Born on June 21
June 21 zodiac sign
If you were born on June 21, your Sun sign is Gemini or Cancer. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.
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On June 21 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Gemini into the first degree of Cancer.
In 47% of years the Sun had already reached Cancer by midday on June 21 in Greenwich. Your exact birth year, time and place decide which side you were born on.
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
Betelgeuse
Every year on June 20, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Betelgeuse. The red shoulder of Orion, a giant star close to the end of its life. Astrologers have always called it one of the luckiest stars in the sky.
Betelgeuse sits at 29° Gemini.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On June 21 the Sun stands on the border between Gemini and Taurus, and in some years it crosses from one to the other that very day. The sign is Gemini, because astrologers' signs follow the seasons rather than the stars.
June 21 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving too. 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 | Capricorn | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1941 | Taurus | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1942 | Virgo, then Libra from 21:05 | Gemini, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1943 | Aquarius | Gemini | Leo |
| 1944 | Cancer | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1945 | Scorpio | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1946 | Pisces | Cancer | Leo |
| 1947 | Cancer, then Leo from 02:07 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1948 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:51 | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1949 | Aries, then Taurus from 07:31 | Gemini | Cancer |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Virgo | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1951 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:04 | Gemini | Leo |
| 1952 | Gemini | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1953 | Libra | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1954 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:37 | Cancer | Leo |
| 1955 | Cancer | Gemini, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1956 | Sagittarius | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1957 | Aries | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1958 | Leo | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1959 | Capricorn | Cancer | Leo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Taurus, then Gemini from 09:46 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1961 | Virgo, then Libra from 09:32 | Cancer, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1962 | Aquarius | Gemini | Leo |
| 1963 | Gemini, then Cancer from 12:47 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1964 | Scorpio | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1965 | Pisces | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1966 | Cancer, then Leo from 03:29 | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1967 | Sagittarius | Cancer | Leo |
| 1968 | Taurus | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1969 | Virgo | Gemini | Taurus |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:01 | Gemini | Leo |
| 1971 | Gemini | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1972 | Libra, then Scorpio from 08:43 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1973 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 07:29 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1974 | Cancer | Cancer, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1975 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:35 | Gemini, retrograde | Leo |
| 1976 | Aries | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1977 | Leo | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1978 | Capricorn | Cancer | Leo |
| 1979 | Taurus, then Gemini from 23:23 | Cancer | Gemini |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Libra | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1981 | Aquarius | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1982 | Gemini, then Cancer from 12:13 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1983 | Scorpio | Gemini | Leo |
| 1984 | Pisces, then Aries from 10:41 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1985 | Cancer, then Leo from 01:32 | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1986 | Sagittarius | Cancer | Leo |
| 1987 | Aries, then Taurus from 00:09 | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1988 | Virgo | Gemini, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1989 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:57 | Gemini | Cancer |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Gemini | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1991 | Libra, then Scorpio from 17:19 | Cancer | Leo |
| 1992 | Pisces | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1993 | Cancer | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1994 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:33 | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1995 | Aries | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1996 | Leo, then Virgo from 12:07 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1997 | Capricorn | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1998 | Taurus, then Gemini from 21:27 | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1999 | Libra | Cancer | Leo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aquarius | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2001 | Gemini, then Cancer from 11:41 | Gemini, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2002 | Scorpio | Gemini | Leo |
| 2003 | Pisces, then Aries from 15:06 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2004 | Leo | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2005 | Sagittarius | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2006 | Taurus | Cancer | Taurus |
| 2007 | Virgo | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 2008 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:34 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2009 | Gemini | Gemini | Taurus |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Libra, then Scorpio from 12:14 | Gemini | Leo |
| 2011 | Pisces | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2012 | Cancer | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2013 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:31 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2014 | Aries | Gemini, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2015 | Leo, then Virgo from 16:59 | Gemini | Leo |
| 2016 | Capricorn | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2017 | Taurus, then Gemini from 22:45 | Cancer | Taurus |
| 2018 | Libra | Cancer | Leo |
| 2019 | Aquarius | Cancer | Gemini |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Gemini, then Cancer from 06:02 | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2021 | Scorpio | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2022 | Pisces, then Aries from 03:37 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 2023 | Leo | Gemini | Leo |
| 2024 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:09 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2025 | Aries, then Taurus from 01:53 | Cancer | 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
Eclipses on June 21
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on June 21, Greenwich time.
- 1982, partial solar eclipse at 12:03
- 2001, total solar eclipse at 12:03
- 2020, annular solar eclipse at 06:40
- 2039, annular solar eclipse at 17:11
How common is a June 21 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,298 babies were born on June 21 each year. That makes it number 122 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% more than an average day.
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The Gemini in you
Curiosity that turns strangers into friends and quiet rooms into conversations.
Depth. With so many doors open, it can be hard to walk all the way through one.
Your decan, the third part of Gemini
Ruled by Uranus
Uranus electrifies the Gemini mind. Your ideas arrive ahead of their time, and you are drawn to whatever is new, strange or still being invented.
Born after the Sun crossed into Cancer? Your story belongs to Cancer. Read your Cancer birthday
When the Sun changed sign, year by year
Every year the Sun crossed from Gemini into Cancer around June 21. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.
Questions about June 21
What zodiac sign is June 21?
If you were born on June 21, your Sun sign is Gemini or Cancer. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.
Is June 21 a cusp birthday?
Yes. The Sun moves from Gemini into Cancer around this day, at a different hour each year, so people born on June 21 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.
What is the birthday star for June 21?
Every year on June 20, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Betelgeuse. The red shoulder of Orion, a giant star close to the end of its life. Astrologers have always called it one of the luckiest stars in the sky.
What was the Moon sign on June 21?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On June 21 2023 the Moon was in Leo, and on June 21 2021 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 June 21?
On June 21 the Sun stands on the border between Gemini and Taurus, and in some years it crosses from one to the other that very day. The sign is Gemini, because astrologers' signs follow the seasons rather than the stars.
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