Born on April 9
April 9 zodiac sign
If you were born on April 9, your Sun sign is Aries.
The first spark of the zodiac, born as the year begins again.
On April 9 the Sun stands between 18° and 20° 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 9, wherever in the world you were born.
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.
Your birthday star
Alpheratz
The Sun reaches Alpheratz on April 4 every year, 5 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 9 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.
April 9 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Aries on April 9, 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
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Taurus | Pisces | Gemini |
| 1941 | Virgo | Pisces | Aries |
| 1942 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:57 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1943 | Gemini | Aries | Taurus |
| 1944 | Libra, then Scorpio from 15:12 | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1945 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:11 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1946 | Cancer, then Leo from 16:38 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1947 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:13 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1948 | Aries | Aries | Gemini |
| 1949 | Leo, then Virgo from 15:32 | Aries | Aries |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Capricorn | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1951 | Taurus | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1952 | Libra | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1953 | Aquarius | Pisces | Aries |
| 1954 | Cancer | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1955 | Scorpio | Aries | Pisces |
| 1956 | Pisces, then Aries from 12:47 | Aries | Gemini |
| 1957 | Leo | Taurus | Aries |
| 1958 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 10:01 | Taurus, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1959 | Aries, then Taurus from 04:32 | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Virgo | Pisces | Aries |
| 1961 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:03 | Pisces | Aries |
| 1962 | Gemini | Aries | Taurus |
| 1963 | Libra | Aries | Pisces |
| 1964 | Pisces | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1965 | Cancer, then Leo from 19:24 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1966 | Sagittarius | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1967 | Aries | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1968 | Leo, then Virgo from 12:04 | Aries | Aries |
| 1969 | Capricorn | Aries | Aries |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taurus, then Gemini from 09:02 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1971 | Virgo, then Libra from 03:17 | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1972 | Aquarius | Aries, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1973 | Cancer | Pisces | Aries |
| 1974 | Scorpio | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1975 | Pisces, then Aries from 22:44 | Aries | Taurus |
| 1976 | Leo | Aries | Aries |
| 1977 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:41 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1978 | Taurus | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1979 | Virgo | Pisces | Pisces |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:00 | Pisces | Gemini |
| 1981 | Gemini, then Cancer from 21:34 | Aries | Aries |
| 1982 | Libra, then Scorpio from 08:33 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1983 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:31 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1984 | Cancer, then Leo from 23:02 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1985 | Sagittarius | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1986 | Aries | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1987 | Leo, then Virgo from 23:28 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1988 | Capricorn | Aries | Gemini |
| 1989 | Taurus, then Gemini from 01:31 | Aries | Aries |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Libra | Taurus | Pisces |
| 1991 | Aquarius | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1992 | Cancer | Pisces | Aries |
| 1993 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:10 | Pisces | Aries |
| 1994 | Pisces, then Aries from 06:09 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1995 | Cancer, then Leo from 05:16 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1996 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:31 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1997 | Taurus | Taurus | Aries |
| 1998 | Virgo | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1999 | Capricorn | Pisces | Taurus |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Gemini | Pisces | Aries |
| 2001 | Scorpio | Aries | Aries |
| 2002 | Pisces | Aries | Taurus |
| 2003 | Cancer | Taurus | Pisces |
| 2004 | Sagittarius | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2005 | Aries, then Taurus from 15:50 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 2006 | Leo, then Virgo from 04:59 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 2007 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 03:37 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 2008 | Taurus, then Gemini from 01:27 | Aries | Aries |
| 2009 | Libra | Aries | Aries |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Aquarius | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2011 | Gemini, then Cancer from 21:02 | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 2012 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:13 | Pisces | Gemini |
| 2013 | Aries | Pisces | Aries |
| 2014 | Leo | Aries | Pisces |
| 2015 | Sagittarius | Aries | Taurus |
| 2016 | Taurus | Taurus | Aries |
| 2017 | Virgo, then Libra from 12:35 | Taurus | Pisces |
| 2018 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:51 | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2019 | Gemini | Pisces | Pisces |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Scorpio | Pisces | Gemini |
| 2021 | Pisces | Aries | Aries |
| 2022 | Cancer | Aries | Pisces |
| 2023 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:57 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2024 | Aries, then Taurus from 11:24 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 2025 | Virgo | Pisces | Pisces |
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 9
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on April 9, Greenwich time.
- 1986, partial solar eclipse at 06:20
- 2043, partial solar eclipse at 18:56
How common is a April 9 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,830 babies were born on April 9 each year. That makes it number 298 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% fewer than an average day.
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The Aries in you
Courage. Stand next to you for five minutes and people find they are braver too.
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.
Questions about April 9
What zodiac sign is April 9?
If you were born on April 9, your Sun sign is Aries.
Is April 9 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Aries all day on April 9 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aries.
What is the birthday star for April 9?
The Sun reaches Alpheratz on April 4 every year, 5 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 9?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On April 9 2025 the Moon was in Virgo, and on April 9 2022 it was in Cancer. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on April 9?
On April 9 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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