Born on May 9

May 9 zodiac sign

If you were born on May 9, your Sun sign is Taurus.

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

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On May 9 the Sun stands between 17° 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 9, wherever in the world you were born.

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Your birthday star

Algol

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

The Sun is in Taurus on May 9, 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
1940GeminiTaurusCancer
1941Libra, then Scorpio from 21:34TaurusTaurus
1942PiscesGeminiAries
1943CancerGeminiGemini
1944Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:27Taurus, retrogradeTaurus
1945AriesAriesAries
1946Leo, then Virgo from 04:58AriesGemini
1947CapricornTaurusAries
1948Taurus, then Gemini from 23:20GeminiCancer
1949Virgo, then Libra from 01:07GeminiTaurus
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:34Taurus, retrogradeAries
1951Gemini, then Cancer from 20:13AriesGemini
1952ScorpioAriesTaurus
1953Pisces, then Aries from 14:49TaurusAries
1954LeoTaurusGemini
1955SagittariusGeminiAries
1956Aries, then Taurus from 03:24GeminiCancer
1957VirgoTaurus, retrogradeTaurus
1958Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:30AriesAries
1959GeminiAriesGemini
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Libra, then Scorpio from 20:07TaurusTaurus
1961PiscesTaurusAries
1962Cancer, then Leo from 20:36GeminiGemini
1963Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 18:43Gemini, retrogradeAries
1964AriesTaurus, retrogradeCancer
1965Leo, then Virgo from 03:48AriesTaurus
1966CapricornAriesAries
1967TaurusTaurusGemini
1968Virgo, then Libra from 01:21GeminiTaurus
1969Aquarius, then Pisces from 17:04GeminiAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Gemini, then Cancer from 02:17Taurus, retrogradeGemini
1971ScorpioAriesAries
1972Pisces, then Aries from 16:35AriesGemini
1973LeoTaurusTaurus
1974Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:15TaurusAries
1975Aries, then Taurus from 17:04GeminiGemini
1976VirgoGemini, retrogradeTaurus
1977AquariusTaurus, retrogradeAries
1978GeminiAriesGemini
1979LibraAriesAries
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980PiscesTaurusGemini
1981Cancer, then Leo from 09:41GeminiTaurus
1982Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:17GeminiAries
1983AriesTaurus, retrogradeCancer
1984Leo, then Virgo from 08:02AriesTaurus
1985CapricornAriesAries
1986Taurus, then Gemini from 22:26TaurusGemini
1987Virgo, then Libra from 17:29TaurusAries
1988Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:39GeminiGemini
1989CancerGeminiTaurus
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990ScorpioTaurus, retrogradeAries
1991PiscesAriesCancer
1992LeoAriesTaurus
1993Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:51TaurusAries
1994Aries, then Taurus from 00:51TaurusGemini
1995VirgoGeminiAries
1996AquariusTaurus, retrogradeGemini
1997GeminiAriesTaurus
1998Libra, then Scorpio from 21:11AriesAries
1999Aquarius, then Pisces from 16:16TaurusCancer
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Cancer, then Leo from 09:02TaurusTaurus
2001SagittariusGeminiAries
2002AriesGeminiGemini
2003LeoTaurus, retrogradeAries
2004Capricorn, then Aquarius from 22:47AriesGemini
2005Taurus, then Gemini from 07:29AriesTaurus
2006Virgo, then Libra from 01:11TaurusAries
2007AquariusTaurusCancer
2008CancerGeminiTaurus
2009ScorpioGemini, retrogradeAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Pisces, then Aries from 21:30Taurus, retrogradeGemini
2011Cancer, then Leo from 09:36AriesAries
2012Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:00TaurusGemini
2013TaurusTaurusTaurus
2014VirgoGeminiAries
2015Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:22GeminiCancer
2016Gemini, then Cancer from 17:24Taurus, retrogradeTaurus
2017Libra, then Scorpio from 05:01AriesAries
2018Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:11AriesGemini
2019CancerTaurusAries
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020SagittariusTaurusGemini
2021Aries, then Taurus from 23:47GeminiGemini
2022Leo, then Virgo from 22:54GeminiAries
2023CapricornTaurus, retrogradeCancer
2024GeminiAriesTaurus
2025LibraAriesAries

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 9

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on May 9, Greenwich time.

  • 1948, annular solar eclipse at 02:25
  • 1967, partial solar eclipse at 14:42
  • 2032, annular solar eclipse at 13:25

How common is a May 9 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,040 babies were born on May 9 each year. That makes it number 203 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 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 9

What zodiac sign is May 9?

If you were born on May 9, your Sun sign is Taurus.

Is May 9 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Taurus all day on May 9 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Taurus.

What is the birthday star for May 9?

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

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On May 9 2025 the Moon was in Libra, and on May 9 2024 it was in Gemini. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on May 9?

On May 9 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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