Birthday signs · Gemini season
What zodiac sign is May 26?
The position of May 26 in the tropical zodiac is Gemini. Every year from 1930 through 2030, totaling 101 years, the Sun stood in Gemini at noon UTC on May 26, at 4.27° to 5.76° Gemini. For day 5 or 6 of Gemini season, May 26 is in its early part, and the element is air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
May 26 is Gemini
| Gemini 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 26 at a glance
| Sign | ♊︎ Gemini, the Twins |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | air, mutable |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 4.3° to 5.8° Gemini at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 5 or 6 of Gemini season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Taurus |
| Day number | 8 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Gemini
| Noon Sun | 4.27° to 5.76° Gemini |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
May 26 by the numbers
| Day number | 8 (2 + 6 = 8) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 4 (5 + 8 = 13, then 1 + 3 = 4) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Gemini season | 5 or 6 |
|---|---|
| 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
Born early in Gemini, this person arrived while the season was still settling into its own voice. Ideas show up fast, and talking is how they think. Friends see someone quick and easy to amuse, yet the same person can go quiet for a day to check what they actually meant. They carry curiosity and caution in one pocket, and both get used.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Taurus, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Taurus | 10.8°–12.1° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on May 26
- Pope Clement VII (1478–1534), pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534
- Mehmed III (1566–1603), 13th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- John Wayne (1907–1979), American actor
- Miles Davis (1926–1991), American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer
- Jeremy Corbyn (1949), British politician, leader of the Labour Party 2015 to 2020
- Sally Ride (1951–2012), American astronaut and physicist
- Helena Bonham Carter (1966), British actress
- Frederik X (1968), King of Denmark since 2024
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
May 26 in history
Observed on this date:
- Independence Day, commemorates the declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918 (Georgia)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guyana from the United Kingdom in 1966.
- Mother's Day (Poland)
- National Paper Airplane Day (United States)
- National Sorry Day (Australia)
Events on May 26:
- 17: Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe.
- 1908: The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
- 1948: The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 80-557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
- 1981: Italian Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani and his coalition cabinet resign following a scandal over membership of the pseudo-masonic lodge P2 (Propaganda Due).
How the answer was worked out
The sign for each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on May 26, calculated at noon UTC using Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is May 26?
When the Sun is counted at noon UTC, May 26 falls in Gemini in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is May 26 on a zodiac cusp?
No. At noon on every May 26 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun was in Gemini, and each May 26 lies at least 4 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is May 26?
Across every sampled year, May 26 lies in the first decan of Gemini (0°–10°), and its face ruler in the Chaldean order is therefore Jupiter.
What is the birthday number for May 26?
In modern numerology, May 26 is assigned a day number of 8 and a month-day number of 4.
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 26 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .