May 17 Zodiac Sign: Taurus
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- Date
- May 17
- Sun sign
- Taurus
- Usual range
- April 20 to May 20
- Place in sign
- late, decan 3
- Sub-ruler
- Saturn
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Changeover
- No
- Constellation
- Taurus
The Sun sign on May 17 is Taurus. Across the 41 years from 1992 to 2032, a noon UTC reading does not leave Taurus.
Taurus dates are April 20 to May 20. May 17 falls in the late part of Taurus. It is an earth sign, fixed, ruled by Venus. Steady, sensual, hard to rush.
In 2024 at noon UTC, the Sun on May 17 is in the third decan of Taurus, the late 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Saturn.
The constellation behind the Sun on May 17 is Taurus. 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: Taurus. Check this birthday in the zodiac calculator.
Questions
What zodiac sign is May 17?
May 17 is Taurus. 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 Taurus. Use a birth time in the calculator if you were born near a nearby changeover.
Is May 17 a cusp birthday?
No. Noon UTC on May 17 stays in Taurus 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 April 20 to May 20 are the ones that still need a year and a clock.
What is the May 17 star sign?
People searching for the May 17 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Taurus, an earth sign, fixed, ruled by Venus, in the late decan with Saturn as the triplicity sub-ruler. Taurus dates are April 20 to May 20. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.