Birthday signs · Cancer season
What zodiac sign is July 18?
July 18 lies in the sign Cancer of the tropical zodiac. The Sun was in Cancer at noon UTC on July 18 in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 24.89° to 26.38° Cancer. Day 27 or 28 of Cancer season, in its late part, is July 18, with the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
July 18 is Cancer
| Cancer at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 3 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
July 18 at a glance
| Sign | ♋︎ Cancer, the Crab |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | the Moon (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 24.9° to 26.4° Cancer at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 27 or 28 of Cancer season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of the Moon |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer |
| Day number | 9 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Cancer
| Noon Sun | 24.89° to 26.38° Cancer |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Moon |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
July 18 by the numbers
| Day number | 9 (1 + 8 = 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 | 27 or 28 |
|---|---|
| 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 18, this person arrives late in Cancer's season, when the sign's pull toward home and memory has been building for weeks. They notice who has gone quiet at the table and who is pretending everything is fine. Their care can arrive as a sandwich left on a desk or a text sent at exactly the right moment. By late July, the summer light starts to shift, and they feel a pull to hold onto routines that have carried them through the year.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 1.4°–2.7° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on July 18
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863), British novelist
- Hendrik Lorentz (1853–1928), Dutch physicist
- Nelson Mandela (1918–2013), President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist
- John Glenn (1921–2016), American astronaut and politician
- Richard Branson (1950), British business magnate
- Vin Diesel (1967), American actor
- Kristen Bell (1980), American actress
- Priyanka Chopra (1982), Indian actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
July 18 in history
Observed on this date:
Events on July 18:
- 1290: King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, banishing all Jews (numbering about 16,000) from England.
- 1723: Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136, in Leipzig on the eighth Sunday after Trinity.
- 1872: The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
- 1976: Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
- 2013: The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
How the answer was worked out
The sign of each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on July 18, calculated at noon UTC with Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is July 18?
Each of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 puts July 18 in Cancer, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is July 18 on a zodiac cusp?
No. On every July 18 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun was in Cancer, and July 18 sits at least 3 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is July 18?
Every sampled year finds July 18 within the third decan of Cancer (20°–30°), and the face ruler in the Chaldean order is accordingly the Moon.
What is the birthday number for July 18?
For July 18, modern numerology gives a day number of 9 and a month-day number of 7, each found 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 18 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .