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What zodiac sign is May 25?
Gemini is the tropical zodiac sign in which May 25 appears. The Sun stood in Gemini at noon UTC on May 25 throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 3.31° to 4.8° Gemini. May 25 occupies the early part of Gemini season, as day 4 or 5, with the element air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
May 25 is Gemini
| Gemini at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 3 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
May 25 at a glance
| Sign | ♊︎ Gemini, the Twins |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | air, mutable |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 3.3° to 4.8° Gemini at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 4 or 5 of Gemini season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Taurus |
| Day number | 7 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Gemini
| Noon Sun | 3.31° to 4.8° Gemini |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
May 25 by the numbers
| Day number | 7 (2 + 5 = 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 Gemini season | 4 or 5 |
|---|---|
| Gemini season opened | May 21 (73 years) or May 22 (28) |
| Gemini season closed | June 20 (39 years) or June 21 (62) |
| Element and mode | air, mutable |
| Traditional ruler | Mercury |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Gemini season
This person was born early in the Gemini season, while the sign is still finding its footing. Attention moves fast here, picking up one interest and then another before the first has settled. A stranger on a train could hear a full theory about bridges by the third stop. Later the excitement thins, and a flat stretch follows. Wanting to finish a thing and wanting something new arrive together, and this person learns to carry both.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Taurus, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Taurus | 9.8°–11.1° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on May 25
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), American philosopher
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873), British statesman and author
- Pieter Zeeman (1865–1943), Dutch physicist
- Igor Sikorsky (1889–1972), American aviation pioneer from Russian Empire
- Ian McKellen (1939), British actor
- Mike Myers (1963), Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker
- Yahya Jammeh (1965), 2nd President of the Gambia
- Cillian Murphy (1976), Irish actor
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
May 25 in history
Observed on this date:
- Africa Day (African Union)
- African Liberation Day (African Union, Rastafari)
- First National Government / National Day (Argentina)
- Geek Pride Day (geek culture)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Jordan from the United Kingdom in 1946.
- Last bell (Russia, post-Soviet countries)
- Liberation Day (Lebanon)
- National Missing Children's Day (United States),
- National Tap Dance Day (United States)
- Towel Day in honour of the work of the writer Douglas Adams
Events on May 25:
- 240 BCE: First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
- 1878: Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
- 1953: The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
- 1986: The Hands Across America event takes place.
- 2018: Ireland votes to repeal the Eighth Amendment of their constitution that prohibits abortion in all but a few cases, choosing to replace it with the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.
How the answer was worked out
For every year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on May 25 was calculated at noon UTC by Astronomy Engine, and that year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is May 25?
Every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 shows May 25 as Gemini, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is May 25 on a zodiac cusp?
No. From 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun stayed in Gemini on every May 25, and May 25 is at least 3 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is May 25?
In every sampled year, May 25 is in the first decan of Gemini (0°–10°), so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Jupiter.
What is the birthday number for May 25?
When digits are added, modern numerology gives May 25 day number 7 and month-day number 3.
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 .
- Gemini (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: May 25 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .