Birthday signs · Leo season
What zodiac sign is July 30?
July 30 lies within the sign Leo of the tropical zodiac. Throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun remained in Leo at noon UTC on July 30, at 6.35° to 7.85° Leo. On day 7 to 9 of the Leo season, July 30 sits in its early part, with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
July 30 is Leo
| Leo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 6 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
July 30 at a glance
| Sign | ♌︎ Leo, the Lion |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, fixed |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | the Sun (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 6.4° to 7.8° Leo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 7 to 9 of Leo season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Saturn |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer |
| Day number | 3 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.
The decan: early Leo
| Noon Sun | 6.35° to 7.85° Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Saturn |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
July 30 by the numbers
| Day number | 3 (3 + 0 = 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 Leo season | 7 to 9 |
|---|---|
| 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
Someone born on July 30 arrives early in Leo, while summer heat is still building. The fire is real but not yet settled into its full confidence. They want to be noticed for work they have actually done. When praise arrives they can feel exposed, as if the warmth was meant for someone else. Saturn's influence on the face adds a steady, careful pace. Their task is to let effort speak first, then accept recognition without shrinking from it.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 12.9°–14.2° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on July 30
- Giorgio Vasari (1511–1574), Italian painter, architect, writer and historian
- Emily Brontë (1818–1848), English novelist and poet
- Henry Ford (1863–1947), American business magnate
- Patrick Modiano (1945), French writer
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947), Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician
- Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (1947), French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV
- Christopher Nolan (1970), English and American filmmaker
- Hilary Swank (1974), American actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.6
July 30 in history
Observed on this date:
- Feast of the Throne (Morocco)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Vanuatu from the United Kingdom and France in 1980.
- Día del Amigo (Paraguay)
- Martyrs Day (South Sudan)
Events on July 30:
- 762: Baghdad is founded.
- 1859: First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
- 1962: The Trans-Canada Highway, the then-longest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
- 1980: Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
- 2020: NASA's Mars 2020 mission is launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine was used to calculate the Sun's tropical longitude on July 30 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was read from the result.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is July 30?
Counting the Sun at noon UTC, every sampled year from 1930 to 2030 has July 30 in Leo, all 101 of them.
Is July 30 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon occupies Leo on each July 30 from 1930 to 2030, and every July 30 is at least 6 days clear of the nearest change of sign.
What decan is July 30?
In each sampled year July 30 occupies the first decan of Leo (0°–10°), and so its Chaldean face ruler is Saturn.
What is the birthday number for July 30?
Adding digits produces both the day number 3 and the month-day number 1 that modern numerology gives July 30.
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 30 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .