May zodiac signs at a glance
Most-asked May dates: May 26 is Gemini, May 6 is Taurus, May 14 is Taurus, May 12 is Taurus, May 20 is Taurus.
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The May sky
May is the heart of Taurus, and the Sun reaches the sign's exact midpoint around May 5. Taurus is a fixed sign, and the middle of each fixed sign is a cross-quarter day, halfway between a solstice and an equinox. May Day, Beltane and the old Roman Floralia all cluster there, which is why tradition ties Taurus so firmly to flowers, fertility and settled land.
Gemini opens around May 21: a mutable air sign ruled by Mercury, with the reputation for talk, errands and changed plans. The Sun spends about 31 days in it, among the longest stays of the year, so Gemini birthdays run well into June.
Born in May: what each sign means
♉ Taurus, May 1 to 20
May 1 to 9 stays under Virgo and tends toward the careful, work-minded Taurus. May 10 to 20 passes to Capricorn, which is where tradition puts the ambitious, closed-off version.
♊ Gemini, May 21 to 31
May 21 to 30 is the talkative, quick-witted core of Gemini. From May 31 Libra supplies the colour, with more charm and a stronger need for company.
The May birthstone is Emerald; see May birthstones.
The May cusp, and what it means for your birthday
The line between Taurus and Gemini wobbles by a day or more. May 20 is the date that regularly changes hands: Taurus on the table, Gemini for births that come after the move.
Taurus and Gemini differ most in pace, the first slow to commit and the second slow to settle, which is the quickest test for a May 20 or 21 birthday.
Across 2000 to 2050 (51 years) the Sun entered Gemini on these UTC dates: May 20 in 32, May 21 in 19. Counting clocks from UTC-12 to UTC+14 over 1800 to 2099, the change can reach any date from May 19 to 22.
| Year | Sun enters Gemini |
|---|---|
| 2025 | about May 20, 18:40 UTC |
| 2026 | about May 21, 00:30 UTC |
| 2027 | about May 21, 06:20 UTC |
Born near that moment? The sun sign calculator takes your year, time and time zone. For the Moon and rising sign too, use the birth chart calculator.
May decans: the ten-day stretches
Each sign is cut into three decans of about ten days, ruled in turn by the sign itself and the next two signs of its element. Sources differ by a day on where a decan starts; these follow the sign dates on this page.
- May 1 to 9: Taurus, decan 2, ruled by Virgo
- May 10 to 20: Taurus, decan 3, ruled by Capricorn
- May 21 to 30: Gemini, decan 1, ruled by Gemini
- May 31: Gemini, decan 2, ruled by Libra
May zodiac signs by date
Every May birthday, day by day. Rows marked cusp are dates a sign change can reach in some year or time zone; the note says which two signs are in play.
| Date | Zodiac sign | Note |
|---|---|---|
| May 1 | ♉ Taurus | Virgo decan |
| May 2 | ♉ Taurus | Virgo decan |
| May 3 | ♉ Taurus | Virgo decan |
| May 4 | ♉ Taurus | Virgo decan |
| May 5 | ♉ Taurus | Virgo decan |
| May 6 | ♉ Taurus | Virgo decan |
| May 7 | ♉ Taurus | Virgo decan |
| May 8 | ♉ Taurus | Virgo decan |
| May 9 | ♉ Taurus | Virgo decan |
| May 10 | ♉ Taurus | Capricorn decan |
| May 11 | ♉ Taurus | Capricorn decan |
| May 12 | ♉ Taurus | Capricorn decan |
| May 13 | ♉ Taurus | Capricorn decan |
| May 14 | ♉ Taurus | Capricorn decan |
| May 15 | ♉ Taurus | Capricorn decan |
| May 16 | ♉ Taurus | Capricorn decan |
| May 17 | ♉ Taurus | Capricorn decan |
| May 18 | ♉ Taurus | Capricorn decan |
| May 19 | ♉ Taurus | Cusp: Taurus to Gemini |
| May 20 | ♉ Taurus | Cusp: Taurus to Gemini |
| May 21 | ♊ Gemini | Cusp: Taurus to Gemini |
| May 22 | ♊ Gemini | Cusp: Taurus to Gemini (far zones only) |
| May 23 | ♊ Gemini | Gemini decan |
| May 24 | ♊ Gemini | Gemini decan |
| May 25 | ♊ Gemini | Gemini decan |
| May 26 | ♊ Gemini | Gemini decan |
| May 27 | ♊ Gemini | Gemini decan |
| May 28 | ♊ Gemini | Gemini decan |
| May 29 | ♊ Gemini | Gemini decan |
| May 30 | ♊ Gemini | Gemini decan |
| May 31 | ♊ Gemini | Libra decan |
May zodiac questions
What zodiac signs are in May?
May holds two zodiac signs: Taurus from May 1 to May 20 and Gemini from May 21 to May 31. The Sun's exact move between them shifts by up to a day from year to year, so the four or five dates around the change are cusp dates.
What zodiac sign is May 20?
Taurus on the standard table, with a real chance of Gemini. The Sun's move into Gemini lands on May 20 in many years, so a birth late on the 20th UTC can already be Gemini.
What sign are May 6, May 14 and May 26?
May 6 and May 14 are Taurus; May 26 is Gemini. The only May dates that can change sign from one year to the next are May 19 to 22.
What is the May birthstone?
Emerald. Like every monthly stone it follows the calendar, so a Taurus born on May 3 and a Gemini born on May 29 wear the same one.
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