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What zodiac sign is July 10?
July 10 is in Cancer by the tropical zodiac reckoning. Throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun remained in Cancer at noon UTC on July 10, at 17.26° to 18.75° Cancer. Within Cancer season, day 19 or 20 is July 10, placed in the middle part with the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
July 10 is Cancer
| Cancer at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 11 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
July 10 at a glance
| Sign | ♋︎ Cancer, the Crab |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | the Moon (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 17.3° to 18.8° Cancer at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 19 or 20 of Cancer season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Gemini |
| Day number | 1 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Cancer
| Noon Sun | 17.26° to 18.75° Cancer |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
July 10 by the numbers
| Day number | 1 (1 + 0 = 1) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 8 (7 + 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Cancer season | 19 or 20 |
|---|---|
| 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 10 arrives in the middle of Cancer, when the season's pull toward home has settled into everyday routine. Their care for others runs steady, and they usually notice when a friend seems off before anyone else does. Underneath that attentiveness sits a private wish to be asked how they are, though they would rarely say it first. Saying that wish aloud, even once, gives the people who love them a clear way to step closer.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Gemini, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Gemini | 23.8°–25.1° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on July 10
- John Calvin (1509–1564), French Protestant reformer
- Camille Pissarro (1830–1903), Danish-French painter
- Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), Serbian-American engineer and inventor
- Marcel Proust (1871–1922), French novelist, critic and essayist
- Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003, 2018–2020)
- Alice Munro (1931–2024), Canadian writer
- Rajnath Singh (1951), Indian politician
- Jessica Simpson (1980), American singer and actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
July 10 in history
Observed on this date:
- Armed Forces Day (Mauritania)
- Independence Day (Bahamas), celebrates the independence of the Bahamas from the United Kingdom in 1973.
- Nikola Tesla Day
- Statehood Day (Wyoming)
Events on July 10:
- 420: Having usurped the throne of Emperor Gong of Jin, Liu Yu proclaims himself Emperor of the Liu Song dynasty.
- 1920: Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada.
- 1973: The Bahamas gains full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
- 1998: Catholic Church sexual abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claim they were sexually abused by Rudolph Kos, a former priest.
- 2019: The final Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico; the last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign, for the years from 1930 through 2030, was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on July 10 at noon UTC, as calculated by Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is July 10?
Counting the Sun at noon UTC, every sampled year from 1930 to 2030 has July 10 in Cancer, all 101 of them.
Is July 10 on a zodiac cusp?
No. For each July 10 between 1930 and 2030, the noon Sun was located in Cancer, and July 10 is at least 11 days distant from the nearest sign change.
What decan is July 10?
Across every sampled year, July 10 lies in the second decan of Cancer (10°–20°), and its face ruler in the Chaldean order is therefore Mercury.
What is the birthday number for July 10?
Within modern numerology, July 10 carries the day number 1 and the month-day number 8, each derived 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 10 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .