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What zodiac sign is May 8?
Taurus is where May 8 falls in the tropical zodiac. Across 101 years from 1930 through 2030, noon UTC on May 8 always found the Sun in Taurus, at 16.93° to 18.42° Taurus. Day 18 or 19 of Taurus season is May 8, located in the middle part and associated with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
May 8 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 8 at a glance
| Sign | ♉︎ Taurus, the Bull |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Venus (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 16.9° to 18.4° Taurus at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 18 or 19 of Taurus season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of the Moon |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Aries |
| Day number | 8 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Taurus
| Noon Sun | 16.93° to 18.42° Taurus |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Moon |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
May 8 by the numbers
| Day number | 8 (8) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 4 (5 + 8 = 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 | 18 or 19 |
|---|---|
| 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 arrived when spring had already settled into its steady pace. Warm afternoons and fuller gardens mark this stretch of the year, so the feeling of building something slowly comes naturally here. Comfort with routine, a good meal, and a familiar chair can carry real weight for this person. Change still arrives, though, and the same steadiness that brings calm can make a sudden shift feel heavier than it looks from the outside.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Aries, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Aries | 23.4°–24.8° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on May 8
- Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), English historian and politician
- Henry Dunant (1828–1910), Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross
- Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician
- Friedrich Hayek (1899–1992), Austrian and British economist
- Fernandel (1903–1971), French actor and singer
- David Attenborough (1926), British broadcaster and naturalist
- Thomas Pynchon (1937), American novelist
- Enrique Iglesias (1975), Spanish singer, songwriter and producer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
May 8 in history
Observed on this date:
- Emancipation Day (Columbus, Mississippi)
- Furry Dance (Helston, UK)
- Liberation Day (Czech Republic)
- Miguel Hidalgo's birthday (Mexico)
- Parents' Day (South Korea)
- Truman Day (Missouri)
- Veterans Day (Norway)
- Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War, continues to May 9
- Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945 (Ukraine)
- White Lotus Day (Theosophy)
Events on May 8:
- 589: Reccared I opens the Third Council of Toledo, marking the entry of Visigothic Spain into the Catholic Church.
- 1721: In the Papal States, Cardinal Michelangelo dei Conti is elected Pope, and takes the name Innocent XIII.
- 1924: The Klaipėda Convention is signed formally incorporating Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania. It would come back to Germany in 1939.
- 1984: The Soviet Union announces a boycott upon the Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, later joined by 14 other countries.
How the answer was worked out
For every year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on May 8 was calculated at noon UTC by Astronomy Engine, and that year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is May 8?
May 8 holds the sign Taurus in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, measured with the Sun at noon UTC.
Is May 8 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Across every May 8 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun remained in Taurus, with May 8 lying at least 12 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is May 8?
May 8 falls in the second decan of Taurus (10°–20°) in every sampled year, so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is the Moon.
What is the birthday number for May 8?
The day number 8 and the month-day number 4 for May 8 come from digit addition in modern numerology.
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 8 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .