpio from 16:45TaurusGemini
1957Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:23TaurusTaurus
1958Gemini, then Cancer from 03:47Aries, retrogradePisces
1959ScorpioAriesGemini
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960AriesAriesAries
1961LeoAriesAries
1962Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:20TaurusTaurus
1963TaurusTaurusAries
1964LibraTaurus, retrogradeGemini
1965AquariusAriesTaurus
1966GeminiAriesPisces
1967Libra, then Scorpio from 06:19AriesGemini
1968Pisces, then Aries from 12:33TaurusAries
1969Cancer, then Leo from 10:51TaurusAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970SagittariusTaurusTaurus
1971Aries, then Taurus from 21:07Aries, retrogradeAries
1972VirgoAriesGemini
1973CapricornAriesTaurus
1974Taurus, then Gemini from 11:11AriesPisces
1975LibraTaurusGemini
1976PiscesTaurusAries
1977CancerTaurus, retrogradeAries
1978ScorpioAries, retrogradeTaurus
1979Pisces, then Aries from 00:51AriesAries
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Leo, then Virgo from 10:12AriesGemini
1981Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 10:31TaurusTaurus
1982TaurusTaurusPisces
1983Virgo, then Libra from 15:04TaurusGemini
1984AquariusTaurus, retrogradeAries
1985GeminiAriesAries
1986Libra, then Scorpio from 06:16AriesTaurus
1987PiscesAriesAries
1988LeoTaurusGemini
1989SagittariusTaurusTaurus
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Aries, then Taurus from 21:03Taurus, retrogradePisces
1991VirgoAries, retrogradeGemini
1992Capricorn, then Aquarius from 11:39AriesAries
1993Taurus, then Gemini from 06:27AriesAries
1994LibraAriesTaurus
1995Aquarius, then Pisces from 05:51TaurusAries
1996CancerTaurusGemini
1997Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 23:32Taurus, retrogradeTaurus
1998Pisces, then Aries from 02:31AriesPisces
1999Leo, then Virgo from 22:04AriesGemini
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000CapricornAriesAries
2001TaurusTaurusAries
2002Virgo, then Libra from 16:22TaurusTaurus
2003AquariusTaurusAries
2004Gemini, then Cancer from 13:56Aries, retrogradeGemini
2005Libra, then Scorpio from 02:26AriesTaurus
2006PiscesAriesPisces
2007LeoAriesGemini
2008SagittariusTaurusAries
2009Aries, then Taurus from 18:47TaurusAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010VirgoTaurus, retrogradeTaurus
2011Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:59AriesAries
2012GeminiAriesGemini
2013LibraAriesTaurus
2014Aquarius, then Pisces from 06:56TaurusPisces
2015CancerTaurusGemini
2016Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:47TaurusAries
2017Pisces, then Aries from 00:33Aries, retrogradePisces
2018Leo, then Virgo from 20:41AriesTaurus
2019CapricornAriesAries
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020TaurusAriesGemini
2021Virgo, then Libra from 16:06TaurusTaurus
2022AquariusTaurusPisces
2023Gemini, then Cancer from 18:59Taurus, retrogradeGemini
2024ScorpioAries, retrogradeAries
2025PiscesAriesPisces

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 24

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on April 24, Greenwich time.

  • 1967, total lunar eclipse at 12:06
  • 1986, total lunar eclipse at 12:42
  • 2005, penumbral lunar eclipse at 09:54

How common is a April 24 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,845 babies were born on April 24 each year. That makes it number 294 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

Questions about April 24

What zodiac sign is April 24?

If you were born on April 24, your Sun sign is Taurus.

Is April 24 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Taurus all day on April 24 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Taurus.

What is the birthday star for April 24?

The Sun reaches Mirach on April 20 every year, 4 days before 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 24?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On April 24 2025 the Moon was in Pisces, and on April 24 2024 it was in Scorpio. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on April 24?

On April 24 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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