Born on May 8

May 8 zodiac sign

If you were born on May 8, your Sun sign is Taurus.

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On May 8 the Sun stands between 16° and 19° 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 8, 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

Algol

Algol gets its yearly visit from the Sun on May 17, 9 days after 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 8 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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May 8 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Taurus on May 8, 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
1940Taurus, then Gemini from 13:34TaurusCancer
1941LibraTaurusTaurus
1942Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:44GeminiAries
1943Gemini, then Cancer from 03:17GeminiGemini
1944ScorpioTaurus, retrogradeTaurus
1945Pisces, then Aries from 11:25AriesAries
1946LeoAriesGemini
1947Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:55TaurusAries
1948TaurusTaurusCancer
1949VirgoGeminiTaurus
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950AquariusTaurus, retrogradeAries
1951GeminiAriesGemini
1952Libra, then Scorpio from 10:49AriesTaurus
1953PiscesTaurusAries
1954Cancer, then Leo from 07:29TaurusGemini
1955Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:19GeminiAries
1956AriesGeminiCancer
1957Leo, then Virgo from 01:37Taurus, retrogradeTaurus
1958CapricornAriesAries
1959Taurus, then Gemini from 23:35AriesGemini
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960LibraTaurusTaurus
1961Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:23TaurusAries
1962CancerGeminiGemini
1963ScorpioGemini, retrogradeAries
1964Pisces, then Aries from 09:16Taurus, retrogradeGemini
1965LeoAriesTaurus
1966Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:13AriesAries
1967Aries, then Taurus from 02:10TaurusGemini
1968VirgoGeminiTaurus
1969AquariusGeminiAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970GeminiTaurus, retrogradeGemini
1971Libra, then Scorpio from 22:04AriesAries
1972PiscesAriesGemini
1973Cancer, then Leo from 03:37TaurusTaurus
1974SagittariusTaurusAries
1975AriesGeminiGemini
1976Leo, then Virgo from 04:21GeminiTaurus
1977Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:00Taurus, retrogradeAries
1978Taurus, then Gemini from 07:19AriesGemini
1979Virgo, then Libra from 02:48AriesAries
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:34TaurusGemini
1981CancerGeminiTaurus
1982ScorpioGeminiAries
1983Pisces, then Aries from 22:17Taurus, retrogradeGemini
1984LeoAriesTaurus
1985CapricornAriesAries
1986TaurusTaurusGemini
1987VirgoTaurusAries
1988AquariusGeminiGemini
1989Gemini, then Cancer from 14:20GeminiTaurus
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Libra, then Scorpio from 05:23Taurus, retrogradeAries
1991Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:05AriesGemini
1992Cancer, then Leo from 07:08AriesTaurus
1993SagittariusTaurusAries
1994AriesTaurusGemini
1995Leo, then Virgo from 22:34GeminiAries
1996Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:39Taurus, retrogradeGemini
1997GeminiAries, retrogradeTaurus
1998LibraAriesAries
1999AquariusAriesGemini
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000CancerTaurusTaurus
2001Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 13:05GeminiAries
2002Pisces, then Aries from 04:23GeminiGemini
2003Cancer, then Leo from 01:47Taurus, retrogradeAries
2004CapricornAriesGemini
2005TaurusAriesTaurus
2006VirgoTaurusAries
2007Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:48TaurusCancer
2008Gemini, then Cancer from 11:02GeminiTaurus
2009ScorpioGemini, retrogradeAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010PiscesTaurus, retrogradeGemini
2011CancerAriesAries
2012SagittariusAriesGemini
2013Aries, then Taurus from 10:10TaurusTaurus
2014Leo, then Virgo from 06:24GeminiAries
2015CapricornGeminiCancer
2016GeminiTaurus, retrogradeTaurus
2017LibraAriesAries
2018AquariusAriesGemini
2019Gemini, then Cancer from 09:07TaurusAries
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:16TaurusGemini
2021AriesGeminiTaurus
2022LeoGeminiAries
2023Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:33Taurus, retrogradeCancer
2024Taurus, then Gemini from 23:21AriesTaurus
2025Virgo, then Libra from 07:07AriesAries

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 8 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,955 babies were born on May 8 each year. That makes it number 235 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

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 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.

Read about the second decan of Taurus

Questions about May 8

What zodiac sign is May 8?

If you were born on May 8, your Sun sign is Taurus.

Is May 8 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Taurus all day on May 8 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Taurus.

What is the birthday star for May 8?

Algol gets its yearly visit from the Sun on May 17, 9 days after 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 8?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On May 8 2022 the Moon was in Leo, and on May 8 2021 it was in Aries. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on May 8?

On May 8 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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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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