May 9 Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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Date

May 9

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

The Sun sign on May 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9?

May 9 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 9 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on May 9 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 9 star sign?

People searching for the May 9 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.