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What zodiac sign is July 9?
The tropical zodiac shows July 9 in the sign of Cancer. In all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun lay in Cancer at noon UTC on July 9, at 16.31° to 17.8° Cancer. With the element water, July 9 is day 18 or 19 of Cancer season in its middle part.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
July 9 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 9 at a glance
| Sign | ♋︎ Cancer, the Crab |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | the Moon (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 16.3° to 17.8° Cancer at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 18 or 19 of Cancer season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Gemini |
| Day number | 9 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Cancer
| Noon Sun | 16.31° to 17.8° Cancer |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
July 9 by the numbers
| Day number | 9 (9) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 7 (7 + 9 = 16, then 1 + 6 = 7) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Cancer season | 18 or 19 |
|---|---|
| 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 in the middle of Cancer, around July 9, this person arrives at the point where the season's tenderness has settled into habit. They notice when a friend goes quiet and remember small promises long after others forget them. Their feelings run close to the surface, but they also know how to hold a room steady when a family argument starts. Home is less a place than a set of routines they keep building for others.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Gemini, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Gemini | 22.8°–24.1° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on July 9
- Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578–1637), Holy Roman Emperor
- Edward Heath (1916–2005), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974
- Ben Roy Mottelson (1926–2022), Danish-American nuclear physicist
- Hassan II (1929–1999), King of Morocco from 1961 to 1999
- Donald Rumsfeld (1932–2021), American politician and diplomat
- Tom Hanks (1956), American actor and film producer
- Courtney Love (1964), American rock musician
- Ashley Young (1985), English association football player
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
July 9 in history
Observed on this date:
- Arbor Day (Cambodia)
- Constitution Day (Australia)
- Constitution Day (Palau)
- Constitutionalist Revolution Day (São Paulo)
- Day of the Employees of the Diplomatic Service (Azerbaijan)
- Independence Day, celebrates the declaration of independence of the United Provinces of South America by the Congress of Tucumán in 1816. (Argentina)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of South Sudan from Sudan in 2011.
- Nunavut Day (Nunavut)
Events on July 9:
- 381: The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- 1763: The Mozart family grand tour of Europe begins, lifting the profile of son Wolfgang Amadeus.
- 1877: The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.
- 1961: Greece becomes the first member state to join the European Economic Community by signing the Athens Agreement, which is later suspended in 1967 during the Greek junta.
- 2025: Earth completes its shortest recorded day due to a slight acceleration in rotation, with July 9 lasting approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds less than 24 hours.
How the answer was worked out
The sign for each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on July 9, calculated at noon UTC using Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is July 9?
Each of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 places July 9 in Cancer, based on the Sun at noon UTC.
Is July 9 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon stayed in Cancer throughout every July 9 from 1930 to 2030, and July 9 is at least 12 days away from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is July 9?
In every sampled year, July 9 is in the second decan of Cancer (10°–20°), so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Mercury.
What is the birthday number for July 9?
For July 9, modern numerology yields day number 9 and month-day number 7, both reached by adding digits together.
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 9 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .