Birthday signs · Taurus season
What zodiac sign is April 20?
Using the noon UTC Sun from 1930 to 2030, April 20 is Taurus in 69 of 101 years and Aries in 32. The noon Sun on April 20 had a range from 29.44° Aries to 0.93° Taurus. The sign that applies to April 20 is set by the birth year and time.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
April 20: Taurus or Aries
| Taurus at noon UTC | 69 of 101 years |
|---|---|
| Aries at noon UTC | 32 of 101 years |
| Aries years include | 1930, 1931 and 1933 |
| Settled by | birth year and time |
April 20 at a glance
| Sign | ♉︎ Taurus (69 years) or ♈︎ Aries (32) |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Venus (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 29.4° Aries to 0.9° Taurus at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | Taurus day 1; Aries day 30 or 31 |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Aries |
| Day number | 2 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Taurus
| Noon Sun | 29.44° Aries to 0.93° Taurus |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
| Aries years | 29.44°–30° Aries |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
April 20 by the numbers
| Day number | 2 (2 + 0 = 2) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 6 (4 + 2) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Taurus season | 1 (in its Taurus years) |
|---|---|
| Day of Aries season | 30 or 31 (in its Aries years) |
| Taurus season opened | April 20 (69 years) |
| Taurus season closed | May 20 (69 years) |
| Element and mode | earth, fixed |
| Traditional ruler | Venus |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Taurus season
Born on April 20, early in Taurus, this person arrives while spring is still finding its footing. They like ground that holds their weight, so a friend's new plan gets a long look before any yes. Comfort pulls at them, and they answer it with care for what they already have. Friends who expect easy agreement learn that their steady no is just as honest.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Aries, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Aries | 6°–7.3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on April 20
- Napoleon III (1808–1873), President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and last monarch of France
- Joan Miró (1893–1983), Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist
- Harold Lloyd (1893–1971), American actor and comedian
- George Takei (1937), American actor, author and activist
- Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), 29th Prime Minister of Norway
- Jessica Lange (1949), American actress
- Andy Serkis (1964), British actor
- Miranda Kerr (1983), Australian model
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
April 20 in history
Observed on this date:
Events on April 20:
- 1303: The Sapienza University of Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII.
- 1865: Astronomer Angelo Secchi demonstrates the Secchi disk, which measures water clarity, aboard Pope Pius IX's yacht, the L'Immaculata Concezion.
- 1922: The Soviet government creates the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian SSR.
- 2008: Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine calculated the Sun's tropical longitude on April 20 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and the sign for each year was then read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is April 20?
Sampled over 101 years at noon UTC, April 20 is usually Taurus in 69 of them and Aries in the other 32.
Is April 20 on a zodiac cusp?
Yes. Under the noon UTC convention the sample splits into Taurus in 69 years and Aries in 32, since in some years the Sun moved from Aries into Taurus during April 20, and the birth year and time decide which sign applies.
What decan is April 20?
In all sampled years April 20 appears in the first decan of Taurus (0°–10°), giving Mercury as its face ruler in the Chaldean order.
What is the birthday number for April 20?
Within modern numerology, adding digits produces a day number of 2 and a month-day number of 6 for April 20.
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 .
- Taurus (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: April 20 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .