Born on July 12
July 12 zodiac sign
If you were born on July 12, your Sun sign is Cancer.
Born as the light peaks, with the Moon as your guardian.
On July 12 the Sun stands between 18° and 21° Cancer, in the 2nd decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Cancer for the whole of July 12, wherever in the world you were born.
Find your exact Sun degree
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.
Your birthday star
Castor
Each year the Sun meets Castor on your birthday. The mortal twin of Gemini, the storyteller of the pair. Writers and quick wits are said to be born under it.
Castor sits at 20° Cancer.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On July 12 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.
July 12 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Cancer on July 12, 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
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Libra | Leo, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1941 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:42 | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1942 | Cancer | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1943 | Scorpio | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1944 | Aries | Leo | Cancer |
| 1945 | Leo, then Virgo from 19:58 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1946 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:06 | Leo | Leo |
| 1947 | Aries, then Taurus from 08:12 | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1948 | Libra | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1949 | Aquarius | Cancer | Leo |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Gemini | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1951 | Libra | Leo | Virgo |
| 1952 | Pisces, then Aries from 13:56 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1953 | Cancer, then Leo from 00:28 | Leo, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1954 | Sagittarius | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1955 | Aries | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1956 | Virgo | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1957 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:43 | Cancer | Leo |
| 1958 | Taurus, then Gemini from 15:47 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1959 | Virgo, then Libra from 00:27 | Leo | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Pisces | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1961 | Cancer | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1962 | Scorpio | Cancer | Leo |
| 1963 | Pisces, then Aries from 14:16 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1964 | Leo, then Virgo from 09:44 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1965 | Capricorn | Leo | Leo |
| 1966 | Taurus | Leo | Gemini |
| 1967 | Virgo | Cancer, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1968 | Aquarius | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1969 | Gemini, then Cancer from 17:48 | Cancer | Gemini |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Libra, then Scorpio from 16:41 | Cancer | Leo |
| 1971 | Pisces | Leo | Cancer |
| 1972 | Leo | Leo | Gemini |
| 1973 | Sagittarius | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1974 | Aries | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1975 | Leo, then Virgo from 03:56 | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1976 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:54 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1977 | Gemini | Leo | Gemini |
| 1978 | Libra | Leo | Virgo |
| 1979 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 17:23 | Leo | Cancer |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Cancer | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1981 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:35 | Gemini | Leo |
| 1982 | Pisces, then Aries from 12:50 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1983 | Leo | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1984 | Capricorn | Leo | Cancer |
| 1985 | Taurus | Leo | Gemini |
| 1986 | Virgo | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1987 | Aquarius | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1988 | Gemini, then Cancer from 04:09 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1989 | Scorpio | Cancer | Leo |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pisces | Leo | Gemini |
| 1991 | Cancer, then Leo from 12:35 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1992 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:16 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1993 | Aries, then Taurus from 19:38 | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1994 | Leo, then Virgo from 04:49 | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1995 | Capricorn | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1996 | Gemini | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1997 | Libra | Leo | Leo |
| 1998 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:23 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1999 | Cancer | Leo | Leo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 00:06 | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2001 | Pisces, then Aries from 00:36 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2002 | Leo | Cancer | Virgo |
| 2003 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:21 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2004 | Taurus, then Gemini from 19:45 | Leo | Gemini |
| 2005 | Virgo, then Libra from 20:10 | Leo | Leo |
| 2006 | Aquarius | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2007 | Gemini, then Cancer from 22:40 | Cancer | Leo |
| 2008 | Scorpio | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2009 | Pisces | Cancer | Gemini |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cancer, then Leo from 12:54 | Leo | Virgo |
| 2011 | Sagittarius | Leo | Cancer |
| 2012 | Taurus | Leo | Gemini |
| 2013 | Virgo | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 2014 | Capricorn | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2015 | Taurus, then Gemini from 00:17 | Cancer | Leo |
| 2016 | Libra, then Scorpio from 20:53 | Cancer | Leo |
| 2017 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:52 | Leo | Gemini |
| 2018 | Cancer | Leo | Virgo |
| 2019 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:06 | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Aries | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2021 | Leo | Cancer | Leo |
| 2022 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 09:02 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2023 | Taurus | Leo | Leo |
| 2024 | Virgo, then Libra from 02:07 | Leo | Leo |
| 2025 | Aquarius | Leo | Gemini |
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
How common is a July 12 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,565 babies were born on July 12 each year. That makes it number 81 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 4% more than an average day.
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The Cancer in you
Making people feel held, fed and safe, often without saying a word.
Letting go. The shell that protects you can also keep the world out.
Your decan, the second part of Cancer
Ruled by Pluto
Pluto deepens the waters. You feel things at the root, you sense what others hide, and your loyalty runs almost without end.
Questions about July 12
What zodiac sign is July 12?
If you were born on July 12, your Sun sign is Cancer.
Is July 12 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on July 12 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.
What is the birthday star for July 12?
Each year the Sun meets Castor on your birthday. The mortal twin of Gemini, the storyteller of the pair. Writers and quick wits are said to be born under it.
What was the Moon sign on July 12?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 12 2025 the Moon was in Aquarius, and on July 12 2023 it was in Taurus. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on July 12?
On July 12 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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