Tradition

April 20 Zodiac Sign

Tradition: Western astrology. A tradition, not a forecast. Astrologers read it this way; the evidence does not.

By Suraj Giri

April 20 is Taurus on the dates most calendars use, but it is a boundary day: from 1950 to 2029, about 84 percent of April 20 birth hours in US Eastern time fell in Taurus and about 16 percent in Aries.

Check an April 20 Taurus against any sign

You were born on a boundary day. The exact changeover shifts by up to a day depending on the year and the time of birth, so both signs are shown.

Share of April 20 birth hours, 1950 to 2029, US Eastern time
SignShareThe Sun's degrees
Taurus84 percent0.0 to 1.6 degrees of Taurus
Aries16 percent29.3 to 30.0 degrees of Aries

The Sun's move into Taurus landed between April 19 and April 20 (US Eastern time) in those years; the tropical year is about 365.24 days, so the moment shifts by hours from year to year and moves back after each leap day.

Check an April 20 birth by year and time

April 20 zodiac compatibility

If you are a Taurus

By this site's zodiac points method, an April 20 Taurus scores highest with Virgo and Capricorn, a strong match at 8 of 8 points, then Cancer and Pisces, a good match at 5 of 8.

PairVerdictPointsAspect
Taurus and Virgostrong match8 of 8trine
Taurus and Capricornstrong match8 of 8trine
Taurus and Cancergood match5 of 8sextile
Taurus and Piscesgood match5 of 8sextile

who an April 20 Taurus is compatible with

Today's Taurus love horoscope

If you are an Aries

By this site's zodiac points method, an April 20 Aries scores highest with Leo and Sagittarius, a strong match at 8 of 8 points, then Gemini and Aquarius, a good match at 5 of 8.

PairVerdictPointsAspect
Aries and Leostrong match8 of 8trine
Aries and Sagittariusstrong match8 of 8trine
Aries and Geminigood match5 of 8sextile
Aries and Aquariusgood match5 of 8sextile

who an April 20 Aries is compatible with

Today's Aries love horoscope

Have your partner's birthday? Compare April 20 with your partner's birthday.

Scores come from this site's zodiac points method (formula 1.1), reviewed by Jahben R., astrologer, on 2026-09-23. How it works is on the methodology page.

Taurus at a glance for an April 20 birthday

If you are a Taurus

  • Element: earth
  • Modality: fixed
  • Ruler: Venus
  • Position: day 1 of 31 of Taurus
  • Next sign: Gemini, from May 21

If you are an Aries

  • Element: fire
  • Modality: cardinal
  • Ruler: Mars
  • Position: the day after Aries' last day on most calendars (April 19)
  • Next sign: Taurus, from April 20

April 20 decan (Tradition)

In the triplicity system of decans, a tradition, April 20 falls at the end of the third decan of Aries (20 to 30 degrees), ruled by Jupiter, or the start of the first decan of Taurus (0 to 10 degrees), ruled by Venus, depending on the year and hour.

The older Chaldean system of decans assigns different rulers.

Famous people born on April 20

  • Gro Harlem Brundtland, politician, born 1939
  • Jessica Lange, actor, born 1949
  • Miguel Díaz-Canel, politician, born 1960
  • Andy Serkis, actor, born 1964
  • George Takei, actor, born 1937

Birth dates from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-09-26.

A note on April 20 birthdays

A second cusp date follows: roughly 84 percent of birth years put the Sun in Taurus, between 0.0 and 1.6 degrees on the sign's first day, while about 16 percent still sit in Aries, between 29.3 and 30.0 degrees on what most calendars count as the day after Aries closes. This site's points method gives the Taurus share a trine worth 8 with Capricorn, its strongest pairing, while the smaller Aries share keeps its own 8-point trine alongside Leo.

Questions people ask

Is April 20 a Taurus or an Aries?
Either, depending on the birth. On the dates most calendars use, April 20 is Taurus. From 1950 to 2029, about 84 percent of April 20 birth hours in US Eastern time fell in Taurus and about 16 percent in Aries; the year, the hour and the time zone decide.
Is April 20 on the Taurus and Aries cusp?
The Sun changes sign on or around April 20, so the day can belong to Taurus or Aries. A cusp is not a thirteenth sign in Western astrology or in this site's scoring: a April 20 birth is one sign or the other.
Who is an April 20 Taurus or Aries most compatible with?
By this site's zodiac points method, a Taurus scores highest with Virgo and Capricorn (a strong match, 8 of 8 points), then Cancer and Pisces (a good match, 5 of 8); an Aries with Leo and Sagittarius (a strong match, 8 of 8 points), then Gemini and Aquarius (a good match, 5 of 8).
Does the birth year change the zodiac sign for April 20?
Yes. The Sun's move into Taurus landed between April 19 and April 20 (US Eastern time) from 1950 to 2029, so the year, the hour and the time zone decide a April 20 sign. The calculator on the zodiac sign dates page checks one birth.

Birthdays around April 20

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