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What zodiac sign is June 16?
June 16 is assigned to Gemini within the tropical zodiac. From 1930 through 2030, a span of 101 years, the Sun stood in Gemini at noon UTC on June 16, at 24.37° to 25.86° Gemini. Day 26 or 27 of Gemini season is June 16, situated in its late part with the element air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
June 16 is Gemini
| Gemini at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 4 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
June 16 at a glance
| Sign | ♊︎ Gemini, the Twins |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | air, mutable |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 24.4° to 25.9° Gemini at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 26 or 27 of Gemini season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Gemini |
| Day number | 7 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Gemini
| Noon Sun | 24.37° to 25.86° Gemini |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
June 16 by the numbers
| Day number | 7 (1 + 6 = 7) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 4 (6 + 7 = 13, then 1 + 3 = 4) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Gemini season | 26 or 27 |
|---|---|
| Gemini season opened | May 21 (73 years) or May 22 (28) |
| Gemini season closed | June 20 (39 years) or June 21 (62) |
| Element and mode | air, mutable |
| Traditional ruler | Mercury |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Gemini season
Born in the last stretch of Gemini, this person arrives with a quick mind that has already changed direction twice. Mercury's restless curiosity meets the Sun's wish to be seen as steady. They enjoy a good conversation and can talk themselves into almost anything, then find their own reasons harder to hold onto. Late in the season, the lightness of the sign starts to ask for roots. Some people born in this stretch are learning that changing course and staying put can both be honest choices.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Gemini, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Gemini | 0.9°–2.2° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on June 16
- Geronimo (1829–1909), leader of the Bedonkohe Apache
- Gustaf V (1858–1950), King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882–1967), former Prime Minister of Iran
- Barbara McClintock (1902–1992), American scientist and cytogeneticist
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929–2020), emir of Kuwait
- Joyce Carol Oates (1938), American author
- George Papandreou (1952), Greek politician, president of the Socialist International
- Jürgen Klopp (1967), German association football manager
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
June 16 in history
Observed on this date:
- Birthday of Leonard P. Howell (Rastafari)
- Bloomsday (Dublin, Ireland)
- Engineer's Day (Argentina)
- Father's Day (Seychelles)
- International Day of the African Child (Organisation of African Unity)
- Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikhism)
- Sussex Day (Sussex)
- Youth Day (South Africa)
Events on June 16:
- 1632: The Plymouth Company grants a land patent to Thomas Purchase, the first settler of Pejepscot, Maine, settling at the site of Fort Andross.
- 1903: Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
- 2002: Padre Pio is canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
- 2019: Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, the largest in Hong Kong's history.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on June 16, which Astronomy Engine calculated at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is June 16?
The Sun at noon UTC places June 16 in Gemini across all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is June 16 on a zodiac cusp?
No. In every June 16 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun fell within Gemini, and June 16 is at least 4 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is June 16?
Because June 16 is in the third decan of Gemini (20°–30°) in every sampled year, its face ruler in the Chaldean order is the Sun.
What is the birthday number for June 16?
Modern numerology assigns June 16 a day number of 7 and a month-day number of 4, both obtained by adding digits.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine JavaScript reference — Don Cross, Astronomy Engine. Verified .
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I — LacusCurtius, University of Chicago. Verified .
- Decan (astrology): the faces of the planets (after Lilly) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Life Path Number — Numerology.com (practitioner site). Verified .
- Ayanamsa (Lahiri and other sidereal conventions) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Gemini (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: June 16 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .