Birthday signs · Taurus season
What zodiac sign is April 27?
April 27 sits in Taurus within the tropical zodiac system. Taurus held the Sun at noon UTC on April 27 in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 6.26° to 7.75° Taurus. Day 7 or 8 of the Taurus season is April 27, in the early part, with element earth attached.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
April 27 is Taurus
| Taurus at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 6 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
April 27 at a glance
| Sign | ♉︎ Taurus, the Bull |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Venus (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 6.3° to 7.8° Taurus at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 7 or 8 of Taurus season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Aries |
| Day number | 9 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Taurus
| Noon Sun | 6.26° to 7.75° Taurus |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
April 27 by the numbers
| Day number | 9 (2 + 7 = 9) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 4 (4 + 9 = 13, then 1 + 3 = 4) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Taurus season | 7 or 8 |
|---|---|
| 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 in the early part of Taurus, this person still carries some of the restless energy from the season before. On April 27, the steadiness of the sign is only beginning to settle in. They enjoy a routine that feels reliable, but they also notice when a familiar plan has outlived its purpose. Letting go of it is the hard part. Their loyalty runs deep, and so does their wish to finish what they started before changing course.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Aries, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Aries | 12.8°–14.1° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on April 27
- Mumtaz Mahal (1593–1631), Mughal empress
- Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797), English writer and intellectual
- Samuel Morse (1791–1872), American inventor and painter
- Herbert Spencer (1820–1903), English philosopher and political theorist
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
- Anouk Aimée (1932–2024), French actress
- Fethullah Gülen (1941–2024), Turkish preacher and imam
- Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1967), King of the Netherlands
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
April 27 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of Russian Parliamentarism (Russia)
- Day of the Uprising Against the Occupying Forces (Slovenia)
- Flag Day (Moldova)
- Freedom Day (South Africa)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Sierra Leone from United Kingdom in 1961.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Togo from France in 1960.
- King's Day (Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) (celebrated on April 26 if April 27 falls on a Sunday)
- National Veterans' Day (Finland)
Events on April 27:
- 247: Philip the Arab marks the millennium of Rome with a celebration of the ludi saeculares.
- 1861: American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
- 1936: The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
- 1992: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed.
- 2018: The Panmunjom Declaration is signed between North and South Korea, officially declaring their intentions to end the Korean conflict.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign, for the years from 1930 through 2030, was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on April 27 at noon UTC, as calculated by Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is April 27?
Over the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, April 27 is Taurus each time, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is April 27 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The noon Sun fell in Taurus on each April 27 from 1930 to 2030, with every April 27 at least 6 days from the nearest sign boundary.
What decan is April 27?
Its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Mercury, because April 27 is in the first decan of Taurus (0°–10°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for April 27?
Using the modern numerology method, April 27 shows day number 9 and month-day number 4, each obtained by digit addition.
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 27 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .