April zodiac signs
Birthdays from April 1 to April 19 are Aries. From April 20 onward they are Taurus.
Every day of April
The date ranges below are the conventional tropical ones. They are approximate by nature — see the note under the table.
| Date | Sign |
|---|---|
| April 1 | Aries |
| April 2 | Aries |
| April 3 | Aries |
| April 4 | Aries |
| April 5 | Aries |
| April 6 | Aries |
| April 7 | Aries |
| April 8 | Aries |
| April 9 | Aries |
| April 10 | Aries |
| April 11 | Aries |
| April 12 | Aries |
| April 13 | Aries |
| April 14 | Aries |
| April 15 | Aries |
| April 16 | Aries |
| April 17 | Aries |
| April 18 | Aries |
| April 19 | Aries |
| April 20 | Taurus |
| April 21 | Taurus |
| April 22 | Taurus |
| April 23 | Taurus |
| April 24 | Taurus |
| April 25 | Taurus |
| April 26 | Taurus |
| April 27 | Taurus |
| April 28 | Taurus |
| April 29 | Taurus |
| April 30 | Taurus |
Why the dates move
The tropical zodiac is tied to the turning of the year, not to the fixed stars: it begins at the March equinox and divides the year into twelve equal arcs. The equinox does not fall at the same clock moment every year, so the Sun crosses into a sign up to a day earlier or later depending on the year — which is why one table says April 20 and another says the day beside it. Neither is wrong. If your birthday sits on a boundary, the answer depends on the YEAR you were born: a table printed once cannot carry that, and a chart cast for your own date can.
Aries and Taurus
- Aries
- The cardinal fire sign — Mars-ruled, first out of the gate, the raw act of beginning.
- ▸ The shadow side of Aries
- Taurus
- The fixed earth sign — Venus-ruled, steady, rooted in what can be touched and kept.
- ▸ The shadow side of Taurus