Born on July 23

July 23 zodiac sign

If you were born on July 23, 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.

High summer, golden and generous, ruled by the Sun itself.

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On July 23 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Cancer into the first degree of Leo.

In 88% of years the Sun had already reached Leo by midday on July 23 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, 5 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 23 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Cancer, the crab, even though the sign is Leo. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

See the real sky behind your whole chart

July 23 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
1940PiscesCancer, retrogradeGemini
1941CancerCancerLeo
1942Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:59CancerCancer
1943AriesLeoVirgo
1944VirgoLeoLeo
1945CapricornLeoGemini
1946TaurusLeo, retrogradeVirgo
1947LibraCancer, retrogradeCancer
1948Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:13CancerGemini
1949Gemini, then Cancer from 10:52CancerLeo
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950ScorpioLeoCancer
1951Pisces, then Aries from 07:22LeoVirgo
1952LeoLeoLeo
1953SagittariusLeo, retrogradeGemini
1954Aries, then Taurus from 00:53CancerVirgo
1955VirgoCancerCancer
1956AquariusLeoGemini
1957GeminiLeoLeo
1958Libra, then Scorpio from 13:58LeoCancer
1959PiscesLeo, retrogradeVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Cancer, then Leo from 16:46Cancer, retrogradeLeo
1961Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 09:42CancerGemini
1962AriesCancerVirgo
1963Leo, then Virgo from 07:07LeoCancer
1964CapricornLeoGemini
1965TaurusLeoLeo
1966LibraLeo, retrogradeCancer
1967AquariusCancerVirgo
1968CancerCancerLeo
1969ScorpioLeoGemini
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Pisces, then Aries from 03:43LeoVirgo
1971LeoLeoCancer
1972Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:10LeoGemini
1973Aries, then Taurus from 03:41Cancer, retrogradeLeo
1974Virgo, then Libra from 18:19CancerCancer
1975Capricorn, then Aquarius from 05:56CancerVirgo
1976GeminiLeoLeo
1977Libra, then Scorpio from 18:14LeoGemini
1978PiscesLeoVirgo
1979CancerLeo, retrogradeCancer
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980SagittariusCancerGemini
1981AriesCancerLeo
1982VirgoCancerCancer
1983CapricornLeoVirgo
1984Taurus, then Gemini from 17:11LeoLeo
1985LibraLeoGemini
1986Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:59Leo, retrogradeVirgo
1987Gemini, then Cancer from 03:13CancerCancer
1988ScorpioCancerGemini
1989Pisces, then Aries from 06:41LeoLeo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990LeoLeoCancer
1991Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:56LeoVirgo
1992TaurusLeo, retrogradeLeo
1993Virgo, then Libra from 19:40Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1994AquariusCancerVirgo
1995GeminiCancerCancer
1996Libra, then Scorpio from 15:43LeoGemini
1997PiscesLeoLeo
1998Cancer, then Leo from 12:49LeoCancer
1999Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:49Leo, retrogradeVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000AriesCancerLeo
2001VirgoCancerGemini
2002CapricornLeoVirgo
2003Taurus, then Gemini from 23:43LeoCancer
2004LibraLeoGemini
2005Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:12Leo, retrogradeVirgo
2006CancerCancer, retrogradeCancer
2007ScorpioCancerVirgo
2008Pisces, then Aries from 08:23CancerLeo
2009LeoLeoGemini
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:39LeoVirgo
2011Aries, then Taurus from 04:58LeoCancer
2012Virgo, then Libra from 22:39Leo, retrogradeGemini
2013AquariusCancerVirgo
2014GeminiCancerCancer
2015LibraCancerVirgo
2016PiscesLeoLeo
2017Cancer, then Leo from 08:34LeoGemini
2018SagittariusLeoVirgo
2019AriesCancer, retrogradeCancer
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020VirgoCancerGemini
2021CapricornCancerVirgo
2022Taurus, then Gemini from 05:11LeoCancer
2023Virgo, then Libra from 05:55LeoLeo
2024Aquarius, then Pisces from 13:23LeoLeo
2025CancerLeo, 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 23

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 23, Greenwich time.

  • 2036, partial solar eclipse at 10:30

How common is a July 23 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,699 babies were born on July 23 each year. That makes it number 50 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 5% more than an average day.

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The Leo in you

Your gift

Warmth. People feel more alive and more themselves around you.

Your growing edge

Needing applause. You glow brightest when you remember you never had to earn your place.

