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What zodiac sign is May 11?
In the tropical zodiac, May 11 is Taurus. Each noon UTC on May 11 in the 101 years from 1930 through 2030 finds the Sun in Taurus, at 19.83° to 21.32° Taurus. In the late part of Taurus season, day 21 or 22 is May 11, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
May 11 is Taurus
| Taurus at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 9 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
May 11 at a glance
| Sign | ♉︎ Taurus, the Bull |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Venus (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 19.8° to 21.3° Taurus at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 21 or 22 of Taurus season |
| Decan | second (6 years) and third (95); faces: the Moon, Saturn |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Aries |
| Day number | 11 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Taurus
| Noon Sun | 19.83° to 21.32° Taurus |
|---|---|
| Decans | second in 6 years, third in 95 |
| Decan line crossed | 20° |
| Face rulers, Chaldean order | the Moon, Saturn |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
May 11 by the numbers
| Day number | 11 () |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 7 (5 + 11 = 16, then 1 + 6 = 7) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Taurus season | 21 or 22 |
|---|---|
| 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 near the late edge of Taurus, where the sign gives way to Gemini, this person knows the pull of a settled routine and the tug of a new idea arriving at the same time. They like a table that is already set, a friendship that has lasted years, a dinner they can repeat. Yet a question from a friend can make them want to change plans at the last minute. Staying put and wanting to move both belong to them, and they learn to hold both without apology.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Aries, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Aries | 26.4°–27.7° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on May 11
- Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), Spanish artist
- Camilo José Cela (1916–2002), Spanish writer
- Richard Feynman (1918–1988), American theoretical physicist
- Antony Hewish (1924–2021), English physicist and radio astronomer
- Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930–2002), Dutch computer scientist
- Andrés Iniesta (1984), Spanish footballer and manager
- Thibaut Courtois (1992), Belgian association football player
- Sabrina Carpenter (1999), American singer-songwriter and actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
May 11 in history
Events on May 11:
- 330: Constantine the Great dedicates the much-expanded and rebuilt city of Byzantium, changing its name to New Rome and declaring it the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
- 1813: William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth discover a route across the Blue Mountains, opening up inland Australia to settlement.
- 1919: Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- 2009: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 2024: The 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is held in Malmö, Sweden. Nemo from Switzerland win with their song "The Code", making them the contest's first non-binary winner.
How the answer was worked out
The Sun's tropical longitude on May 11 at noon UTC was calculated with Astronomy Engine for each year from 1930 through 2030, and the sign of each year was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is May 11?
Among 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, May 11 is Taurus in every case, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is May 11 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The noon position of the Sun was Taurus on every May 11 from 1930 to 2030, with May 11 at least 9 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is May 11?
6 sampled years of May 11 fall in the second decan of Taurus, the face of the Moon, whereas 95 lie in the third, the face of Saturn.
What is the birthday number for May 11?
Both the day number 11 and the month-day number 7 assigned to May 11 in modern numerology are found 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: May 11 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .