The Psychic Studio
April is split between two signs, so the April star sign question has two answers. Birthdays from April 1 to April 19 fall under Aries. Birthdays from April 20 to April 30 fall under Taurus. The switch happens when the Sun leaves Aries and enters Taurus, on April 19 or 20 depending on the year.
The two signs could hardly sit further apart in style. Aries is cardinal fire, all ignition and appetite. Taurus is fixed earth, all patience and roots. An April 5 birthday and an April 25 birthday share a month and almost nothing else.
April star sign dates at a glance
April 1 to April 19: Aries, a fire sign.
April 20 to April 30: Taurus, an earth sign.
If your birthday is April 19 or 20, read the cusp section below before claiming either sign.
Aries: the April star sign until April 19
Aries opens the zodiac, and it acts like it. Ruled by Mars and symbolized by the ram, Aries energy goes first and apologizes later. Aries people volunteer, initiate, and get restless when a room moves slower than their plans.
The strengths are courage, directness and a short memory for failure. The blind spots are impatience and a temper that arrives before the thinking does. Aries at its best is the friend who talks you into the brave thing; at its worst, the friend who talks you into the expensive thing. More on our Aries zodiac page.
Taurus: the April star sign from April 20
Taurus is the second sign of the zodiac, ruled by Venus. Where Aries accelerates, Taurus settles. April-born Taureans are known for steadiness, a love of good food and comfortable rooms, and a stubbornness that doubles as reliability when it points the right way.
Taurus builds slowly and keeps what it builds. The sign's shadow side is resistance: to change, to hurry, to admitting the plan needs a rewrite. The full profile lives on our Taurus zodiac page.
Born on the cusp: April 18 to 21
Birthdays on April 18, 19, 20 or 21 sit in the cusp window. The Sun changes signs at a precise moment, and that moment moves by hours each year, so an April 20 birthday can be Aries in one birth year and Taurus in another. Generic lists cannot answer this one.
A birth chart, calculated from your date, time and place, answers it exactly. Start with our zodiac sign dates page, which maps the boundaries for every month, and treat any cusp birthday as a chart question rather than a list question.
April star sign in love and friendship
Aries loves like it lives: fast, warm and competitively. It needs a partner who pushes back. Taurus loves by accumulating proof: meals cooked, promises kept, years banked. It needs a partner who stays.
Aries tends to spark with Leo and Gemini; see Aries and Leo and Aries and Gemini. Taurus pairs well with Cancer and Virgo, covered in Taurus and Cancer and Taurus and Virgo. The April-international pairing, Aries with Taurus, has its own page too: Aries and Taurus.
Questions about the April star sign
What is the April star sign?
April has two. Birthdays from April 1 to April 19 are Aries; birthdays from April 20 to April 30 are Taurus.
Is April 20 Aries or Taurus?
Either is possible. The Sun enters Taurus on April 19 or 20, and the exact hour shifts each year, so the answer depends on your birth year and time.
What element is the April star sign?
Aries, covering most of April, is a fire sign. Taurus, from April 20 onward, is an earth sign.
What is the April star sign's symbol?
Aries is the ram. Taurus is the bull. April gets both animals in one month, which tells you most of what you need to know about April people.