Born on June 8

June 8 zodiac sign

If you were born on June 8, your Sun sign is Gemini.

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On June 8 the Sun stands between 16° and 18° Gemini, in the 2nd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Gemini for the whole of June 8, 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

Rigel

Every year on June 7, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Rigel. The blazing blue foot of Orion the hunter. A star for teachers, students and anyone who keeps getting better.

Rigel sits at 17° Gemini.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On June 8 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Taurus, the bull, even though the sign is Gemini. 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 8 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Gemini on June 8, 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
1940CancerCancerCancer
1941Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:24CancerCancer
1942AriesGemini, retrogradeTaurus
1943LeoTaurusLeo
1944CapricornTaurusGemini
1945Taurus, then Gemini from 21:15GeminiTaurus
1946LibraGeminiCancer
1947AquariusCancerTaurus
1948Gemini, then Cancer from 11:29CancerCancer
1949ScorpioGemini, retrogradeCancer
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Pisces, then Aries from 14:44TaurusTaurus
1951Cancer, then Leo from 15:12TaurusLeo
1952SagittariusGeminiGemini
1953TaurusCancerTaurus
1954VirgoCancerCancer
1955CapricornGemini, retrogradeTaurus
1956GeminiGeminiCancer
1957Libra, then Scorpio from 13:41TaurusCancer
1958PiscesGeminiTaurus
1959CancerGeminiLeo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:31CancerGemini
1961AriesCancerTaurus
1962Leo, then Virgo from 16:12Gemini, retrogradeCancer
1963Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:07TaurusTaurus
1964Taurus, then Gemini from 21:50TaurusCancer
1965LibraGeminiCancer
1966AquariusCancerTaurus
1967GeminiCancerLeo
1968ScorpioCancer, retrogradeGemini
1969Pisces, then Aries from 04:37Gemini, retrogradeTaurus
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970LeoTaurusCancer
1971SagittariusGeminiTaurus
1972Aries, then Taurus from 02:15GeminiCancer
1973Virgo, then Libra from 21:16CancerCancer
1974Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:02CancerTaurus
1975Taurus, then Gemini from 09:50Gemini, retrogradeLeo
1976Libra, then Scorpio from 15:59TaurusGemini
1977PiscesTaurusTaurus
1978CancerGeminiCancer
1979ScorpioGeminiTaurus
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980AriesCancerGemini
1981Leo, then Virgo from 00:26CancerCancer
1982CapricornGemini, retrogradeTaurus
1983TaurusTaurusLeo
1984LibraGeminiGemini
1985Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:47GeminiTaurus
1986Gemini, then Cancer from 17:16CancerCancer
1987Libra, then Scorpio from 09:07CancerTaurus
1988Pisces, then Aries from 05:04Gemini, retrogradeGemini
1989LeoTaurusCancer
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990SagittariusTaurusTaurus
1991AriesGeminiLeo
1992Virgo, then Libra from 18:34GeminiGemini
1993Capricorn, then Aquarius from 00:40CancerTaurus
1994GeminiCancerCancer
1995LibraGemini, retrogradeTaurus
1996PiscesTaurusGemini
1997Cancer, then Leo from 19:58TaurusCancer
1998Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:35GeminiTaurus
1999Pisces, then Aries from 05:08CancerLeo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000VirgoCancerGemini
2001CapricornGemini, retrogradeTaurus
2002TaurusGemini, retrogradeCancer
2003Virgo, then Libra from 19:30TaurusTaurus
2004Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:39GeminiGemini
2005Gemini, then Cancer from 00:47GeminiCancer
2006ScorpioCancerTaurus
2007PiscesCancerLeo
2008LeoGemini, retrogradeGemini
2009Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:00TaurusTaurus
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Aries, then Taurus from 15:41TaurusCancer
2011VirgoGeminiTaurus
2012AquariusCancerGemini
2013GeminiCancerCancer
2014LibraCancer, retrogradeTaurus
2015Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:17Gemini, retrogradeLeo
2016Cancer, then Leo from 06:48TaurusGemini
2017SagittariusGeminiTaurus
2018AriesGeminiCancer
2019Leo, then Virgo from 21:45CancerTaurus
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020CapricornCancerGemini
2021Taurus, then Gemini from 18:48Gemini, retrogradeCancer
2022Virgo, then Libra from 15:23TaurusTaurus
2023AquariusTaurusLeo
2024CancerGeminiGemini
2025ScorpioGeminiTaurus

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 8

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on June 8, Greenwich time.

  • 1937, total solar eclipse at 20:40
  • 1956, total solar eclipse at 21:20

How common is a June 8 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,025 babies were born on June 8 each year. That makes it number 206 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% fewer 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 second part of Gemini

Ruled by Venus

Venus softens the wit with charm. You connect people, you sense what a room needs, and your words often carry beauty as well as meaning.

Read about the second decan of Gemini

Questions about June 8

What zodiac sign is June 8?

If you were born on June 8, your Sun sign is Gemini.

Is June 8 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Gemini all day on June 8 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Gemini.

What is the birthday star for June 8?

Every year on June 7, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Rigel. The blazing blue foot of Orion the hunter. A star for teachers, students and anyone who keeps getting better.

What was the Moon sign on June 8?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On June 8 2025 the Moon was in Scorpio, and on June 8 2024 it was in Cancer. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on June 8?

On June 8 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Taurus, the bull, even though the sign is Gemini. 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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