April 5 Zodiac Sign: Aries

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Date

April 5

Sun sign

Aries

Usual range

March 21 to April 19

Place in sign

middle, decan 2

Sub-ruler

Sun

Element

Fire

Modality

Cardinal

Ruling planet

Mars

Changeover

No

Constellation

Pisces

Born on April 5, the Sun sign is Aries. Noon UTC stays in Aries through the 41 years from 1992 to 2032, so the birthday itself does not split.

Aries dates are March 21 to April 19. April 5 falls in the middle 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 5 is in the second decan of Aries, the middle 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Sun.

The constellation behind the Sun on April 5 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 5?

April 5 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 5 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on April 5 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 5 star sign?

People searching for the April 5 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Aries, a fire sign, cardinal, ruled by Mars, in the middle decan with Sun as the triplicity sub-ruler. Aries dates are March 21 to April 19. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.