Born on May 22
May 22 zodiac sign
If you were born on May 22, 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.
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On May 22 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Taurus into the first degree of Gemini.
In 100% of years the Sun had already reached Gemini by midday on May 22 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.
Your birthday star
Alcyone
Every year on May 21, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Alcyone. The brightest of the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters, watched by almost every culture on Earth. A star of vision, and of seeing what others miss.
Alcyone sits at 0° Gemini.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On May 22 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Taurus, the bull, even though the sign is Gemini. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.
May 22 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
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Sagittarius | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1941 | Aries | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1942 | Leo | Gemini | Aries |
| 1943 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:00 | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1944 | Taurus, then Gemini from 04:27 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1945 | Libra | Taurus | Aries |
| 1946 | Aquarius | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1947 | Gemini, then Cancer from 16:27 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1948 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:22 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1949 | Pisces, then Aries from 11:02 | Gemini | Gemini |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Cancer, then Leo from 08:07 | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1951 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1952 | Taurus | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1953 | Virgo | Taurus | Aries |
| 1954 | Capricorn | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1955 | Gemini | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1956 | Scorpio | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1957 | Pisces | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1958 | Cancer | Taurus | Aries |
| 1959 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:51 | Taurus | Cancer |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Aries, then Taurus from 17:00 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1961 | Leo, then Virgo from 13:39 | Gemini | Aries |
| 1962 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:08 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1963 | Taurus | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1964 | Libra | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1965 | Aquarius | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1966 | Gemini, then Cancer from 17:00 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1967 | Scorpio | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1968 | Aries | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1969 | Leo | Gemini, retrograde | Aries |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1971 | Aries, then Taurus from 06:32 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1972 | Virgo, then Libra from 13:37 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1973 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:18 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1974 | Gemini | Gemini | Aries |
| 1975 | Libra, then Scorpio from 20:26 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1976 | Pisces | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1977 | Cancer | Taurus | Aries |
| 1978 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:31 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1979 | Aries | Taurus | Taurus |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Virgo | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1981 | Capricorn | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1982 | Taurus | Gemini, retrograde | Aries |
| 1983 | Libra | Taurus, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1984 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:09 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1985 | Gemini, then Cancer from 11:05 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1986 | Scorpio | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1987 | Pisces, then Aries from 11:23 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1988 | Leo | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1989 | Sagittarius | Gemini, retrograde | Gemini |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Aries, then Taurus from 07:43 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1991 | Virgo | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1992 | Aquarius | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1993 | Gemini | Gemini | Aries |
| 1994 | Libra, then Scorpio from 21:51 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1995 | Pisces | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1996 | Cancer, then Leo from 16:28 | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1997 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:51 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1998 | Aries | Taurus | Aries |
| 1999 | Leo, then Virgo from 04:16 | Taurus | Cancer |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Capricorn | Gemini | Taurus |
| 2001 | Taurus, then Gemini from 23:12 | Gemini | Aries |
| 2002 | Virgo, then Libra from 00:19 | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2003 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:42 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2004 | Cancer | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2005 | Scorpio | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2006 | Pisces, then Aries from 13:24 | Gemini | Aries |
| 2007 | Leo | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2008 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:56 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 2009 | Aries, then Taurus from 04:40 | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Virgo | Taurus | Cancer |
| 2011 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:32 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2012 | Gemini | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2013 | Libra, then Scorpio from 20:56 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2014 | Pisces | Gemini | Aries |
| 2015 | Cancer, then Leo from 21:43 | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2016 | Sagittarius | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2017 | Aries | Taurus | Aries |
| 2018 | Leo, then Virgo from 02:03 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 2019 | Capricorn | Gemini | Taurus |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Taurus, then Gemini from 13:36 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2021 | Virgo, then Libra from 01:36 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2022 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:50 | Gemini, retrograde | Aries |
| 2023 | Gemini, then Cancer from 03:29 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 2024 | Scorpio | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2025 | Pisces, then Aries from 16:26 | 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 22 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,288 babies were born on May 22 each year. That makes it number 126 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% more than an average day.
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The Gemini in you
Curiosity that turns strangers into friends and quiet rooms into conversations.
Depth. With so many doors open, it can be hard to walk all the way through one.
Your decan, the first part of Gemini
Ruled by Mercury
The first ten degrees belong to Mercury, the sign's own ruler, so the chatter comes doubled. Quick, witty and endlessly interested, you think out loud and learn by talking.
Born before the Sun reached Gemini? Your story still belongs to Taurus. Read your Taurus birthday
When the Sun changed sign, year by year
Every year the Sun crossed from Taurus into Gemini around May 22. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.
Questions about May 22
What zodiac sign is May 22?
If you were born on May 22, 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 22 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 22 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.
What is the birthday star for May 22?
Every year on May 21, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Alcyone. The brightest of the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters, watched by almost every culture on Earth. A star of vision, and of seeing what others miss.
What was the Moon sign on May 22?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On May 22 2024 the Moon was in Scorpio, and on May 22 2019 it was in Capricorn. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on May 22?
On May 22 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Taurus, the bull, even though the sign is Gemini. 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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