Born on July 1

July 1 zodiac sign

If you were born on July 1, your Sun sign is Cancer.

Born as the light peaks, with the Moon as your guardian.

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On July 1 the Sun stands between 8° and 10° Cancer, in the 1st decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Cancer for the whole of July 1, wherever in the world you were born.

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Add your birth year, and your time and place if you know them. Hali will work out exactly where the Sun stood when you arrived, and when it next returns there.

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Your birthday star

Sirius

Sirius gets its yearly visit from the Sun on July 6, 5 days after your birthday. The brightest star in the night sky, the Dog Star the Egyptians watched to time the flooding of the Nile. A star of devotion and fame, with a fire that burns very hot.

Sirius sits at 14° Cancer.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On July 1 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Gemini, the twins, even though the sign is Cancer. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

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July 1 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Cancer on July 1, but the Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving. Open your decade to see where they were on your birthday. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so if the Moon changed sign that day, your birth time and place decide which side of the line you were born on.

The 1940s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1940TaurusLeoCancer
1941Virgo, then Libra from 11:17Cancer, retrogradeCancer
1942AquariusGeminiGemini
1943Gemini, then Cancer from 17:14GeminiLeo
1944ScorpioCancerCancer
1945PiscesCancerTaurus
1946LeoLeoLeo
1947SagittariusCancer, retrogradeGemini
1948Aries, then Taurus from 10:40Gemini, retrogradeGemini
1949VirgoGeminiCancer
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:20GeminiGemini
1951GeminiCancerLeo
1952LibraLeoCancer
1953Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:09LeoTaurus
1954CancerCancer, retrogradeLeo
1955Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:34GeminiGemini
1956AriesGeminiGemini
1957Leo, then Virgo from 13:24CancerLeo
1958CapricornCancerGemini
1959TaurusLeoLeo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Virgo, then Libra from 08:47LeoCancer
1961AquariusCancer, retrogradeTaurus
1962Gemini, then Cancer from 06:19GeminiLeo
1963ScorpioGeminiGemini
1964PiscesCancerGemini
1965LeoCancerLeo
1966Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:52LeoGemini
1967Aries, then Taurus from 16:43Cancer, retrogradeLeo
1968VirgoGeminiCancer
1969Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:50GeminiTaurus
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970GeminiCancerLeo
1971LibraCancerGemini
1972Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:19LeoGemini
1973Cancer, then Leo from 21:56LeoLeo
1974Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:21Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1975AriesGeminiLeo
1976Leo, then Virgo from 15:47GeminiCancer
1977CapricornCancerTaurus
1978Taurus, then Gemini from 19:38CancerLeo
1979Virgo, then Libra from 19:08LeoGemini
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980AquariusCancer, retrogradeGemini
1981Gemini, then Cancer from 02:57Gemini, retrogradeLeo
1982ScorpioGeminiGemini
1983PiscesGeminiLeo
1984LeoCancerCancer
1985Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:22LeoTaurus
1986TaurusLeoLeo
1987VirgoCancer, retrogradeGemini
1988Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:30GeminiGemini
1989GeminiGeminiLeo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Libra, then Scorpio from 18:01CancerGemini
1991Aquarius, then Pisces from 17:51CancerLeo
1992Cancer, then Leo from 22:15LeoCancer
1993SagittariusCancerTaurus
1994AriesCancer, retrogradeLeo
1995LeoGeminiGemini
1996CapricornGeminiGemini
1997Taurus, then Gemini from 11:36CancerLeo
1998LibraLeoGemini
1999AquariusLeoLeo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Gemini, then Cancer from 03:10Cancer, retrogradeCancer
2001ScorpioGeminiTaurus
2002Pisces, then Aries from 19:50GeminiLeo
2003Cancer, then Leo from 13:13CancerGemini
2004Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:02CancerGemini
2005TaurusLeoLeo
2006VirgoLeoGemini
2007CapricornCancer, retrogradeLeo
2008GeminiGeminiCancer
2009Libra, then Scorpio from 04:19GeminiTaurus
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:10CancerLeo
2011CancerCancerGemini
2012SagittariusLeoGemini
2013Aries, then Taurus from 21:43Cancer, retrogradeLeo
2014Leo, then Virgo from 21:24Gemini, retrogradeGemini
2015Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 09:11GeminiLeo
2016Taurus, then Gemini from 11:45CancerCancer
2017LibraCancerTaurus
2018AquariusLeoLeo
2019GeminiLeoGemini
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020ScorpioCancer, retrogradeGemini
2021Pisces, then Aries from 01:22GeminiLeo
2022Cancer, then Leo from 00:40GeminiGemini
2023SagittariusCancerLeo
2024TaurusCancerCancer
2025Virgo, then Libra from 21:17LeoTaurus

Moon at midnight and the minute it changed sign, Mercury and Venus at noon, all Greenwich time. Your exact placements need your birth time and place. Find your exact Moon sign

Eclipses on July 1

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 1, Greenwich time.

  • 2000, partial solar eclipse at 19:32
  • 2011, partial solar eclipse at 08:38

How common is a July 1 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,860 babies were born on July 1 each year. That makes it number 27 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 7% more than an average day.

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The Cancer in you

Your gift

Making people feel held, fed and safe, often without saying a word.

Your growing edge

Letting go. The shell that protects you can also keep the world out.

Your decan, the first part of Cancer

Ruled by the Moon

With the Moon ruling both sign and decan, you are Cancer at its most lunar. Your moods move with the tides, and your memory keeps every kindness and every hurt.

Read about the first decan of Cancer

Questions about July 1

What zodiac sign is July 1?

If you were born on July 1, your Sun sign is Cancer.

Is July 1 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on July 1 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.

What is the birthday star for July 1?

Sirius gets its yearly visit from the Sun on July 6, 5 days after your birthday. The brightest star in the night sky, the Dog Star the Egyptians watched to time the flooding of the Nile. A star of devotion and fame, with a fire that burns very hot.

What was the Moon sign on July 1?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 1 2024 the Moon was in Taurus, and on July 1 2023 it was in Sagittarius. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on July 1?

On July 1 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Gemini, the twins, even though the sign is Cancer. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

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