Born on May 18
May 18 zodiac sign
If you were born on May 18, your Sun sign is Taurus.
The deep green heart of spring, slow, sure and beautiful.
On May 18 the Sun stands between 26° and 28° 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 18, wherever in the world you were born.
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Your birthday star
Algol
Every year on May 17, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Algol. 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 18 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Taurus, the bull, the constellation that gave Taurus its name.
May 18 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Taurus on May 18, 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 | Libra | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1941 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 07:34 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1942 | Gemini, then Cancer from 06:49 | Gemini | Aries |
| 1943 | Scorpio | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1944 | Aries | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1945 | Leo | Taurus | Aries |
| 1946 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1947 | Aries, then Taurus from 13:52 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1948 | Virgo, then Libra from 12:07 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1949 | Aquarius | Gemini | Gemini |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Gemini | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1951 | Libra | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1952 | Pisces | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1953 | Cancer, then Leo from 07:47 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1954 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:54 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1955 | Aries | Gemini | Aries |
| 1956 | Virgo | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1957 | Capricorn | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1958 | Taurus | Taurus | Aries |
| 1959 | Virgo, then Libra from 11:07 | Taurus | Cancer |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:24 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1961 | Cancer | Gemini | Aries |
| 1962 | Scorpio | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1963 | Pisces | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1964 | Leo, then Virgo from 17:03 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1965 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 09:20 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1966 | Aries, then Taurus from 03:49 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1967 | Virgo | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1968 | Aquarius | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1969 | Gemini | Gemini, retrograde | Aries |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Libra, then Scorpio from 22:50 | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1971 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:40 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1972 | Leo | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1973 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1974 | Aries | Gemini | Aries |
| 1975 | Leo, then Virgo from 15:46 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1976 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 13:03 | Gemini, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1977 | Taurus, then Gemini from 08:51 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1978 | Virgo, then Libra from 04:25 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1979 | Aquarius | Taurus | Taurus |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Cancer | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1981 | Scorpio | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1982 | Pisces, then Aries from 22:05 | Gemini | Aries |
| 1983 | Leo | Taurus, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1984 | Capricorn | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1985 | Taurus | Taurus | Aries |
| 1986 | Virgo | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1987 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:43 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1988 | Gemini, then Cancer from 13:06 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1989 | Libra, then Scorpio from 07:48 | Gemini, retrograde | Gemini |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:54 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1991 | Cancer, then Leo from 17:30 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1992 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1993 | Aries | Gemini | Aries |
| 1994 | Leo, then Virgo from 17:31 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1995 | Capricorn | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1996 | Gemini | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1997 | Libra | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1998 | Aquarius | Taurus | Aries |
| 1999 | Cancer | Taurus | Cancer |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:10 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 2001 | Pisces, then Aries from 08:42 | Gemini | Aries |
| 2002 | Leo | Gemini, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2003 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:04 | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2004 | Taurus | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2005 | Virgo | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2006 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:20 | Taurus | Aries |
| 2007 | Gemini | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2008 | Scorpio | Gemini | Taurus |
| 2009 | Pisces | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cancer, then Leo from 21:07 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2011 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2012 | Aries, then Taurus from 10:04 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2013 | Leo, then Virgo from 09:33 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2014 | Capricorn | Gemini | Aries |
| 2015 | Taurus, then Gemini from 09:28 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2016 | Libra | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2017 | Aquarius | Taurus | Aries |
| 2018 | Cancer | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2019 | Scorpio | Taurus | Taurus |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Aries | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2021 | Leo | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2022 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:02 | Gemini, retrograde | Aries |
| 2023 | Taurus | Taurus | Cancer |
| 2024 | Virgo, then Libra from 10:23 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2025 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 05:30 | 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
How common is a May 18 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,899 babies were born on May 18 each year. That makes it number 267 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% 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 18
What zodiac sign is May 18?
If you were born on May 18, your Sun sign is Taurus.
Is May 18 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Taurus all day on May 18 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Taurus.
What is the birthday star for May 18?
Every year on May 17, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Algol. 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 18?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On May 18 2023 the Moon was in Taurus, and on May 18 2021 it was in Leo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on May 18?
On May 18 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Taurus, the bull, the constellation that gave Taurus its name.
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