Born on July 18
July 18 zodiac sign
If you were born on July 18, your Sun sign is Cancer.
Born as the light peaks, with the Moon as your guardian.
On July 18 the Sun stands between 24° and 27° 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 18, 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
Procyon
Each year the Sun meets Procyon on your birthday. The little dog that rises just before Sirius. It brings sudden rises, and asks for the patience to make them last.
Procyon sits at 26° Cancer.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On July 18 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 18 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Cancer on July 18, 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 | Capricorn | Leo, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1941 | Taurus | Cancer | Leo |
| 1942 | Virgo | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1943 | Aquarius | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1944 | Gemini, then Cancer from 01:22 | Leo | Leo |
| 1945 | Scorpio | Leo | Gemini |
| 1946 | Pisces | Leo | Virgo |
| 1947 | Cancer, then Leo from 12:35 | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1948 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:14 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1949 | Aries, then Taurus from 15:36 | Cancer | Leo |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Leo, then Virgo from 03:06 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1951 | Capricorn | Leo | Virgo |
| 1952 | Gemini | Leo | Leo |
| 1953 | Libra | Leo, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1954 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:33 | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1955 | Cancer | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1956 | Sagittarius | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1957 | Aries | Leo | Leo |
| 1958 | Leo | Leo | Gemini |
| 1959 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:42 | Leo | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Taurus, then Gemini from 15:41 | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1961 | Virgo, then Libra from 16:39 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1962 | Aquarius | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1963 | Gemini, then Cancer from 21:45 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1964 | Scorpio | Leo | Gemini |
| 1965 | Pisces | Leo | Leo |
| 1966 | Cancer, then Leo from 12:28 | Leo, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1967 | Sagittarius | Cancer, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1968 | Taurus | Cancer | Leo |
| 1969 | Virgo | Cancer | Gemini |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Capricorn | Leo | Virgo |
| 1971 | Gemini | Leo | Cancer |
| 1972 | Libra, then Scorpio from 16:16 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1973 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 13:08 | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1974 | Cancer | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1975 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 13:32 | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1976 | Aries | Cancer | Leo |
| 1977 | Leo | Leo | Gemini |
| 1978 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:34 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1979 | Taurus | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Libra | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1981 | Aquarius | Cancer | Leo |
| 1982 | Gemini, then Cancer from 22:46 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1983 | Scorpio | Leo | Virgo |
| 1984 | Pisces, then Aries from 18:26 | Leo | Leo |
| 1985 | Cancer, then Leo from 08:25 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1986 | Sagittarius | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1987 | Aries, then Taurus from 06:05 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1988 | Virgo | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1989 | Capricorn | Cancer | Leo |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Taurus, then Gemini from 01:32 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1991 | Libra, then Scorpio from 23:41 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1992 | Pisces | Leo | Leo |
| 1993 | Cancer | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1994 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:10 | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1995 | Aries | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1996 | Leo, then Virgo from 18:17 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1997 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 05:46 | Leo | Leo |
| 1998 | Taurus | Leo | Gemini |
| 1999 | Virgo, then Libra from 04:20 | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aquarius | Cancer | Leo |
| 2001 | Gemini, then Cancer from 21:57 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2002 | Scorpio | Cancer | Virgo |
| 2003 | Pisces, then Aries from 23:20 | Leo | Cancer |
| 2004 | Leo | Leo | Gemini |
| 2005 | Sagittarius | Leo | Leo |
| 2006 | Aries, then Taurus from 03:45 | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2007 | Virgo | Cancer | Virgo |
| 2008 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 15:40 | Cancer | Leo |
| 2009 | Taurus, then Gemini from 02:42 | Leo | Gemini |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Libra, then Scorpio from 17:42 | Leo | Virgo |
| 2011 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 05:13 | Leo | Cancer |
| 2012 | Cancer | Leo, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2013 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:55 | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 2014 | Aries | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2015 | Leo | Cancer | Leo |
| 2016 | Capricorn | Leo | Leo |
| 2017 | Taurus | Leo | Gemini |
| 2018 | Libra | Leo | Virgo |
| 2019 | Aquarius | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Gemini, then Cancer from 14:25 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2021 | Scorpio | Cancer | Leo |
| 2022 | Pisces, then Aries from 11:18 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2023 | Cancer, then Leo from 04:40 | Leo | Leo |
| 2024 | Sagittarius | Leo | Leo |
| 2025 | Aries, then Taurus from 07:59 | Leo, retrograde | 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
Eclipses on July 18
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 18, Greenwich time.
- 2027, penumbral lunar eclipse at 16:02
- 2046, partial lunar eclipse at 01:04
How common is a July 18 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,772 babies were born on July 18 each year. That makes it number 38 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
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 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.
Questions about July 18
What zodiac sign is July 18?
If you were born on July 18, your Sun sign is Cancer.
Is July 18 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on July 18 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.
What is the birthday star for July 18?
Each year the Sun meets Procyon on your birthday. The little dog that rises just before Sirius. It brings sudden rises, and asks for the patience to make them last.
What was the Moon sign on July 18?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 18 2024 the Moon was in Sagittarius, and on July 18 2021 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 18?
On July 18 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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