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.

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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.

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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
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1940CapricornCancerCancer
1941TaurusCancer, retrogradeCancer
1942Virgo, then Libra from 21:05Gemini, retrogradeTaurus
1943AquariusGeminiLeo
1944CancerGeminiGemini
1945ScorpioCancerTaurus
1946PiscesCancerLeo
1947Cancer, then Leo from 02:07CancerGemini
1948Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:51Cancer, retrogradeCancer
1949Aries, then Taurus from 07:31GeminiCancer
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950VirgoGeminiTaurus
1951Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:04GeminiLeo
1952GeminiCancerGemini
1953LibraCancerTaurus
1954Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:37CancerLeo
1955CancerGemini, retrogradeGemini
1956SagittariusGeminiCancer
1957AriesGeminiCancer
1958LeoCancerTaurus
1959CapricornCancerLeo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Taurus, then Gemini from 09:46CancerGemini
1961Virgo, then Libra from 09:32Cancer, retrogradeTaurus
1962AquariusGeminiLeo
1963Gemini, then Cancer from 12:47GeminiGemini
1964ScorpioGeminiGemini
1965PiscesCancerCancer
1966Cancer, then Leo from 03:29CancerTaurus
1967SagittariusCancerLeo
1968TaurusGemini, retrogradeCancer
1969VirgoGeminiTaurus
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:01GeminiLeo
1971GeminiGeminiGemini
1972Libra, then Scorpio from 08:43CancerGemini
1973Aquarius, then Pisces from 07:29CancerCancer
1974CancerCancer, retrogradeTaurus
1975Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:35Gemini, retrogradeLeo
1976AriesGeminiCancer
1977LeoGeminiTaurus
1978CapricornCancerLeo
1979Taurus, then Gemini from 23:23CancerGemini
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980LibraCancerGemini
1981AquariusCancer, retrogradeCancer
1982Gemini, then Cancer from 12:13GeminiTaurus
1983ScorpioGeminiLeo
1984Pisces, then Aries from 10:41GeminiCancer
1985Cancer, then Leo from 01:32CancerTaurus
1986SagittariusCancerLeo
1987Aries, then Taurus from 00:09Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1988VirgoGemini, retrogradeGemini
1989Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:57GeminiCancer
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990GeminiGeminiTaurus
1991Libra, then Scorpio from 17:19CancerLeo
1992PiscesCancerCancer
1993CancerCancerTaurus
1994Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:33Cancer, retrogradeLeo
1995AriesGeminiGemini
1996Leo, then Virgo from 12:07GeminiGemini
1997CapricornGeminiCancer
1998Taurus, then Gemini from 21:27CancerTaurus
1999LibraCancerLeo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000AquariusCancerCancer
2001Gemini, then Cancer from 11:41Gemini, retrogradeTaurus
2002ScorpioGeminiLeo
2003Pisces, then Aries from 15:06GeminiGemini
2004LeoCancerGemini
2005SagittariusCancerCancer
2006TaurusCancerTaurus
2007VirgoCancer, retrogradeLeo
2008Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:34GeminiCancer
2009GeminiGeminiTaurus
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Libra, then Scorpio from 12:14GeminiLeo
2011PiscesCancerGemini
2012CancerCancerGemini
2013Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:31CancerCancer
2014AriesGemini, retrogradeTaurus
2015Leo, then Virgo from 16:59GeminiLeo
2016CapricornGeminiCancer
2017Taurus, then Gemini from 22:45CancerTaurus
2018LibraCancerLeo
2019AquariusCancerGemini
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Gemini, then Cancer from 06:02Cancer, retrogradeGemini
2021ScorpioGemini, retrogradeCancer
2022Pisces, then Aries from 03:37GeminiTaurus
2023LeoGeminiLeo
2024Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:09CancerCancer
2025Aries, then Taurus from 01:53CancerTaurus

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

Your gift

Curiosity that turns strangers into friends and quiet rooms into conversations.

Your growing edge

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.

Read about the third decan of Gemini

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.

1930Jun 22, 03:53
1931Jun 22, 09:28
1932Jun 21, 15:22
1933Jun 21, 21:11
1934Jun 22, 02:47
1935Jun 22, 08:37
1936Jun 21, 14:21
1937Jun 21, 20:11
1938Jun 22, 02:03
1939Jun 22, 07:39
1940Jun 21, 13:36
1941Jun 21, 19:33
1942Jun 22, 01:15
1943Jun 22, 07:12
1944Jun 21, 13:02
1945Jun 21, 18:52
1946Jun 22, 00:44
1947Jun 22, 06:19
1948Jun 21, 12:10
1949Jun 21, 18:02
1950Jun 21, 23:35
1951Jun 22, 05:24
1952Jun 21, 11:12
1953Jun 21, 16:59
1954Jun 21, 22:54
1955Jun 22, 04:31
1956Jun 21, 10:24
1957Jun 21, 16:20
1958Jun 21, 21:56
1959Jun 22, 03:49
1960Jun 21, 09:42
1961Jun 21, 15:30
1962Jun 21, 21:24
1963Jun 22, 03:03
1964Jun 21, 08:56
1965Jun 21, 14:55
1966Jun 21, 20:33
1967Jun 22, 02:23
1968Jun 21, 08:13
1969Jun 21, 13:54
1970Jun 21, 19:42
1971Jun 22, 01:19
1972Jun 21, 07:05
1973Jun 21, 13:00
1974Jun 21, 18:37
1975Jun 22, 00:26
1976Jun 21, 06:23
1977Jun 21, 12:13
1978Jun 21, 18:09
1979Jun 21, 23:56
1980Jun 21, 05:46
1981Jun 21, 11:44
1982Jun 21, 17:22
1983Jun 21, 23:08
1984Jun 21, 05:02
1985Jun 21, 10:44
1986Jun 21, 16:29
1987Jun 21, 22:10
1988Jun 21, 03:56
1989Jun 21, 09:52
1990Jun 21, 15:32
1991Jun 21, 21:18
1992Jun 21, 03:14
1993Jun 21, 08:59
1994Jun 21, 14:48
1995Jun 21, 20:34
1996Jun 21, 02:23
1997Jun 21, 08:19
1998Jun 21, 14:02
1999Jun 21, 19:49
2000Jun 21, 01:47
2001Jun 21, 07:37
2002Jun 21, 13:24
2003Jun 21, 19:10
2004Jun 21, 00:56
2005Jun 21, 06:46
2006Jun 21, 12:25
2007Jun 21, 18:06
2008Jun 20, 23:59
2009Jun 21, 05:45
2010Jun 21, 11:28
2011Jun 21, 17:16
2012Jun 20, 23:08
2013Jun 21, 05:03
2014Jun 21, 10:51
2015Jun 21, 16:37
2016Jun 20, 22:34
2017Jun 21, 04:24
2018Jun 21, 10:07
2019Jun 21, 15:54
2020Jun 20, 21:43
2021Jun 21, 03:31
2022Jun 21, 09:13
2023Jun 21, 14:57
2024Jun 20, 20:50
2025Jun 21, 02:42
2026Jun 21, 08:25
2027Jun 21, 14:10
2028Jun 20, 20:01
2029Jun 21, 01:48
2030Jun 21, 07:31
2031Jun 21, 13:17
2032Jun 20, 19:08
2033Jun 21, 01:00
2034Jun 21, 06:44
2035Jun 21, 12:32
2036Jun 20, 18:31
2037Jun 21, 00:22
2038Jun 21, 06:09
2039Jun 21, 11:57
2040Jun 20, 17:46
2041Jun 20, 23:36
2042Jun 21, 05:15
2043Jun 21, 10:57
2044Jun 20, 16:50
2045Jun 20, 22:33
2046Jun 21, 04:14
2047Jun 21, 10:03
2048Jun 20, 15:53
2049Jun 20, 21:47
2050Jun 21, 03:32

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.

Your Sun sign is one star in a whole sky. Your Moon and rising sign tell the rest of your story.

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