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What zodiac sign is July 7?
Under the tropical zodiac, July 7 is set in Cancer. Cancer held the Sun at noon UTC on July 7 in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 14.4° to 15.89° Cancer. On day 16 or 17 of the Cancer season, July 7 sits in its middle part, with the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
July 7 is Cancer
| Cancer at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 14 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
July 7 at a glance
| Sign | ♋︎ Cancer, the Crab |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | the Moon (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 14.4° to 15.9° Cancer at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 16 or 17 of Cancer season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Gemini |
| Day number | 7 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Cancer
| Noon Sun | 14.4° to 15.89° Cancer |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
July 7 by the numbers
| Day number | 7 (7) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 5 (7 + 7 = 14, then 1 + 4 = 5) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Cancer season | 16 or 17 |
|---|---|
| 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 7 arrives in the middle of Cancer, when the season has settled into its warm stride. Their care shows up as steady presence rather than grand gestures. They notice who needs a plate of food, who went quiet at dinner, and which old hurt is still sitting in the room. The difficulty is that they can keep score of what they gave without saying so. Naming that gently, and asking for help before the tank runs empty, is the work of this stretch of the year.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Gemini, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Gemini | 20.9°–22.2° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on July 7
- Camillo Golgi (1843–1926), Italian physician, pathologist, scientist, and Nobel laureate
- Gustav Mahler (1860–1911), Austrian late-Romantic composer
- Yanka Kupala (1882–1942), Belarusian writer
- George Cukor (1899–1983), American film director and producer
- Vittorio De Sica (1901–1974), Italian film director
- Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988), American author and aeronautical engineer
- Ringo Starr (1940), British musician, drummer for the Beatles
- Shelley Duvall (1949–2024), American actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
July 7 in history
Observed on this date:
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Solomon Islands from the United Kingdom in 1978.
- Ivan Kupala Day (Belarus, Poland, Russia, Ukraine)
- Saba Saba Day (Tanzania)
- Tanabata (Japan)
- World Chocolate Day
Events on July 7:
- 1534: Jacques Cartier makes his first contact with aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada.
- 1911: The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues.
- 1953: Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.
- 1985: Boris Becker becomes the youngest male player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17.
- 2022: Boris Johnson announces his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party following days of pressure from the Members of Parliament (MPs) during the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine provided the Sun's tropical longitude on July 7 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is July 7?
Over the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, July 7 is Cancer each time, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is July 7 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Between 1930 and 2030, the noon Sun stood in Cancer on every July 7, and no July 7 lies within 14 days of a sign change.
What decan is July 7?
For every sampled year, July 7 is placed in the second decan of Cancer (10°–20°), so the Chaldean face ruler assigned is Mercury.
What is the birthday number for July 7?
Modern numerology gives July 7 a day number of 7 and a month-day number of 5, found by summing the 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 7 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .