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What zodiac sign is May 28?
Gemini is the tropical zodiac sign occupied by May 28. Across 101 years from 1930 through 2030, noon UTC on May 28 always found the Sun in Gemini, at 6.19° to 7.68° Gemini. Gemini season has May 28 as day 7 or 8, in its early part, with the element air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
May 28 is Gemini
| Gemini at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 6 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
May 28 at a glance
| Sign | ♊︎ Gemini, the Twins |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | air, mutable |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 6.2° to 7.7° Gemini at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 7 or 8 of Gemini season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Taurus |
| Day number | 1 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Gemini
| Noon Sun | 6.19° to 7.68° Gemini |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
May 28 by the numbers
| Day number | 1 (2 + 8 = 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 Gemini season | 7 or 8 |
|---|---|
| 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's season, this person enters a sign still settling into its own restless pace. Their first instinct is to ask, compare and try on ideas before committing. A friend asks which plan they want, and they answer with three options and a question about the fourth. Over time this person can learn that curiosity grows stronger when they choose one thread and follow it to the end.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Taurus, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Taurus | 12.7°–14° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on May 28
- William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), British statesman
- Edvard Beneš (1884–1948), Czechoslovak politician
- Ian Fleming (1908–1964), British author
- Patrick White (1912–1990), English-born Australian writer
- Bülent Ecevit (1925–2006), 16th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey
- Kylie Minogue (1968), Australian singer and actress
- Marco Rubio (1971), 72nd United States Secretary of State since 2025
- Carey Mulligan (1985), British actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
May 28 in history
Observed on this date:
- Armed Forces Day (Croatia)
- Downfall of the Derg (Ethiopia)
- Flag Day (Philippines)
- Menstrual Hygiene Day
- Republic Day (Nepal)
- TDFR Republic Day, celebrates the declaration of independence of the First Republic of Armenia and the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918. (Azerbaijan and Armenia)
- Youm-e-Takbir (Pakistan)
Events on May 28:
- 1347: Marriage of Byzantine Emperor John V Palaiologos and Helena Kantakouzene.
- 1918: The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declare their independence.
- 1964: The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded, with Yasser Arafat elected as its first leader.
- 1996: U.S. President Bill Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal, and the Governor of Arkansas, Jim Guy Tucker, are convicted of fraud.
- 2017: Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion Fernando Alonso retires from the race with an engine issue in his first entry of the event.
How the answer was worked out
The Sun's tropical longitude on May 28 at noon UTC was calculated with Astronomy Engine for each year from 1930 through 2030, and the sign of each year was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is May 28?
May 28 holds the sign Gemini in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, measured with the Sun at noon UTC.
Is May 28 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Across the years 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun was in Gemini on every May 28, and each May 28 lies at least 6 days from any change of sign.
What decan is May 28?
The face ruler in the Chaldean order for May 28 is Jupiter, since it sits in the first decan of Gemini (0°–10°) in each sampled year.
What is the birthday number for May 28?
May 28 receives day number 1 and month-day number 6 under modern numerology, both calculated by adding digits.
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 28 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .