Born on April 8

April 8 zodiac sign

If you were born on April 8, your Sun sign is Aries.

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

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On April 8 the Sun stands between 17° and 19° 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 8, 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, 4 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 8 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 8 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Aries on April 8, 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
1940Aries, then Taurus from 20:39PiscesGemini
1941Leo, then Virgo from 09:22PiscesAries
1942CapricornAriesPisces
1943Taurus, then Gemini from 08:42AriesTaurus
1944LibraTaurusPisces
1945AquariusAries, retrogradeAries
1946CancerPisces, retrogradeTaurus
1947ScorpioPiscesPisces
1948AriesPiscesGemini
1949LeoAriesAries
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:30TaurusPisces
1951TaurusTaurusTaurus
1952Virgo, then Libra from 18:56Aries, retrogradePisces
1953Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:28PiscesAries
1954Gemini, then Cancer from 17:29PiscesTaurus
1955Libra, then Scorpio from 08:38AriesPisces
1956PiscesAriesGemini
1957Cancer, then Leo from 17:25TaurusAries
1958SagittariusTaurus, retrogradePisces
1959AriesAries, retrogradeTaurus
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Leo, then Virgo from 00:02PiscesPisces
1961CapricornPiscesAries
1962GeminiAriesTaurus
1963LibraAriesPisces
1964Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:47TaurusGemini
1965CancerAries, retrogradeAries
1966Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:54PiscesPisces
1967Pisces, then Aries from 06:57PiscesTaurus
1968LeoAriesPisces
1969Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 05:05AriesAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970TaurusTaurusTaurus
1971VirgoTaurusPisces
1972AquariusAries, retrogradeGemini
1973Gemini, then Cancer from 18:05PiscesAries
1974ScorpioPiscesPisces
1975PiscesAriesTaurus
1976Cancer, then Leo from 16:37AriesAries
1977SagittariusTaurusAries
1978Aries, then Taurus from 14:22Aries, retrogradeTaurus
1979Leo, then Virgo from 06:52PiscesPisces
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980CapricornPiscesGemini
1981GeminiAriesAries
1982LibraAriesPisces
1983AquariusTaurusTaurus
1984CancerTaurusAries
1985Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 10:18Aries, retrogradeAries
1986AriesPiscesTaurus
1987LeoPiscesPisces
1988Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:20AriesGemini
1989TaurusAriesAries
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Virgo, then Libra from 11:45TaurusPisces
1991Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:00Aries, retrogradeTaurus
1992Gemini, then Cancer from 22:19Pisces, retrogradeAries
1993ScorpioPiscesAries
1994PiscesPiscesTaurus
1995CancerAriesPisces
1996SagittariusTaurusGemini
1997Aries, then Taurus from 07:21TaurusAries
1998VirgoAries, retrogradePisces
1999CapricornPiscesTaurus
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000GeminiPiscesAries
2001Libra, then Scorpio from 23:02AriesAries
2002Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:58AriesTaurus
2003Gemini, then Cancer from 09:37TaurusPisces
2004Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:51Taurus, retrogradeGemini
2005AriesAries, retrogradeAries
2006LeoPiscesPisces
2007SagittariusPiscesTaurus
2008TaurusAriesAries
2009Virgo, then Libra from 03:22AriesAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010AquariusTaurusTaurus
2011GeminiAries, retrogradePisces
2012ScorpioPiscesGemini
2013Pisces, then Aries from 19:03PiscesAries
2014Cancer, then Leo from 09:51AriesPisces
2015Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:09AriesTaurus
2016Aries, then Taurus from 06:11TaurusAries
2017VirgoTaurusPisces
2018CapricornAries, retrogradeTaurus
2019Taurus, then Gemini from 21:16PiscesPisces
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Libra, then Scorpio from 20:17PiscesGemini
2021PiscesAriesAries
2022CancerAriesPisces
2023ScorpioTaurusTaurus
2024AriesAries, retrogradeAries
2025Leo, then Virgo from 13:40PiscesPisces

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 8

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on April 8, Greenwich time.

  • 1959, annular solar eclipse at 03:23
  • 2005, total solar eclipse at 20:35
  • 2024, total solar eclipse at 18:17

How common is a April 8 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,890 babies were born on April 8 each year. That makes it number 275 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 8

What zodiac sign is April 8?

If you were born on April 8, your Sun sign is Aries.

Is April 8 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Aries all day on April 8 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aries.

What is the birthday star for April 8?

The Sun reaches Alpheratz on April 4 every year, 4 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 8?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On April 8 2024 the Moon was in Aries, and on April 8 2023 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 8?

On April 8 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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