Birthday signs · Aries season
What zodiac sign is April 6?
April 6 lies within the sign Aries of the tropical zodiac. Every year from 1930 through 2030, totaling 101 years, the Sun stood in Aries at noon UTC on April 6, at 15.72° to 17.21° Aries. April 6 falls on day 16 to 18 of the Aries season, in its middle part, with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
April 6 is Aries
| Aries at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 13 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
April 6 at a glance
| Sign | ♈︎ Aries, the Ram |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, cardinal |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Mars (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 15.7° to 17.2° Aries at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 16 to 18 of Aries season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Pisces |
| Day number | 6 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Aries
| Noon Sun | 15.72° to 17.21° Aries |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
April 6 by the numbers
| Day number | 6 (6) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 1 (4 + 6 = 10, then 1 + 0 = 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Aries season | 16 to 18 |
|---|---|
| Aries season opened | March 20 (20 years) or March 21 (77) or March 22 (4) |
| Aries season closed | April 19 (69 years) or April 20 (32) |
| Element and mode | fire, cardinal |
| Traditional ruler | Mars |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Aries season
Born on April 6, this person arrives in the middle of Aries season, where the first burst of spring courage has turned into the work of finishing things. Mars supplies the drive and the Sun in the face adds a wish to be noticed. Picture someone who starts a new course with real enthusiasm, then finds the third week hard going. They push on anyway, and that stubborn streak becomes the thing friends rely on.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Pisces, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Pisces | 22.2°–23.6° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on April 6
- Nicolas Chamfort (1741–1794), French journalist and moralistic author
- Alexander Herzen (1812–1870), Russian author, philosopher, and revolutionary
- Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904–1988), Chancellor of West Germany
- James Watson (1928–2025), American molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist and Nobel Laureate
- Horst Ludwig Störmer (1949), German physicist
- Rafael Correa (1963), President of Ecuador (2007 - 2017) y Prófugo de la Justicia
- Tim Walz (1964), American politician
- Paul Rudd (1969), American actor
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
April 6 in history
Observed on this date:
- Chakri Day, commemorating the establishment of the Chakri dynasty. (Thailand)
- International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
- National Fisherman Day (Indonesia)
- New Beer's Eve (United States)
- Tartan Day (United States & Canada)
- Waltzing Matilda Day (Australia)
- International Asexuality Day
Events on April 6:
- 945: Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII crowns his son Romanos II as co-emperor.
- 1896: In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- 1957: The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines".
- 1984: Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya.
- 2026: The crew of Artemis II makes the first crewed circumlunar flight since Apollo 17 in 1972, returning humanity to the Moon's vicinity and breaking Apollo 13's record by ~4,000 miles as the furthest crewed spaceflight.
How the answer was worked out
With Astronomy Engine, the Sun's tropical longitude on April 6 was computed at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was taken from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is April 6?
When the Sun is counted at noon UTC, April 6 falls in Aries in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is April 6 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon occupies Aries on each April 6 from 1930 to 2030, and every April 6 is at least 13 days clear of the nearest change of sign.
What decan is April 6?
Under the Chaldean order, the face ruler is the Sun for April 6, which is in the second decan of Aries (10°–20°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for April 6?
Adding digits produces both the day number 6 and the month-day number 1 that modern numerology gives April 6.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine JavaScript reference — Don Cross, Astronomy Engine. Verified .
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I — LacusCurtius, University of Chicago. Verified .
- Decan (astrology): the faces of the planets (after Lilly) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Life Path Number — Numerology.com (practitioner site). Verified .
- Ayanamsa (Lahiri and other sidereal conventions) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Aries (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: April 6 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .