Birthday signs · Cancer season
What zodiac sign is July 21?
July 21 falls in Cancer according to the tropical zodiac. Over the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Cancer at noon UTC on July 21, at 27.76° to 29.25° Cancer. Day 30 or 31 of Cancer season is July 21, located in its late part and linked to the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
July 21 is Cancer
| Cancer at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 0 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
July 21 at a glance
| Sign | ♋︎ Cancer, the Crab |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | the Moon (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 27.8° to 29.2° Cancer at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 30 or 31 of Cancer season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of the Moon |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer |
| Day number | 3 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Cancer
| Noon Sun | 27.76° to 29.25° Cancer |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Moon |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
July 21 by the numbers
| Day number | 3 (2 + 1 = 3) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 1 (7 + 3 = 10, then 1 + 0 = 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 | 30 or 31 |
|---|---|
| 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 21, this person arrives in the last stretch of Cancer, when the season's pull toward home begins loosening into something more outward. Their habit is remembering who needs looking after. They bring soup when a friend is worn out, drive someone to the airport before dawn, and notice the person who stopped replying. The care is real. It can also turn into a private tally of who gave back. Saying the need out loud, before it hardens into resentment, is the lesson this birthday offers.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 4.3°–5.6° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on July 21
- Pope Sixtus IV (1414–1484), pope of the Catholic Church from 1471 to 1484
- Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American author and journalist
- Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980), Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar
- John Atta Mills (1944–2012), sixth President of the Republic of Ghana
- Cat Stevens (1948), British musician
- Robin Williams (1951–2014), American actor and comedian
- Stefan Löfven (1957), Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021
- Erling Haaland (2000), Norwegian footballer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
July 21 in history
Observed on this date:
- Liberation Day in 1944 (Guam)
- Belgian National Day (Belgium)
- Racial Harmony Day (Singapore)
- Summer Kazanskaya (Russia)
Events on July 21:
- 1904: Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.
- 1959: NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative.
- 2024: U.S. President Joe Biden announces he will no longer seek a second term and withdraws from the 2024 election, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as she launches her own presidential campaign.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on July 21, calculated at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030 by Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is July 21?
Counting the Sun at noon UTC over the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, July 21 is Cancer every time.
Is July 21 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Every July 21 from 1930 to 2030 found the noon Sun in Cancer, and July 21 is situated at least 0 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is July 21?
July 21 remains in the third decan of Cancer (20°–30°) throughout every sampled year, so the face ruler under the Chaldean order is the Moon.
What is the birthday number for July 21?
In modern numerology, the figures for July 21 are a day number of 3 and a month-day number of 1, 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 21 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .