Born on May 19

May 19 zodiac sign

If you were born on May 19, your Sun sign is Taurus or Gemini. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

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

EarthFixedVenus

On May 19 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Taurus into the first degree of Gemini.

In 0% of years the Sun had already reached Gemini by midday on May 19 in Greenwich. Your exact birth year, time and place decide which side you were born on.

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.

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Your birthday star

Algol

The Sun reaches Algol on May 17 every year, 2 days before 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 19 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Taurus, the bull, the constellation that gave Taurus its name.

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May 19 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving too. 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
1940Libra, then Scorpio from 11:12TaurusCancer
1941PiscesGeminiGemini
1942CancerGeminiAries
1943ScorpioGemini, retrogradeCancer
1944AriesTaurusTaurus
1945Leo, then Virgo from 02:56TaurusAries
1946Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:42TaurusGemini
1947TaurusGeminiAries
1948LibraGeminiCancer
1949Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:27GeminiGemini
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Gemini, then Cancer from 21:51Taurus, retrogradeAries
1951Libra, then Scorpio from 06:24TaurusCancer
1952Pisces, then Aries from 02:07TaurusTaurus
1953LeoTaurusAries
1954SagittariusGeminiGemini
1955Aries, then Taurus from 21:12GeminiAries
1956Virgo, then Libra from 16:26Gemini, retrogradeCancer
1957Capricorn, then Aquarius from 04:13TaurusGemini
1958Taurus, then Gemini from 00:14TaurusAries
1959LibraTaurusCancer
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960PiscesGeminiTaurus
1961CancerGeminiAries
1962Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 18:03GeminiGemini
1963Pisces, then Aries from 01:48Taurus, retrogradeTaurus
1964VirgoTaurusCancer
1965CapricornTaurusGemini
1966TaurusTaurusAries
1967Virgo, then Libra from 15:31GeminiCancer
1968Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:53GeminiTaurus
1969Gemini, then Cancer from 05:31Gemini, retrogradeAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970ScorpioTaurus, retrogradeGemini
1971PiscesTaurusTaurus
1972LeoTaurusCancer
1973SagittariusTaurusGemini
1974Aries, then Taurus from 16:11GeminiAries
1975VirgoGeminiCancer
1976AquariusGemini, retrogradeTaurus
1977GeminiTaurusAries
1978LibraTaurusGemini
1979Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:19TaurusTaurus
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Cancer, then Leo from 07:15GeminiCancer
1981Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:14GeminiGemini
1982AriesGeminiAries
1983Leo, then Virgo from 17:37Taurus, retrogradeCancer
1984CapricornTaurusTaurus
1985TaurusTaurusAries
1986Virgo, then Libra from 14:42TaurusGemini
1987AquariusGeminiTaurus
1988CancerGeminiCancer
1989ScorpioGemini, retrogradeGemini
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990PiscesTaurusAries
1991LeoTaurusCancer
1992Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:13TaurusTaurus
1993Aries, then Taurus from 03:17GeminiAries
1994VirgoGeminiGemini
1995Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:40GeminiTaurus
1996GeminiTaurus, retrogradeGemini
1997Libra, then Scorpio from 23:12TaurusGemini
1998Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:04TaurusAries
1999Cancer, then Leo from 22:37TaurusCancer
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000SagittariusGeminiTaurus
2001AriesGeminiAries
2002Leo, then Virgo from 22:01Gemini, retrogradeGemini
2003CapricornTaurus, retrogradeTaurus
2004Taurus, then Gemini from 07:48TaurusGemini
2005Virgo, then Libra from 04:30TaurusGemini
2006AquariusTaurusAries
2007Gemini, then Cancer from 03:38GeminiCancer
2008ScorpioGeminiTaurus
2009Pisces, then Aries from 23:31Taurus, retrogradeAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010LeoTaurusGemini
2011Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:16TaurusTaurus
2012TaurusTaurusGemini
2013VirgoGeminiGemini
2014Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:58GeminiAries
2015GeminiGemini, retrogradeCancer
2016Libra, then Scorpio from 06:30Taurus, retrogradeTaurus
2017Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:52TaurusAries
2018Cancer, then Leo from 23:11TaurusGemini
2019Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:21TaurusTaurus
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020AriesGeminiGemini
2021Leo, then Virgo from 21:00GeminiGemini
2022CapricornGemini, retrogradeAries
2023Taurus, then Gemini from 18:48TaurusCancer
2024LibraTaurusTaurus
2025AquariusTaurusAries

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 19

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on May 19, Greenwich time.

  • 1985, partial solar eclipse at 21:28

How common is a May 19 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,999 babies were born on May 19 each year. That makes it number 223 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 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

Born after the Sun crossed into Gemini? Your story belongs to Gemini. Read your Gemini birthday

When the Sun changed sign, year by year

Every year the Sun crossed from Taurus into Gemini around May 19. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.

2032May 20, 11:14
2036May 20, 10:44
2040May 20, 09:55
2044May 20, 09:01
2048May 20, 08:07

Questions about May 19

What zodiac sign is May 19?

If you were born on May 19, your Sun sign is Taurus or Gemini. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

Is May 19 a cusp birthday?

Yes. The Sun moves from Taurus into Gemini around this day, at a different hour each year, so people born on May 19 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.

What is the birthday star for May 19?

The Sun reaches Algol on May 17 every year, 2 days before 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 19?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On May 19 2025 the Moon was in Aquarius, and on May 19 2024 it was in Libra. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on May 19?

On May 19 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Taurus, the bull, the constellation that gave Taurus its name.

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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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