Birthday signs · Cancer season
What zodiac sign is July 4?
Cancer is the tropical zodiac sign occupied by July 4. In each of the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, noon UTC on July 4 found the Sun in Cancer, at 11.54° to 13.03° Cancer. Day 13 or 14 of the Cancer season is July 4, in the middle part, with element water attached.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
July 4 is Cancer
| Cancer at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 12 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
July 4 at a glance
| Sign | ♋︎ Cancer, the Crab |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | the Moon (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 11.5° to 13° Cancer at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 13 or 14 of Cancer season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Gemini |
| Day number | 4 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Cancer
| Noon Sun | 11.54° to 13.03° Cancer |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
July 4 by the numbers
| Day number | 4 (4) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 11 (7 + 4 = 11, kept as a master number) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Cancer season | 13 or 14 |
|---|---|
| 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
Someone born on July 4 arrives in the middle of Cancer, when summer is settled and the season's first excitement has turned into daily routine. Caring for others comes naturally to them, and they usually notice who is sitting alone at the table. Their challenge is letting people help in return. Asking for support can feel like a burden, so they carry more than their share and wonder later why they feel tired.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Gemini, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Gemini | 18.1°–19.3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on July 4
- Murad III (1546–1595), 12th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864), American author
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882), Italian general, patriot and republican
- Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868–1921), American astronomer and human calculator
- Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933), president of the United States from 1923 to 1929
- Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926–2014), Argentine-Spanish association football player
- Gina Lollobrigida (1927–2023), Italian actress, photojournalist, and politician
- Edi Rama (1964), Prime Minister of Albania since 2013
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
July 4 in history
Observed on this date:
- CARICOM Day
- The first evening of Dree Festival, celebrated until July 7 (Apatani people, Arunachal Pradesh, India)
- Independence Day (United States)
- Liberation Day (Northern Mariana Islands)
- Liberation Day (Rwanda)
- Republic Day (Philippines)
Events on July 4:
- 26 BCE: Marcus Licinius Crassus is granted a triumph for his victory in Thrace.
- 1818: U.S. Flag Act of 1818 goes into effect creating a 13-stripe flag with a star for each state. New stars are to be added on the July 4 following the admission of each new state to the Union.
- 1887: The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
- 1973: Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago sign the Treaty of Chaguaramas in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It replaces the Caribbean Free Trade Association as another step towards Caribbean regional integration.
- 2025: The Oasis Live '25 tour begins in Principality Stadium, Cardiff, ending a 16-year hiatus.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on July 4, 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 July 4?
Cancer applies to July 4 in every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is July 4 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Across the years 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun was in Cancer on every July 4, and each July 4 lies at least 12 days from any change of sign.
What decan is July 4?
In all sampled years July 4 appears in the second decan of Cancer (10°–20°), giving Mercury as its face ruler in the Chaldean order.
What is the birthday number for July 4?
July 4 receives day number 4 and month-day number 11 under modern numerology, both calculated 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: July 4 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .