Born on May 16
Born on May 16: Taurus
On May 16, the Sun is in Taurus: that is your Sun sign, the core of your identity, your vitality and the way you shine.
Your sign: Taurus
With the Sun in Taurus, you build your life the way a garden is grown: with patience, pleasure and a quiet trust in the passing of time.
Born under the Sun in Taurus, you embody the quiet strength of the zodiac. Venus rules your sign and gives you a deep connection to matter, beauty and all things concrete. You love what lasts: friendships of thirty years, the house you furnish room by room, the craft you refine over a lifetime. Your identity rests on reliability: when you say yes, you mean yes. That steadiness reassures everyone around you, who know they can count on you in a storm. Someone with the Sun in Taurus doesn’t seek to shine fast; they seek to build something that will still be standing long after they’re gone.
Your decan: 3rd decan of Taurus
Saturn gives the third-decan Taurus a spine of steel: you build slowly, but you build for centuries.
The third decan of Taurus runs from about May 11 to 20, the exact boundary depending on the year and your time of birth. Saturn comes here to discipline Venus, and the result is a serious, enduring Taurus with a keen sense of responsibility. You’re less drawn to immediate pleasure than your cousins in the first and second decans, and more to work that lasts: a family business, a legacy, a reputation for integrity. Your maturity came early and your word is binding. You know how to wait, to save, to give up today what will be returned a hundredfold tomorrow.
The degree of the Sun
On May 16, the Sun sits between 24° and 26° Taurus depending on the birth year. Every degree has its own colour: decan, dwad, term, sometimes a fixed star. Read yours:
Your solar return
Every year around May 16, the Sun returns to the exact degree of your birth: that is your solar return, the chart of your year, from birthday to birthday. Calculate it for free (date, time and place of birth), then, if you want the full reading, have it read.
And the rising sign, the Moon, the houses?
The Sun sign is not the whole story. Your rising sign changes every two hours, the Moon changes sign every two and a half days, and the houses depend on the place. With your birth time and city, the free calculation gives you all of it in 30 seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What is the zodiac sign of someone born on May 16?
Someone born on May 16 is a Taurus: the Sun is in Taurus that day, between 24° and 26°.
What is the decan of someone born on May 16?
The 3rd decan of Taurus, ruled by Saturn: it gives the sign a nuance of its own, described on the decan page.
How do I find my rising sign if I was born on May 16?
The rising sign depends on the time and place of birth, not only the date: it changes about every two hours. Enter your time and city in the free chart calculation.
What is the solar return of someone born on May 16?
The chart drawn at the moment the Sun returns, every year around May 16, to the exact degree of the birth. It describes the dynamic of the year that opens. The free calculator gives it, the year-ahead reading interprets it.