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What zodiac sign is June 29?
The tropical zodiac sign for June 29 is Cancer. In all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun lay in Cancer at noon UTC on June 29, at 6.78° to 8.27° Cancer. June 29 falls on day 8 or 9 of the Cancer season, in its early part, with the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
June 29 is Cancer
| Cancer at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 7 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
June 29 at a glance
| Sign | ♋︎ Cancer, the Crab |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | the Moon (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 6.8° to 8.3° Cancer at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 8 or 9 of Cancer season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Gemini |
| Day number | 11 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Cancer
| Noon Sun | 6.78° to 8.27° Cancer |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
June 29 by the numbers
| Day number | 11 (2 + 9 = 11) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 8 (6 + 11 = 17, then 1 + 7 = 8) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Cancer season | 8 or 9 |
|---|---|
| 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 stretch of Cancer, this person arrives at the season's tender edge with a habit of reading the room before speaking. They notice who skipped lunch, who went quiet at dinner, and who needs a plain yes. Early in the sign, the Moon's pull feels personal, so a careless remark can land heavy. Their work is letting loyalty stay generous without keeping a private ledger of who stayed close. Still, they are usually the one who remembers the birthday and the bad week.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Gemini, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Gemini | 13.3°–14.6° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on June 29
- Murad I (1326–1389), third Ottoman sultan
- Giacomo Leopardi (1798–1837), Italian noble, poet, philosopher, and writer
- Robert Schuman (1886–1963), Luxembourgish-born German-French statesman and Venerable
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944), French writer and aviator
- Giorgio Napolitano (1925–2023), President of Italy from 2006 to 2015
- Oriana Fallaci (1929–2006), Italian journalist
- Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957), Turkmen politician and president of Turkmenistan
- Jude Bellingham (2003), English footballer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
June 29 in history
Observed on this date:
- Engineer's Day (Ecuador)
- Independence Day (Seychelles), celebrates the independence of Seychelles from the United Kingdom in 1976.
- Veterans' Day (Netherlands)
- National Statistics Day (India)
Events on June 29:
- 1874: Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
- 1952: The first Miss Universe pageant is held. Armi Kuusela from Finland wins the title of Miss Universe 1952.
- 1976: The Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe convenes in East Berlin.
- 2007: Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
How the answer was worked out
Each year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on June 29 was calculated at noon UTC with Astronomy Engine, and the sign for that year was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is June 29?
Each of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 places June 29 in Cancer, based on the Sun at noon UTC.
Is June 29 on a zodiac cusp?
No. On every June 29 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun at noon is in Cancer, with each such June 29 at least 7 days from a change of sign.
What decan is June 29?
Cancer (0°–10°) holds June 29 in its first decan in every sampled year, so the Chaldean face ruler is Venus.
What is the birthday number for June 29?
Under modern numerology, the day number for June 29 is 11, and the month-day number is 8, 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 .
- Cancer (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: June 29 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .