Born on April 3

April 3 zodiac sign

If you were born on April 3, your Sun sign is Aries.

The first spark of the zodiac, born as the year begins again.

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On April 3 the Sun stands between 12° and 14° 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 3, 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

Alpheratz

The day after your birthday, April 4, is when the Sun meets Alpheratz each year. 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 3 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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April 3 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Aries on April 3, 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
1940Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:11PiscesTaurus
1941Gemini, then Cancer from 19:44PiscesAries
1942ScorpioPiscesAquarius
1943Pisces, then Aries from 21:18AriesTaurus
1944LeoAriesPisces
1945SagittariusAries, retrogradeTaurus
1946Aries, then Taurus from 09:57Pisces, retrogradeAries
1947VirgoPiscesPisces
1948AquariusPiscesTaurus
1949GeminiAriesAries
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950LibraAriesAquarius
1951PiscesTaurusTaurus
1952Cancer, then Leo from 20:10Aries, retrogradePisces
1953Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:59PiscesAries
1954AriesPiscesAries
1955Leo, then Virgo from 14:31PiscesPisces
1956CapricornAriesTaurus
1957TaurusAriesAries
1958Virgo, then Libra from 05:54TaurusAquarius
1959AquariusAries, retrogradeTaurus
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Gemini, then Cancer from 01:46PiscesPisces
1961ScorpioPiscesAries
1962Pisces, then Aries from 20:42AriesAries
1963LeoAriesPisces
1964Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:36TaurusTaurus
1965Aries, then Taurus from 08:29Aries, retrogradeAries
1966VirgoPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1967Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:49PiscesTaurus
1968GeminiPiscesPisces
1969LibraAriesAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:01AriesTaurus
1971CancerTaurusPisces
1972Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:27Aries, retrogradeTaurus
1973AriesPiscesAries
1974Leo, then Virgo from 13:57PiscesAquarius
1975CapricornPiscesTaurus
1976Taurus, then Gemini from 22:16AriesPisces
1977Virgo, then Libra from 04:39TaurusAries
1978AquariusAries, retrogradeTaurus
1979Gemini, then Cancer from 06:24Pisces, retrogradePisces
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980ScorpioPiscesTaurus
1981Pisces, then Aries from 20:26PiscesAries
1982LeoAriesAquarius
1983SagittariusAriesTaurus
1984TaurusTaurusPisces
1985VirgoAries, retrogradeAries
1986Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:12PiscesTaurus
1987GeminiPiscesPisces
1988Libra, then Scorpio from 18:26PiscesTaurus
1989Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:37AriesAries
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Cancer, then Leo from 17:50AriesAquarius
1991Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:59AriesTaurus
1992AriesAries, retrogradePisces
1993Leo, then Virgo from 16:11PiscesAries
1994CapricornPiscesTaurus
1995TaurusAriesPisces
1996LibraAriesTaurus
1997AquariusTaurusAries
1998CancerAries, retrogradeAquarius
1999ScorpioPiscesTaurus
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Pisces, then Aries from 15:22PiscesPisces
2001LeoPiscesAries
2002Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:59AriesTaurus
2003Aries, then Taurus from 08:21AriesPisces
2004VirgoTaurusTaurus
2005Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:32Aries, retrogradeAries
2006GeminiPiscesAquarius
2007LibraPiscesTaurus
2008PiscesAriesPisces
2009Cancer, then Leo from 19:33AriesAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010SagittariusTaurusTaurus
2011AriesAries, retrogradePisces
2012Leo, then Virgo from 13:53Pisces, retrogradeTaurus
2013CapricornPiscesAries
2014Taurus, then Gemini from 11:48PiscesAquarius
2015Virgo, then Libra from 07:08AriesTaurus
2016AquariusAriesPisces
2017CancerTaurusPisces
2018ScorpioAries, retrogradeTaurus
2019PiscesPiscesPisces
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020LeoPiscesTaurus
2021Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:13PiscesAries
2022TaurusAriesAquarius
2023VirgoAriesTaurus
2024Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:08Aries, retrogradePisces
2025Gemini, then Cancer from 22:50Pisces, retrogradePisces

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 3

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on April 3, Greenwich time.

  • 2034, penumbral lunar eclipse at 19:05

How common is a April 3 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,899 babies were born on April 3 each year. That makes it number 268 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

Your gift

Courage. Stand next to you for five minutes and people find they are braver too.

Your growing edge

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.

Read about the second decan of Aries

Questions about April 3

What zodiac sign is April 3?

If you were born on April 3, your Sun sign is Aries.

Is April 3 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Aries all day on April 3 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aries.

What is the birthday star for April 3?

The day after your birthday, April 4, is when the Sun meets Alpheratz each year. 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 3?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On April 3 2023 the Moon was in Virgo, and on April 3 2022 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 3?

On April 3 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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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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