Birthday signs · Cancer season
What zodiac sign is July 19?
Cancer marks the tropical zodiac position of July 19. Through the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Cancer at noon UTC on July 19, at 25.85° to 27.34° Cancer. July 19 is in the late part of Cancer season, on day 28 or 29, with the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
July 19 is Cancer
| Cancer at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 2 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
July 19 at a glance
| Sign | ♋︎ Cancer, the Crab |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | the Moon (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 25.8° to 27.3° Cancer at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 28 or 29 of Cancer season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of the Moon |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer |
| Day number | 1 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Cancer
| Noon Sun | 25.85° to 27.34° Cancer |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Moon |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
July 19 by the numbers
| Day number | 1 (1 + 9 = 10, then 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 | 28 or 29 |
|---|---|
| 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 19, this person arrives near the close of the Cancer season, when summer warmth is already beginning to thin at the edges. Loyalty comes easily to them, and home means a great deal. Yet they also notice when a place or a bond has stopped fitting. Friends see someone steady and caring. Privately, they keep checking whether they gave enough, and that check comes from wanting to hold on well.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 2.4°–3.7° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on July 19
- Edgar Degas (1834–1917), French Impressionist artist
- Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930), Russian and Soviet poet
- Herbert Marcuse (1898–1979), German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist
- Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921–2011), American medical physicist
- Brian May (1947), British musician
- Nicola Sturgeon (1970), First Minister of Scotland from 2014 to 2023
- Vitali Klitschko (1971), Ukrainian boxer and politician
- Benedict Cumberbatch (1976), English actor
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
July 19 in history
Observed on this date:
Events on July 19:
- 484: Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital.
- 1843: Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
- 1934: The rigid airship USS Macon surprises the USS Houston near Clipperton Island with a mail delivery for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, demonstrating its potential for tracking ships at sea.
- 1979: The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua.
- 2018: The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.
How the answer was worked out
At noon UTC on July 19, the Sun's tropical longitude was calculated for each year from 1930 through 2030 with Astronomy Engine, and each year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is July 19?
July 19 is consistently Cancer across all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, based on the Sun at noon UTC.
Is July 19 on a zodiac cusp?
No. For each July 19 between 1930 and 2030, the noon Sun was in Cancer, while July 19 stays at least 2 days from the nearest sign change.
What decan is July 19?
The Moon is the face ruler in the Chaldean order for July 19, which is in the third decan of Cancer (20°–30°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for July 19?
Modern numerology derives July 19's day number, 1, and month-day number, 8, by adding the digits involved.
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 19 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .