Born on July 24

July 24 zodiac sign

If you were born on July 24, 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 24 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Cancer into the first degree of Leo.

In 100% of years the Sun had already reached Leo by midday on July 24 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, 6 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 24 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 24 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
1940Pisces, then Aries from 14:02Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1941Cancer, then Leo from 05:48CancerLeo
1942SagittariusCancerCancer
1943Aries, then Taurus from 03:53LeoVirgo
1944VirgoLeoLeo
1945Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:17LeoGemini
1946Taurus, then Gemini from 01:19Leo, retrogradeVirgo
1947Libra, then Scorpio from 20:41Cancer, retrogradeCancer
1948PiscesCancerGemini
1949CancerCancerLeo
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:56LeoCancer
1951AriesLeoVirgo
1952Leo, then Virgo from 14:25LeoLeo
1953Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:07Leo, retrogradeGemini
1954TaurusCancerVirgo
1955Virgo, then Libra from 01:16CancerCancer
1956AquariusLeoGemini
1957Gemini, then Cancer from 21:05LeoLeo
1958ScorpioLeoCancer
1959Pisces, then Aries from 19:54Leo, retrogradeVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960LeoCancer, retrogradeLeo
1961SagittariusCancerGemini
1962Aries, then Taurus from 02:57CancerVirgo
1963VirgoLeoCancer
1964Capricorn, then Aquarius from 12:31LeoGemini
1965Taurus, then Gemini from 01:48LeoLeo
1966Libra, then Scorpio from 16:32Leo, retrogradeCancer
1967Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:28CancerVirgo
1968CancerCancerLeo
1969Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:11LeoGemini
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970AriesLeoVirgo
1971Leo, then Virgo from 21:10LeoCancer
1972CapricornLeoGemini
1973TaurusCancer, retrogradeLeo
1974LibraCancerCancer
1975AquariusCancerVirgo
1976Gemini, then Cancer from 11:40LeoLeo
1977ScorpioLeoGemini
1978Pisces, then Aries from 09:46LeoVirgo
1979Cancer, then Leo from 00:30Leo, retrogradeCancer
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980SagittariusCancerGemini
1981Aries, then Taurus from 07:19CancerLeo
1982VirgoLeoCancer
1983Capricorn, then Aquarius from 20:27LeoVirgo
1984GeminiLeoLeo
1985Libra, then Scorpio from 20:16LeoGemini
1986PiscesCancer, retrogradeVirgo
1987CancerCancerCancer
1988Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:42CancerGemini
1989AriesLeoVirgo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Leo, then Virgo from 08:18LeoCancer
1991CapricornLeoVirgo
1992TaurusLeo, retrogradeLeo
1993LibraCancer, retrogradeGemini
1994AquariusCancerVirgo
1995Gemini, then Cancer from 19:16CancerCancer
1996ScorpioLeoGemini
1997Pisces, then Aries from 09:03LeoVirgo
1998LeoLeoCancer
1999SagittariusLeo, retrogradeVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Aries, then Taurus from 07:44CancerLeo
2001Virgo, then Libra from 23:08CancerGemini
2002Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:40LeoVirgo
2003GeminiLeoCancer
2004Libra, then Scorpio from 23:09LeoGemini
2005PiscesLeo, retrogradeVirgo
2006CancerCancer, retrogradeCancer
2007Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:30CancerVirgo
2008AriesCancerLeo
2009Leo, then Virgo from 03:23LeoGemini
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010CapricornLeoVirgo
2011TaurusLeoCancer
2012LibraLeo, retrogradeGemini
2013Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:23CancerVirgo
2014Gemini, then Cancer from 03:00CancerCancer
2015Libra, then Scorpio from 02:07LeoVirgo
2016Pisces, then Aries from 12:33LeoLeo
2017LeoLeoGemini
2018Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 21:49LeoVirgo
2019Aries, then Taurus from 21:43Cancer, retrogradeCancer
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020VirgoCancerGemini
2021Capricorn, then Aquarius from 00:13CancerVirgo
2022GeminiLeoCancer
2023LibraLeoLeo
2024PiscesLeoLeo
2025Cancer, then Leo from 15:29Leo, 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 24 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,607 babies were born on July 24 each year. That makes it number 68 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 4% 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 24. 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
1934Jul 23, 13:41
1935Jul 23, 19:32
1938Jul 23, 12:56
1939Jul 23, 18:36
1942Jul 23, 12:06
1943Jul 23, 18:04
1946Jul 23, 11:36
1947Jul 23, 17:14
1950Jul 23, 10:29
1951Jul 23, 16:20
1955Jul 23, 15:24
1959Jul 23, 14:45
1963Jul 23, 13:59
1967Jul 23, 13:16
1971Jul 23, 12:14
1975Jul 23, 11:21
1979Jul 23, 10:48
1983Jul 23, 10:04

Questions about July 24

What zodiac sign is July 24?

If you were born on July 24, 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 24 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 24 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.

What is the birthday star for July 24?

The Sun reaches Procyon on July 18 every year, 6 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 24?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 24 2024 the Moon was in Pisces, and on July 24 2023 it was in Libra. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on July 24?

On July 24 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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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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