April 16 Zodiac Sign: Aries

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Date

April 16

Sun sign

Aries

Usual range

March 21 to April 19

Place in sign

late, decan 3

Sub-ruler

Jupiter

Element

Fire

Modality

Cardinal

Ruling planet

Mars

Changeover

No

Constellation

Pisces

April 16 is Aries. At noon UTC, the Sun was in Aries in every year of the 41 years from 1992 to 2032. Anyone born on April 16 has Aries as a Sun sign.

Aries dates are March 21 to April 19. April 16 falls in the late part of Aries. It is a fire sign, cardinal, ruled by Mars. Bold, direct, quick to start things.

In 2024 at noon UTC, the Sun on April 16 is in the third decan of Aries, the late 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Jupiter.

The constellation behind the Sun on April 16 is Pisces. That is the true place of the Sun in the stars, and it is a separate fact from the astrological sign.

Moon, Rising, Mercury, Venus, and Mars still need a birth time and place. This page only settles the Sun sign.

Sign page: Aries. Check this birthday in the zodiac calculator.

Questions

What zodiac sign is April 16?

April 16 is Aries. These pages read the Sun at noon UTC, which is the same tropical sign the zodiac calculator reports for a birth at 12:00 UTC. From 1992 to 2032 that noon figure stays in Aries. Use a birth time in the calculator if you were born near a nearby changeover.

Is April 16 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on April 16 stays in Aries for every year from 1992 to 2032. A cusp in this system is a day when the Sun actually changes sign, which this date does not. Edge days of March 21 to April 19 are the ones that still need a year and a clock.

What is the April 16 star sign?

People searching for the April 16 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Aries, a fire sign, cardinal, ruled by Mars, in the late decan with Jupiter as the triplicity sub-ruler. Aries dates are March 21 to April 19. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.