May zodiac signs
Birthdays from May 1 to May 20 are Taurus. From May 21 onward they are Gemini.
Every day of May
The date ranges below are the conventional tropical ones. They are approximate by nature — see the note under the table.
| Date | Sign |
|---|---|
| May 1 | Taurus |
| May 2 | Taurus |
| May 3 | Taurus |
| May 4 | Taurus |
| May 5 | Taurus |
| May 6 | Taurus |
| May 7 | Taurus |
| May 8 | Taurus |
| May 9 | Taurus |
| May 10 | Taurus |
| May 11 | Taurus |
| May 12 | Taurus |
| May 13 | Taurus |
| May 14 | Taurus |
| May 15 | Taurus |
| May 16 | Taurus |
| May 17 | Taurus |
| May 18 | Taurus |
| May 19 | Taurus |
| May 20 | Taurus |
| May 21 | Gemini |
| May 22 | Gemini |
| May 23 | Gemini |
| May 24 | Gemini |
| May 25 | Gemini |
| May 26 | Gemini |
| May 27 | Gemini |
| May 28 | Gemini |
| May 29 | Gemini |
| May 30 | Gemini |
| May 31 | Gemini |
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 May 21 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.
Taurus and Gemini
- Taurus
- The fixed earth sign — Venus-ruled, steady, rooted in what can be touched and kept.
- ▸ The shadow side of Taurus
- Gemini
- The mutable air sign — Mercury-ruled, quick, curious, always in conversation.
- ▸ The shadow side of Gemini