Birthday signs · Gemini season
What zodiac sign is June 21?
The noon UTC Sun places June 21 in Gemini during 62 of the 101 years from 1930 to 2030, and in Cancer during 39. The noon Sun was found to range from 29.15° Gemini to 0.64° Cancer on June 21. Which sign applies to June 21 rests on the birth year and time.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
June 21: Gemini or Cancer
| Gemini at noon UTC | 62 of 101 years |
|---|---|
| Cancer at noon UTC | 39 of 101 years |
| Cancer years include | 1952, 1956 and 1960 |
| Settled by | birth year and time |
June 21 at a glance
| Sign | ♊︎ Gemini (62 years) or ♋︎ Cancer (39) |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | air, mutable |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 29.1° Gemini to 0.6° Cancer at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | Gemini day 31 or 32; Cancer day 1 |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Gemini |
| Day number | 3 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Gemini
| Noon Sun | 29.15° Gemini to 0.64° Cancer |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
| Cancer years | 0.01°–0.64° Cancer |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
June 21 by the numbers
| Day number | 3 (2 + 1 = 3) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 9 (6 + 3) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Gemini season | 31 or 32 (in its Gemini years) |
|---|---|
| Day of Cancer season | 1 (in its Cancer years) |
| Gemini season opened | May 21 (34 years) or May 22 (28) |
| Gemini season closed | June 21 (62 years) |
| 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 on June 21, this person arrives at the very end of Gemini, when the season's restless curiosity has run for weeks and begins looking for somewhere to land. They are the one who has weighed three options and still wants a fourth opinion before choosing. Others sometimes mistake that for hesitation, yet it is a habit of checking the ground before stepping. The late-season position asks for a clear decision before the next chapter opens.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Gemini, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Gemini | 5.7°–7° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on June 21
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980), French existentialist philosopher
- Shirin Ebadi (1947), Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
- Michel Platini (1955), French football player, manager and executive
- Joko Widodo (1961), 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia
- Chris Pratt (1979), American actor
- Edward Snowden (1983), American whistleblower and former NSA contractor
- Lana Del Rey (1985), American singer-songwriter
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
June 21 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of the Martyrs (Togo)
- Father's Day (Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Uganda, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates)
- Go Skateboarding Day
- International Yoga Day (international)
- National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
- Day of Private Reflection (Northern Ireland)
- National Day (Greenland)
- We Tripantu, a winter solstice festival in the southern hemisphere. (Mapuche, southern Chile)
- Willkakuti, an Andean-Amazonic New Year (Aymara)
- Fête de la Musique
Events on June 21:
- 1749: Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded.
- 1930: One-year conscription comes into force in France.
- 1973: The Primer Congreso del Hombre Andino is inaugurated in Arica, Chile.
- 1993: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-57 to retrieve the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) satellite. It is also the first shuttle mission to carry the Spacehab module.
- 2009: Greenland assumes self-rule.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on June 21, calculated at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030 by Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is June 21?
June 21 at noon UTC carries the sign Gemini in most sampled years, specifically 62 of 101, and the sign Cancer in the other 39.
Is June 21 on a zodiac cusp?
Yes. The Sun in some years moved from Gemini into Cancer during June 21, which is why the noon UTC sample divides into Gemini in 62 years and Cancer in 39, the birth year and time settling the sign that applies.
What decan is June 21?
June 21 remains in the third decan of Gemini (20°–30°) throughout every sampled year, so the face ruler under the Chaldean order is the Sun.
What is the birthday number for June 21?
In modern numerology, the figures for June 21 are a day number of 3 and a month-day number of 9, 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 21 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .