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May Zodiac Sign: Taurus or Gemini?
The May zodiac signs are Taurus (approximately May 1–20) and Gemini (approximately May 21–31). Birthdays near the change need a calculation using the birth year and time.
Late May and early June share the Gemini period. Zodiac sign ranges continue across calendar months, so the first day of June does not start a new sign.
The two May zodiac signs
Taurus
About May 1–20
- Element
- earth
- Modality
- fixed
Taurus is an earth sign associated with consistency and practical preferences. May Taurus birthdays continue the same Sun-sign period that began in April. A later calendar month does not by itself change the basic meaning of Taurus.
Read the Taurus sign guide
Gemini
About May 21–31
- Element
- air
- Modality
- mutable
Gemini is an air sign associated with curiosity, language, and exchanging ideas. The Twins are its symbol, but that does not mean a Gemini has two Sun signs. Late May and early June both fall in the Gemini period.
Read the Gemini sign guideMay zodiac sign by birthday
These are conventional date labels for the Western tropical zodiac, not calculated birth-chart results. Shaded rows mark a conservative checking window around the usual cutoff. Verify those birthdays with the birth year, time, and place.
Show all 31 May birthday dates
| Birthday | Usual calendar label |
|---|---|
| May 1 | Taurus |
| May 2 | Taurus |
| May 3 | Taurus |
| May 4 | Taurus |
| May 5 | Taurus |
| May 6 | Taurus |
| May 7 | Taurus |
| May 8 | Taurus |
| May 9 | Taurus |
| May 10 | Taurus |
| May 11 | Taurus |
| May 12 | Taurus |
| May 13 | Taurus |
| May 14 | Taurus |
| May 15 | Taurus |
| May 16 | Taurus |
| May 17 | Taurus |
| May 18 | Taurus |
| May 19 | TaurusCheck birth details |
| May 20 | TaurusCheck birth details |
| May 21 | GeminiCheck birth details |
| May 22 | GeminiCheck birth details |
| May 23 | GeminiCheck birth details |
| May 24 | Gemini |
| May 25 | Gemini |
| May 26 | Gemini |
| May 27 | Gemini |
| May 28 | Gemini |
| May 29 | Gemini |
| May 30 | Gemini |
| May 31 | Gemini |
May 20 or 21: Taurus or Gemini?
A May 20 or 21 birthday may receive different answers from different date lists. Those lists compress a timed solar transition into a single calendar date. The useful next step is to calculate the Sun’s position for the birth year and time, not to choose whichever personality description feels closer.
Check your Sun sign with your birth details
Our free birth-chart calculator uses your full birth date, local birth time, and birthplace. If you do not know the time and were born near the sign change, treat the Sun-sign result as uncertain. Choosing a default time cannot settle a boundary birthday.
Calculate your birth chartTaurus and Gemini use different elements
The Taurus-to-Gemini change is also a change from earth to air in astrological symbolism. Earth descriptions emphasize practical experience; air descriptions emphasize ideas and communication. These are ways of interpreting signs, not evidence that everyone born before or after a May cutoff behaves alike.
Questions about May birthdays
What zodiac sign is May 15?
May 15 normally belongs to Taurus. It falls before the Taurus–Gemini transition and should not be classified as Gemini simply because the birthday is in the second half of May.
What zodiac sign is May 31?
May 31 normally belongs to Gemini. The Gemini period continues into June, which is why someone born in late May and someone born in early June can share a Sun sign.