April 30 zodiac sign
April 30 puts the Sun at about 9° Taurus, the last degree of the Venus decan in most years, with the Virgo decan of Mercury beginning in others.
Sun signTaurus
- Sun at 8°–12° Taurus
- 1st decan · Venus
April 30 in profile
Nine degrees closes the first decan of Taurus, where Venus rules both the sign and the decan, and on some April 30 birthdays the Sun has moved on into the Virgo decan, where Mercury is sub-ruler. An April 30 Taurus is therefore steady and comfort-loving with a sharper, more critical eye. The early degrees still show the sign undiluted: calm, persistent and attached to routine. The Mercury edge adds a habit of noticing small faults.
In conflict they hold position. They listen, say little, then state their view once and refuse to budge. Loud arguments unsettle them, and they often leave the room to avoid shouting. A slight can be stored for a long time. Their arguments tend to rest on fairness and facts, with an earthy patience that wears opponents down. Calm, specific requests work far better on them than raised voices.
Stress shows in the body before the words. They eat comfort food, cling to routines and become irritable when plans change suddenly. A tidy space and familiar music help them settle. The worst thing is losing a sense of control over their surroundings. What helps most is a small daily ritual that is entirely theirs, a walk, a pot of tea, ten minutes in the garden, kept even on busy days.
Taurus all day
In every year from 1930 to 2040 the Sun was in Taurus for the whole of April 30, in every time zone. This is not a cusp birthday: the nearest changes of sign fall around April 21 and May 20.
Your Moon sign depends on the year
The Sun is in the same place on April 30 every year; the Moon is not. It changes sign every two and a half days, so people who share this birthday can have any of the twelve Moon signs. Here is where it was on April 30 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Gemini → Cancer
- 2018Scorpio
- 2019Pisces
- 2020Cancer → Leo
- 2021Sagittarius → Capricorn
- 2022Aries → Taurus
- 2023Virgo
- 2024Capricorn → Aquarius
- 2025Gemini
- 2026Libra → Scorpio
Compatible signs for a Taurus
Sun-sign compatibility starts from the element. Taurus gets on most easily with its own element and with the two sextile signs, and feels the strongest pull from its opposite. The full charts decide how a real pairing feels.
A gift for an April 30 birthday
A calming ritual set, such as a good teapot with loose-leaf tea, a scented candle and a book they have been meaning to read, for quiet evenings.
Asked about April 30
What zodiac sign is April 30?
April 30 is Taurus in every year: the Sun is at about 8°–12° Taurus that day, in the sign’s 1st decan.
Is April 30 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is well inside Taurus on April 30. The cusp days, when the Sun changes sign, fall around April 21 and May 20. Astrology has no blended cusp signs anyway: at any moment the Sun is in one sign.
What decan is April 30?
April 30 falls in the 1st decan of Taurus. In the triplicity system we use, that decan belongs to Taurus and its ruler Venus, which colours the Taurus Sun with a little of Taurus. In some years the Sun crosses into the next decan during the day.
Your birthday is only the Sun
An April 30 birthday tells you where the Sun was. The Moon, the Rising sign and eight more planets each sit somewhere of their own, and they depend on the year, the hour and the place. The free calculator shows all of them.