Your decan, the first part of Leo

Ruled by the Sun

This is the Sun's own decan inside the Sun's own sign. Radiant, proud and loyal, you lead from the heart and expect the same courage from others.

Read about the first decan of Leo

Born before the Sun reached Leo? Your story still belongs to Cancer. Read your Cancer birthday

When the Sun changed sign, year by year

Every year the Sun crossed from Cancer into Leo around July 23. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.

1930Jul 23, 14:41
1931Jul 23, 20:21
1932Jul 23, 02:18
1933Jul 23, 08:05
1934Jul 23, 13:41
1935Jul 23, 19:32
1936Jul 23, 01:17
1937Jul 23, 07:07
1938Jul 23, 12:56
1939Jul 23, 18:36
1940Jul 23, 00:34
1941Jul 23, 06:26
1942Jul 23, 12:06
1943Jul 23, 18:04
1944Jul 22, 23:55
1945Jul 23, 05:45
1946Jul 23, 11:36
1947Jul 23, 17:14
1948Jul 22, 23:07
1949Jul 23, 04:56
1950Jul 23, 10:29
1951Jul 23, 16:20
1952Jul 22, 22:07
1953Jul 23, 03:52
1954Jul 23, 09:44
1955Jul 23, 15:24
1956Jul 22, 21:20
1957Jul 23, 03:14
1958Jul 23, 08:50
1959Jul 23, 14:45
1960Jul 22, 20:37
1961Jul 23, 02:23
1962Jul 23, 08:18
1963Jul 23, 13:59
1964Jul 22, 19:52
1965Jul 23, 01:47
1966Jul 23, 07:22
1967Jul 23, 13:16
1968Jul 22, 19:07
1969Jul 23, 00:48
1970Jul 23, 06:36
1971Jul 23, 12:14
1972Jul 22, 18:02
1973Jul 22, 23:55
1974Jul 23, 05:29
1975Jul 23, 11:21
1976Jul 22, 17:18
1977Jul 22, 23:03
1978Jul 23, 05:00
1979Jul 23, 10:48
1980Jul 22, 16:41
1981Jul 22, 22:39
1982Jul 23, 04:15
1983Jul 23, 10:04
1984Jul 22, 15:58
1985Jul 22, 21:36
1986Jul 23, 03:24
1987Jul 23, 09:06
1988Jul 22, 14:51
1989Jul 22, 20:45
1990Jul 23, 02:21
1991Jul 23, 08:11
1992Jul 22, 14:09
1993Jul 22, 19:50
1994Jul 23, 01:41
1995Jul 23, 07:29
1996Jul 22, 13:18
1997Jul 22, 19:15
1998Jul 23, 00:55
1999Jul 23, 06:44
2000Jul 22, 12:42
2001Jul 22, 18:26
2002Jul 23, 00:14
2003Jul 23, 06:04
2004Jul 22, 11:50
2005Jul 22, 17:40
2006Jul 22, 23:17
2007Jul 23, 05:00
2008Jul 22, 10:54
2009Jul 22, 16:36
2010Jul 22, 22:21
2011Jul 23, 04:11
2012Jul 22, 10:00
2013Jul 22, 15:55
2014Jul 22, 21:41
2015Jul 23, 03:30
2017Jul 22, 15:15
2018Jul 22, 21:00
2019Jul 23, 02:50
2021Jul 22, 14:26
2022Jul 22, 20:07
2023Jul 23, 01:50
2025Jul 22, 13:29
2026Jul 22, 19:13
2027Jul 23, 01:04
2029Jul 22, 12:41
2030Jul 22, 18:25
2031Jul 23, 00:10
2033Jul 22, 11:52
2034Jul 22, 17:36
2035Jul 22, 23:28
2037Jul 22, 11:12
2038Jul 22, 16:59
2039Jul 22, 22:48
2041Jul 22, 10:26
2042Jul 22, 16:06
2043Jul 22, 21:53
2046Jul 22, 15:08
2047Jul 22, 20:55
2050Jul 22, 14:21

Questions about July 23

What zodiac sign is July 23?

If you were born on July 23, 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 23 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 23 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.

What is the birthday star for July 23?

The Sun reaches Procyon on July 18 every year, 5 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 23?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 23 2025 the Moon was in Cancer, and on July 23 2021 it was in Capricorn. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on July 23?

On July 23 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Cancer, the crab, even though the sign is Leo. 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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