April zodiac signs
April has two zodiac signs: Aries and then Taurus. From 1950 to 2010, the Sun entered Taurus on April 19 in 12 years and April 20 in 49 years, in UTC.
April birthdays run from Aries to Taurus, from the sign that starts things to the sign that keeps them. Aries is read as brave and restless, and Taurus as loyal, unhurried and fond of comfort. In love that is the difference between falling first and staying longest. At work, it is the difference between the person who opens the project and the person whose name is still on it two years later.
Every date in the month
| Date | Sign | Decan | Number | Daylight at 40° north |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | Aries | second | 1 | 12h 41m |
| April 2 | Aries | second | 2 | 12h 43m |
| April 3 | Aries | second | 3 | 12h 46m |
| April 4 | Aries | second | 4 | 12h 49m |
| April 5 | Aries | second | 5 | 12h 51m |
| April 6 | Aries | second | 6 | 12h 54m |
| April 7 | Aries | second | 7 | 12h 56m |
| April 8 | Aries | second | 8 | 12h 59m |
| April 9 | Aries | second, third | 9 | 13h 01m |
| April 10 | Aries | third, second | 1 | 13h 04m |
| April 11 | Aries | third | 11 | 13h 07m |
| April 12 | Aries | third | 3 | 13h 09m |
| April 13 | Aries | third | 4 | 13h 12m |
| April 14 | Aries | third | 5 | 13h 14m |
| April 15 | Aries | third | 6 | 13h 17m |
| April 16 | Aries | third | 7 | 13h 19m |
| April 17 | Aries | third | 8 | 13h 22m |
| April 18 | Aries | third | 9 | 13h 24m |
| April 19 | Aries | third | 1 | 13h 27m |
| April 20 | Taurus or Aries | first, third | 2 | 13h 29m |
| April 21 | Taurus | first | 3 | 13h 32m |
| April 22 | Taurus | first | 22 | 13h 34m |
| April 23 | Taurus | first | 5 | 13h 36m |
| April 24 | Taurus | first | 6 | 13h 39m |
| April 25 | Taurus | first | 7 | 13h 41m |
| April 26 | Taurus | first | 8 | 13h 43m |
| April 27 | Taurus | first | 9 | 13h 46m |
| April 28 | Taurus | first | 1 | 13h 48m |
| April 29 | Taurus | first | 11 | 13h 50m |
| April 30 | Taurus | first, second | 3 | 13h 53m |
The day each sign begins
The usual dates for a sign are an average. The Sun's entry moves by a day or more from year to year, and this is every day it fell on from 1950 to 2010, in UTC.
| The Sun entered Taurus on | Years | First and last |
|---|---|---|
| April 19 | 12 | 1972 to 2009 |
| April 20 | 49 | 1950 to 2010 |
Eclipses in this month
Every eclipse that peaked in April from 1950 to 2010: April 2, 1950: lunar, total; April 2, 1969: lunar, penumbral; April 4, 1958: lunar, penumbral; April 4, 1977: lunar, partial; April 4, 1996: lunar, total; April 7, 1978: solar, partial; April 8, 1959: solar, annular; April 8, 2005: solar, total; April 9, 1986: solar, partial; April 13, 1968: lunar, total; April 14, 1987: lunar, penumbral; April 15, 1995: lunar, partial; April 17, 1996: solar, partial; April 18, 1977: solar, annular; April 19, 1958: solar, annular; April 19, 2004: solar, partial; April 24, 1967: lunar, total; April 24, 1986: lunar, total; April 24, 2005: lunar, penumbral; April 29, 1976: solar, annular; April 29, 1995: solar, annular; April 30, 1957: solar, partial.
Who you tend to match with
Aries: closest Sagittarius, Gemini and Leo; hardest Capricorn.
Taurus: closest Virgo, Capricorn and Pisces; hardest Aquarius.
How these dates are worked out
We take each position from astronomy-engine, the open-source astronomy library behind our birth charts, at noon UTC on the date, in the tropical zodiac our charts use. Changes of sign and New and Full Moons are searched to the minute in UTC, and eclipses are dated by the moment they peak. If you were born close to a change, your birth time and place decide. How we calculate the sky shows the checks.