Born on July 3
July 3 zodiac sign
If you were born on July 3, your Sun sign is Cancer.
Born as the light peaks, with the Moon as your guardian.
On July 3 the Sun stands between 10° and 12° Cancer, in the 2nd decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Cancer for the whole of July 3, 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
Sirius
Sirius gets its yearly visit from the Sun on July 6, 3 days after your birthday. The brightest star in the night sky, the Dog Star the Egyptians watched to time the flooding of the Nile. A star of devotion and fame, with a fire that burns very hot.
Sirius sits at 14° Cancer.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On July 3 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Gemini, the twins, even though the sign is Cancer. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.
July 3 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Cancer on July 3, 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 | Gemini | Leo | Cancer |
| 1941 | Libra, then Scorpio from 14:34 | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1942 | Pisces | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1943 | Cancer | Gemini | Leo |
| 1944 | Sagittarius | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1945 | Aries | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1946 | Virgo | Leo | Leo |
| 1947 | Capricorn | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1948 | Taurus, then Gemini from 17:48 | Gemini, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1949 | Libra | Gemini | Leo |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 13:52 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1951 | Gemini, then Cancer from 08:28 | Cancer | Leo |
| 1952 | Scorpio | Leo | Cancer |
| 1953 | Pisces, then Aries from 02:24 | Leo | Taurus |
| 1954 | Leo | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1955 | Sagittarius | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1956 | Taurus | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1957 | Virgo, then Libra from 15:16 | Cancer | Leo |
| 1958 | Aquarius | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1959 | Gemini | Leo | Leo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Libra, then Scorpio from 15:09 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1961 | Pisces | Cancer, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1962 | Cancer, then Leo from 13:56 | Gemini | Leo |
| 1963 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:12 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1964 | Aries | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1965 | Virgo | Leo | Leo |
| 1966 | Capricorn | Leo | Gemini |
| 1967 | Taurus | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1968 | Libra | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1969 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 07:27 | Gemini | Taurus |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Cancer | Cancer | Leo |
| 1971 | Scorpio | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1972 | Pisces, then Aries from 06:22 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1973 | Leo, then Virgo from 23:31 | Leo | Leo |
| 1974 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:19 | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1975 | Aries, then Taurus from 09:55 | Gemini | Leo |
| 1976 | Virgo, then Libra from 19:35 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1977 | Aquarius | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1978 | Gemini | Leo | Leo |
| 1979 | Libra | Leo | Gemini |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Pisces | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1981 | Cancer, then Leo from 04:47 | Gemini, retrograde | Leo |
| 1982 | Sagittarius | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1983 | Aries | Cancer | Leo |
| 1984 | Virgo | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1985 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 21:36 | Leo | Taurus |
| 1986 | Taurus, then Gemini from 10:32 | Leo | Leo |
| 1987 | Virgo, then Libra from 09:55 | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1988 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:34 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1989 | Cancer | Gemini | Leo |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Scorpio | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1991 | Pisces | Cancer | Leo |
| 1992 | Leo, then Virgo from 22:38 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1993 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:49 | Cancer, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1994 | Taurus | Gemini, retrograde | Leo |
| 1995 | Virgo | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1996 | Aquarius | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1997 | Gemini, then Cancer from 18:33 | Cancer | Leo |
| 1998 | Libra, then Scorpio from 11:46 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1999 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:35 | Leo | Leo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Cancer, then Leo from 02:38 | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2001 | Sagittarius | Gemini | Taurus |
| 2002 | Aries | Gemini | Leo |
| 2003 | Leo, then Virgo from 20:16 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2004 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:22 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2005 | Gemini | Leo | Leo |
| 2006 | Libra | Leo | Gemini |
| 2007 | Aquarius | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 2008 | Cancer | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2009 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:11 | Gemini | Taurus |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pisces, then Aries from 13:44 | Cancer | Leo |
| 2011 | Leo | Leo | Gemini |
| 2012 | Capricorn | Leo | Gemini |
| 2013 | Taurus | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 2014 | Virgo | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2015 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 12:21 | Gemini | Leo |
| 2016 | Gemini, then Cancer from 13:20 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2017 | Scorpio | Cancer | Taurus |
| 2018 | Pisces | Leo | Leo |
| 2019 | Cancer | Leo | Gemini |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sagittarius | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2021 | Aries, then Taurus from 12:28 | Gemini | Leo |
| 2022 | Leo, then Virgo from 12:32 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2023 | Capricorn | Cancer | Leo |
| 2024 | Gemini | Leo | Cancer |
| 2025 | Libra | Leo | Taurus |
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 3 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,304 babies were born on July 3 each year. That makes it number 121 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% more than an average day.
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The Cancer in you
Making people feel held, fed and safe, often without saying a word.
Letting go. The shell that protects you can also keep the world out.
Your decan, the second part of Cancer
Ruled by Pluto
Pluto deepens the waters. You feel things at the root, you sense what others hide, and your loyalty runs almost without end.
Questions about July 3
What zodiac sign is July 3?
If you were born on July 3, your Sun sign is Cancer.
Is July 3 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on July 3 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.
What is the birthday star for July 3?
Sirius gets its yearly visit from the Sun on July 6, 3 days after your birthday. The brightest star in the night sky, the Dog Star the Egyptians watched to time the flooding of the Nile. A star of devotion and fame, with a fire that burns very hot.
What was the Moon sign on July 3?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 3 2025 the Moon was in Libra, and on July 3 2024 it was in Gemini. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on July 3?
On July 3 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Gemini, the twins, even though the sign is Cancer. 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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