Born on May 11
May 11 zodiac sign
If you were born on May 11, your Sun sign is Taurus.
The deep green heart of spring, slow, sure and beautiful.
On May 11 the Sun stands between 19° and 21° Taurus, in the 3rd decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Taurus for the whole of May 11, 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
Algol
Algol gets its yearly visit from the Sun on May 17, 6 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 11 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.
May 11 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Taurus on May 11, 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 | Cancer | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1941 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:50 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1942 | Aries | Gemini | Aries |
| 1943 | Leo | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1944 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:33 | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1945 | Taurus | Aries | Aries |
| 1946 | Virgo, then Libra from 13:54 | Aries | Gemini |
| 1947 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 12:41 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1948 | Gemini | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1949 | Libra, then Scorpio from 01:54 | Gemini | Taurus |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Pisces | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1951 | Cancer | Aries | Cancer |
| 1952 | Sagittarius | Aries | Taurus |
| 1953 | Aries, then Taurus from 16:12 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1954 | Virgo | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1955 | Capricorn | Gemini | Aries |
| 1956 | Taurus, then Gemini from 06:01 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1957 | Libra | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1958 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 11:27 | Aries | Aries |
| 1959 | Gemini, then Cancer from 11:57 | Aries | Cancer |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:55 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1961 | Aries | Gemini | Aries |
| 1962 | Leo | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1963 | Sagittarius | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1964 | Taurus | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1965 | Virgo, then Libra from 08:04 | Aries | Taurus |
| 1966 | Aquarius | Taurus | Aries |
| 1967 | Gemini | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1968 | Libra, then Scorpio from 02:30 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1969 | Pisces, then Aries from 23:09 | Gemini | Aries |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Cancer, then Leo from 13:22 | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1971 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:08 | Aries | Aries |
| 1972 | Aries, then Taurus from 16:48 | Aries | Cancer |
| 1973 | Virgo | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1974 | Capricorn | Taurus | Aries |
| 1975 | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1976 | Libra | Gemini, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1977 | Pisces | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1978 | Cancer | Aries | Gemini |
| 1979 | Scorpio | Taurus | Aries |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Aries | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1981 | Leo, then Virgo from 16:56 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1982 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 14:50 | Gemini | Aries |
| 1983 | Aries, then Taurus from 05:36 | Taurus, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1984 | Virgo, then Libra from 09:55 | Aries | Taurus |
| 1985 | Aquarius | Aries | Aries |
| 1986 | Gemini | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1987 | Libra, then Scorpio from 23:10 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1988 | Pisces, then Aries from 23:24 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1989 | Leo | Gemini | Gemini |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sagittarius | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1991 | Aries | Aries | Cancer |
| 1992 | Virgo | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1993 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 15:44 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1994 | Taurus, then Gemini from 13:44 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1995 | Virgo, then Libra from 04:31 | Gemini | Aries |
| 1996 | Pisces | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1997 | Cancer | Aries | Gemini |
| 1998 | Scorpio | Aries | Aries |
| 1999 | Pisces, then Aries from 20:53 | Taurus | Cancer |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Leo, then Virgo from 12:41 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2001 | Capricorn | Gemini | Aries |
| 2002 | Taurus | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2003 | Virgo | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 2004 | Aquarius | Aries | Gemini |
| 2005 | Gemini, then Cancer from 17:21 | Aries | Gemini |
| 2006 | Libra, then Scorpio from 12:25 | Taurus | Aries |
| 2007 | Pisces | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2008 | Leo | Gemini | Taurus |
| 2009 | Sagittarius | Gemini, retrograde | Aries |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Aries | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2011 | Leo, then Virgo from 13:59 | Aries | Aries |
| 2012 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 05:03 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2013 | Gemini | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2014 | Libra | Gemini | Aries |
| 2015 | Aquarius | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2016 | Cancer, then Leo from 21:32 | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2017 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:00 | Aries | Aries |
| 2018 | Pisces, then Aries from 12:41 | Aries | Gemini |
| 2019 | Leo | Taurus | Aries |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Capricorn | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2021 | Taurus | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2022 | Virgo | Gemini, retrograde | Aries |
| 2023 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:06 | Taurus, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2024 | Gemini, then Cancer from 03:13 | Aries | Taurus |
| 2025 | Scorpio | Taurus | Aries |
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 11
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on May 11, Greenwich time.
- 1975, partial solar eclipse at 07:16
- 2040, partial solar eclipse at 03:41
How common is a May 11 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,744 babies were born on May 11 each year. That makes it number 319 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 4% fewer than an average day.
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The Taurus in you
Steadiness. People rest in your presence the way they rest under an old tree.
Change. You can hold on long after something has stopped feeding you.
Your decan, the third part of Taurus
Ruled by Saturn
Saturn turns Taurus patience into ambition. You build things meant to outlast you, one careful stone at a time.
Questions about May 11
What zodiac sign is May 11?
If you were born on May 11, your Sun sign is Taurus.
Is May 11 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Taurus all day on May 11 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Taurus.
What is the birthday star for May 11?
Algol gets its yearly visit from the Sun on May 17, 6 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 11?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On May 11 2025 the Moon was in Scorpio, and on May 11 2022 it was in Virgo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on May 11?
On May 11 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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