Birthday signs · Leo season
What zodiac sign is July 24?
Using the tropical zodiac, July 24 is assigned to Leo. In each of the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, noon UTC on July 24 found the Sun in Leo, at 0.62° to 2.11° Leo. Its early part places July 24 on day 1 to 3 of Leo season, with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
July 24 is Leo
| Leo 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 24 at a glance
| Sign | ♌︎ Leo, the Lion |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, fixed |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | the Sun (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 0.6° to 2.1° Leo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 1 to 3 of Leo season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Saturn |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer |
| Day number | 6 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.
The decan: early Leo
| Noon Sun | 0.62° to 2.11° Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Saturn |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
July 24 by the numbers
| Day number | 6 (2 + 4 = 6) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 4 (7 + 6 = 13, then 1 + 3 = 4) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Leo season | 1 to 3 |
|---|---|
| Leo season opened | July 22 (7 years) or July 23 (79) or July 24 (15) |
| Leo season closed | August 22 (65 years) or August 23 (36) |
| Element and mode | fire, fixed |
| Traditional ruler | the Sun |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Leo season
Born in the opening days of Leo, around July 24, this person arrives while summer is still warming up. Early in the sign, the wish to be seen can feel urgent, and a slow afternoon with no applause can sting. Over time they find that warmth grows with patience. They ask for recognition, then notice it coming from people who were around all along.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 7.1°–8.4° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on July 24
- Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), Venezuelan statesman and military officer
- Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870), French writer and dramatist
- Henrik Pontoppidan (1857–1943), Danish writer, Nobel Laureate
- Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939), Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist
- Robert Graves (1895–1985), English poet and novelist
- Amelia Earhart (1897–1939), American aviation pioneer and author
- Jennifer Lopez (1969), American singer and actress
- Nayib Bukele (1981), President of El Salvador since 2019
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.6
July 24 in history
Observed on this date:
- Carnival of Awussu (Tunisia)
- Children's Day (Vanuatu)
- Pioneer Day (Utah)
- Police Day (Poland)
- Navy Day (Venezuela)
Events on July 24:
- 1487: Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, strike against a ban on foreign beer.
- 1901: O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
- 1924: Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
- 1974: Watergate scandal: The United States Supreme Court unanimously rules that President Richard Nixon does not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.
- 2019: Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine provided the Sun's tropical longitude on July 24 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is July 24?
Leo applies to July 24 in every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is July 24 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun was in Leo at noon on every July 24 from 1930 to 2030, and July 24 sits at least 0 days from the nearest sign boundary.
What decan is July 24?
July 24 falls in the first decan of Leo (0°–10°) in every sampled year, so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Saturn.
What is the birthday number for July 24?
Modern numerology finds July 24 has day number 6 and month-day number 4, each determined by adding digits.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine JavaScript reference — Don Cross, Astronomy Engine. Verified .
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I, sections 11-21 — 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 .
- Wikipedia: July 24 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .