Born on July 21
A July 21 birthday is Cancer.
On July 21 the Sun is at about 28° Cancer, between 26° and 0° 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 21
- Sun position
- 26°–0° Cancer
- Every position a July 21 birth can have, 1925 to 2025, any time zone. A handful of July 21 births, in edge years and time zones, have the Sun in Leo instead.
- 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
- 202
- Day 203 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.
Good company
Famous July 21 birthdays
People who share your birthday — and, for the ones with a verified birth time, a full natal chart you can read.
Nearby
Birthdays either side
Common questions
July 21 birthdays, answered
What zodiac sign is July 21?
Cancer. For births from 1925 to 2025, the Sun on July 21 is between 26° and 0° Cancer. A handful of July 21 births, in edge years and time zones, have the Sun in Leo instead.
What decan is July 21?
The third decan of Cancer (20°–30°), which the modern decan system pairs with Pisces.
What famous people were born on July 21?
Ernest Hemingway (1899) and Robin Williams (1951).
What day of the year is July 21?
Day 202, or day 203 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.