Born on May 16 — who are you?
Everything the date itself can tell: the zodiac sign with its element and ruling planet, the character it carries, the birthday number from numerology — and who it gets along with.
Born on May 16 means your zodiac sign is Taurus.
Taurus runs from April 20 to May 20.
The element is Earth; the ruling planet is Venus, which governs love, attraction, and values.
The character of the sign
Three words
In one line: builds slowly and doesn't let go easily.
The recurring struggle: can dig in out of habit even after something's stopped working.
Decan
This date falls in decan 3 of three.
The decan runs from May 11 to May 20.
Every sign is split into three decans of ten degrees each, and every decan is coloured by a sign of the same element. This one is coloured by Capricorn; its ruling planet is Saturn.
What that colouring adds: it plays the long game and takes the responsibility seriously.
Today's Capricorn horoscope →Birthday number
Your birthday number is 7.
In numerology it stands for this: The number of the seeker — needing to understand the why beneath things, often through time spent alone with a question.
Out of balance it looks like this: can tip into isolation, or overthinking a decision well past the point of useful clarity.
Compatibility
The easiest fit is usually Cancer, Virgo, Capricorn and Pisces — same element, or the one that feeds it.
Scorpio sits directly across the wheel: magnetic, because each holds what the other left out.
The most friction tends to come from Leo and Aquarius — they push in the same way at the same time.
Frequently asked questions
- What zodiac sign is May 16?
- May 16 falls in Taurus, which runs from April 20 to May 20.
- What if I was born on the edge of two signs?
- The Sun crosses between signs at a different hour each year, so boundary dates can belong to either sign. Only the exact time and place of birth settle it — that is what a birth chart is for.
- Which decan is May 16 in?
- May 16 falls in decan 3 of three, running from May 11 to May 20. The sign that colours this decan is Capricorn.
- What is the birthday number for May 16?
- The calendar day reduces to 7. Its keywords: introspection, analysis, solitude, depth. It is one of the five core numbers of numerology — the full picture needs the whole birth date and name.
- Who is Taurus most compatible with?
- Easiest with Cancer, Virgo, Capricorn and Pisces; the magnetic opposite is Scorpio. Two whole charts beat two sun signs every time — the compatibility reading looks at both.