What zodiac sign is July 6?

July 6 is Cancer

Exact sign finder

July 6 at a glance

Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.⁶

The decan: middle Cancer

Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.³

What a decan is

July 6 by the numbers

Digit sums as numerology guides give them.⁴

Where the date falls in the season

Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.²

• Cancer reference
• Cancer compatibility

Born at this point in Cancer season

Born in the middle of the Cancer season, this person feels the pull to keep the people they love fed, safe, and included. Their care shows up in small acts, like remembering a sister's bad week or saving a seat at the table. The harder part comes when they need the same care in return. They have trouble asking for help, so they wait until the quiet grows heavy before they say a word.

Interpretation, not prediction.

The sidereal sign

Ayanamsa convention.⁵

Tropical and sidereal, explained

Born on July 6

• Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), The 11th Emperor of Russia, 1825–1855 (lived 1796-1855)
• Frida Kahlo (1907–1954), Mexican painter
• Nancy Reagan (1921–2016), First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989
• 14th Dalai Lama (1935), 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetans
• Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940), President of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019
• George W. Bush (1946), 43rd President of the United States
• Sylvester Stallone (1946), American actor and filmmaker
• 50 Cent (1975), American rapper and actor

Birth dates checked on Wikidata.⁷

July 6 in history

Observed on this date:

• The first day of the Festival of San Fermín, which lasts until July 14. (Pamplona)
• Constitution Day (Cayman Islands)
• Day of the Capital (Kazakhstan)
• Independence Day (Comoros), celebrates the independence of the Comoros from France in 1975.
• Independence Day (Malawi), celebrates the independence of Malawi from United Kingdom in 1964.
• International Kissing Day (informally observed)
• Jan Hus Day (Czech Republic)
• Kupala Night (Poland, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)
• Statehood Day (Lithuania)
• Teachers' Day (Peru)

Events on July 6:

• 1573: Córdoba, Argentina, is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera.
• 1936: A major breach of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61 m) into the River Irwell.
• 1962: The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time.
• 2003: The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively.

How the answer was worked out

With Astronomy Engine, the Sun's tropical longitude on July 6 was computed at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was taken from it.¹ How the Machine works

Questions people also ask

What zodiac sign is July 6?

When the Sun is counted at noon UTC, July 6 falls in Cancer in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.

Is July 6 on a zodiac cusp?

No. The Sun at noon occupies Cancer on each July 6 from 1930 to 2030, and every July 6 is at least 14 days clear of the nearest change of sign.

What decan is July 6?

Under the Chaldean order, the face ruler is Mercury for July 6, which is in the second decan of Cancer (10°–20°) in every sampled year.

What is the birthday number for July 6?

Adding digits produces both the day number 6 and the month-day number 4 that modern numerology gives July 6.