May 8 zodiac sign
May 8 is Taurus: at noon UTC on this date from 1950 to 2010, the Sun stood between 17°05' Taurus and 18°15' Taurus, in the second decan, with the constellation Aries behind it.
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Decan | second of Taurus |
| Birthday number | 8 |
| Day of the year | Day 128 |
| Into its sign | About 18 days, with 13 to go |
| Daylight at 40° north | 14h 10m |
What the second decan of Taurus is read as
The second decan of Taurus is read as carrying a touch of Virgo and Mercury. The patience stays, and a sharp eye joins it. These Taureans tend to notice what is slightly off in a room or a plan, to love through small repairs, and to take a long while to trust a quick talker.
What the number 8 adds
Numerology reads a birthday that comes to 8 as the mark of an organiser. It tends to mean a head for how things run, a wish to be in charge of your own work, and a respect for people who keep their word.
The sky on May 8, 1950 to 2010
Mercury: Taurus in 25, Aries in 19 and Gemini in 17 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1950, 1957, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1977, 1983, 1990, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009 and 2010. Mercury in Taurus.
Venus: Aries in 23, Gemini in 21, Taurus in 15 and Cancer in 2 of 61 years. Never retrograde. Venus in Aries.
Mars: Cancer in 9, Taurus in 8, Gemini in 8, Pisces in 7, Aries in 6, Leo in 6, Virgo in 4, Aquarius in 4, Libra in 3, Scorpio in 2, Sagittarius in 2 and Capricorn in 2 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1952, 1967, 1969, 1982, 1984 and 1999. Mars in Cancer.
New Moons: 1986 and 2005. Full Moons: 1963 and 1982. No eclipse peaked on this date.
Every year's sky on May 8
At noon UTC. R: retrograde.
| Year | Sun | Moon | Phase | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Life path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17°19' Taurus | 12°01' Aquarius | Last quarter | 26°34' Taurus R | 2°56' Aries | 22°08' Virgo | 3°46' Pisces | 12°37' Virgo R | 1 |
| 1951 | 17°05' Taurus | 14°03' Gemini | Waxing crescent | 28°20' Aries | 27°03' Gemini | 20°35' Taurus | 3°39' Aries | 25°53' Virgo R | 2 |
| 1952 | 17°49' Taurus | 0°39' Scorpio | Full Moon | 21°51' Aries | 5°04' Taurus | 7°53' Scorpio R | 2°17' Taurus | 9°04' Libra R | 3 |
| 1953 | 17°35' Taurus | 13°49' Pisces | Waning crescent | 0°25' Taurus | 15°16' Aries | 5°02' Gemini | 29°43' Taurus | 22°11' Libra R | 22 |
| 1954 | 17°21' Taurus | 2°27' Leo | First quarter | 16°48' Taurus | 11°40' Gemini | 7°12' Capricorn | 26°44' Gemini | 5°09' Scorpio R | 5 |
| 1955 | 17°07' Taurus | 4°16' Sagittarius | Full Moon | 3°36' Gemini | 16°39' Aries | 18°26' Gemini | 23°55' Cancer | 17°56' Scorpio R | 6 |
| 1956 | 17°51' Taurus | 21°08' Aries | Waning crescent | 7°21' Gemini | 0°16' Cancer | 14°46' Aquarius | 22°09' Leo | 0°24' Sagittarius R | 7 |
| 1957 | 17°37' Taurus | 6°11' Virgo | First quarter | 13°41' Taurus R | 23°53' Taurus | 2°25' Cancer | 22°00' Virgo R | 12°43' Sagittarius R | 8 |
| 1958 | 17°23' Taurus | 22°43' Capricorn | Waning gibbous | 22°35' Aries | 3°17' Aries | 8°22' Pisces | 24°12' Libra R | 24°49' Sagittarius R | 9 |
| 1959 | 17°09' Taurus | 24°17' Taurus | New Moon | 23°19' Aries | 27°32' Gemini | 16°04' Cancer | 28°25' Scorpio R | 6°40' Capricorn R | 1 |
| 1960 | 17°53' Taurus | 11°05' Libra | Waxing gibbous | 7°24' Taurus | 5°44' Taurus | 27°51' Pisces | 3°05' Capricorn R | 18°19' Capricorn R | 2 |
| 1961 | 17°38' Taurus | 28°36' Aquarius | Last quarter | 25°23' Taurus | 13°29' Aries | 1°16' Leo | 6°41' Aquarius | 29°51' Capricorn | 3 |
| 1962 | 17°24' Taurus | 12°50' Cancer | Waxing crescent | 7°58' Gemini | 12°18' Gemini | 14°29' Aries | 8°13' Pisces | 11°15' Aquarius | 22 |
| 1963 | 17°10' Taurus | 14°43' Scorpio | Full Moon | 0°31' Gemini R | 17°15' Aries | 18°09' Leo | 7°50' Aries | 22°33' Aquarius | 5 |
| 1964 | 17°54' Taurus | 1°35' Aries | Waning crescent | 1°42' Taurus R | 29°36' Gemini | 0°40' Taurus | 6°16' Taurus | 3°53' Pisces | 6 |
| 1965 | 17°40' Taurus | 20°46' Leo | First quarter | 21°21' Aries | 24°33' Taurus | 10°41' Virgo | 3°35' Gemini | 15°10' Pisces | 7 |
| 1966 | 17°26' Taurus | 2°33' Capricorn | Waning gibbous | 28°04' Aries | 3°39' Aries | 15°15' Taurus | 0°33' Cancer | 26°29' Pisces | 8 |
| 1967 | 17°12' Taurus | 4°52' Taurus | New Moon | 13°25' Taurus | 28°00' Gemini | 17°06' Libra R | 27°49' Cancer | 7°52' Aries | 9 |
| 1968 | 17°56' Taurus | 22°09' Virgo | Waxing gibbous | 2°57' Gemini | 6°24' Taurus | 29°56' Taurus | 26°14' Leo | 19°27' Aries | 1 |
| 1969 | 17°42' Taurus | 13°16' Aquarius | Last quarter | 8°27' Gemini | 11°53' Aries | 16°00' Sagittarius R | 26°26' Virgo R | 1°04' Taurus | 2 |
| 1970 | 17°28' Taurus | 22°30' Gemini | Waxing crescent | 18°48' Taurus R | 12°57' Gemini | 13°25' Gemini | 29°00' Libra R | 12°50' Taurus | 3 |
| 1971 | 17°15' Taurus | 24°54' Libra | Full Moon | 24°09' Aries | 17°52' Aries | 2°21' Aquarius | 3°26' Sagittarius R | 24°46' Taurus | 22 |
| 1972 | 17°59' Taurus | 12°58' Pisces | Waning crescent | 23°21' Aries | 28°51' Gemini | 27°24' Gemini | 8°02' Capricorn R | 7°01' Gemini | 5 |
| 1973 | 17°45' Taurus | 4°53' Leo | First quarter | 4°30' Taurus | 25°14' Taurus | 0°13' Pisces | 11°20' Aquarius | 19°20' Gemini | 6 |
| 1974 | 17°31' Taurus | 12°30' Sagittarius | Waning gibbous | 22°04' Taurus | 4°03' Aries | 10°52' Cancer | 12°33' Pisces | 1°51' Cancer | 7 |
| 1975 | 17°16' Taurus | 15°05' Aries | Waning crescent | 6°38' Gemini | 28°28' Gemini | 20°18' Pisces | 11°55' Aries | 14°34' Cancer | 8 |
| 1976 | 18°00' Taurus | 4°27' Virgo | First quarter | 3°42' Gemini | 7°04' Taurus | 25°35' Cancer | 10°12' Taurus | 27°33' Cancer | 9 |
| 1977 | 17°46' Taurus | 26°30' Capricorn | Last quarter | 5°47' Taurus R | 10°28' Aries | 8°20' Aries | 7°26' Gemini | 10°36' Leo | 1 |
| 1978 | 17°32' Taurus | 2°24' Gemini | New Moon | 21°20' Aries | 13°35' Gemini | 11°21' Leo | 4°24' Cancer | 23°48' Leo | 2 |
| 1979 | 17°18' Taurus | 4°42' Libra | Waxing gibbous | 25°58' Aries | 18°29' Aries | 24°11' Aries | 1°48' Leo | 7°04' Virgo R | 3 |
| 1980 | 18°02' Taurus | 26°10' Aquarius | Last quarter | 12°14' Taurus | 27°57' Gemini | 1°16' Virgo | 0°27' Virgo | 20°21' Virgo R | 22 |
| 1981 | 17°48' Taurus | 17°36' Cancer | Waxing crescent | 0°11' Gemini | 25°54' Taurus | 9°50' Taurus | 0°59' Libra R | 3°37' Libra R | 5 |
| 1982 | 17°33' Taurus | 22°48' Scorpio | Full Moon | 8°46' Gemini | 4°27' Aries | 0°26' Libra R | 3°53' Scorpio R | 16°48' Libra R | 6 |
| 1983 | 17°19' Taurus | 24°37' Pisces | Waning crescent | 23°43' Taurus R | 28°55' Gemini | 24°00' Taurus | 8°25' Sagittarius R | 29°52' Libra R | 7 |
| 1984 | 18°04' Taurus | 18°09' Leo | First quarter | 26°38' Aries | 7°44' Taurus | 21°51' Scorpio R | 12°50' Capricorn R | 12°41' Scorpio R | 8 |
| 1985 | 17°50' Taurus | 8°06' Capricorn | Waning gibbous | 22°13' Aries | 9°13' Aries | 8°22' Gemini | 15°47' Aquarius | 25°22' Scorpio R | 9 |
| 1986 | 17°36' Taurus | 12°58' Taurus | New Moon | 1°47' Taurus | 14°13' Gemini | 17°39' Capricorn | 16°41' Pisces | 7°49' Sagittarius R | 1 |
| 1987 | 17°22' Taurus | 14°21' Virgo | Waxing gibbous | 18°39' Taurus | 19°06' Aries | 21°45' Gemini | 15°50' Aries | 20°01' Sagittarius R | 2 |
| 1988 | 18°06' Taurus | 10°46' Aquarius | Last quarter | 6°26' Gemini | 26°57' Gemini | 21°02' Aquarius | 13°59' Taurus | 1°57' Capricorn R | 3 |
| 1989 | 17°52' Taurus | 28°39' Gemini | Waxing crescent | 6°10' Gemini | 26°35' Taurus | 5°45' Cancer | 11°12' Gemini | 13°43' Capricorn R | 22 |
| 1990 | 17°38' Taurus | 3°17' Scorpio | Full Moon | 10°30' Taurus R | 4°52' Aries | 13°07' Pisces | 8°14' Cancer | 25°19' Capricorn R | 5 |
| 1991 | 17°24' Taurus | 4°09' Pisces | Last quarter | 21°52' Aries | 29°22' Gemini | 19°35' Cancer | 5°48' Leo | 6°46' Aquarius | 6 |
| 1992 | 18°08' Taurus | 2°52' Leo | First quarter | 25°42' Aries | 8°25' Taurus | 1°59' Aries | 4°43' Virgo | 18°09' Aquarius | 7 |
| 1993 | 17°54' Taurus | 18°50' Sagittarius | Waning gibbous | 9°03' Taurus | 8°07' Aries | 5°08' Leo | 5°35' Libra R | 29°27' Aquarius | 8 |
| 1994 | 17°39' Taurus | 23°41' Aries | Waning crescent | 27°08' Taurus | 14°51' Gemini | 18°18' Aries | 8°45' Scorpio R | 10°44' Pisces | 9 |
| 1995 | 17°26' Taurus | 24°22' Leo | First quarter | 8°23' Gemini | 19°44' Aries | 22°51' Leo | 13°21' Sagittarius R | 22°01' Pisces | 1 |
| 1996 | 18°10' Taurus | 25°25' Capricorn | Waning gibbous | 27°48' Taurus R | 25°48' Gemini | 4°18' Taurus | 17°37' Capricorn R | 3°28' Aries | 2 |
| 1997 | 17°55' Taurus | 8°54' Gemini | New Moon | 29°28' Aries R | 27°15' Taurus | 17°25' Virgo | 20°18' Aquarius | 14°54' Aries | 3 |
| 1998 | 17°41' Taurus | 13°36' Libra | Waxing gibbous | 21°29' Aries | 5°18' Aries | 18°44' Taurus | 20°56' Pisces | 26°28' Aries | 22 |
| 1999 | 17°27' Taurus | 14°46' Aquarius | Last quarter | 29°18' Aries | 29°47' Gemini | 29°07' Libra R | 19°54' Aries | 8°09' Taurus | 5 |
| 2000 | 18°11' Taurus | 17°27' Cancer | Waxing crescent | 17°24' Taurus | 9°05' Taurus | 3°17' Gemini | 17°57' Taurus | 20°08' Taurus | 6 |
| 2001 | 17°57' Taurus | 29°24' Scorpio | Full Moon | 4°16' Gemini | 7°07' Aries | 28°59' Sagittarius | 15°06' Gemini | 2°10' Gemini | 7 |
| 2002 | 17°43' Taurus | 3°46' Aries | Waning crescent | 7°45' Gemini | 15°28' Gemini | 16°44' Gemini | 12°10' Cancer | 14°23' Gemini | 8 |
| 2003 | 17°29' Taurus | 5°27' Leo | First quarter | 15°35' Taurus R | 20°21' Aries | 9°43' Aquarius | 9°50' Leo | 26°49' Gemini | 9 |
| 2004 | 18°13' Taurus | 9°03' Capricorn | Waning gibbous | 23°33' Aries | 24°30' Gemini | 0°43' Cancer | 8°55' Virgo | 9°33' Cancer | 1 |
| 2005 | 17°59' Taurus | 19°36' Taurus | New Moon | 24°03' Aries | 27°56' Taurus | 5°20' Pisces | 10°04' Libra R | 22°21' Cancer | 2 |
| 2006 | 17°45' Taurus | 23°28' Virgo | Waxing gibbous | 6°03' Taurus | 5°44' Aries | 14°18' Cancer | 13°29' Scorpio R | 5°20' Leo | 3 |
| 2007 | 17°31' Taurus | 26°51' Capricorn | Last quarter | 23°52' Taurus | 0°12' Cancer | 24°36' Pisces | 18°11' Sagittarius R | 18°27' Leo | 22 |
| 2008 | 18°15' Taurus | 0°35' Cancer | Waxing crescent | 8°46' Gemini | 9°46' Taurus | 29°16' Cancer | 22°21' Capricorn | 1°42' Virgo | 5 |
| 2009 | 18°01' Taurus | 10°14' Scorpio | Full Moon | 1°40' Gemini R | 6°18' Aries | 12°16' Aries | 24°49' Aquarius | 14°58' Virgo R | 6 |
| 2010 | 17°47' Taurus | 13°06' Pisces | Waning crescent | 3°06' Taurus R | 16°06' Gemini | 15°39' Leo | 25°15' Pisces | 28°14' Virgo R | 7 |
Who you tend to match with
Taurus: closest Virgo, Capricorn and Pisces; hardest Aquarius. Its second decan leans Virgo. All twelve.