Born on July 26

July 26 zodiac sign

If you were born on July 26, your Sun sign is Leo.

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

FireFixedthe Sun

On July 26 the Sun stands between 2° and 4° Leo, in the 1st decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Leo for the whole of July 26, 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.

Birth time

Your birthday star

Procyon

The Sun reaches Procyon on July 18 every year, 8 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 26 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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July 26 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Leo on July 26, 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
1940AriesCancer, retrogradeGemini
1941Leo, then Virgo from 12:04CancerLeo
1942CapricornCancerCancer
1943Taurus, then Gemini from 12:04LeoVirgo
1944LibraLeoLeo
1945AquariusLeoGemini
1946Gemini, then Cancer from 02:44Leo, retrogradeVirgo
1947ScorpioCancerCancer
1948Pisces, then Aries from 06:58CancerGemini
1949LeoLeoLeo
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:40LeoCancer
1951TaurusLeoVirgo
1952VirgoLeoLeo
1953Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:03Leo, retrogradeGemini
1954GeminiCancerVirgo
1955Libra, then Scorpio from 10:19CancerCancer
1956PiscesLeoGemini
1957Cancer, then Leo from 22:17LeoVirgo
1958SagittariusVirgoCancer
1959AriesLeo, retrogradeVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Leo, then Virgo from 04:32Cancer, retrogradeLeo
1961CapricornCancerGemini
1962Taurus, then Gemini from 06:57CancerVirgo
1963LibraLeoCancer
1964Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:36LeoGemini
1965Gemini, then Cancer from 03:54LeoVirgo
1966Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:05Leo, retrogradeCancer
1967Pisces, then Aries from 12:00CancerVirgo
1968LeoCancerLeo
1969Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:10LeoGemini
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970TaurusLeoVirgo
1971VirgoLeoCancer
1972Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:07Leo, retrogradeGemini
1973GeminiCancer, retrogradeVirgo
1974ScorpioCancerCancer
1975PiscesCancerVirgo
1976Cancer, then Leo from 18:19LeoLeo
1977SagittariusLeoGemini
1978Aries, then Taurus from 15:51LeoVirgo
1979Leo, then Virgo from 13:02Leo, retrogradeCancer
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980CapricornCancerGemini
1981Taurus, then Gemini from 09:42CancerVirgo
1982LibraLeoCancer
1983AquariusLeoVirgo
1984CancerVirgoLeo
1985Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 23:13LeoGemini
1986AriesCancer, retrogradeVirgo
1987LeoCancerCancer
1988Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:07CancerGemini
1989TaurusLeoVirgo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Virgo, then Libra from 15:19LeoCancer
1991Capricorn, then Aquarius from 11:49LeoVirgo
1992GeminiLeo, retrogradeLeo
1993ScorpioCancerGemini
1994PiscesCancerVirgo
1995CancerLeoCancer
1996SagittariusLeoGemini
1997Aries, then Taurus from 11:54LeoVirgo
1998VirgoLeoCancer
1999CapricornLeo, retrogradeVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Taurus, then Gemini from 12:02CancerLeo
2001LibraCancerGemini
2002Aquarius, then Pisces from 16:05LeoVirgo
2003Gemini, then Cancer from 11:23LeoCancer
2004ScorpioVirgoGemini
2005AriesLeo, retrogradeVirgo
2006LeoCancer, retrogradeCancer
2007SagittariusCancerVirgo
2008TaurusLeoLeo
2009Virgo, then Libra from 05:26LeoGemini
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010AquariusLeoVirgo
2011GeminiLeoCancer
2012Libra, then Scorpio from 02:30Leo, retrogradeGemini
2013Pisces, then Aries from 21:29CancerVirgo
2014Cancer, then Leo from 14:55CancerCancer
2015Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:25LeoVirgo
2016Aries, then Taurus from 15:38LeoLeo
2017VirgoVirgoGemini
2018CapricornLeo, retrogradeVirgo
2019TaurusCancer, retrogradeCancer
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020LibraCancerGemini
2021Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:30CancerVirgo
2022CancerLeoCancer
2023ScorpioLeoLeo
2024AriesVirgoLeo
2025Leo, then Virgo from 20:56Leo, 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 26

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 26, Greenwich time.

  • 1934, partial lunar eclipse at 12:15
  • 1953, total lunar eclipse at 12:20
  • 1972, partial lunar eclipse at 07:15
  • 1991, penumbral lunar eclipse at 18:07

How common is a July 26 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,581 babies were born on July 26 each year. That makes it number 74 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

Questions about July 26

What zodiac sign is July 26?

If you were born on July 26, your Sun sign is Leo.

Is July 26 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Leo all day on July 26 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Leo.

What is the birthday star for July 26?

The Sun reaches Procyon on July 18 every year, 8 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 26?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 26 2024 the Moon was in Aries, and on July 26 2023 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 26?

On July 26 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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