Birthday signs · Taurus season
What zodiac sign is May 19?
Taurus marks the tropical zodiac position of May 19. Through the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Taurus at noon UTC on May 19, at 27.54° to 29.03° Taurus. May 19 is in the late part of Taurus season, on day 29 or 30, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
May 19 is Taurus
| Taurus at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 1 day away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
May 19 at a glance
| Sign | ♉︎ Taurus, the Bull |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Venus (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 27.5° to 29° Taurus at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 29 or 30 of Taurus season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Saturn |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Taurus |
| Day number | 1 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Taurus
| Noon Sun | 27.54° to 29.03° Taurus |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Saturn |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
May 19 by the numbers
| Day number | 1 (1 + 9 = 10, then 1 + 0 = 1) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 6 (5 + 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Taurus season | 29 or 30 |
|---|---|
| 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 edge of Taurus, this person finishes what others leave half done. Friends count on them to stay at the table after the plates are cleared, sorting leftovers and asking who needs a ride home. Patience comes easily, yet so does a firm grip on routines that stopped working years ago. Near the sign's edge, the next season is already visible, and they slowly learn that staying put is a choice they keep making.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Taurus, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Taurus | 4.1°–5.4° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on May 19
- Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762–1814), German philosopher
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)
- Ho Chi Minh (1890–1969), Vietnamese communist leader, founder of North Vietnam
- Malcolm X (1925–1965), American Black rights activist
- Nora Ephron (1941–2012), American film director and writer
- Natalia Oreiro (1977), Uruguayan actress, singer, host, and model
- Diego Forlán (1979), Uruguayan association football player and manager
- Andrea Pirlo (1979), Italian association football player
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
May 19 in history
Observed on this date:
- Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day (Greece)
- Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Turkey, Northern Cyprus)
- Remembrance Day (Sri Lanka)
- Hồ Chí Minh's Birthday (Vietnam)
- Malcolm X Day (United States of America)
- National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States)
- Hepatitis Testing Day (United States)
- Mother's Day (Kyrgyzstan)
Events on May 19:
- 639: Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assault Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace.
- 1780: New England's Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day sky, is observed over the New England states and parts of Canada.
- 1922: The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established.
- 1997: The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
- 2018: The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is held at St George's Chapel, Windsor, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.
How the answer was worked out
At noon UTC on May 19, the Sun's tropical longitude was calculated for each year from 1930 through 2030 with Astronomy Engine, and each year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is May 19?
May 19 is consistently Taurus across all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, based on the Sun at noon UTC.
Is May 19 on a zodiac cusp?
No. For each May 19 between 1930 and 2030, the noon Sun was in Taurus, while May 19 stays at least 1 day from the nearest sign change.
What decan is May 19?
Saturn is the face ruler in the Chaldean order for May 19, which is in the third decan of Taurus (20°–30°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for May 19?
Modern numerology derives May 19's day number, 1, and month-day number, 6, by adding the digits involved.
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 19 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .