Born on June 26

June 26 zodiac sign

If you were born on June 26, your Sun sign is Cancer.

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

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On June 26 the Sun stands between 3° and 6° 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 26, 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

Betelgeuse

The Sun reaches Betelgeuse on June 20 every year, 6 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 26 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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June 26 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Cancer on June 26, 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
1940PiscesCancerCancer
1941Cancer, then Leo from 22:55Cancer, retrogradeCancer
1942Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:09GeminiTaurus
1943Aries, then Taurus from 21:52GeminiLeo
1944VirgoGeminiCancer
1945CapricornCancerTaurus
1946Taurus, then Gemini from 17:08CancerLeo
1947LibraCancerGemini
1948Aquarius, then Pisces from 11:24Cancer, retrogradeCancer
1949Gemini, then Cancer from 02:02GeminiCancer
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950ScorpioGeminiTaurus
1951AriesCancerLeo
1952LeoCancerCancer
1953Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:29LeoTaurus
1954TaurusCancer, retrogradeLeo
1955Virgo, then Libra from 16:56Gemini, retrogradeGemini
1956AquariusGeminiGemini
1957GeminiGeminiCancer
1958Libra, then Scorpio from 08:31CancerTaurus
1959PiscesCancerLeo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Cancer, then Leo from 10:52CancerCancer
1961Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 00:06Cancer, retrogradeTaurus
1962Aries, then Taurus from 21:35GeminiLeo
1963VirgoGeminiGemini
1964CapricornCancerGemini
1965Taurus, then Gemini from 16:19CancerCancer
1966LibraCancerGemini
1967Aquarius, then Pisces from 16:50Cancer, retrogradeLeo
1968CancerGemini, retrogradeCancer
1969ScorpioGeminiTaurus
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970AriesGeminiLeo
1971LeoCancerGemini
1972Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:37CancerGemini
1973TaurusCancerCancer
1974Virgo, then Libra from 10:58Cancer, retrogradeGemini
1975AquariusGeminiLeo
1976GeminiGeminiCancer
1977Libra, then Scorpio from 11:42CancerTaurus
1978PiscesCancerLeo
1979Cancer, then Leo from 17:47CancerGemini
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980SagittariusCancerGemini
1981AriesGemini, retrogradeCancer
1982VirgoGeminiGemini
1983CapricornGeminiLeo
1984Taurus, then Gemini from 08:04CancerCancer
1985LibraCancerTaurus
1986Aquarius, then Pisces from 05:13CancerLeo
1987CancerCancer, retrogradeGemini
1988ScorpioGeminiGemini
1989Pisces, then Aries from 01:06GeminiCancer
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Leo, then Virgo from 22:42GeminiGemini
1991Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:50CancerLeo
1992TaurusCancerCancer
1993Virgo, then Libra from 13:46CancerTaurus
1994AquariusCancer, retrogradeLeo
1995GeminiGeminiGemini
1996Libra, then Scorpio from 07:54GeminiGemini
1997PiscesCancerCancer
1998Cancer, then Leo from 04:04CancerGemini
1999SagittariusCancerLeo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000AriesCancer, retrogradeCancer
2001VirgoGemini, retrogradeTaurus
2002Capricorn, then Aquarius from 22:36GeminiLeo
2003Taurus, then Gemini from 16:13GeminiGemini
2004LibraCancerGemini
2005Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:03CancerCancer
2006CancerCancerGemini
2007ScorpioCancer, retrogradeLeo
2008Pisces, then Aries from 02:50GeminiCancer
2009Leo, then Virgo from 17:47GeminiTaurus
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:22CancerLeo
2011TaurusCancerGemini
2012Virgo, then Libra from 17:16LeoGemini
2013AquariusCancerCancer
2014Gemini, then Cancer from 21:06Gemini, retrogradeGemini
2015Libra, then Scorpio from 17:57GeminiLeo
2016PiscesGeminiCancer
2017LeoCancerTaurus
2018SagittariusCancerLeo
2019AriesCancerGemini
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020VirgoCancer, retrogradeGemini
2021Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:09GeminiCancer
2022GeminiGeminiGemini
2023LibraGeminiLeo
2024Aquarius, then Pisces from 06:08CancerCancer
2025CancerCancerTaurus

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 26

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on June 26, Greenwich time.

  • 2010, partial lunar eclipse at 11:38
  • 2029, total lunar eclipse at 03:22
  • 2048, partial lunar eclipse at 02:00

How common is a June 26 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,374 babies were born on June 26 each year. That makes it number 108 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% 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 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.

Read about the first decan of Cancer

Questions about June 26

What zodiac sign is June 26?

If you were born on June 26, your Sun sign is Cancer.

Is June 26 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Cancer all day on June 26 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Cancer.

What is the birthday star for June 26?

The Sun reaches Betelgeuse on June 20 every year, 6 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 26?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On June 26 2025 the Moon was in Cancer, and on June 26 2023 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 June 26?

On June 26 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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