Real natal chart: May 6
Horoscopes say you're a Taurus. But by the real position of the stars, on May 6 the Sun sits in the constellation Aries — that is your true sign.
Your real chart
- Horoscope sign (tropical): Taurus
- Your true sign (Sun's constellation): Aries
- How far the sky has shifted: ~24.2°
Computed from the Sun's real position at noon UTC on this date (constellation boundaries: IAU). Birth year barely matters: over decades the Sun on this date moves less than a degree.
Ordinary astrology uses a zodiac fixed ~2000 years ago. Since then the sky has shifted by 24.2° (axial precession). Real, sidereal astrology looks at where the Sun and stars are now — so your true sign is Aries, not Taurus.
The sky on May 6: numbers that do not depend on the year
- The Sun sits in Aries from April 19 to May 13 — 25 days; its ecliptic longitude is 46.4°.
- Solar declination 16.8°: days are longer than nights in the northern hemisphere.
- Earth is 150.94 million km from the Sun (1.009 AU), moving at 29.53 km/s.
- Meteor showers active today: Eta Aquariids (peak May 5, ZHR 50).
Ephemerides: astronomy-engine (VSOP87, checked against JPL Horizons); meteor showers: IMO working list.
FAQ
What is my true sign if I was born on May 6?
By the Sun's real position your sign is Aries. Horoscopes say “Taurus”, but the sky has shifted by ~24.2° over two thousand years.
Why don't the horoscope sign and the true sign match?
The horoscope zodiac was fixed about 2000 years ago. Axial precession moved the constellations by about 24.2°, so today the Sun no longer stands where the horoscope says.
When does the Sun enter and leave Aries?
In the reference year the Sun enters Aries on April 19 and leaves on May 13 — 25 days. Constellation boundaries are the IAU 1930 ones and are unequal, so the “signs” differ in length.
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