Born on July 21

July 21 zodiac sign

If you were born on July 21, your Sun sign is Cancer or Leo. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

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

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On July 21 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Cancer into the first degree of Leo.

In 0% of years the Sun had already reached Leo by midday on July 21 in Greenwich. Your exact birth year, time and place decide which side you were born on.

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.

Birth time

Your birthday star

Procyon

The Sun reaches Procyon on July 18 every year, 3 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 21 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Cancer, the crab, the constellation that gave Cancer its name.

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July 21 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving too. 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
1940AquariusCancer, retrogradeGemini
1941Gemini, then Cancer from 21:16CancerLeo
1942Libra, then Scorpio from 09:03CancerGemini
1943Pisces, then Aries from 23:09LeoVirgo
1944LeoLeoLeo
1945SagittariusLeoGemini
1946Aries, then Taurus from 22:36Leo, retrogradeVirgo
1947VirgoCancer, retrogradeCancer
1948Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:03CancerGemini
1949Taurus, then Gemini from 02:58CancerLeo
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950LibraLeoGemini
1951Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:29LeoVirgo
1952CancerLeoLeo
1953Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:59Leo, retrogradeGemini
1954AriesCancerVirgo
1955Leo, then Virgo from 20:07CancerCancer
1956CapricornLeoGemini
1957TaurusLeoLeo
1958Virgo, then Libra from 11:12LeoGemini
1959AquariusLeoVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Gemini, then Cancer from 04:09Cancer, retrogradeLeo
1961Libra, then Scorpio from 03:05CancerGemini
1962PiscesCancerVirgo
1963Cancer, then Leo from 01:15LeoCancer
1964SagittariusLeoGemini
1965Aries, then Taurus from 20:14LeoLeo
1966VirgoLeo, retrogradeGemini
1967Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:00CancerVirgo
1968GeminiCancerLeo
1969LibraCancerGemini
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:37LeoVirgo
1971CancerLeoCancer
1972Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:47LeoGemini
1973AriesCancer, retrogradeLeo
1974Leo, then Virgo from 17:10CancerCancer
1975CapricornCancerVirgo
1976TaurusLeoLeo
1977Virgo, then Libra from 13:10LeoGemini
1978AquariusLeoVirgo
1979Gemini, then Cancer from 13:41Leo, retrogradeCancer
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980ScorpioCancer, retrogradeGemini
1981PiscesCancerLeo
1982LeoCancerCancer
1983SagittariusLeoVirgo
1984Aries, then Taurus from 06:53LeoLeo
1985VirgoLeoGemini
1986Capricorn, then Aquarius from 13:18Leo, retrogradeVirgo
1987GeminiCancerCancer
1988LibraCancerGemini
1989Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:07LeoLeo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990CancerLeoCancer
1991Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 10:17LeoVirgo
1992AriesLeo, retrogradeLeo
1993Leo, then Virgo from 18:24Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1994CapricornCancerVirgo
1995TaurusCancerCancer
1996Virgo, then Libra from 06:14LeoGemini
1997AquariusLeoLeo
1998Gemini, then Cancer from 07:43LeoCancer
1999ScorpioLeo, retrogradeVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000PiscesCancerLeo
2001LeoCancerGemini
2002Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:26CancerVirgo
2003Aries, then Taurus from 10:49LeoCancer
2004VirgoLeoGemini
2005Capricorn, then Aquarius from 12:55LeoLeo
2006GeminiCancer, retrogradeCancer
2007LibraCancerVirgo
2008Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:08CancerLeo
2009CancerLeoGemini
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010SagittariusLeoVirgo
2011AriesLeoCancer
2012Leo, then Virgo from 17:25Leo, retrogradeGemini
2013CapricornCancerLeo
2014Taurus, then Gemini from 16:36CancerCancer
2015Virgo, then Libra from 13:23CancerVirgo
2016AquariusLeoLeo
2017Gemini, then Cancer from 08:10LeoGemini
2018ScorpioLeoVirgo
2019PiscesCancer, retrogradeCancer
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020LeoCancerGemini
2021Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:37CancerLeo
2022TaurusLeoCancer
2023VirgoLeoLeo
2024Capricorn, then Aquarius from 11:43LeoLeo
2025GeminiLeo, 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

How common is a July 21 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,664 babies were born on July 21 each year. That makes it number 59 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

Born after the Sun crossed into Leo? Your story belongs to Leo. Read your Leo birthday

When the Sun changed sign, year by year

Every year the Sun crossed from Cancer into Leo around July 21. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.

2004Jul 22, 11:50
2008Jul 22, 10:54
2012Jul 22, 10:00
2016Jul 22, 09:30
2020Jul 22, 08:36
2024Jul 22, 07:44
2028Jul 22, 06:53
2032Jul 22, 06:04
2033Jul 22, 11:52
2036Jul 22, 05:22
2037Jul 22, 11:12
2040Jul 22, 04:40
2041Jul 22, 10:26
2044Jul 22, 03:43
2045Jul 22, 09:26
2048Jul 22, 02:46
2049Jul 22, 08:36

Questions about July 21

What zodiac sign is July 21?

If you were born on July 21, your Sun sign is Cancer or Leo. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

Is July 21 a cusp birthday?

Yes. The Sun moves from Cancer into Leo around this day, at a different hour each year, so people born on July 21 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.

What is the birthday star for July 21?

The Sun reaches Procyon on July 18 every year, 3 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 21?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 21 2025 the Moon was in Gemini, and on July 21 2023 it was in Virgo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on July 21?

On July 21 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Cancer, the crab, the constellation that gave Cancer its name.

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Your Sun sign is one star in a whole sky. Your Moon and rising sign tell the rest of your story.

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