Born on May 10

May 10 zodiac sign

If you were born on May 10, your Sun sign is Taurus.

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

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On May 10 the Sun stands between 18° and 20° Taurus, in the 2nd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Taurus for the whole of May 10, 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

Algol

Algol gets its yearly visit from the Sun on May 17, 7 days after your birthday. The head of Medusa, held high in the hand of Perseus. The most feared star of the old sky, and so a star of raw power and the nerve to face what others run from.

Algol sits at 26° Taurus.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On May 10 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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May 10 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Taurus on May 10, 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
1940Gemini, then Cancer from 21:34TaurusCancer
1941ScorpioTaurusTaurus
1942Pisces, then Aries from 20:32GeminiAries
1943Cancer, then Leo from 15:39GeminiGemini
1944SagittariusTaurus, retrogradeTaurus
1945Aries, then Taurus from 11:25AriesAries
1946VirgoAriesGemini
1947CapricornTaurusAries
1948GeminiGeminiCancer
1949LibraGeminiTaurus
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950PiscesTaurus, retrogradeAries
1951CancerAriesGemini
1952Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:51AriesTaurus
1953AriesTaurusAries
1954Leo, then Virgo from 16:23TaurusGemini
1955Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:19GeminiAries
1956TaurusGeminiCancer
1957Virgo, then Libra from 03:58Taurus, retrogradeTaurus
1958AquariusAriesAries
1959GeminiAriesGemini
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960ScorpioTaurusTaurus
1961Pisces, then Aries from 17:56TaurusAries
1962LeoGeminiGemini
1963SagittariusGemini, retrogradeAries
1964Aries, then Taurus from 11:09Taurus, retrogradeCancer
1965VirgoAriesTaurus
1966Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:52TaurusAries
1967Taurus, then Gemini from 14:09TaurusCancer
1968LibraGeminiTaurus
1969PiscesGeminiAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970CancerTaurus, retrogradeGemini
1971ScorpioAriesAries
1972AriesAriesGemini
1973Leo, then Virgo from 08:13TaurusTaurus
1974CapricornTaurusAries
1975TaurusGeminiCancer
1976Virgo, then Libra from 06:40Gemini, retrogradeTaurus
1977Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:29Taurus, retrogradeAries
1978Gemini, then Cancer from 18:42AriesGemini
1979Libra, then Scorpio from 12:10AriesAries
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Pisces, then Aries from 20:45TaurusGemini
1981LeoGeminiTaurus
1982SagittariusGeminiAries
1983AriesTaurus, retrogradeCancer
1984VirgoAriesTaurus
1985Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:38AriesAries
1986GeminiTaurusGemini
1987LibraTaurusAries
1988PiscesGeminiGemini
1989Cancer, then Leo from 20:23GeminiTaurus
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:57Taurus, retrogradeAries
1991Pisces, then Aries from 11:35AriesCancer
1992Leo, then Virgo from 09:57AriesTaurus
1993CapricornTaurusAries
1994TaurusGeminiGemini
1995VirgoGeminiAries
1996Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:29Taurus, retrogradeGemini
1997Gemini, then Cancer from 02:13AriesTaurus
1998ScorpioAriesAries
1999PiscesTaurusCancer
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000LeoTaurusTaurus
2001Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 21:10GeminiAries
2002Aries, then Taurus from 16:33GeminiGemini
2003Leo, then Virgo from 08:31Taurus, retrogradeAries
2004AquariusAriesGemini
2005GeminiAriesGemini
2006LibraTaurusAries
2007Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:32TaurusCancer
2008Cancer, then Leo from 13:10GeminiTaurus
2009Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:50Gemini, retrogradeAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010AriesTaurus, retrogradeGemini
2011LeoAriesAries
2012CapricornTaurusGemini
2013Taurus, then Gemini from 21:22TaurusGemini
2014Virgo, then Libra from 17:19GeminiAries
2015AquariusGeminiCancer
2016CancerTaurus, retrogradeTaurus
2017ScorpioAriesAries
2018PiscesAriesGemini
2019Cancer, then Leo from 13:14TaurusAries
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 09:39TaurusGemini
2021TaurusGeminiGemini
2022VirgoGemini, retrogradeAries
2023CapricornTaurus, retrogradeCancer
2024GeminiAriesTaurus
2025Libra, then Scorpio from 19:59AriesAries

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 May 10

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on May 10, Greenwich time.

  • 1994, annular solar eclipse at 17:11
  • 2013, annular solar eclipse at 00:25

How common is a May 10 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,071 babies were born on May 10 each year. That makes it number 192 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% 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 second part of Taurus

Ruled by Mercury

Mercury sharpens your senses into skill. You notice quality, you learn by doing, and your hands are often wiser than your words.

Read about the second decan of Taurus

Questions about May 10

What zodiac sign is May 10?

If you were born on May 10, your Sun sign is Taurus.

Is May 10 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Taurus all day on May 10 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Taurus.

What is the birthday star for May 10?

Algol gets its yearly visit from the Sun on May 17, 7 days after your birthday. The head of Medusa, held high in the hand of Perseus. The most feared star of the old sky, and so a star of raw power and the nerve to face what others run from.

What was the Moon sign on May 10?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On May 10 2024 the Moon was in Gemini, and on May 10 2023 it was in Capricorn. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on May 10?

On May 10 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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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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