May 20 zodiac sign: Taurus

If you were born on May 20, your zodiac sign is Taurus (April 20 – May 20). It is a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus.

Sign: ♉ Taurus
Element: earth
Modality: fixed
Ruling planet: Venus
Decan: 3rd decan (20–30°), Saturn
Tarot card of the sign: The Hierophant
Decan card: Seven of Pentacles
Day number: 2
Birthstone: emerald

Is May 20 a cusp date?

Across 1950–2025 (76 years), on May 20 the Sun was: all day in Taurus: 41 years; changed from Taurus to Gemini during the day: 35 years. If you were born in a change year, your birth time decides: before the Sun's ingress you have the earlier sign, after it the new one.

US Eastern time

Time of the sign change in each year (US Eastern time)

1952: 23:04
1956: 22:12
1960: 21:33
1964: 20:49
1968: 20:05
1972: 18:59
1976: 18:21
1980: 17:42
1981: 23:39
1984: 16:57
1985: 22:43
1988: 15:56
1989: 21:53
1992: 15:12
1993: 21:01
1996: 14:23
1997: 20:18
2000: 13:49
2001: 19:44
2004: 12:59
2005: 18:47
2008: 12:01
2009: 17:51
2010: 23:33
2012: 11:15
2013: 17:09
2014: 22:59
2016: 10:36
2017: 16:31
2018: 22:14
2020: 09:49
2021: 15:37
2022: 21:22
2024: 08:59
2025: 14:54

Traits: Taurus

Taurus values calm, security and things you can touch. Steady, loyal and practical, Taurus builds slowly but to last. The challenge is stubbornness and resistance to change.

3rd decan: Saturn adds patience, responsibility and staying power.

Birthday numerology: 20

Two: cooperation, sensitivity and a gift for easing conflict.

Best matches

Traditionally Taurus gets on most easily with signs of the same element (Virgo, Capricorn) and with the complementary element, water (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces).

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Questions

What zodiac sign is May 20?

If you were born on May 20, your zodiac sign is Taurus (April 20 – May 20). It is a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus.

Which tarot card matches May 20?

Taurus corresponds to The Hierophant in tarot, and the 3rd decan to the Seven of Pentacles.

What does birthday number 20 mean?