Born on May 29

May 29 zodiac sign

If you were born on May 29, your Sun sign is Gemini.

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On May 29 the Sun stands between 6° and 9° Gemini, in the 1st decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Gemini for the whole of May 29, 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

Aldebaran

Aldebaran gets its yearly visit from the Sun on May 31, 2 days after your birthday. The red eye of the Bull. In modern lore it is one of the four royal stars, the Watcher of the East, though the old Persian source for that story is hard to trace. It promises success, as long as it is honestly earned.

Aldebaran sits at 10° Gemini.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On May 29 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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May 29 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Gemini on May 29, 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
1940PiscesGeminiCancer
1941CancerGeminiGemini
1942Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:39GeminiAries
1943AriesTaurus, retrogradeCancer
1944Leo, then Virgo from 06:59TaurusGemini
1945Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:25TaurusAries
1946TaurusGeminiCancer
1947Virgo, then Libra from 00:54GeminiTaurus
1948AquariusCancerCancer
1949Gemini, then Cancer from 18:39Gemini, retrogradeGemini
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950ScorpioTaurusAries
1951Pisces, then Aries from 16:54TaurusCancer
1952LeoTaurusGemini
1953SagittariusGeminiAries
1954Aries, then Taurus from 11:34GeminiCancer
1955VirgoGeminiTaurus
1956Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:52Gemini, retrogradeCancer
1957GeminiTaurusGemini
1958LibraTaurusAries
1959PiscesGeminiCancer
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960CancerGeminiGemini
1961Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:11CancerAries
1962AriesGemini, retrogradeCancer
1963Leo, then Virgo from 13:22Taurus, retrogradeTaurus
1964CapricornTaurusCancer
1965TaurusTaurusGemini
1966Virgo, then Libra from 02:00GeminiAries
1967AquariusGeminiCancer
1968Gemini, then Cancer from 07:43GeminiGemini
1969ScorpioGemini, retrogradeAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Pisces, then Aries from 15:27TaurusCancer
1971LeoTaurusTaurus
1972SagittariusGeminiCancer
1973Aries, then Taurus from 11:28GeminiGemini
1974VirgoCancerAries
1975Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:10GeminiCancer
1976GeminiTaurus, retrogradeGemini
1977LibraTaurusAries
1978PiscesTaurusCancer
1979CancerGeminiTaurus
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:05GeminiCancer
1981AriesCancerGemini
1982Leo, then Virgo from 05:44Gemini, retrogradeAries
1983CapricornTaurusCancer
1984Taurus, then Gemini from 23:23TaurusGemini
1985Virgo, then Libra from 05:41TaurusAries
1986Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:55GeminiCancer
1987Gemini, then Cancer from 15:00GeminiTaurus
1988ScorpioGeminiGemini
1989Pisces, then Aries from 19:26Taurus, retrogradeGemini
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990LeoTaurusAries
1991SagittariusTaurusCancer
1992Aries, then Taurus from 04:17GeminiGemini
1993VirgoGeminiAries
1994Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:19CancerCancer
1995GeminiGemini, retrogradeTaurus
1996Libra, then Scorpio from 22:31TaurusGemini
1997PiscesTaurusGemini
1998Cancer, then Leo from 18:38TaurusAries
1999Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 13:38GeminiCancer
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000AriesGeminiGemini
2001Leo, then Virgo from 07:38GeminiAries
2002CapricornGemini, retrogradeCancer
2003TaurusTaurusTaurus
2004Virgo, then Libra from 03:23TaurusGemini
2005Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:10GeminiGemini
2006Gemini, then Cancer from 00:34GeminiAries
2007ScorpioCancerCancer
2008Pisces, then Aries from 19:53Gemini, retrogradeGemini
2009LeoTaurus, retrogradeAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:45TaurusCancer
2011Aries, then Taurus from 13:02TaurusTaurus
2012VirgoGeminiGemini
2013AquariusGeminiGemini
2014GeminiCancerTaurus
2015LibraGemini, retrogradeCancer
2016PiscesTaurusGemini
2017Cancer, then Leo from 12:12TaurusAries
2018SagittariusTaurusCancer
2019AriesGeminiTaurus
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Leo, then Virgo from 11:41CancerGemini
2021CapricornGeminiGemini
2022Taurus, then Gemini from 17:23Taurus, retrogradeTaurus
2023Virgo, then Libra from 14:51TaurusCancer
2024AquariusTaurusGemini
2025CancerGeminiAries

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 29

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on May 29, Greenwich time.

  • 1938, total solar eclipse at 13:49

How common is a May 29 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,782 babies were born on May 29 each year. That makes it number 312 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% fewer than an average day.

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The Gemini in you

Your gift

Curiosity that turns strangers into friends and quiet rooms into conversations.

Your growing edge

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.

Read about the first decan of Gemini

Questions about May 29

What zodiac sign is May 29?

If you were born on May 29, your Sun sign is Gemini.

Is May 29 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Gemini all day on May 29 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Gemini.

What is the birthday star for May 29?

Aldebaran gets its yearly visit from the Sun on May 31, 2 days after your birthday. The red eye of the Bull. In modern lore it is one of the four royal stars, the Watcher of the East, though the old Persian source for that story is hard to trace. It promises success, as long as it is honestly earned.

What was the Moon sign on May 29?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On May 29 2025 the Moon was in Cancer, and on May 29 2024 it was in Aquarius. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on May 29?

On May 29 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.

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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