Born on May 13

May 13 zodiac sign

If you were born on May 13, your Sun sign is Taurus.

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

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On May 13 the Sun stands between 21° and 23° 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 13, 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, 4 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 13 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 13 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Taurus on May 13, 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
1940Cancer, then Leo from 03:23TaurusCancer
1941Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 21:04GeminiTaurus
1942Aries, then Taurus from 06:37GeminiAries
1943Leo, then Virgo from 04:22Gemini, retrogradeCancer
1944Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:10Taurus, retrogradeTaurus
1945GeminiAriesAries
1946LibraTaurusGemini
1947AquariusTaurusAries
1948CancerGeminiCancer
1949Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:57GeminiTaurus
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950AriesTaurus, retrogradeAries
1951LeoAriesCancer
1952CapricornAriesTaurus
1953Taurus, then Gemini from 18:27TaurusAries
1954Virgo, then Libra from 04:04TaurusGemini
1955Capricorn, then Aquarius from 04:29GeminiAries
1956Gemini, then Cancer from 07:21GeminiCancer
1957ScorpioTaurus, retrogradeGemini
1958Pisces, then Aries from 23:58AriesAries
1959Cancer, then Leo from 22:41TaurusCancer
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:51TaurusTaurus
1961TaurusGeminiAries
1962VirgoGeminiGemini
1963CapricornTaurus, retrogradeAries
1964GeminiTaurusCancer
1965Libra, then Scorpio from 14:10AriesGemini
1966Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:55TaurusAries
1967Gemini, then Cancer from 00:11TaurusCancer
1968Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:54GeminiTaurus
1969AriesGeminiAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970LeoTaurus, retrogradeGemini
1971Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:09AriesAries
1972Taurus, then Gemini from 15:57TaurusCancer
1973LibraTaurusGemini
1974AquariusGeminiAries
1975GeminiGeminiCancer
1976ScorpioGemini, retrogradeTaurus
1977Pisces, then Aries from 08:30Taurus, retrogradeAries
1978Cancer, then Leo from 07:17AriesGemini
1979SagittariusTaurusAries
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980TaurusTaurusCancer
1981VirgoGeminiGemini
1982CapricornGeminiAries
1983Taurus, then Gemini from 10:04Taurus, retrogradeCancer
1984Libra, then Scorpio from 11:22AriesTaurus
1985PiscesAriesAries
1986CancerTaurusGemini
1987ScorpioTaurusAries
1988AriesGeminiGemini
1989Leo, then Virgo from 06:31Gemini, retrogradeGemini
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:21Taurus, retrogradeAries
1991TaurusAriesCancer
1992LibraTaurusTaurus
1993AquariusTaurusAries
1994GeminiGeminiGemini
1995Libra, then Scorpio from 06:54GeminiAries
1996Pisces, then Aries from 03:01Taurus, retrogradeGemini
1997LeoTaurusGemini
1998SagittariusAriesAries
1999Aries, then Taurus from 21:57TaurusCancer
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Virgo, then Libra from 18:28TaurusTaurus
2001Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:20GeminiAries
2002Taurus, then Gemini from 03:05GeminiGemini
2003LibraTaurus, retrogradeAries
2004PiscesAriesGemini
2005CancerTaurusGemini
2006Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:57TaurusAries
2007Pisces, then Aries from 02:19GeminiCancer
2008VirgoGeminiTaurus
2009CapricornGemini, retrogradeAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010TaurusTaurusGemini
2011Virgo, then Libra from 15:57AriesAries
2012Aquarius, then Pisces from 11:42TaurusGemini
2013Gemini, then Cancer from 09:57TaurusGemini
2014Libra, then Scorpio from 01:07GeminiAries
2015PiscesGeminiCancer
2016LeoTaurus, retrogradeTaurus
2017SagittariusAriesAries
2018Aries, then Taurus from 18:16AriesGemini
2019VirgoTaurusAries
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020AquariusGeminiGemini
2021GeminiGeminiGemini
2022LibraGemini, retrogradeAries
2023Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:39Taurus, retrogradeCancer
2024Cancer, then Leo from 10:37AriesTaurus
2025Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:35TaurusAries

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 13

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on May 13, Greenwich time.

  • 1957, total lunar eclipse at 22:30
  • 1976, partial lunar eclipse at 19:54

How common is a May 13 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,697 babies were born on May 13 each year. That makes it number 330 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

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 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.

Read about the third decan of Taurus

Questions about May 13

What zodiac sign is May 13?

If you were born on May 13, your Sun sign is Taurus.

Is May 13 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Taurus all day on May 13 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Taurus.

What is the birthday star for May 13?

Algol gets its yearly visit from the Sun on May 17, 4 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 13?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On May 13 2022 the Moon was in Libra, and on May 13 2021 it was in Gemini. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on May 13?

On May 13 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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