Born on July 28

July 28 zodiac sign

If you were born on July 28, your Sun sign is Leo.

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

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On July 28 the Sun stands between 3° and 6° 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 28, wherever in the world you were born.

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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.

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Your birthday star

Acubens

Acubens gets its yearly visit from the Sun on August 6, 9 days after your birthday. The claw of the Crab. Once it holds on to something, it does not let go.

Acubens sits at 14° Leo.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On July 28 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 28 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Leo on July 28, 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
1940TaurusCancer, retrogradeGemini
1941Virgo, then Libra from 16:41CancerVirgo
1942AquariusCancerCancer
1943Gemini, then Cancer from 23:04LeoVirgo
1944ScorpioLeoLeo
1945PiscesVirgoGemini
1946Cancer, then Leo from 03:58Leo, retrogradeVirgo
1947SagittariusCancerCancer
1948Aries, then Taurus from 18:34CancerGemini
1949VirgoLeoVirgo
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:56LeoCancer
1951Taurus, then Gemini from 02:08VirgoVirgo
1952LibraLeoLeo
1953Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:07Leo, retrogradeGemini
1954CancerCancerVirgo
1955Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:24CancerCancer
1956AriesLeoGemini
1957Leo, then Virgo from 22:00LeoVirgo
1958CapricornVirgoCancer
1959TaurusLeo, retrogradeVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Virgo, then Libra from 14:34CancerLeo
1961AquariusCancerGemini
1962Gemini, then Cancer from 13:01LeoVirgo
1963Libra, then Scorpio from 03:39LeoCancer
1964PiscesVirgoGemini
1965Cancer, then Leo from 03:38LeoVirgo
1966SagittariusLeo, retrogradeCancer
1967AriesCancerVirgo
1968VirgoCancerLeo
1969Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:35LeoGemini
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970GeminiLeoVirgo
1971LibraVirgoCancer
1972Aquarius, then Pisces from 07:29Leo, retrogradeGemini
1973CancerCancer, retrogradeVirgo
1974Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:00CancerCancer
1975Pisces, then Aries from 05:27LeoVirgo
1976Leo, then Virgo from 22:24LeoLeo
1977CapricornVirgoGemini
1978TaurusVirgoVirgo
1979VirgoLeo, retrogradeCancer
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980AquariusCancerGemini
1981Gemini, then Cancer from 11:41CancerVirgo
1982ScorpioLeoCancer
1983PiscesLeoVirgo
1984Cancer, then Leo from 02:42VirgoLeo
1985SagittariusLeo, retrogradeGemini
1986Aries, then Taurus from 05:12Cancer, retrogradeVirgo
1987Leo, then Virgo from 04:26CancerCancer
1988Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:25CancerGemini
1989GeminiLeoVirgo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990LibraLeoCancer
1991Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:35VirgoVirgo
1992CancerLeo, retrogradeLeo
1993Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:13CancerGemini
1994AriesCancerVirgo
1995LeoLeoCancer
1996CapricornLeoGemini
1997Taurus, then Gemini from 17:05VirgoVirgo
1998Virgo, then Libra from 07:15LeoCancer
1999Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:55Leo, retrogradeVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Gemini, then Cancer from 13:30CancerLeo
2001ScorpioCancerGemini
2002PiscesLeoVirgo
2003Cancer, then Leo from 20:17LeoCancer
2004SagittariusVirgoGemini
2005TaurusLeo, retrogradeVirgo
2006VirgoCancer, retrogradeCancer
2007CapricornCancerVirgo
2008GeminiLeoLeo
2009Libra, then Scorpio from 10:56LeoGemini
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:00VirgoVirgo
2011Gemini, then Cancer from 01:12LeoCancer
2012Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:18Leo, retrogradeGemini
2013AriesCancerVirgo
2014LeoCancerCancer
2015Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:48LeoVirgo
2016Taurus, then Gemini from 18:17LeoLeo
2017LibraVirgoGemini
2018AquariusLeo, retrogradeVirgo
2019GeminiCancer, retrogradeLeo
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020ScorpioCancerGemini
2021Pisces, then Aries from 09:58LeoVirgo
2022Cancer, then Leo from 06:36LeoCancer
2023Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 00:24LeoLeo
2024TaurusVirgoLeo
2025VirgoLeo, 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 28

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 28, Greenwich time.

  • 1999, partial lunar eclipse at 11:33

How common is a July 28 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,614 babies were born on July 28 each year. That makes it number 65 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 28

What zodiac sign is July 28?

If you were born on July 28, your Sun sign is Leo.

Is July 28 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Leo all day on July 28 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Leo.

What is the birthday star for July 28?

Acubens gets its yearly visit from the Sun on August 6, 9 days after your birthday. The claw of the Crab. Once it holds on to something, it does not let go.

What was the Moon sign on July 28?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 28 2025 the Moon was in Virgo, and on July 28 2024 it was in Taurus. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on July 28?

On July 28 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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