Born on July 16
A July 16 birthday is Cancer.
On July 16 the Sun is at about 23° Cancer, between 21° and 25° Cancer depending on your birth year, time and place. Your Sun sign is one placement of dozens: your Moon, your rising sign and every planet's position at the moment you were born make the whole picture.
Your chart
Your Sun sign is the trailer
See your whole chart — Moon, rising, and what the sky is doing over it today.
The sky on your birthday
The Sun on July 16
- Sun position
- 21°–25° Cancer
- Every position a July 16 birth can have, 1925 to 2025, any time zone.
- Decan
- Third decan of Cancer
- The third decan of Cancer (20°–30°), which the modern decan system pairs with Pisces.
- Cancer season
- June 22 – July 22
- The usual dates for births 1925 to 2025. The first and last days can fall either side.
- Day of the year
- 197
- Day 198 in a leap year.
Your Sun
What Cancer carries
Sun in Cancer
The Sun is your center of gravity — the thing you keep returning to. Read what Cancer actually means, then go past it: your chart has a Moon, a rising sign, and a live sky moving over it right now.
Nearby
Birthdays either side
Common questions
July 16 birthdays, answered
What zodiac sign is July 16?
Cancer. For births from 1925 to 2025, the Sun on July 16 is between 21° and 25° Cancer.
What decan is July 16?
The third decan of Cancer (20°–30°), which the modern decan system pairs with Pisces.
What day of the year is July 16?
Day 197, or day 198 in a leap year.
Your turn
Your Sun sign is the trailer
See your whole chart — Moon, rising, and what the sky is doing over it today.