May 27 zodiac sign: Gemini, first decan
If you were born on May 27, your sign is Gemini, the air sign ruled by Mercury: the Sun is in Gemini on this date in every year from 1980 to 2030. The Sun sits about 6° into Gemini on this date, in the first decan, where Gemini's core takes on a Jupiter flavour. Here's what the date fixes, and what only your birth time can tell you.
Your sign: Gemini
The mutable air sign that lives by language — quick to learn, quick to pivot, quick to bore.
A Gemini Sun makes a mind that genuinely runs faster than most. You learn quickly, talk quickly, and link ideas across domains in a way that surprises specialists. Your gift is the connection — between two unrelated fields, between two people who'd never meet without you, between an old idea and a new use for it. You're a natural translator.
- ElementAir
- ModalityMutable
- RulerMercury
- SeasonMay 21 – June 20
The date fixes the Sun; the hour fixes the rest. A Gemini born May 27 in the early afternoon has Libra rising, and a different first impression from one born at dawn. Your rising sign needs the birth time; the twelve Gemini Sun combinations show what each one changes.
Gemini dates, traits & compatibility → · What a Gemini birth chart looks like →
In the US (2000–2014), an average of 10,660 babies were born on each May 27, rank 345 of 366 dates; Gemini is number 4 of 12 signs (8.56%). What's the most common zodiac sign?
The Moon on May 27, 1980–2030
Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on May 27 was most often in Aries, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Aquarius (5 years each) and least often in Taurus, Libra, and Pisces (3 years each). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On May 27, 2026, the Moon stays in Libra the whole UTC day.
- 1980 Scorpio
- 1981 Pisces
- 1982 Cancer → Leo 02:27
- 1983 Sagittarius
- 1984 Aries → Taurus 14:13
- 1985 Leo → Virgo 02:06
- 1986 Capricorn → Aquarius 17:00
- 1987 Taurus → Gemini 03:55
- 1988 Libra
- 1989 Aquarius → Pisces 16:13
- 1990 Cancer
- 1991 Scorpio → Sagittarius 22:21
- 1992 Aries
- 1993 Leo
- 1994 Capricorn
- 1995 Taurus
- 1996 Virgo → Libra 15:33
- 1997 Aquarius
- 1998 Gemini → Cancer 13:58
- 1999 Libra → Scorpio 01:05
- 2000 Pisces
- 2001 Cancer → Leo 05:12
- 2002 Sagittarius
- 2003 Aries → Taurus 20:32
- 2004 Virgo
- 2005 Capricorn → Aquarius 18:10
- 2006 Gemini
- 2007 Libra
- 2008 Aquarius → Pisces 13:38
- 2009 Cancer
- 2010 Scorpio → Sagittarius 11:15
- 2011 Pisces → Aries 00:36
- 2012 Leo
- 2013 Capricorn
- 2014 Taurus
- 2015 Virgo → Libra 21:42
- 2016 Aquarius
- 2017 Gemini → Cancer 11:24
- 2018 Scorpio
- 2019 Pisces
- 2020 Cancer → Leo 06:33
- 2021 Sagittarius
- 2022 Aries → Taurus 06:22
- 2023 Leo → Virgo 03:05
- 2024 Capricorn → Aquarius 20:45
- 2025 Gemini
- 2026 Libra
- 2027 Aquarius → Pisces 23:55
- 2028 Cancer
- 2029 Scorpio → Sagittarius 07:37
- 2030 Aries
In 24 of those 51 years (47%) the Moon changed sign during May 27 itself, so in those years the birth time decides the Moon as well as the rising sign. Cells with an arrow mark them, with the UTC time of the change. The Moon was exactly full on May 27 in 2010 and 2029, and new in 1987, 2006, and 2025.
Find your birth year. One sign means the Moon spent the whole UTC day there; an arrow means it changed sign that day, at the UTC time shown: born before it, the first sign; after it, the second. The Moon sign calculator settles it in seconds; your birth chart adds the rising sign and houses.
Times in UTC: a birth late in the evening in the Americas, or early in the morning in Asia, can fall on the neighbouring UTC date.
May 2026: full moon May 1, 2026, Scorpio / May 31, 2026, Sagittarius · new moon May 16, 2026, Taurus.
Your decan: the first decan of Gemini
Each sign is divided into three 10° decans, and each decan has a sub-ruler that shades the sign's core. Degrees 0–10 of Gemini belong to Jupiter: where you grow, where you find meaning, and where life tends to be generous to you. Read it as Gemini with a Jupiter accent — the air core is unchanged, the emphasis moves.
Eight of Swords
Restriction · Self-imposed limits · Anxiety. The card assigned to this ten-degree slice of the zodiac — a birthday card in the same sense a sun sign is a birthday sign: one lens on the date, not a verdict.
Read the Eight of Swords in full on My Day Check →All the tarot cards for May 27: decan, sign, ruling planet and year card →
What the date can't tell you
The Sun is one placement out of ten. Your Moon sign changes every two to three days, so Geminis born on May 27 in different years have different Moons; your rising sign changes every two hours and needs a birth time and place. Those two carry most of what people mean by "personality" in a chart.
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Your Moon and rising depend on the year and hour. Computed here in a few seconds — then your full chart with a preview of its reading, no sign-up.
Your big three
- Sun
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- Rising
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Classic matches for a May 27 birthday
By sun sign, Gemini pairs most easily with Libra, Aquarius, Aries, Leo. Sun-sign compatibility is the coarse layer; the couple reading compares both full charts.
Common questions
What zodiac sign is May 27?
May 27 is Gemini, the mutable air sign ruled by Mercury. The Sun sits at roughly 6° Gemini on this date, in the first decan.
What decan is May 27?
The first decan of Gemini (0°–10°), sub-ruled by Jupiter. Decans divide each sign into three 10° slices; the sub-ruler adds a second flavour to the sign's core — here where you grow, where you find meaning, and where life tends to be generous to you.
What tarot card is May 27?
In the Golden Dawn system each decan has a minor arcana card: for the first decan of Gemini it is the Eight of Swords (restriction, self-imposed limits, anxiety). It's a birthday card in the same way a sun sign is — one lens, not a verdict.
What Moon sign is someone born on May 27?
It depends on the year, and in 47% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Scorpio; in 1990, Cancer; in 2000, Pisces; in 2010, Scorpio or Sagittarius; in 2020, Cancer or Leo. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on May 27 was most often in Aries, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Aquarius. A birth time and place pin it down.
Does everyone born on May 27 have the same chart?
No. They share the Sun in Gemini, but the Moon changes sign every two to three days, the rising sign every two hours, and the outer planets by year. Two people born May 27 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.