Born on June 23
June 23 zodiac sign
If you were born on June 23, your Sun sign is Cancer.
Born as the light peaks, with the Moon as your guardian.
On June 23 the Sun stands between 0° and 3° Cancer, in the 1st decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Cancer for the whole of June 23, 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
Betelgeuse
The Sun reaches Betelgeuse on June 20 every year, 3 days before your birthday. 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 23 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.
June 23 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Cancer on June 23, 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 | Aquarius | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1941 | Gemini | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1942 | Libra | Gemini, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1943 | Pisces | Gemini | Leo |
| 1944 | Cancer, then Leo from 03:26 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1945 | Sagittarius | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1946 | Aries | Cancer | Leo |
| 1947 | Leo, then Virgo from 03:01 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1948 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:16 | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1949 | Taurus, then Gemini from 18:20 | Gemini | Cancer |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Virgo, then Libra from 03:10 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1951 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 17:49 | Gemini | Leo |
| 1952 | Cancer | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1953 | Scorpio | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1954 | Pisces, then Aries from 16:44 | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1955 | Leo | Gemini, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1956 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:43 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1957 | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1958 | Virgo | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1959 | Aquarius | Cancer | Leo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Gemini, then Cancer from 22:10 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1961 | Libra, then Scorpio from 18:51 | Cancer, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1962 | Pisces | Gemini | Leo |
| 1963 | Cancer, then Leo from 15:44 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1964 | Sagittarius | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1965 | Aries | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1966 | Leo, then Virgo from 05:08 | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1967 | Capricorn | Cancer | Leo |
| 1968 | Taurus, then Gemini from 01:22 | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1969 | Libra | Gemini | Taurus |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:12 | Gemini | Leo |
| 1971 | Cancer | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1972 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:15 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1973 | Pisces, then Aries from 15:49 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1974 | Leo | Cancer, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1975 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:56 | Gemini | Leo |
| 1976 | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1977 | Virgo | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1978 | Aquarius | Cancer | Leo |
| 1979 | Gemini | Cancer | Gemini |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Libra, then Scorpio from 02:27 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1981 | Pisces | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1982 | Cancer, then Leo from 11:57 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1983 | Sagittarius | Gemini | Leo |
| 1984 | Aries, then Taurus from 22:38 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1985 | Leo, then Virgo from 07:33 | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1986 | Capricorn | Cancer | Leo |
| 1987 | Taurus, then Gemini from 09:55 | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1988 | Libra | Gemini, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1989 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:37 | Gemini | Cancer |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Cancer | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1991 | Scorpio | Cancer | Leo |
| 1992 | Pisces, then Aries from 04:03 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1993 | Leo | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1994 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:37 | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 1995 | Taurus | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1996 | Virgo, then Libra from 23:38 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1997 | Aquarius | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1998 | Gemini, then Cancer from 23:39 | Cancer | Taurus |
| 1999 | Libra, then Scorpio from 07:18 | Cancer | Leo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Pisces | Cancer, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2001 | Cancer, then Leo from 12:55 | Gemini, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2002 | Sagittarius | Gemini | Leo |
| 2003 | Aries | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2004 | Leo, then Virgo from 02:10 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2005 | Capricorn | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2006 | Taurus, then Gemini from 02:50 | Cancer | Taurus |
| 2007 | Libra | Cancer, retrograde | Leo |
| 2008 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:33 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2009 | Cancer | Gemini | Taurus |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 18:10 | Gemini | Leo |
| 2011 | Pisces, then Aries from 08:24 | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2012 | Leo | Cancer | Gemini |
| 2013 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:09 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2014 | Taurus | Gemini, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2015 | Virgo | Gemini | Leo |
| 2016 | Aquarius | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2017 | Gemini, then Cancer from 22:07 | Cancer | Taurus |
| 2018 | Scorpio | Cancer | Leo |
| 2019 | Pisces | Cancer | Gemini |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cancer, then Leo from 12:34 | Cancer, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2021 | Sagittarius | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2022 | Aries, then Taurus from 11:58 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2023 | Leo, then Virgo from 10:35 | Gemini | Leo |
| 2024 | Capricorn | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2025 | Taurus, then Gemini from 02:58 | 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 23
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on June 23, Greenwich time.
- 2047, partial solar eclipse at 10:51
How common is a June 23 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,244 babies were born on June 23 each year. That makes it number 138 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% 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 first part of Cancer
Ruled by the Moon
With the Moon ruling both sign and decan, you are Cancer at its most lunar. Your moods move with the tides, and your memory keeps every kindness and every hurt.
Questions about June 23
What zodiac sign is June 23?
If you were born on June 23, your Sun sign is Cancer.
Is June 23 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on June 23 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.
What is the birthday star for June 23?
The Sun reaches Betelgeuse on June 20 every year, 3 days before your birthday. 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 23?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On June 23 2024 the Moon was in Capricorn, and on June 23 2021 it was in Sagittarius. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on June 23?
On June 23 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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