Birthday signs · Taurus season
What zodiac sign is May 18?
May 18 lies in the sign Taurus of the tropical zodiac. The Sun was in Taurus at noon UTC on May 18 in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 26.58° to 28.07° Taurus. Day 28 or 29 of Taurus season, in its late part, is May 18, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
May 18 is Taurus
| Taurus at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 2 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
May 18 at a glance
| Sign | ♉︎ Taurus, the Bull |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Venus (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 26.6° to 28.1° Taurus at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 28 or 29 of Taurus season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Saturn |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Taurus |
| Day number | 9 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Taurus
| Noon Sun | 26.58° to 28.07° Taurus |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Saturn |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
May 18 by the numbers
| Day number | 9 (1 + 8 = 9) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 5 (5 + 9 = 14, then 1 + 4 = 5) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Taurus season | 28 or 29 |
|---|---|
| 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 late part of Taurus, this person arrived as the season was closing its last weeks. Steadiness came easily, but so did a habit of checking every promise twice before making it. When a friend asked for something big, they paused, weighed the cost, and then said yes with a serious kind of care that people noticed. The pause was not hesitation. It was how they kept their word.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Taurus, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Taurus | 3.1°–4.4° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on May 18
- Omar Khayyam (1048–1131), Persian mathematician and poet
- Nicholas II (1868–1918), 14th and last Emperor of Russia
- Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), British philosopher and logician
- Walter Gropius (1883–1969), German-American architect
- Rudolf Carnap (1891–1970), German philosopher and logician
- Frank Capra (1897–1991), Italian-born American film director
- Pope John Paul II (1920–2005), pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
- Tina Fey (1970), American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
May 18 in history
Observed on this date:
- Baltic Fleet Day (Russia)
- Day of Remembrance of Crimean Tatar genocide (Ukraine)
- Independence Day (Somaliland) (unrecognized)
- International Museum Day
- National Speech Pathologist Day (United States)
- Revival, Unity, and Poetry of Magtymguly Day (Turkmenistan)
- Teacher's Day (Syria)
Events on May 18:
- 332: Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.
- 1843: The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland.
- 1926: Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
- 1990: In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph).
- 2019: United States presidential election: Joe Biden launches his presidential campaign.
How the answer was worked out
The sign of each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on May 18, calculated at noon UTC with Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is May 18?
Each of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 puts May 18 in Taurus, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is May 18 on a zodiac cusp?
No. On every May 18 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun was in Taurus, and May 18 sits at least 2 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is May 18?
Every sampled year finds May 18 within the third decan of Taurus (20°–30°), and the face ruler in the Chaldean order is accordingly Saturn.
What is the birthday number for May 18?
For May 18, modern numerology gives a day number of 9 and a month-day number of 5, each 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 18 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .