What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 8, 2025?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 8, 2025 falls in the year of the Wood Snake.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 8, 2025?

On May 8, 2025 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on May 8, 2025?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Wood Snake
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
1 years

Famous people born on May 8, 2025

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

What happened that week

2025 India–Pakistan conflict: India launches several missiles into Pakistani territory in response to the 2025 Pahalgam attack two weeks prior.
8 – 2025 conclave: 133 cardinal electors select Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Francis's successor, on the fourth ballot. He takes the name Leo XIV, and becomes the first pope from North America, the first with Peruvian or U.S. citizenship, and the first from the Order of Saint Augustine.
25 – The 2025 IIHF World Championship is held in Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark, and is won by the United States.
2025 German federal election: Friedrich Merz is elected Chancellor of Germany in the second round of parliamentary voting, hours after being defeated in the first round, a first in post-WWII German history.
2025 Albanian parliamentary election: The incumbent Socialist Party led by Edi Rama wins reelection, retaining a majority government.
2025 Philippine general election: The ruling Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas alliance win a narrow majority of the seats in the Senate, while one of its component parties Lakas–CMD wins the plurality of seats in the House of Representatives.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Luther

Kendrick Lamar & SZA

🎵 No. 1 song

May 8, 2025 was a Thursday. Someone born on May 8, 2025 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 8, 2025 is 1 years old today and has lived about 546 days. People born in 2025 belong to Generation Beta.

Also born on May 8

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Edward Gibbon
1737 · English historian and politician
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
1753 · Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
Henry Dunant
1828 · Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross
Harry S. Truman
1884 · president of the United States from to ; politician
Friedrich Hayek
1899 · Austrian and British economist
Robert Johnson
1911 · American blues singer and guitarist
David Attenborough
1926 · British broadcaster and naturalist (born )

Questions about May 8, 2025

What day of the week was May 8, 2025?: May 8, 2025 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on May 8, 2025?: Someone born on May 8, 2025 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 8, 2025?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 8, 2025 falls in the year of the Wood Snake.
How old is someone born on May 8, 2025?: Someone born on May 8, 2025 is 1 years old today and has lived about 546 days.
Which generation is someone born in 2025?: People born in 2025 belong to Generation Beta.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 8, 2025?: On May 8, 2025 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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