Born on July 13

July 13 zodiac sign

If you were born on July 13, your Sun sign is Cancer.

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

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On July 13 the Sun stands between 19° and 22° Cancer, in the 3rd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Cancer for the whole of July 13, 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

Castor

Every year on July 12, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Castor. 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 13 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 13 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Cancer on July 13, 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
1940Libra, then Scorpio from 00:07Leo, retrogradeGemini
1941PiscesCancer, retrogradeLeo
1942CancerCancerGemini
1943Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:37CancerVirgo
1944Aries, then Taurus from 13:17LeoCancer
1945VirgoLeoGemini
1946CapricornLeoLeo
1947TaurusCancer, retrogradeCancer
1948LibraCancerGemini
1949Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:02CancerLeo
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Gemini, then Cancer from 10:34CancerGemini
1951Libra, then Scorpio from 00:19LeoVirgo
1952AriesLeoCancer
1953LeoLeo, retrogradeGemini
1954SagittariusCancer, retrogradeVirgo
1955Aries, then Taurus from 14:21GeminiCancer
1956Virgo, then Libra from 04:55CancerGemini
1957AquariusLeoLeo
1958GeminiLeoGemini
1959LibraLeoVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Pisces, then Aries from 21:07Cancer, retrogradeCancer
1961Cancer, then Leo from 14:57CancerGemini
1962Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:01CancerVirgo
1963AriesCancerCancer
1964VirgoLeoGemini
1965CapricornLeoLeo
1966TaurusLeoGemini
1967Virgo, then Libra from 03:20Cancer, retrogradeVirgo
1968Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:03CancerCancer
1969CancerCancerGemini
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970ScorpioCancerVirgo
1971Pisces, then Aries from 16:33LeoCancer
1972Leo, then Virgo from 20:16LeoGemini
1973Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:46Leo, retrogradeLeo
1974Aries, then Taurus from 10:21CancerGemini
1975VirgoCancerVirgo
1976AquariusCancerCancer
1977GeminiLeoGemini
1978LibraLeoVirgo
1979PiscesLeoCancer
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Cancer, then Leo from 01:03Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1981SagittariusCancerLeo
1982AriesCancerGemini
1983Leo, then Virgo from 07:43CancerVirgo
1984Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:42LeoCancer
1985Taurus, then Gemini from 14:24LeoGemini
1986Virgo, then Libra from 04:41Leo, retrogradeVirgo
1987Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:36Cancer, retrogradeCancer
1988CancerCancerGemini
1989ScorpioCancerLeo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Pisces, then Aries from 19:37LeoGemini
1991LeoLeoVirgo
1992CapricornLeoCancer
1993TaurusCancer, retrogradeGemini
1994VirgoCancerVirgo
1995Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:21CancerCancer
1996Gemini, then Cancer from 17:08CancerGemini
1997Libra, then Scorpio from 16:21LeoLeo
1998PiscesLeoGemini
1999Cancer, then Leo from 18:26Leo, retrogradeVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000SagittariusCancer, retrogradeLeo
2001AriesCancerGemini
2002Leo, then Virgo from 09:41CancerVirgo
2003CapricornCancerCancer
2004GeminiLeoGemini
2005LibraLeoLeo
2006Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:00Cancer, retrogradeGemini
2007CancerCancerLeo
2008Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:50CancerLeo
2009Pisces, then Aries from 14:40CancerGemini
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010LeoLeoVirgo
2011Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 14:14LeoCancer
2012TaurusLeoGemini
2013VirgoCancer, retrogradeLeo
2014Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:07CancerGemini
2015GeminiCancerLeo
2016ScorpioCancerLeo
2017PiscesLeoGemini
2018Cancer, then Leo from 17:31LeoVirgo
2019SagittariusLeo, retrogradeCancer
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Aries, then Taurus from 17:34CancerGemini
2021Leo, then Virgo from 08:31CancerLeo
2022CapricornCancerGemini
2023Taurus, then Gemini from 07:26LeoLeo
2024LibraLeoLeo
2025Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:45LeoGemini

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 13

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 13, Greenwich time.

  • 2018, partial solar eclipse at 03:01
  • 2037, total solar eclipse at 02:39

How common is a July 13 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,181 babies were born on July 13 each year. That makes it number 154 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is about the same as 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 third part of Cancer

Ruled by Neptune

Neptune makes Cancer dreamy and porous. You absorb the feelings around you, and your imagination is a place others love to visit.

Read about the third decan of Cancer

Questions about July 13

What zodiac sign is July 13?

If you were born on July 13, your Sun sign is Cancer.

Is July 13 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on July 13 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.

What is the birthday star for July 13?

Every year on July 12, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Castor. 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 13?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 13 2024 the Moon was in Libra, and on July 13 2022 it was in Capricorn. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on July 13?

On July 13 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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