Birthday signs · Taurus season
What zodiac sign is April 24?
Using the tropical zodiac, April 24 is assigned to Taurus. In each of the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, noon UTC on April 24 found the Sun in Taurus, at 3.35° to 4.83° Taurus. Its early part places April 24 on day 4 or 5 of Taurus season, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
April 24 is Taurus
| Taurus at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 3 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
April 24 at a glance
| Sign | ♉︎ Taurus, the Bull |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Venus (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 3.3° to 4.8° Taurus at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 4 or 5 of Taurus season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Aries |
| Day number | 6 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Taurus
| Noon Sun | 3.35° to 4.83° Taurus |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
April 24 by the numbers
| Day number | 6 (2 + 4 = 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 Taurus season | 4 or 5 |
|---|---|
| Taurus season opened | April 20 (69 years) or April 21 (32) |
| Taurus season closed | May 20 (73 years) or May 21 (28) |
| 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 24, early in Taurus, this person arrives while spring is still finding its footing. Friends lean on them for steady company and unhurried plans, and they are usually the first to say yes to a long dinner. The hard part comes when others want change faster than they can take it in. Patience becomes a choice they make again each morning, not a trait they simply own.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Aries, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Aries | 9.9°–11.2° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on April 24
- William the Silent (1533–1584), Dutch statesman and revolt leader
- Carl Spitteler (1845–1924), Swiss writer
- Shirley MacLaine (1934), American actress
- Barbra Streisand (1942), American singer and actress
- Roger D. Kornberg (1947), American biochemist
- Josep Borrell (1947), Catalan-Spanish diplomat and politician
- Sachin Tendulkar (1973), Indian cricket player
- Kelly Clarkson (1982), American singer-songwriter
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
April 24 in history
Observed on this date:
- Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenia, California, France)
- Concord Day (Niger)
- Democracy Day (Nepal)
- Labour Safety Day (Bangladesh, proposed)
- National Panchayati Raj Day (India)
- Republic Day (The Gambia)
- World Day for Laboratory Animals
Events on April 24:
- 934: Abbasid Caliph Al-Qahir is deposed and blinded. His nephew al-Radi succeeds him as caliph.
- 1895: Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop Spray.
- 1932: Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
- 1990: STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
- 2011: WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine provided the Sun's tropical longitude on April 24 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is April 24?
Taurus applies to April 24 in every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is April 24 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun was in Taurus at noon on every April 24 from 1930 to 2030, and April 24 sits at least 3 days from the nearest sign boundary.
What decan is April 24?
April 24 falls in the first decan of Taurus (0°–10°) in every sampled year, so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Mercury.
What is the birthday number for April 24?
Modern numerology finds April 24 has day number 6 and month-day number 1, each determined by adding digits.
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 24 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .