Birthday signs · Taurus season
What zodiac sign is May 3?
May 3 sits in Taurus within the tropical zodiac system. Through the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun occupied Taurus at noon UTC on May 3, at 12.09° to 13.58° Taurus. For day 13 or 14 of Taurus season, May 3 is in its middle part, and the element is earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
May 3 is Taurus
| Taurus at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 12 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
May 3 at a glance
| Sign | ♉︎ Taurus, the Bull |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Venus (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 12.1° to 13.6° Taurus at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 13 or 14 of Taurus season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of the Moon |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Aries |
| Day number | 3 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Taurus
| Noon Sun | 12.09° to 13.58° Taurus |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Moon |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
May 3 by the numbers
| Day number | 3 (3) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 8 (5 + 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 | 13 or 14 |
|---|---|
| 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 middle of the Taurus season, this person arrives when spring is well underway and the ground feels warm. A common pull at this stage is wanting things to stay the way they are, even when a change would help. Friends see patience where they feel stuck. Over time, learning to trust slow progress becomes a habit they can own, and it lets them enjoy what they have built without rushing past it.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Aries, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Aries | 18.6°–19.9° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on May 3
- Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527), Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist
- Charles XV (1826–1872), King of Sweden and Norway
- George Paget Thomson (1892–1975), English physicist
- Golda Meir (1898–1978), Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974
- Alfred Kastler (1902–1984), French physicist
- Bing Crosby (1903–1977), American singer and actor
- Pete Seeger (1919–2014), American folk singer
- Steven Weinberg (1933–2021), American theoretical physicist
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
May 3 in history
Observed on this date:
- Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)
- Constitution Day (Poland)
- Fiesta de las Cruces (Spain and Hispanic America)
- International Sun Day
- World Press Freedom Day
Events on May 3:
- 752: Mayan king Bird Jaguar IV of Yaxchilan in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, assumes the throne.
- 1837: The University of Athens is founded in Athens, Greece.
- 1939: The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
- 1963: The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the civil rights movement.
- 2016: Eighty-eight thousand people are evacuated from their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada as a wildfire rips through the community, destroying approximately 2,400 homes and buildings.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine calculated the Sun's tropical longitude on May 3 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 May 3?
In all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, May 3 is Taurus, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is May 3 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The noon Sun fell in Taurus on each May 3 from 1930 to 2030, with every May 3 at least 12 days from the nearest sign boundary.
What decan is May 3?
The Moon is the face ruler in the Chaldean order for May 3, which is in the second decan of Taurus (10°–20°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for May 3?
Using the modern numerology method, May 3 shows day number 3 and month-day number 8, 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: May 3 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .