May 16 zodiac sign
May 16 places the Sun close to 25° Taurus, in the Saturn decan and near the fixed star Algol, giving Venus’s calm sign an unexpected depth of feeling.
Sun signTaurus
- Sun at 24°–27° Taurus
- 3rd decan · Saturn
- On the star Algol
May 16 in profile
Twenty-five degrees is deep into late Taurus, where the sign is seasoned and already sensing the quicker air of Gemini ahead. The third decan belongs to Capricorn and Saturn, which add discipline and a long memory to Venus’s warmth. On this date the Sun also sits near Algol, which traditional astrology calls the Medusa’s head and links with intensity and strong passions. A May 16 Taurus often feels more deeply than their calm face suggests.
They help in solid, unannounced ways. When a friend loses a job, they turn up with groceries and a list of contacts, then check in each week until things settle. They prefer giving time and skill to giving advice. In a community they are the one who keeps the allotment society’s accounts or drives older neighbours to appointments, rarely seeking recognition.
Love is serious and lasting. Attraction starts with physical presence, a steady voice, warm hands, and deepens slowly into fierce loyalty. They express love through constancy, cooked meals and long-kept promises. Under that calm, feelings run strong, and jealousy can appear when trust is shaken. The useful habit is saying out loud what they need, since partners cannot read the quiet signals as easily as they assume.
Taurus all day
In every year from 1930 to 2040 the Sun was in Taurus for the whole of May 16, 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 May 16 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 May 16 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Capricorn → Aquarius
- 2018Gemini
- 2019Libra → Scorpio
- 2020Pisces
- 2021Cancer
- 2022Scorpio → Sagittarius
- 2023Aries
- 2024Virgo
- 2025Capricorn
- 2026Taurus
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. For a May 16 birthday, in the Capricorn decan, Capricorn is a natural match. The full charts decide how a real pairing feels.
A gift for a May 16 birthday
An evening of live music in an intimate setting, such as a string quartet or a small jazz club, followed by a late dinner with someone they love.
Asked about May 16
What zodiac sign is May 16?
May 16 is Taurus in every year: the Sun is at about 24°–27° Taurus that day, in the sign’s 3rd decan.
Is May 16 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is well inside Taurus on May 16. 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 May 16?
May 16 falls in the 3rd decan of Taurus. In the triplicity system we use, that decan belongs to Capricorn and its ruler Saturn, which colours the Taurus Sun with a little of Capricorn.
Your birthday is only the Sun
A May 16 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.