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What zodiac sign is July 8?
Cancer is where July 8 falls in the tropical zodiac. Across 101 years from 1930 through 2030, noon UTC on July 8 always found the Sun in Cancer, at 15.35° to 16.85° Cancer. Day 17 or 18 of Cancer season is July 8, located in the middle part and associated with the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
July 8 is Cancer
| Cancer at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 13 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
July 8 at a glance
| Sign | ♋︎ Cancer, the Crab |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | the Moon (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 15.4° to 16.8° Cancer at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 17 or 18 of Cancer season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Gemini |
| Day number | 8 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Cancer
| Noon Sun | 15.35° to 16.85° Cancer |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
July 8 by the numbers
| Day number | 8 (8) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 6 (7 + 8 = 15, then 1 + 5 = 6) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Cancer season | 17 or 18 |
|---|---|
| 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 8, this person arrives in the middle of Cancer, when the season's tender pull is already settled into daily life. Summer heat has arrived, and so has the habit of keeping close the people and places that hold memories. They are the one who remembers which mug a friend likes, who saves the birthday card, who notices when the family table feels thinner than last year. Their caution is not timidity. It is the steady wish to protect what has already mattered to them.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Gemini, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Gemini | 21.9°–23.2° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on July 8
- Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1653), Italian Baroque painter
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695), French poet, fabulist and writer
- John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), American industrialist and philanthropist
- Igor Tamm (1895–1971), Soviet physicist
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), Vice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977
- Walter Scheel (1919–2016), President of West Germany
- Virgil van Dijk (1991), Dutch association football player
- Son Heung-min (1992), South Korean association football player
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
July 8 in history
Observed on this date:
Events on July 8:
- 1741: Reverend Jonathan Edwards preaches to his congregation in Enfield, Connecticut his most famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"; an influence for the First Great Awakening.
- 1932: The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
- 1966: King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.
- 2011: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
How the answer was worked out
For every year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on July 8 was calculated at noon UTC by Astronomy Engine, and that year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is July 8?
July 8 holds the sign Cancer in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, measured with the Sun at noon UTC.
Is July 8 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Across every July 8 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun remained in Cancer, with July 8 lying at least 13 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is July 8?
July 8 falls in the second decan of Cancer (10°–20°) in every sampled year, so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Mercury.
What is the birthday number for July 8?
The day number 8 and the month-day number 6 for July 8 come from digit addition in modern numerology.
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 8 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .