Birthday signs · Taurus season
What zodiac sign is May 20?
May 20 is situated in Taurus on the tropical zodiac. For all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Taurus at noon UTC on May 20, at 28.51° to 29.99° Taurus. Taurus season, day 30 or 31, is May 20, occupying its late part with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
May 20 is Taurus
| Taurus at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 0 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
May 20 at a glance
| Sign | ♉︎ Taurus, the Bull |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, fixed |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Venus (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 28.5° to 30° Taurus at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 30 or 31 of Taurus season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Saturn |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Taurus |
| Day number | 2 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Taurus
| Noon Sun | 28.51° to 29.99° Taurus |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Saturn |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
May 20 by the numbers
| Day number | 2 (2 + 0 = 2) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 7 (5 + 2) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Taurus season | 30 or 31 |
|---|---|
| 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 last days of Taurus, this person arrived as the season's slow, steady pace was almost spent. Saturn's influence in the third decan gives the birthday a serious streak. Loyalty runs deep, and so does a habit of carrying obligations long after others have set them down. Keeping promises matters a lot, even when the cost goes unnoticed. The challenge is letting go of tasks that were not theirs alone.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Taurus, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Taurus | 5°–6.3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on May 20
- Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), French novelist and playwright
- John Stuart Mill (1806–1873), British philosopher and political economist
- Sigrid Undset (1882–1949), Norwegian writer
- James Stewart (1908–1997), American actor and military officer
- José Mujica (1935–2025), Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician
- Joe Cocker (1944–2014), British singer
- Cher (1946), American musician, singer, actress and television personality
- Iker Casillas (1981), Spanish association football player
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
May 20 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of Remembrance (Cambodia)
- Emancipation Day (Florida)
- European Maritime Day (European Council)
- Independence Restoration Day, celebrates the independence of East Timor from Indonesia in 2002.
- Josephine Baker Day (NAACP)
- Indonesian Doctor Day (Indonesia)
- National Day (Cameroon)
- World Bee Day
- World Metrology Day
- Doug the Pug Day (Nashville, Tennessee)
Events on May 20:
- 325: The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church.
- 1570: Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas.
- 1927: Treaty of Jeddah: The United Kingdom recognizes the sovereignty of King Ibn Saud in the Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd, which later merge to become the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- 1980: In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects, with 60% of the vote, a government proposal to move towards independence from Canada.
- 2019: The International System of Units (SI): The base units are redefined, making the international prototype of the kilogram obsolete.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine calculated the Sun's tropical longitude on May 20 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and the sign for each year was then read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is May 20?
The 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 all show May 20 in Taurus when counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is May 20 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon was located in Taurus on each May 20 from 1930 through 2030, and May 20 lies a minimum of 0 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is May 20?
In all sampled years May 20 appears in the third decan of Taurus (20°–30°), giving Saturn as its face ruler in the Chaldean order.
What is the birthday number for May 20?
Within modern numerology, adding digits produces a day number of 2 and a month-day number of 7 for May 20.
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 20 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .