May 8 Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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Date

May 8

Sun sign

Taurus

Usual range

April 20 to May 20

Place in sign

middle, decan 2

Sub-ruler

Mercury

Element

Earth

Modality

Fixed

Ruling planet

Venus

Changeover

No

Constellation

Aries

Born on May 8, the Sun sign is Taurus. Noon UTC stays in Taurus through the 41 years from 1992 to 2032, so the birthday itself does not split.

Taurus dates are April 20 to May 20. May 8 falls in the middle 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 8 is in the second decan of Taurus, the middle 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Mercury.

The constellation behind the Sun on May 8 is Aries. 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 8?

May 8 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 8 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on May 8 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 8 star sign?

People searching for the May 8 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Taurus, an earth sign, fixed, ruled by Venus, in the middle decan with Mercury as the triplicity sub-ruler. Taurus dates are April 20 to May 20. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.