Born on May 17
May 17 zodiac sign
If you were born on May 17, your Sun sign is Taurus.
The deep green heart of spring, slow, sure and beautiful.
On May 17 the Sun stands between 25° and 27° 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 17, 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
Each year the Sun meets Algol on 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 17 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Taurus, the bull, the constellation that gave Taurus its name.
May 17 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Taurus on May 17, 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 | Virgo, then Libra from 09:41 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1941 | Aquarius | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1942 | Gemini | Gemini | Aries |
| 1943 | Libra, then Scorpio from 21:20 | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1944 | Pisces, then Aries from 23:04 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1945 | Leo | Taurus | Aries |
| 1946 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1947 | Aries | Taurus | Aries |
| 1948 | Virgo | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1949 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 12:19 | Gemini | Gemini |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Taurus, then Gemini from 09:53 | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1951 | Virgo, then Libra from 03:05 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1952 | Pisces | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1953 | Cancer | Taurus | Aries |
| 1954 | Scorpio | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1955 | Pisces, then Aries from 19:21 | Gemini | Aries |
| 1956 | Leo, then Virgo from 11:40 | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1957 | Capricorn | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1958 | Taurus | Taurus | Aries |
| 1959 | Virgo | Taurus | Cancer |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Aquarius | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1961 | Gemini, then Cancer from 13:17 | Gemini | Aries |
| 1962 | Libra, then Scorpio from 08:43 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1963 | Pisces | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1964 | Leo | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1965 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1966 | Aries | Taurus | Aries |
| 1967 | Leo, then Virgo from 12:52 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1968 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:22 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1969 | Gemini | Gemini | Aries |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Libra | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1971 | Aquarius | Taurus | Aries |
| 1972 | Cancer, then Leo from 19:38 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1973 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:42 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1974 | Pisces, then Aries from 09:20 | Gemini | Aries |
| 1975 | Leo | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1976 | Capricorn | Gemini, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1977 | Taurus | Taurus | Aries |
| 1978 | Virgo | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1979 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:26 | Taurus | Aries |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Gemini, then Cancer from 00:52 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1981 | Scorpio | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1982 | Pisces | Gemini | Aries |
| 1983 | Cancer, then Leo from 15:01 | Taurus, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1984 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:44 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1985 | Aries, then Taurus from 11:24 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1986 | Leo, then Virgo from 08:46 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1987 | Capricorn | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1988 | Gemini | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1989 | Libra | Gemini, retrograde | Gemini |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Aquarius | Taurus | Aries |
| 1991 | Cancer | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1992 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1993 | Aries | Taurus | Aries |
| 1994 | Leo | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1995 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:36 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1996 | Taurus, then Gemini from 17:48 | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1997 | Virgo, then Libra from 12:27 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1998 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:31 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1999 | Gemini, then Cancer from 20:40 | Taurus | Cancer |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Scorpio | Gemini | Taurus |
| 2001 | Pisces | Gemini | Aries |
| 2002 | Cancer, then Leo from 17:53 | Gemini, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2003 | Sagittarius | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2004 | Taurus | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2005 | Virgo | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2006 | Capricorn | Taurus | Aries |
| 2007 | Taurus, then Gemini from 02:34 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2008 | Libra, then Scorpio from 15:00 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 2009 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:17 | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cancer | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2011 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:23 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2012 | Aries | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2013 | Leo | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2014 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:12 | Gemini | Aries |
| 2015 | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2016 | Libra | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2017 | Aquarius | Taurus | Aries |
| 2018 | Gemini, then Cancer from 21:48 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2019 | Scorpio | Taurus | Taurus |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pisces, then Aries from 13:36 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2021 | Cancer, then Leo from 12:44 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2022 | Sagittarius | Gemini, retrograde | Aries |
| 2023 | Aries, then Taurus from 12:28 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 2024 | Virgo | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2025 | Capricorn | 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 17
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on May 17, Greenwich time.
- 2049, penumbral lunar eclipse at 11:25
How common is a May 17 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,122 babies were born on May 17 each year. That makes it number 177 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is about the same as 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 17
What zodiac sign is May 17?
If you were born on May 17, your Sun sign is Taurus.
Is May 17 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Taurus all day on May 17 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Taurus.
What is the birthday star for May 17?
Each year the Sun meets Algol on 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 17?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On May 17 2025 the Moon was in Capricorn, and on May 17 2024 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 17?
On May 17 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Taurus, the bull, the constellation that gave Taurus its name.
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