Born on July 9

July 9 zodiac sign

If you were born on July 9, your Sun sign is Cancer.

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

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On July 9 the Sun stands between 15° and 18° 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 9, 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 Sun reaches Sirius on July 6 every year, 3 days before 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 9 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 9 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Cancer on July 9, 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
1940VirgoLeo, retrogradeGemini
1941Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:36Cancer, retrogradeLeo
1942Taurus, then Gemini from 06:11GeminiGemini
1943Virgo, then Libra from 06:45CancerVirgo
1944Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:39CancerCancer
1945CancerLeoGemini
1946ScorpioLeoLeo
1947PiscesCancer, retrogradeCancer
1948Leo, then Virgo from 22:04GeminiGemini
1949Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 00:03GeminiLeo
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950TaurusCancerGemini
1951VirgoLeoVirgo
1952AquariusLeoCancer
1953Gemini, then Cancer from 15:55LeoGemini
1954Libra, then Scorpio from 07:04Cancer, retrogradeLeo
1955Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:09GeminiCancer
1956Cancer, then Leo from 02:42CancerGemini
1957SagittariusCancerLeo
1958AriesLeoGemini
1959Leo, then Virgo from 18:16LeoVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:43Cancer, retrogradeCancer
1961GeminiCancerGemini
1962LibraGeminiLeo
1963AquariusCancerCancer
1964CancerLeoGemini
1965Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 10:54LeoLeo
1966Pisces, then Aries from 09:16LeoGemini
1967LeoCancer, retrogradeVirgo
1968CapricornGeminiCancer
1969TaurusCancerGemini
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970VirgoCancerLeo
1971Capricorn, then Aquarius from 11:27LeoCancer
1972Gemini, then Cancer from 12:30LeoGemini
1973ScorpioLeo, retrogradeLeo
1974PiscesCancer, retrogradeGemini
1975CancerGeminiVirgo
1976SagittariusCancerCancer
1977Aries, then Taurus from 08:33CancerGemini
1978Leo, then Virgo from 08:45LeoLeo
1979CapricornLeoCancer
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980GeminiCancer, retrogradeGemini
1981LibraGeminiLeo
1982AquariusCancerGemini
1983Gemini, then Cancer from 07:51CancerLeo
1984Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:03LeoCancer
1985AriesLeoGemini
1986LeoLeoLeo
1987Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:44Cancer, retrogradeCancer
1988Taurus, then Gemini from 20:17GeminiGemini
1989Virgo, then Libra from 10:31CancerLeo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Capricorn, then Aquarius from 05:07CancerGemini
1991GeminiLeoLeo
1992ScorpioLeoCancer
1993PiscesCancer, retrogradeGemini
1994Cancer, then Leo from 22:44GeminiLeo
1995Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:38GeminiCancer
1996TaurusCancerGemini
1997VirgoLeoLeo
1998CapricornLeoGemini
1999Taurus, then Gemini from 17:00LeoLeo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Libra, then Scorpio from 13:49Cancer, retrogradeCancer
2001Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:06GeminiGemini
2002Gemini, then Cancer from 02:37CancerLeo
2003ScorpioCancerCancer
2004AriesLeoGemini
2005LeoLeoLeo
2006Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:25Leo, retrogradeGemini
2007TaurusCancer, retrogradeLeo
2008LibraGeminiCancer
2009AquariusCancerGemini
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010GeminiCancerLeo
2011Libra, then Scorpio from 06:32LeoCancer
2012Pisces, then Aries from 12:14LeoGemini
2013Cancer, then Leo from 10:49Cancer, retrogradeLeo
2014Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:25GeminiGemini
2015Aries, then Taurus from 19:50CancerLeo
2016VirgoCancerCancer
2017CapricornLeoGemini
2018Taurus, then Gemini from 16:59LeoLeo
2019LibraLeo, retrogradeCancer
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020PiscesCancer, retrogradeGemini
2021CancerGeminiLeo
2022ScorpioCancerGemini
2023AriesCancerLeo
2024Leo, then Virgo from 13:48LeoCancer
2025Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:55LeoGemini

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 9

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on July 9, Greenwich time.

  • 1945, total solar eclipse at 13:27
  • 1964, partial solar eclipse at 11:17

How common is a July 9 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,769 babies were born on July 9 each year. That makes it number 40 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 6% more 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 9

What zodiac sign is July 9?

If you were born on July 9, your Sun sign is Cancer.

Is July 9 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on July 9 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.

What is the birthday star for July 9?

The Sun reaches Sirius on July 6 every year, 3 days before 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 9?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On July 9 2023 the Moon was in Aries, and on July 9 2022 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 9?

On July 9 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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