Born on April 6

April 6 zodiac sign

If you were born on April 6, your Sun sign is Aries.

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

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On April 6 the Sun stands between 15° and 17° 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 6, 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 Sun reaches Alpheratz on April 4 every year, 2 days before 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 6 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 6 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Aries on April 6, 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
1940Pisces, then Aries from 08:10PiscesGemini
1941Cancer, then Leo from 04:26PiscesAries
1942Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:42AriesAquarius
1943Aries, then Taurus from 01:38AriesTaurus
1944VirgoTaurusPisces
1945Capricorn, then Aquarius from 21:29Aries, retrogradeTaurus
1946GeminiPisces, retrogradeTaurus
1947Libra, then Scorpio from 18:57PiscesPisces
1948PiscesPiscesGemini
1949CancerAriesAries
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 00:37AriesAquarius
1951AriesTaurusTaurus
1952Leo, then Virgo from 08:41Aries, retrogradePisces
1953CapricornPiscesAries
1954Taurus, then Gemini from 14:40PiscesTaurus
1955LibraPiscesPisces
1956AquariusAriesGemini
1957Gemini, then Cancer from 13:38TaurusAries
1958ScorpioTaurusAquarius
1959Pisces, then Aries from 16:33Aries, retrogradeTaurus
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960LeoPiscesPisces
1961SagittariusPiscesAries
1962TaurusAriesTaurus
1963VirgoAriesPisces
1964Capricorn, then Aquarius from 10:25TaurusGemini
1965GeminiAries, retrogradeAries
1966Libra, then Scorpio from 11:30PiscesAquarius
1967PiscesPiscesTaurus
1968CancerPiscesPisces
1969Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:58AriesAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970AriesTaurusTaurus
1971Leo, then Virgo from 14:17TaurusPisces
1972CapricornAries, retrogradeGemini
1973Taurus, then Gemini from 16:12PiscesAries
1974LibraPiscesAquarius
1975AquariusAriesTaurus
1976Gemini, then Cancer from 09:07AriesPisces
1977ScorpioTaurusAries
1978Pisces, then Aries from 07:51Aries, retrogradeTaurus
1979LeoPisces, retrogradePisces
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980SagittariusPiscesGemini
1981TaurusPiscesAries
1982VirgoAriesAquarius
1983Capricorn, then Aquarius from 15:07AriesTaurus
1984GeminiTaurusPisces
1985Libra, then Scorpio from 10:11Aries, retrogradeAries
1986PiscesPiscesTaurus
1987CancerPiscesPisces
1988Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:29AriesGemini
1989AriesAriesAries
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Leo, then Virgo from 01:42TaurusPisces
1991CapricornAries, retrogradeTaurus
1992Taurus, then Gemini from 17:33Pisces, retrogradePisces
1993LibraPiscesAries
1994Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:51PiscesTaurus
1995Gemini, then Cancer from 17:40AriesPisces
1996ScorpioAriesGemini
1997Pisces, then Aries from 06:19TaurusAries
1998LeoAries, retrogradePisces
1999SagittariusPiscesTaurus
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000TaurusPiscesPisces
2001Virgo, then Libra from 20:57AriesAries
2002AquariusAriesTaurus
2003GeminiTaurusPisces
2004Libra, then Scorpio from 10:25TaurusGemini
2005PiscesAries, retrogradeAries
2006Cancer, then Leo from 16:26PiscesPisces
2007Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:57PiscesTaurus
2008AriesAriesAries
2009VirgoAriesAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010CapricornTaurusTaurus
2011TaurusAries, retrogradePisces
2012LibraPiscesGemini
2013Aquarius, then Pisces from 13:01PiscesAries
2014CancerPiscesPisces
2015ScorpioAriesTaurus
2016Pisces, then Aries from 06:46TaurusAries
2017LeoTaurusPisces
2018Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:02Aries, retrogradeTaurus
2019Aries, then Taurus from 13:07PiscesPisces
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Virgo, then Libra from 21:17PiscesGemini
2021AquariusAriesAries
2022GeminiAriesPisces
2023LibraTaurusTaurus
2024PiscesAries, retrogradeAries
2025Cancer, then Leo from 04:35Pisces, 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

How common is a April 6 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,639 babies were born on April 6 each year. That makes it number 339 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 4% 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 6

What zodiac sign is April 6?

If you were born on April 6, your Sun sign is Aries.

Is April 6 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Aries all day on April 6 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aries.

What is the birthday star for April 6?

The Sun reaches Alpheratz on April 4 every year, 2 days before 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 6?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On April 6 2024 the Moon was in Pisces, and on April 6 2023 it was in Libra. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on April 6?

On April 6 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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