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What zodiac sign is July 2?
The position of July 2 in the tropical zodiac is Cancer. On July 2, at noon UTC, the Sun stood in Cancer in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 9.63° to 11.13° Cancer. July 2 occupies the middle part of Cancer season, as day 11 or 12, with the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
July 2 is Cancer
| Cancer at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 10 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
July 2 at a glance
| Sign | ♋︎ Cancer, the Crab |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | the Moon (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 9.6° to 11.1° Cancer at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 11 or 12 of Cancer season |
| Decan | first (17 years) and second (84); faces: Venus, Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Gemini |
| Day number | 2 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Cancer
| Noon Sun | 9.63° to 11.13° Cancer |
|---|---|
| Decans | first in 17 years, second in 84 |
| Decan line crossed | 10° |
| Face rulers, Chaldean order | Venus, Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
July 2 by the numbers
| Day number | 2 (2) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 9 (7 + 2) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Cancer season | 11 or 12 |
|---|---|
| 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 on July 2, this person arrived right at the threshold of Cancer, while the season is still settling in. Early in the sign, the wish for home and familiar faces runs alongside a restless curiosity about what lies beyond them. Friends notice someone who cares fiercely and then, without warning, wanders off to see what is over the next hill. Both pulls are real, and sorting them out is part of the work they bring to every new room.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Gemini, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Gemini | 16.2°–17.4° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on July 2
- Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787), opera composer
- William Henry Bragg (1862–1942), British scientist
- Hermann Hesse (1877–1962), Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter
- Hans Bethe (1906–2005), German-American nuclear physicist
- Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012), Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner
- Patrice Lumumba (1925–1961), Congolese politician and independence leader
- Lindsay Lohan (1986), American actress and singer
- Margot Robbie (1990), Australian actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
July 2 in history
Observed on this date:
Events on July 2:
- 311: Beginning of the papacy of Pope Miltiades.
- 1937: Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean and disappear while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
- 1966: France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll.
- 1997: The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis.
- 2005: The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
How the answer was worked out
At noon UTC on July 2, the Sun's tropical longitude was calculated for each year from 1930 through 2030 with Astronomy Engine, and each year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is July 2?
July 2 is Cancer in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is July 2 on a zodiac cusp?
No. At noon on every July 2 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun was in Cancer, and each July 2 lies at least 10 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is July 2?
July 2 falls across two decans of Cancer, and of its sampled years 17 are in the first, the face of Venus, and 84 in the second, the face of Mercury.
What is the birthday number for July 2?
In modern numerology, July 2 is assigned a day number of 2 and a month-day number of 9.
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: July 2 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .