Born on July 15

July 15 zodiac sign

If you were born on July 15, your Sun sign is Cancer.

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

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On July 15 the Sun stands between 21° and 24° 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 15, 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

Pollux

The day after your birthday, July 16, is when the Sun meets Pollux each year. The immortal twin of Gemini, the fighter of the pair. A star of courage and a refusal to stay down.

Pollux sits at 23° Cancer.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On July 15 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 15 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Cancer on July 15, 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
1940Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:05Leo, retrogradeGemini
1941AriesCancerLeo
1942LeoCancerGemini
1943Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:07CancerVirgo
1944Taurus, then Gemini from 18:12LeoCancer
1945Virgo, then Libra from 06:13LeoGemini
1946Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:17LeoVirgo
1947GeminiCancer, retrogradeCancer
1948ScorpioCancerGemini
1949PiscesCancerLeo
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Cancer, then Leo from 19:53CancerGemini
1951Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:03LeoVirgo
1952TaurusLeoCancer
1953VirgoLeo, retrogradeGemini
1954CapricornCancer, retrogradeVirgo
1955Taurus, then Gemini from 16:43CancerCancer
1956Libra, then Scorpio from 10:57CancerGemini
1957Aquarius, then Pisces from 07:33LeoLeo
1958Gemini, then Cancer from 00:16LeoGemini
1959ScorpioLeoVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960AriesCancer, retrogradeCancer
1961LeoCancerGemini
1962Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:32CancerVirgo
1963TaurusCancerCancer
1964LibraLeoGemini
1965AquariusLeoLeo
1966GeminiLeo, retrogradeGemini
1967Libra, then Scorpio from 06:18Cancer, retrogradeVirgo
1968Pisces, then Aries from 08:52CancerCancer
1969Cancer, then Leo from 06:29CancerGemini
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970SagittariusLeoVirgo
1971Aries, then Taurus from 19:11LeoCancer
1972VirgoLeoGemini
1973CapricornLeo, retrogradeLeo
1974Taurus, then Gemini from 15:54CancerGemini
1975LibraCancerVirgo
1976PiscesCancerLeo
1977CancerLeoGemini
1978ScorpioLeoVirgo
1979AriesLeoCancer
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Leo, then Virgo from 10:12Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1981Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 05:20CancerLeo
1982TaurusCancerGemini
1983Virgo, then Libra from 09:10CancerVirgo
1984AquariusLeoLeo
1985GeminiLeoGemini
1986Libra, then Scorpio from 09:59Leo, retrogradeVirgo
1987PiscesCancerCancer
1988LeoCancerGemini
1989SagittariusCancerLeo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Aries, then Taurus from 23:29LeoGemini
1991VirgoLeoVirgo
1992Capricorn, then Aquarius from 10:03LeoLeo
1993Taurus, then Gemini from 06:07Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1994LibraCancerVirgo
1995Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:37CancerCancer
1996CancerCancerGemini
1997ScorpioLeoLeo
1998AriesLeoGemini
1999Leo, then Virgo from 21:39Leo, retrogradeVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000CapricornCancer, retrogradeLeo
2001TaurusCancerGemini
2002Virgo, then Libra from 11:40CancerVirgo
2003AquariusLeoCancer
2004Gemini, then Cancer from 08:41LeoGemini
2005Libra, then Scorpio from 05:51LeoLeo
2006PiscesCancer, retrogradeGemini
2007Cancer, then Leo from 02:44CancerVirgo
2008SagittariusCancerLeo
2009Aries, then Taurus from 22:30CancerGemini
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010VirgoLeoVirgo
2011Capricorn, then Aquarius from 20:30LeoCancer
2012GeminiLeo, retrogradeGemini
2013LibraCancer, retrogradeLeo
2014Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:41CancerGemini
2015CancerCancerLeo
2016Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 09:15LeoLeo
2017AriesLeoGemini
2018Leo, then Virgo from 17:31LeoVirgo
2019CapricornLeo, retrogradeCancer
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020TaurusCancerGemini
2021Virgo, then Libra from 14:32CancerLeo
2022AquariusCancerGemini
2023Gemini, then Cancer from 17:14LeoLeo
2024ScorpioLeoLeo
2025PiscesLeoGemini

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 15

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 15, Greenwich time.

  • 1973, penumbral lunar eclipse at 11:38

How common is a July 15 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,754 babies were born on July 15 each year. That makes it number 43 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 6% 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 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 15

What zodiac sign is July 15?

If you were born on July 15, your Sun sign is Cancer.

Is July 15 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on July 15 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.

What is the birthday star for July 15?

The day after your birthday, July 16, is when the Sun meets Pollux each year. The immortal twin of Gemini, the fighter of the pair. A star of courage and a refusal to stay down.

What was the Moon sign on July 15?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 15 2025 the Moon was in Pisces, and on July 15 2024 it was in Scorpio. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on July 15?

On July 15 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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