Born on July 20

July 20 zodiac sign

If you were born on July 20, your Sun sign is Cancer.

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

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On July 20 the Sun stands between 26° and 28° 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 20, 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

Procyon

The Sun reaches Procyon on July 18 every year, 2 days before 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 20 the Sun stands on the border between Cancer and Gemini, and in some years it crosses from one to the other that very day. The sign is Cancer, because astrologers' signs follow the seasons rather than the stars.

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July 20 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Cancer on July 20, 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
1940AquariusLeo, retrogradeGemini
1941GeminiCancerLeo
1942LibraCancerGemini
1943PiscesCancerVirgo
1944Cancer, then Leo from 10:51LeoLeo
1945Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:36LeoGemini
1946AriesLeo, retrogradeVirgo
1947Leo, then Virgo from 12:19Cancer, retrogradeCancer
1948CapricornCancerGemini
1949TaurusCancerLeo
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Virgo, then Libra from 08:34LeoGemini
1951AquariusLeoVirgo
1952CancerLeoLeo
1953ScorpioLeo, retrogradeGemini
1954Pisces, then Aries from 22:08CancerVirgo
1955LeoCancerCancer
1956Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:41CancerGemini
1957Aries, then Taurus from 07:58LeoLeo
1958VirgoLeoGemini
1959Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:05LeoVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960GeminiCancer, retrogradeLeo
1961LibraCancerGemini
1962PiscesCancerVirgo
1963CancerLeoCancer
1964SagittariusLeoGemini
1965AriesLeoLeo
1966Leo, then Virgo from 12:47Leo, retrogradeGemini
1967CapricornCancerVirgo
1968Taurus, then Gemini from 08:13CancerLeo
1969Virgo, then Libra from 05:20CancerGemini
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970AquariusLeoVirgo
1971Gemini, then Cancer from 03:57LeoCancer
1972ScorpioLeoGemini
1973Pisces, then Aries from 21:44Cancer, retrogradeLeo
1974LeoCancerGemini
1975Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:46CancerVirgo
1976TaurusLeoLeo
1977VirgoLeoGemini
1978Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:42LeoVirgo
1979GeminiLeo, retrogradeCancer
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Libra, then Scorpio from 10:34Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1981PiscesCancerLeo
1982Cancer, then Leo from 22:36CancerGemini
1983SagittariusLeoVirgo
1984AriesLeoLeo
1985Leo, then Virgo from 13:30LeoGemini
1986CapricornLeo, retrogradeVirgo
1987Taurus, then Gemini from 15:33CancerCancer
1988LibraCancerGemini
1989AquariusLeoLeo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Gemini, then Cancer from 02:44LeoCancer
1991ScorpioLeoVirgo
1992Pisces, then Aries from 11:08Leo, retrogradeLeo
1993LeoCancer, retrogradeGemini
1994Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:31CancerVirgo
1995TaurusCancerCancer
1996VirgoLeoGemini
1997Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:29LeoLeo
1998GeminiLeoCancer
1999Libra, then Scorpio from 14:31Leo, retrogradeVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000PiscesCancerLeo
2001Cancer, then Leo from 22:43CancerGemini
2002SagittariusCancerVirgo
2003AriesLeoCancer
2004Leo, then Virgo from 07:44LeoGemini
2005CapricornLeoLeo
2006Taurus, then Gemini from 08:39Cancer, retrogradeCancer
2007LibraCancerVirgo
2008AquariusCancerLeo
2009Gemini, then Cancer from 03:52LeoGemini
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 23:49LeoVirgo
2011Pisces, then Aries from 16:26LeoCancer
2012LeoLeo, retrogradeGemini
2013Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:39Cancer, retrogradeLeo
2014TaurusCancerCancer
2015VirgoCancerVirgo
2016Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:11LeoLeo
2017GeminiLeoGemini
2018Libra, then Scorpio from 01:14LeoVirgo
2019PiscesCancer, retrogradeCancer
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Cancer, then Leo from 20:17CancerGemini
2021SagittariusCancerLeo
2022Aries, then Taurus from 18:23LeoCancer
2023Leo, then Virgo from 17:13LeoLeo
2024CapricornLeoLeo
2025Taurus, then Gemini from 10:22Leo, retrogradeGemini

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 20

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 20, Greenwich time.

  • 1944, annular solar eclipse at 05:42
  • 1963, total solar eclipse at 20:35
  • 1982, partial solar eclipse at 18:43

How common is a July 20 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,428 babies were born on July 20 each year. That makes it number 103 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% 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 20

What zodiac sign is July 20?

If you were born on July 20, your Sun sign is Cancer.

Is July 20 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on July 20 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.

What is the birthday star for July 20?

The Sun reaches Procyon on July 18 every year, 2 days before 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 20?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 20 2024 the Moon was in Capricorn, and on July 20 2021 it was in Sagittarius. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on July 20?

On July 20 the Sun stands on the border between Cancer and Gemini, and in some years it crosses from one to the other that very day. The sign is Cancer, because astrologers' signs follow the seasons rather than the stars.

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