Born on July 17

July 17 zodiac sign

If you were born on July 17, your Sun sign is Cancer.

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

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On July 17 the Sun stands between 23° and 26° 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 17, 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

Every year on July 16, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Pollux. 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 17 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 17 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Cancer on July 17, 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
1940Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 09:18Leo, retrogradeGemini
1941TaurusCancerLeo
1942VirgoCancerGemini
1943Capricorn, then Aquarius from 21:46CancerVirgo
1944GeminiLeoLeo
1945Libra, then Scorpio from 18:29LeoGemini
1946Aquarius, then Pisces from 11:16LeoVirgo
1947CancerCancer, retrogradeCancer
1948SagittariusCancerGemini
1949AriesCancerLeo
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950LeoLeoGemini
1951Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 03:15LeoVirgo
1952Taurus, then Gemini from 02:38LeoLeo
1953Virgo, then Libra from 00:04Leo, retrogradeGemini
1954AquariusCancerVirgo
1955Gemini, then Cancer from 17:30CancerCancer
1956Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:38CancerGemini
1957Pisces, then Aries from 20:15LeoLeo
1958Cancer, then Leo from 05:31LeoGemini
1959SagittariusLeoVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960TaurusCancer, retrogradeLeo
1961VirgoCancerGemini
1962Capricorn, then Aquarius from 21:08CancerVirgo
1963GeminiCancerCancer
1964ScorpioLeoGemini
1965PiscesLeoLeo
1966CancerLeo, retrogradeGemini
1967Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 09:22Cancer, retrogradeVirgo
1968Aries, then Taurus from 19:31CancerLeo
1969Leo, then Virgo from 18:42CancerGemini
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:20LeoVirgo
1971Taurus, then Gemini from 22:47LeoCancer
1972LibraLeoGemini
1973AquariusCancer, retrogradeLeo
1974Gemini, then Cancer from 17:57CancerGemini
1975ScorpioCancerVirgo
1976Pisces, then Aries from 00:40CancerLeo
1977LeoLeoGemini
1978SagittariusLeoVirgo
1979TaurusLeoCancer
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Virgo, then Libra from 21:55Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1981Capricorn, then Aquarius from 15:02CancerLeo
1982GeminiCancerGemini
1983Libra, then Scorpio from 13:39LeoVirgo
1984PiscesLeoLeo
1985CancerLeoGemini
1986Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:35Leo, retrogradeVirgo
1987AriesCancerCancer
1988Leo, then Virgo from 02:18CancerGemini
1989CapricornCancerLeo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990TaurusLeoGemini
1991LibraLeoVirgo
1992Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:45LeoLeo
1993Gemini, then Cancer from 13:08Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1994ScorpioCancerVirgo
1995Pisces, then Aries from 09:23CancerCancer
1996LeoLeoGemini
1997SagittariusLeoLeo
1998Aries, then Taurus from 01:34LeoGemini
1999VirgoLeo, retrogradeVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:27Cancer, retrogradeLeo
2001GeminiCancerGemini
2002Libra, then Scorpio from 14:13CancerVirgo
2003PiscesLeoCancer
2004Cancer, then Leo from 20:57LeoGemini
2005Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:35LeoLeo
2006AriesCancer, retrogradeGemini
2007Leo, then Virgo from 09:40CancerVirgo
2008CapricornCancerLeo
2009TaurusCancerGemini
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010LibraLeoVirgo
2011AquariusLeoCancer
2012Gemini, then Cancer from 00:32Leo, retrogradeGemini
2013ScorpioCancer, retrogradeLeo
2014Pisces, then Aries from 04:07CancerGemini
2015LeoCancerLeo
2016Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:33LeoLeo
2017Aries, then Taurus from 05:05LeoGemini
2018Virgo, then Libra from 19:43LeoVirgo
2019Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:19Leo, retrogradeCancer
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020GeminiCancerGemini
2021Libra, then Scorpio from 18:39CancerLeo
2022PiscesCancerGemini
2023CancerLeoLeo
2024Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:25LeoLeo
2025AriesLeoGemini

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 17

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 17, Greenwich time.

  • 1962, penumbral lunar eclipse at 11:54
  • 1981, partial lunar eclipse at 04:46

How common is a July 17 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,718 babies were born on July 17 each year. That makes it number 49 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 5% 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 17

What zodiac sign is July 17?

If you were born on July 17, your Sun sign is Cancer.

Is July 17 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on July 17 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.

What is the birthday star for July 17?

Every year on July 16, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Pollux. 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 17?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 17 2025 the Moon was in Aries, and on July 17 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 17?

On July 17 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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