Born on July 6
July 6 zodiac sign
If you were born on July 6, your Sun sign is Cancer.
Born as the light peaks, with the Moon as your guardian.
On July 6 the Sun stands between 12° and 15° 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 6, 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
Each year the Sun meets Sirius on 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 6 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 6 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Cancer on July 6, 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 | Cancer, then Leo from 16:13 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1941 | Sagittarius | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1942 | Aries, then Taurus from 18:23 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1943 | Leo, then Virgo from 18:45 | Cancer | Leo |
| 1944 | Capricorn | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1945 | Taurus, then Gemini from 05:20 | Leo | Taurus |
| 1946 | Libra | Leo | Leo |
| 1947 | Aquarius | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1948 | Cancer | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1949 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:45 | Gemini | Leo |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Aries | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1951 | Leo | Cancer | Leo |
| 1952 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:03 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1953 | Taurus | Leo | Taurus |
| 1954 | Virgo, then Libra from 18:53 | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1955 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:19 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1956 | Gemini | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1957 | Scorpio | Cancer | Leo |
| 1958 | Pisces | Leo | Gemini |
| 1959 | Cancer | Leo | Leo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Sagittarius | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1961 | Aries, then Taurus from 10:02 | Cancer, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1962 | Leo, then Virgo from 00:22 | Gemini | Leo |
| 1963 | Capricorn | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1964 | Taurus, then Gemini from 07:43 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1965 | Libra | Leo | Leo |
| 1966 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:40 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1967 | Gemini, then Cancer from 13:48 | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1968 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:05 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1969 | Aries | Gemini | Taurus |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Leo | Cancer | Leo |
| 1971 | Sagittarius | Leo | Gemini |
| 1972 | Taurus | Leo | Gemini |
| 1973 | Virgo, then Libra from 04:24 | Leo | Leo |
| 1974 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 00:42 | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1975 | Gemini | Gemini | Leo |
| 1976 | Scorpio | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1977 | Pisces, then Aries from 22:04 | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1978 | Cancer, then Leo from 20:13 | Leo | Leo |
| 1979 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:56 | Leo | Cancer |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Aries, then Taurus from 11:31 | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1981 | Virgo | Gemini | Leo |
| 1982 | Capricorn | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1983 | Taurus | Cancer | Leo |
| 1984 | Libra | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1985 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:41 | Leo | Gemini |
| 1986 | Cancer | Leo | Leo |
| 1987 | Scorpio | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1988 | Aries | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1989 | Leo, then Virgo from 23:05 | Cancer | Leo |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:40 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1991 | Aries, then Taurus from 09:52 | Leo | Leo |
| 1992 | Virgo, then Libra from 00:28 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1993 | Aquarius | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1994 | Gemini | Gemini, retrograde | Leo |
| 1995 | Libra | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1996 | Pisces, then Aries from 14:42 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1997 | Cancer, then Leo from 03:45 | Cancer | Leo |
| 1998 | Sagittarius | Leo | Gemini |
| 1999 | Aries | Leo | Leo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Virgo | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2001 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:34 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2002 | Taurus, then Gemini from 19:01 | Gemini | Leo |
| 2003 | Virgo, then Libra from 01:21 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2004 | Pisces | Leo | Gemini |
| 2005 | Cancer | Leo | Leo |
| 2006 | Scorpio | Leo, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2007 | Pisces, then Aries from 14:57 | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 2008 | Leo, then Virgo from 11:04 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2009 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:08 | Cancer | Gemini |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Aries, then Taurus from 00:29 | Cancer | Leo |
| 2011 | Virgo | Leo | Cancer |
| 2012 | Aquarius | Leo | Gemini |
| 2013 | Gemini, then Cancer from 22:14 | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 2014 | Libra, then Scorpio from 19:34 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2015 | Pisces | Gemini | Leo |
| 2016 | Leo | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2017 | Sagittarius | Leo | Gemini |
| 2018 | Aries | Leo | Leo |
| 2019 | Leo, then Virgo from 04:26 | Leo | Cancer |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 10:09 | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2021 | Taurus, then Gemini from 01:24 | Gemini | Leo |
| 2022 | Libra | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2023 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 17:33 | Cancer | Leo |
| 2024 | Cancer | Leo | Cancer |
| 2025 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:07 | Leo | 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 6
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 6, Greenwich time.
- 1944, penumbral lunar eclipse at 04:39
- 1963, partial lunar eclipse at 22:02
- 1982, total lunar eclipse at 07:30
- 2028, partial lunar eclipse at 18:19
How common is a July 6 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,487 babies were born on July 6 each year. That makes it number 96 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% 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 6
What zodiac sign is July 6?
If you were born on July 6, your Sun sign is Cancer.
Is July 6 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on July 6 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.
What is the birthday star for July 6?
Each year the Sun meets Sirius on 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 6?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 6 2024 the Moon was in Cancer, and on July 6 2022 it was in Libra. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on July 6?
On July 6 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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