Born on May 5
May 5 zodiac sign
If you were born on May 5, your Sun sign is Taurus.
The deep green heart of spring, slow, sure and beautiful.
On May 5 the Sun stands between 13° and 16° Taurus, in the 2nd decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Taurus for the whole of May 5, 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
Hamal
The Sun reaches Hamal on April 28 every year, 7 days before your birthday. The eye of the Ram, which once rose as the first star of spring. A star for people who lead the way and refuse to give up.
Hamal sits at 8° Taurus.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On May 5 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Aries, the ram, even though the sign is Taurus. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.
May 5 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Taurus on May 5, 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 | Aries | Aries | Gemini |
| 1941 | Leo, then Virgo from 18:06 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1942 | Capricorn | Gemini | Pisces |
| 1943 | Taurus, then Gemini from 17:16 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1944 | Libra | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1945 | Aquarius | Aries | Aries |
| 1946 | Cancer | Aries | Gemini |
| 1947 | Scorpio | Taurus | Aries |
| 1948 | Pisces, then Aries from 07:29 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1949 | Leo | Gemini | Taurus |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:08 | Taurus, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1951 | Taurus | Aries, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1952 | Virgo | Aries | Taurus |
| 1953 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:13 | Aries | Aries |
| 1954 | Gemini | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1955 | Libra, then Scorpio from 15:04 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1956 | Pisces | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1957 | Cancer, then Leo from 22:54 | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1958 | Sagittarius | Aries | Aries |
| 1959 | Aries | Aries | Gemini |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Leo, then Virgo from 08:59 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1961 | Capricorn | Taurus | Aries |
| 1962 | Taurus, then Gemini from 08:17 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1963 | Libra | Gemini | Aries |
| 1964 | Aquarius | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1965 | Cancer | Aries | Taurus |
| 1966 | Scorpio | Aries | Aries |
| 1967 | Pisces, then Aries from 13:10 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1968 | Leo | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1969 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:57 | Gemini | Aries |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taurus | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1971 | Virgo | Aries | Aries |
| 1972 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:36 | Aries | Gemini |
| 1973 | Gemini | Aries | Taurus |
| 1974 | Libra, then Scorpio from 04:43 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1975 | Pisces | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1976 | Cancer, then Leo from 23:10 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1977 | Sagittarius | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1978 | Aries, then Taurus from 21:53 | Aries | Gemini |
| 1979 | Leo, then Virgo from 14:42 | Aries | Aries |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Capricorn | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1981 | Taurus, then Gemini from 06:01 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1982 | Libra | Gemini | Aries |
| 1983 | Aquarius | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1984 | Cancer | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1985 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:56 | Aries | Aries |
| 1986 | Aries | Aries | Gemini |
| 1987 | Leo | Taurus | Aries |
| 1988 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:54 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1989 | Taurus | Gemini | Taurus |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Virgo, then Libra from 17:29 | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1991 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:51 | Aries | Gemini |
| 1992 | Gemini | Aries | Taurus |
| 1993 | Libra, then Scorpio from 01:58 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1994 | Pisces | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1995 | Cancer | Gemini | Aries |
| 1996 | Sagittarius | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1997 | Aries, then Taurus from 17:05 | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1998 | Virgo | Aries | Aries |
| 1999 | Capricorn | Aries | Gemini |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Taurus, then Gemini from 06:24 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2001 | Libra | Taurus | Aries |
| 2002 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:47 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2003 | Gemini, then Cancer from 15:43 | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 2004 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:08 | Aries | Gemini |
| 2005 | Aries | Aries | Taurus |
| 2006 | Leo | Taurus | Aries |
| 2007 | Sagittarius | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2008 | Taurus | Gemini | Taurus |
| 2009 | Virgo, then Libra from 09:52 | Gemini | Aries |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Aquarius | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2011 | Gemini | Aries | Aries |
| 2012 | Libra, then Scorpio from 02:20 | Aries | Gemini |
| 2013 | Pisces | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2014 | Cancer, then Leo from 17:56 | Taurus | Aries |
| 2015 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:13 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2016 | Aries, then Taurus from 17:11 | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2017 | Virgo | Aries | Aries |
| 2018 | Capricorn | Aries | Gemini |
| 2019 | Taurus | Aries | Aries |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Libra | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2021 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:09 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 2022 | Cancer | Gemini | Aries |
| 2023 | Scorpio | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2024 | Aries | Aries | Taurus |
| 2025 | Leo, then Virgo from 19:40 | Aries | 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 5
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on May 5, Greenwich time.
- 2023, penumbral lunar eclipse at 17:22
How common is a May 5 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,073 babies were born on May 5 each year. That makes it number 191 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
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 second part of Taurus
Ruled by Mercury
Mercury sharpens your senses into skill. You notice quality, you learn by doing, and your hands are often wiser than your words.
Questions about May 5
What zodiac sign is May 5?
If you were born on May 5, your Sun sign is Taurus.
Is May 5 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Taurus all day on May 5 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Taurus.
What is the birthday star for May 5?
The Sun reaches Hamal on April 28 every year, 7 days before your birthday. The eye of the Ram, which once rose as the first star of spring. A star for people who lead the way and refuse to give up.
What was the Moon sign on May 5?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On May 5 2024 the Moon was in Aries, and on May 5 2023 it was in Scorpio. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on May 5?
On May 5 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Aries, the ram, even though the sign is Taurus. 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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