May zodiac signs
May has two zodiac signs: Taurus and then Gemini. From 1950 to 2010, the Sun entered Gemini on May 20 in 13 years and May 21 in 48 years, in UTC.
May birthdays move from Taurus into Gemini, from the sign that knows what it likes to the sign that wants to try everything once. Taurus is read as steady and sensual and Gemini as quick, talkative and easily bored. People born in May are often asked to explain why they stay so long or leave so fast, and the answer usually lies in which side of the change they fall on.
Every date in the month
| Date | Sign | Decan | Number | Daylight at 40° north |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Taurus | second | 1 | 13h 55m |
| May 2 | Taurus | second | 2 | 13h 57m |
| May 3 | Taurus | second | 3 | 13h 59m |
| May 4 | Taurus | second | 4 | 14h 02m |
| May 5 | Taurus | second | 5 | 14h 04m |
| May 6 | Taurus | second | 6 | 14h 06m |
| May 7 | Taurus | second | 7 | 14h 08m |
| May 8 | Taurus | second | 8 | 14h 10m |
| May 9 | Taurus | second | 9 | 14h 12m |
| May 10 | Taurus | second, third | 1 | 14h 14m |
| May 11 | Taurus | third, second | 11 | 14h 16m |
| May 12 | Taurus | third | 3 | 14h 18m |
| May 13 | Taurus | third | 4 | 14h 20m |
| May 14 | Taurus | third | 5 | 14h 22m |
| May 15 | Taurus | third | 6 | 14h 24m |
| May 16 | Taurus | third | 7 | 14h 26m |
| May 17 | Taurus | third | 8 | 14h 28m |
| May 18 | Taurus | third | 9 | 14h 29m |
| May 19 | Taurus | third | 1 | 14h 31m |
| May 20 | Taurus | third | 2 | 14h 33m |
| May 21 | Gemini or Taurus | first, third | 3 | 14h 34m |
| May 22 | Gemini | first | 22 | 14h 36m |
| May 23 | Gemini | first | 5 | 14h 38m |
| May 24 | Gemini | first | 6 | 14h 39m |
| May 25 | Gemini | first | 7 | 14h 41m |
| May 26 | Gemini | first | 8 | 14h 42m |
| May 27 | Gemini | first | 9 | 14h 43m |
| May 28 | Gemini | first | 1 | 14h 45m |
| May 29 | Gemini | first | 11 | 14h 46m |
| May 30 | Gemini | first | 3 | 14h 47m |
| May 31 | Gemini | first, second | 4 | 14h 49m |
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 Gemini on | Years | First and last |
|---|---|---|
| May 20 | 13 | 1972 to 2009 |
| May 21 | 48 | 1950 to 2010 |
Eclipses in this month
Every eclipse that peaked in May from 1950 to 2010: May 3, 1958: lunar, partial; May 4, 1966: lunar, penumbral; May 4, 1985: lunar, total; May 4, 2004: lunar, total; May 9, 1967: solar, partial; May 10, 1994: solar, annular; May 11, 1975: solar, partial; May 13, 1957: lunar, total; May 13, 1976: lunar, partial; May 15, 1984: lunar, penumbral; May 16, 2003: lunar, total; May 19, 1985: solar, partial; May 20, 1966: solar, annular; May 21, 1993: solar, partial; May 24, 1956: lunar, partial; May 25, 1975: lunar, total; May 25, 1994: lunar, partial; May 26, 2002: lunar, penumbral; May 30, 1965: solar, total; May 30, 1984: solar, annular; May 31, 2003: solar, annular.
Who you tend to match with
Taurus: closest Virgo, Capricorn and Pisces; hardest Aquarius.
Gemini: closest Libra, Aquarius and Aries; hardest Pisces.
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.