May 20 Zodiac Sign: Taurus or Gemini? Love Matches

May 20 is Taurus on the dates most calendars use, but it is a boundary day: from 1950 to 2029, about 87 percent of May 20 birth hours in US Eastern time fell in Taurus and about 13 percent in Gemini.

Check a May 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 May 20 birth hours, 1950 to 2029, US Eastern time
Sign	Share	The Sun's degrees
Taurus	87 percent	28.3 to 30.0 degrees of Taurus
Gemini	13 percent	0.0 to 0.6 degrees of Gemini

The Sun's move into Gemini landed between May 20 and May 21 (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 a May 20 birth by year and time

May 20 zodiac compatibility

If you are a Taurus

By this site's zodiac points method, a May 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.

Pair	Verdict	Points	Aspect
Taurus and Virgo	strong match	8 of 8	trine
Taurus and Capricorn	strong match	8 of 8	trine
Taurus and Cancer	good match	5 of 8	sextile
Taurus and Pisces	good match	5 of 8	sextile

who a May 20 Taurus is compatible with

Today's Taurus love horoscope

If you are a Gemini

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

Pair	Verdict	Points	Aspect
Gemini and Libra	strong match	8 of 8	trine
Gemini and Aquarius	strong match	8 of 8	trine
Aries and Gemini	good match	5 of 8	sextile
Gemini and Leo	good match	5 of 8	sextile

who a May 20 Gemini is compatible with

Today's Gemini love horoscope

Have your partner's birthday? Compare May 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 a May 20 birthday

If you are a Taurus

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

If you are a Gemini

Element: air
Modality: mutable
Ruler: Mercury
Position: the day before Gemini's first day on most calendars (May 21)
Next sign: Cancer, from June 21

May 20 decan (Tradition)

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

The older Chaldean system of decans assigns different rulers.

Famous people born on May 20

Cher, singer, born 1946
Iker Casillas, footballer, born 1981
James Stewart, actor, born 1908
Joe Cocker, singer, born 1944
Yoshihiko Noda, politician, born 1957

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

A note on May 20 birthdays

A cusp splits May 20 between Taurus and Gemini, 87 percent to 13 percent by the calendars this site follows, with the shift to Gemini timed to May 21. In astrological tradition, Taurus is described as needing steadiness before affection shows, while Gemini is described as thriving on talk once it begins. By this site's points method, Taurus is a strong match with Virgo and Capricorn at 8 points, and a good match with Cancer and Pisces at 5, both trines and sextiles in the wheel.

Questions people ask

Is May 20 a Taurus or a Gemini?

Either, depending on the birth. On the dates most calendars use, May 20 is Taurus. From 1950 to 2029, about 87 percent of May 20 birth hours in US Eastern time fell in Taurus and about 13 percent in Gemini; the year, the hour and the time zone decide.

Is May 20 on the Taurus and Gemini cusp?

The Sun changes sign on or around May 20, so the day can belong to Taurus or Gemini. A cusp is not a thirteenth sign in Western astrology or in this site's scoring: a May 20 birth is one sign or the other.

Who is a May 20 Taurus or Gemini 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); a Gemini with Libra and Aquarius (a strong match, 8 of 8 points), then Aries and Leo (a good match, 5 of 8).

Does the birth year change the zodiac sign for May 20?

Yes. The Sun's move into Gemini landed between May 20 and May 21 (US Eastern time) from 1950 to 2029, so the year, the hour and the time zone decide a May 20 sign. The calculator on the zodiac sign dates page checks one birth.

Birthdays around May 20

May 19, Taurus
May 21, Taurus or Gemini
All May birthdays

Sources

astronomy-engine 2.1.19: the Sun's position; the methodology page records its check against NASA JPL Horizons, and the build checks it against published equinox and solstice times
This site's zodiac points method: formula 1.1
Wikidata (CC0): birth dates, fetched 2026-09-26