Birthday signs · Cancer season
What zodiac sign is June 22?
Cancer is the tropical zodiac sign that June 22 occupies. On June 22, at noon UTC, the Sun stood in Cancer in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 0.1° to 1.59° Cancer. June 22 marks day 1 or 2 of the Cancer season, and it sits in the early part with element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
June 22 is Cancer
| Cancer at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 0 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
June 22 at a glance
| Sign | ♋︎ Cancer, the Crab |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | the Moon (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 0.1° to 1.6° Cancer at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 1 or 2 of Cancer season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Gemini |
| Day number | 22 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Cancer
| Noon Sun | 0.1° to 1.59° Cancer |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
June 22 by the numbers
| Day number | 22 () |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 1 (6 + 22 = 28, then 2 + 8 = 10, then 1 + 0 = 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Cancer season | 1 or 2 |
|---|---|
| Cancer season opened | June 21 (39 years) or June 22 (62) |
| Cancer season closed | July 21 (7 years) or July 22 (79) or July 23 (15) |
| Element and mode | water, cardinal |
| Traditional ruler | the Moon |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Cancer season
Born in the first days of Cancer, around June 22, this person can feel the year turning before the calendar admits it. Long evenings are just starting to shorten, and a pull toward home and familiar faces begins to form. Holding on to what matters while letting other things go is the work of their early season.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Gemini, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Gemini | 6.6°–7.9° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on June 22
- Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835), Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator
- Giuseppe Mazzini (1805–1872), Italian nationalist activist, politician, journalist and philosopher
- Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970), German-born novelist
- Billy Wilder (1906–2002), Austrian and American filmmaker
- Ada Yonath (1939–2026), Israeli structural biologist and Nobel laureate
- Meryl Streep (1949), American actress
- Dan Brown (1964), American novelist
- Lee Min-ho (1987), South Korean actor, singer and model
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
June 22 in history
Observed on this date:
- Anti-Fascist Struggle Day (Croatia)
- Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War (Belarus)
- Father's Day (Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey)
- Teachers' Day (El Salvador)
- Windrush Day (UK)
Events on June 22:
- 431: The Council of Ephesus, the third ecumenical council, begins, dealing with Nestorianism.
- 1783: A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France.
- 1965: The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed.
- 1986: The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2–1 and later goes on to win the World Cup.
- 2025: The United States conducts airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
How the answer was worked out
From 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on June 22 was calculated at noon UTC each year with Astronomy Engine, and each year's sign was read from that longitude.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is June 22?
June 22 is Cancer in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is June 22 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Each June 22 from 1930 to 2030 had the noon Sun in Cancer, and June 22 lies no less than 0 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is June 22?
Under the Chaldean order, the face ruler is Venus for June 22, which is in the first decan of Cancer (0°–10°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for June 22?
June 22's day number in modern numerology is 22, and its month-day number is 1, both 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 .
- Cancer (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: June 22 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .