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What zodiac sign is June 18?
June 18 lies in the sign Gemini of the tropical zodiac. The Sun was in Gemini at noon UTC on June 18 in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 26.28° to 27.77° Gemini. Day 28 or 29 of Gemini season, in its late part, is June 18, with the element air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
June 18 is Gemini
| Gemini at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 2 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
June 18 at a glance
| Sign | ♊︎ Gemini, the Twins |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | air, mutable |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 26.3° to 27.8° Gemini at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 28 or 29 of Gemini season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Gemini |
| Day number | 9 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Gemini
| Noon Sun | 26.28° to 27.77° Gemini |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
June 18 by the numbers
| Day number | 9 (1 + 8 = 9) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 6 (6 + 9 = 15, then 1 + 5 = 6) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Gemini season | 28 or 29 |
|---|---|
| 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 late in Gemini, this person arrives near the end of a season that loves quick talk and restless curiosity. By now the questions have piled up, and they want answers that hold up in real conversations. They can explain a hard idea three ways before lunch, then notice they have nothing settled to stand on. Their friends see the sharp wit first. Much of their work is making sense of what they have already gathered.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Gemini, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Gemini | 2.8°–4.1° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on June 18
- Ivan Goncharov (1812–1891), Russian novelist and official
- Georgi Dimitrov (1882–1949), Bulgarian politician
- Jürgen Habermas (1929–2026), German sociologist and philosopher
- Paul McCartney (1942), English musician and member of the Beatles
- Thabo Mbeki (1942), President of South Africa from 1999 to 2008
- Roger Ebert (1942–2013), American film critic and author
- Lech Kaczyński (1949–2010), Polish politician, democratic oppositionist, ministry of justice, president of Poland
- Jarosław Kaczyński (1949), 13th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
June 18 in history
Observed on this date:
- Autistic Pride Day (International)
- Foundation Day (Benguet)
- Human Rights Day (Azerbaijan)
- National Day (Seychelles)
- Queen Mother's Birthday (Cambodia)
- Waterloo Day (United Kingdom)
Events on June 18:
- 618: Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China.
- 1907: Most resistance societies in Santiago return to work, bringing an end to the 1907 Chilean general strike.
- 1948: Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
- 2009: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.
How the answer was worked out
The sign of each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on June 18, calculated at noon UTC with Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is June 18?
Each of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 puts June 18 in Gemini, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is June 18 on a zodiac cusp?
No. On every June 18 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun was in Gemini, and June 18 sits at least 2 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is June 18?
Every sampled year finds June 18 within the third decan of Gemini (20°–30°), and the face ruler in the Chaldean order is accordingly the Sun.
What is the birthday number for June 18?
For June 18, modern numerology gives a day number of 9 and a month-day number of 6, each found 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 18 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .