Born on July 16

July 16 zodiac sign

If you were born on July 16, your Sun sign is Cancer.

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

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On July 16 the Sun stands between 22° and 25° 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 16, 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

Each year the Sun meets Pollux on your birthday. 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 16 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 16 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Cancer on July 16, 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
1940SagittariusLeo, retrogradeGemini
1941Aries, then Taurus from 21:30CancerLeo
1942Leo, then Virgo from 18:09CancerGemini
1943CapricornCancerVirgo
1944GeminiLeoCancer
1945LibraLeoGemini
1946AquariusLeoVirgo
1947Gemini, then Cancer from 13:15Cancer, retrogradeCancer
1948Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 10:12CancerGemini
1949Pisces, then Aries from 02:43CancerLeo
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950LeoCancerGemini
1951SagittariusLeoVirgo
1952TaurusLeoCancer
1953VirgoLeo, retrogradeGemini
1954Capricorn, then Aquarius from 13:20Cancer, retrogradeVirgo
1955GeminiCancerCancer
1956ScorpioCancerGemini
1957PiscesLeoLeo
1958CancerLeoGemini
1959Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:42LeoVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Aries, then Taurus from 04:49Cancer, retrogradeLeo
1961Leo, then Virgo from 03:55CancerGemini
1962CapricornCancerVirgo
1963Taurus, then Gemini from 19:27CancerCancer
1964Libra, then Scorpio from 23:33LeoGemini
1965Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:45LeoLeo
1966Gemini, then Cancer from 10:45Leo, retrogradeGemini
1967ScorpioCancer, retrogradeVirgo
1968AriesCancerLeo
1969LeoCancerGemini
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970SagittariusLeoVirgo
1971TaurusLeoCancer
1972Virgo, then Libra from 04:49LeoGemini
1973Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:15Cancer, retrogradeLeo
1974GeminiCancerGemini
1975Libra, then Scorpio from 08:23CancerVirgo
1976PiscesCancerLeo
1977Cancer, then Leo from 20:52LeoGemini
1978Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:50LeoVirgo
1979Aries, then Taurus from 22:43LeoCancer
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980VirgoCancer, retrogradeGemini
1981CapricornCancerLeo
1982Taurus, then Gemini from 22:04CancerGemini
1983LibraLeoVirgo
1984Aquarius, then Pisces from 06:11LeoLeo
1985Gemini, then Cancer from 00:55LeoGemini
1986ScorpioLeo, retrogradeVirgo
1987Pisces, then Aries from 00:01CancerCancer
1988LeoCancerGemini
1989Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:02CancerLeo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990TaurusLeoGemini
1991Virgo, then Libra from 16:34LeoVirgo
1992AquariusLeoLeo
1993GeminiCancer, retrogradeGemini
1994Libra, then Scorpio from 12:35CancerVirgo
1995PiscesCancerCancer
1996Cancer, then Leo from 05:32LeoGemini
1997Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:03LeoLeo
1998AriesLeoGemini
1999VirgoLeo, retrogradeVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000CapricornCancer, retrogradeLeo
2001Taurus, then Gemini from 18:26CancerGemini
2002LibraCancerVirgo
2003Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:14LeoCancer
2004CancerLeoGemini
2005ScorpioLeoLeo
2006Pisces, then Aries from 00:39Cancer, retrogradeGemini
2007LeoCancerVirgo
2008Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:20CancerLeo
2009TaurusCancerGemini
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Virgo, then Libra from 14:25LeoVirgo
2011AquariusLeoCancer
2012GeminiLeo, retrogradeGemini
2013Libra, then Scorpio from 14:25Cancer, retrogradeLeo
2014PiscesCancerGemini
2015Cancer, then Leo from 14:15CancerLeo
2016SagittariusLeoLeo
2017AriesLeoGemini
2018VirgoLeoVirgo
2019CapricornLeo, retrogradeCancer
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Taurus, then Gemini from 05:20CancerGemini
2021LibraCancerLeo
2022Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:18CancerGemini
2023CancerLeoLeo
2024ScorpioLeoLeo
2025Pisces, then Aries from 04:33LeoGemini

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 16

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 16, Greenwich time.

  • 1935, total lunar eclipse at 04:59
  • 1954, partial lunar eclipse at 00:20
  • 2000, total lunar eclipse at 13:55
  • 2019, partial lunar eclipse at 21:30
  • 2038, penumbral lunar eclipse at 11:34

How common is a July 16 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,768 babies were born on July 16 each year. That makes it number 41 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 16

What zodiac sign is July 16?

If you were born on July 16, your Sun sign is Cancer.

Is July 16 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on July 16 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.

What is the birthday star for July 16?

Each year the Sun meets Pollux on your birthday. 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 16?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 16 2024 the Moon was in Scorpio, and on July 16 2023 it was in Cancer. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on July 16?

On July 16 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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