Birthday signs · Cancer season
What zodiac sign is July 22?
Sampling the noon UTC Sun from 1930 through 2030, July 22 appears in Cancer in 94 years and in Leo in 7 of 101. On July 22, the noon Sun varied from 28.71° Cancer to 0.2° Leo. The birth year and time are what decide which sign applies to July 22.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
July 22: Cancer or Leo
| Cancer at noon UTC | 94 of 101 years |
|---|---|
| Leo at noon UTC | 7 of 101 years |
| Leo years include | 2004, 2008 and 2012 |
| Settled by | birth year and time |
July 22 at a glance
| Sign | ♋︎ Cancer (94 years) or ♌︎ Leo (7) |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | the Moon (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 28.7° Cancer to 0.2° Leo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | Cancer day 31 or 32; Leo day 1 |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of the Moon |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer |
| Day number | 22 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Cancer
| Noon Sun | 28.71° Cancer to 0.2° Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Moon |
| Leo years | 0.01°–0.2° Leo |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
July 22 by the numbers
| Day number | 22 () |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 11 (7 + 22 = 29, then 2 + 9 = 11) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Cancer season | 31 or 32 (in its Cancer years) |
|---|---|
| Day of Leo season | 1 (in its Leo years) |
| Cancer season opened | June 21 (32 years) or June 22 (62) |
| Cancer season closed | July 22 (79 years) 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 22, late in Cancer, this person notices a change in the room before others speak. Summer is already leaning toward its brightest days, and that shift can make them guard the people they love a little harder. They keep watch, smooth over tension, and hold back their own needs until the strain shows. Feeling sensitive is part of who they are, and so is wanting to be the steady one.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 5.2°–6.5° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on July 22
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784–1846), German astronomer and mathematician
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887–1975), German physicist
- Selman Waksman (1888–1973), American scientist, biochemist, microbiologist who discovered Streptomycin and many antibiotics
- Louise Fletcher (1934–2022), American actress
- Willem Dafoe (1955), American actor
- John Leguizamo (1960), American actor, comedian, producer, and writer
- Selena Gomez (1992), American singer and actress
- Prince George of Wales (2013), British prince; eldest child of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
July 22 in history
Observed on this date:
Events on July 22:
- 1587: Roanoke Colony: A second group of English settlers arrives on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony.
- 1793: Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of North America.
- 1937: New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 1981: The first game of the 1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States is held in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- 2019: Chandrayaan-2, the second lunar exploration mission developed by Indian Space Research Organisation after Chandrayaan-1 is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a GSLV Mark III M1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the Vikram lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover.
How the answer was worked out
From 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on July 22 was calculated at noon UTC each year with Astronomy Engine, and each year's sign was read from that longitude.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is July 22?
For July 22, the usual sign at noon UTC is Cancer, found in 94 of 101 sampled years, and Leo in the remaining 7.
Is July 22 on a zodiac cusp?
Yes. In some years the Sun moved from Cancer into Leo during July 22, so at noon UTC the sample splits into Cancer in 94 years and Leo in 7, and the birth year and time settle which sign applies.
What decan is July 22?
Under the Chaldean order, the face ruler is the Moon for July 22, which is in the third decan of Cancer (20°–30°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for July 22?
July 22's day number in modern numerology is 22, and its month-day number is 11, both 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 22 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .