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What zodiac sign is May 27?
May 27 sits in Gemini within the tropical zodiac system. Gemini held the Sun at noon UTC on May 27 in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 5.23° to 6.72° Gemini. Day 6 or 7 of the Gemini season is May 27, in the early part, with element air attached.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
May 27 is Gemini
| Gemini at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 5 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
May 27 at a glance
| Sign | ♊︎ Gemini, the Twins |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | air, mutable |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 5.2° to 6.7° Gemini at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 6 or 7 of Gemini season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Taurus |
| Day number | 9 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Gemini
| Noon Sun | 5.23° to 6.72° Gemini |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
May 27 by the numbers
| Day number | 9 (2 + 7 = 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 Gemini season | 6 or 7 |
|---|---|
| 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 arrives with a quick mind that likes to test ideas before settling on them. They enjoy talking a problem through out loud and changing course when a sharper question shows up. Friends notice how easily they slide from a serious conversation into a joke. Underneath the restlessness sits a wish to be understood, not just entertaining. Those born in this stretch of the season learn to stay with one thing long enough to see it through.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Taurus, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Taurus | 11.8°–13° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on May 27
- Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406), historiographer and historian
- Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894–1961), French writer
- John Cockcroft (1897–1967), British physicist
- Rachel Carson (1907–1964), American marine biologist and conservationist
- Hubert Humphrey (1911–1978), vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969
- Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918–2019), Japanese politician
- Christopher Lee (1922–2015), English actor and singer
- Henry Kissinger (1923–2023), American diplomat and geopolitical advisor, served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
May 27 in history
Observed on this date:
- Armed Forces Day (Nicaragua)
- Children's Day (Nigeria)
- Mother's Day (Bolivia)
- Navy Day (Japan)
- Slavery Abolition Day (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin)
- Start of National Reconciliation Week (Australia)
Events on May 27:
- 1798: The Pitt–Tierney duel takes place on Putney Heath outside London. A bloodless duel between the prime minister of Great Britain William Pitt the Younger and his political opponent George Tierney.
- 1930: The 1,046 feet (319 m) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.
- 1950: The Linnanmäki amusement park is opened for the first time in Helsinki.
- 1999: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-96, the first shuttle mission to dock with the International Space Station.
- 2017: Andrew Scheer takes over after Rona Ambrose as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign, for the years from 1930 through 2030, was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on May 27 at noon UTC, as calculated by Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is May 27?
Over the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, May 27 is Gemini each time, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is May 27 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The noon Sun fell in Gemini on each May 27 from 1930 to 2030, with every May 27 at least 5 days from the nearest sign boundary.
What decan is May 27?
Its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Jupiter, because May 27 is in the first decan of Gemini (0°–10°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for May 27?
Using the modern numerology method, May 27 shows day number 9 and month-day number 5, each obtained by digit addition.
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 27 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .