Born on July 5

July 5 zodiac sign

If you were born on July 5, your Sun sign is Cancer.

Born as the light peaks, with the Moon as your guardian.

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On July 5 the Sun stands between 12° and 14° 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 5, 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

Sirius

The day after your birthday, July 6, is when the Sun meets Sirius each year. 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 5 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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July 5 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Cancer on July 5, 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
1940CancerLeoCancer
1941Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:14Cancer, retrogradeLeo
1942AriesGeminiGemini
1943LeoGeminiLeo
1944Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:42CancerCancer
1945TaurusLeoTaurus
1946Virgo, then Libra from 03:21LeoLeo
1947Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:50Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1948Gemini, then Cancer from 21:07Gemini, retrogradeGemini
1949ScorpioGeminiLeo
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Pisces, then Aries from 22:25CancerGemini
1951Cancer, then Leo from 21:01CancerLeo
1952SagittariusLeoCancer
1953Aries, then Taurus from 05:24LeoTaurus
1954VirgoCancer, retrogradeLeo
1955CapricornGeminiGemini
1956Taurus, then Gemini from 02:26GeminiGemini
1957Libra, then Scorpio from 19:10CancerLeo
1958Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:57LeoGemini
1959Gemini, then Cancer from 00:04LeoLeo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:43Leo, retrogradeCancer
1961AriesCancer, retrogradeTaurus
1962LeoGeminiLeo
1963Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:03CancerGemini
1964TaurusCancerGemini
1965LibraLeoLeo
1966AquariusLeoGemini
1967GeminiCancer, retrogradeLeo
1968ScorpioGeminiCancer
1969Pisces, then Aries from 11:17GeminiTaurus
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Cancer, then Leo from 04:26CancerLeo
1971SagittariusCancerGemini
1972Aries, then Taurus from 09:25LeoGemini
1973VirgoLeoLeo
1974CapricornCancer, retrogradeGemini
1975Taurus, then Gemini from 18:59GeminiLeo
1976Libra, then Scorpio from 22:34CancerCancer
1977PiscesCancerTaurus
1978CancerLeoLeo
1979ScorpioLeoGemini
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980AriesCancer, retrogradeGemini
1981Leo, then Virgo from 09:26GeminiLeo
1982Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 03:15GeminiGemini
1983Aries, then Taurus from 00:06CancerLeo
1984LibraCancerCancer
1985AquariusLeoTaurus
1986Gemini, then Cancer from 23:20LeoLeo
1987Libra, then Scorpio from 18:03Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1988Pisces, then Aries from 10:37GeminiGemini
1989LeoGeminiLeo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990SagittariusCancerGemini
1991AriesLeoLeo
1992VirgoLeoCancer
1993Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:15Cancer, retrogradeTaurus
1994Taurus, then Gemini from 03:13Gemini, retrogradeLeo
1995LibraGeminiCancer
1996PiscesCancerGemini
1997CancerCancerLeo
1998Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 23:24LeoGemini
1999Pisces, then Aries from 11:22LeoLeo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Leo, then Virgo from 03:19Cancer, retrogradeCancer
2001CapricornGeminiTaurus
2002TaurusGeminiLeo
2003VirgoCancerCancer
2004Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:27LeoGemini
2005Gemini, then Cancer from 07:08LeoLeo
2006Libra, then Scorpio from 05:14Leo, retrogradeGemini
2007PiscesCancer, retrogradeLeo
2008LeoGeminiCancer
2009SagittariusCancerGemini
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010AriesCancerLeo
2011Leo, then Virgo from 01:16LeoCancer
2012Capricorn, then Aquarius from 00:26LeoGemini
2013GeminiCancer, retrogradeLeo
2014LibraGeminiGemini
2015Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:23GeminiLeo
2016Cancer, then Leo from 16:29CancerCancer
2017Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:08CancerGemini
2018Pisces, then Aries from 04:50LeoLeo
2019LeoLeoCancer
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020CapricornCancer, retrogradeGemini
2021TaurusGeminiLeo
2022Virgo, then Libra from 22:25CancerGemini
2023AquariusCancerLeo
2024CancerLeoCancer
2025ScorpioLeoGemini

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 5

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 5, Greenwich time.

  • 2001, partial lunar eclipse at 14:55
  • 2020, penumbral lunar eclipse at 04:29

How common is a July 5 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,404 babies were born on July 5 each year. That makes it number 348 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 7% fewer than an average day.

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The Cancer in you

Your gift

Making people feel held, fed and safe, often without saying a word.

Your growing edge

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.

Read about the second decan of Cancer

Questions about July 5

What zodiac sign is July 5?

If you were born on July 5, your Sun sign is Cancer.

Is July 5 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on July 5 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.

What is the birthday star for July 5?

The day after your birthday, July 6, is when the Sun meets Sirius each year. 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 5?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 5 2025 the Moon was in Scorpio, and on July 5 2024 it was in Cancer. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on July 5?

On July 5 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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