Born on July 27
July 27 zodiac sign
If you were born on July 27, your Sun sign is Leo.
High summer, golden and generous, ruled by the Sun itself.
On July 27 the Sun stands between 3° and 5° 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 27, 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.
Your birthday star
Procyon
The Sun reaches Procyon on July 18 every year, 9 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 27 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.
July 27 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Leo on July 27, 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
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Aries, then Taurus from 02:57 | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1941 | Virgo | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1942 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 12:37 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1943 | Gemini | Leo | Virgo |
| 1944 | Libra, then Scorpio from 23:17 | Leo | Leo |
| 1945 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:27 | Virgo | Gemini |
| 1946 | Cancer | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1947 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:41 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1948 | Aries | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1949 | Leo, then Virgo from 17:36 | Leo | Virgo |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Capricorn | Leo | Cancer |
| 1951 | Taurus | Leo | Virgo |
| 1952 | Virgo, then Libra from 02:54 | Leo | Leo |
| 1953 | Aquarius | Leo, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1954 | Gemini, then Cancer from 06:41 | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1955 | Scorpio | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1956 | Pisces, then Aries from 20:54 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1957 | Leo | Leo | Virgo |
| 1958 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 21:53 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1959 | Aries, then Taurus from 06:44 | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Virgo | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1961 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 12:42 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1962 | Gemini | Leo | Virgo |
| 1963 | Libra | Leo | Cancer |
| 1964 | Pisces | Virgo | Gemini |
| 1965 | Cancer | Leo | Virgo |
| 1966 | Sagittarius | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1967 | Aries | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1968 | Leo, then Virgo from 15:10 | Cancer | Leo |
| 1969 | Capricorn | Leo | Gemini |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taurus, then Gemini from 13:53 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1971 | Virgo, then Libra from 09:12 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1972 | Aquarius | Leo, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1973 | Gemini, then Cancer from 08:11 | Cancer, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1974 | Scorpio | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1975 | Pisces | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1976 | Leo | Leo | Leo |
| 1977 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:15 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1978 | Taurus | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1979 | Virgo | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 10:35 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1981 | Gemini | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1982 | Libra, then Scorpio from 09:58 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1983 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:12 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1984 | Cancer | Virgo | Leo |
| 1985 | Sagittarius | Leo | Gemini |
| 1986 | Aries | Cancer, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1987 | Leo | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1988 | Capricorn | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1989 | Taurus, then Gemini from 12:15 | Leo | Virgo |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Libra | Leo | Cancer |
| 1991 | Aquarius | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1992 | Gemini, then Cancer from 08:09 | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1993 | Scorpio | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1994 | Pisces, then Aries from 10:31 | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1995 | Cancer, then Leo from 07:07 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1996 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:18 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1997 | Taurus | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1998 | Virgo | Leo | Cancer |
| 1999 | Capricorn | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Gemini | Cancer | Leo |
| 2001 | Libra, then Scorpio from 02:17 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2002 | Pisces | Leo | Virgo |
| 2003 | Cancer | Leo | Cancer |
| 2004 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:48 | Virgo | Gemini |
| 2005 | Aries, then Taurus from 17:55 | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2006 | Leo, then Virgo from 11:37 | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2007 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:22 | Cancer | Virgo |
| 2008 | Taurus, then Gemini from 15:56 | Leo | Leo |
| 2009 | Libra | Leo | Gemini |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Aquarius | Leo | Virgo |
| 2011 | Gemini | Leo | Cancer |
| 2012 | Scorpio | Leo, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2013 | Aries | Cancer | Virgo |
| 2014 | Leo | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2015 | Sagittarius | Leo | Virgo |
| 2016 | Taurus | Leo | Leo |
| 2017 | Virgo, then Libra from 15:37 | Virgo | Gemini |
| 2018 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 10:41 | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2019 | Taurus, then Gemini from 06:29 | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Libra, then Scorpio from 04:12 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2021 | Pisces | Cancer | Virgo |
| 2022 | Cancer | Leo | Cancer |
| 2023 | Scorpio | Leo | Leo |
| 2024 | Aries, then Taurus from 17:23 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2025 | Virgo | Leo, retrograde | Gemini |
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 27
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 27, Greenwich time.
- 1980, penumbral lunar eclipse at 19:08
- 2018, total lunar eclipse at 20:21
- 2037, partial lunar eclipse at 04:08
How common is a July 27 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,410 babies were born on July 27 each year. That makes it number 104 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% more than an average day.
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The Leo in you
Warmth. People feel more alive and more themselves around you.
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.
Questions about July 27
What zodiac sign is July 27?
If you were born on July 27, your Sun sign is Leo.
Is July 27 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Leo all day on July 27 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Leo.
What is the birthday star for July 27?
The Sun reaches Procyon on July 18 every year, 9 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 27?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 27 2025 the Moon was in Virgo, and on July 27 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 27?
On July 27 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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