Birthday signs · Taurus season
What zodiac sign is May 16?
May 16 is assigned to Taurus within the tropical zodiac. From 1930 through 2030, a span of 101 years, the Sun stood in Taurus at noon UTC on May 16, at 24.65° to 26.14° Taurus. Day 26 or 27 of Taurus season is May 16, situated in its late part with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
May 16 is Taurus
| Taurus at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 4 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
May 16 at a glance
| Sign | ♉︎ Taurus, the Bull |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Venus (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 24.7° to 26.1° Taurus at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 26 or 27 of Taurus season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Saturn |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Taurus |
| Day number | 7 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Taurus
| Noon Sun | 24.65° to 26.14° Taurus |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Saturn |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
May 16 by the numbers
| Day number | 7 (1 + 6 = 7) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 3 (5 + 7 = 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 | 26 or 27 |
|---|---|
| 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 final stretch of Taurus, this person knows what it feels like to hold on to something steady while the season is already turning. Patience comes easily for them until it doesn't, and then they notice how long they have waited on a conversation they keep postponing. Their fixed, earthy nature wants things settled. Venus gives warmth, Saturn gives a stubborn sense of duty, and together they push them to keep their promises even when the promise has started to cost more than expected.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Taurus, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Taurus | 1.2°–2.5° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on May 16
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799), Italian mathematician and philanthropist
- Celâl Bayar (1883–1986), 3rd President of the Republic of Turkey
- Henry Fonda (1905–1982), American actor
- Georg Bednorz (1950), physicist
- Pierce Brosnan (1953), Irish actor
- Janet Jackson (1966), American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress
- Laura Pausini (1974), Italian singer
- Megan Fox (1986), American actress and model
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
May 16 in history
Observed on this date:
- Martyrs of Sudan (Episcopal Church (USA))
- Mass Graves Day (Iraq)
- National Day, declared by Salva Kiir (South Sudan)
- Teachers' Day (Malaysia)
Events on May 16:
- 946: Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan.
- 1770: The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, Dauphin de France, who later becomes king of France.
- 1888: Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
- 1959: The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time.
- 2011: STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on May 16, which Astronomy Engine calculated at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is May 16?
The Sun at noon UTC places May 16 in Taurus across all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is May 16 on a zodiac cusp?
No. In every May 16 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun fell within Taurus, and May 16 is at least 4 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is May 16?
Because May 16 is in the third decan of Taurus (20°–30°) in every sampled year, its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Saturn.
What is the birthday number for May 16?
Modern numerology assigns May 16 a day number of 7 and a month-day number of 3, both obtained 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 16 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .