Birthday signs · Taurus season
What zodiac sign is April 26?
The position of April 26 in the tropical zodiac is Taurus. Every year from 1930 through 2030, totaling 101 years, the Sun stood in Taurus at noon UTC on April 26, at 5.29° to 6.78° Taurus. For day 6 or 7 of Taurus season, April 26 is in its early part, and the element is earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
April 26 is Taurus
| Taurus at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 5 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
April 26 at a glance
| Sign | ♉︎ Taurus, the Bull |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Venus (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 5.3° to 6.8° Taurus at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 6 or 7 of Taurus season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Aries |
| Day number | 8 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Taurus
| Noon Sun | 5.29° to 6.78° Taurus |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
April 26 by the numbers
| Day number | 8 (2 + 6 = 8) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 3 (4 + 8 = 12, then 1 + 2 = 3) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Taurus season | 6 or 7 |
|---|---|
| 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 around April 26, early in Taurus, this person arrived while spring was still settling into place. Over time they have found that steady routines bring a real sense of calm. When plans shift without warning, they can feel their grip loosen, and they need a moment before deciding what comes next. Their patience is genuine, and so is their wish for things to stay where they put them.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Aries, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Aries | 11.8°–13.1° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on April 26
- Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863), French painter
- Owen Richardson (1879–1959), British physicist
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951), Austrian philosopher and logician
- Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984), Spanish poet
- I. M. Pei (1917–2019), Chinese-American architect
- Arno Allan Penzias (1933–2024), German-born American physicist
- Jet Li (1963), Chinese-Singaporean martial artist and actor
- Melania Trump (1970), First Lady of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
April 26 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl tragedy (Belarus)
- Memorial Day of Radiation Accidents and Catastrophes (Russia)
- Confederate Memorial Day (Florida, United States)
- Union Day (Tanzania)
- World Intellectual Property Day
Events on April 26:
- 1326: The kingdom of France and the kingdom of Scotland agree on a treaty of mutual aid at Corbeil.
- 1933: The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established by Hermann Göring.
- 1962: The British space programme launches its first satellite, the Ariel 1.
- 1970: The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force.
- 2015: Nursultan Nazarbayev is re-elected President of Kazakhstan with 97.7% of the vote, one of the biggest vote shares in Kazakhstan's history.
How the answer was worked out
The sign for each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on April 26, calculated at noon UTC using Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is April 26?
When the Sun is counted at noon UTC, April 26 falls in Taurus in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is April 26 on a zodiac cusp?
No. At noon on every April 26 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun was in Taurus, and each April 26 lies at least 5 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is April 26?
Across every sampled year, April 26 lies in the first decan of Taurus (0°–10°), and its face ruler in the Chaldean order is therefore Mercury.
What is the birthday number for April 26?
In modern numerology, April 26 is assigned a day number of 8 and a month-day number of 3.
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 26 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .