July 23 zodiac sign
Most years the Sun enters Leo on or around July 23, giving the date the first degree of the fire sign, though some births here still fall in late Cancer.
- Sun at 0°–2° Leo
- 1st decan · Sun
- Cusp birthday
July 23 in profile
Astrology has no in-between sign, so a July 23 birthday belongs either to Leo or to Cancer, and the computed table on this page settles it for each year. As Leo, the Sun sits at 0°, in the first decan, where Leo is its own sub-sign and the Sun its own sub-ruler: fixed fire at its most emphatic. As Cancer, it is the anaretic 29°. Both share a big heart and a need to feel valued.
They talk with warmth and a sense of occasion. Stories are told with gestures, voices and a pause before the punchline. The Leo-born speak first and fill silences; the Cancer-born wait, then say something memorable. Both remember what people say about them for years, so compliments land deeply, and so do careless remarks. Their voice notes sound like small radio shows, and their speeches at weddings get quoted afterwards.
Friendship is loyal and slightly protective. They defend friends in rooms the friends never enter, show up with flowers after a breakup and expect the same attention in return. Being forgotten at a gathering hurts more than they let on. A friend’s good news gets celebrated as if it were their own. The growth edge is saying when they feel overlooked, instead of hosting a grand event to prove they are still needed.
Cancer or Leo?
The Sun moves from Cancer into Leo around July 23, and the exact moment shifts from year to year. Between 1930 and 2040 it happened during the UTC day of July 23 in 58 years out of 111, at a median of 07:07 UTC (05:00 UTC in births from 1980 to 2010). In 53 years it was already Leo all day. So a July 23 birthday is Cancer or Leo depending on the year and the time, never a blend of the two.
The Sun on July 23, year by year (UTC)
- 1970Leo from 06:37
- 1971Leo from 12:15
- 1972Leo all day
- 1973Leo all day
- 1974Leo from 05:30
- 1975Leo from 11:22
- 1976Leo all day
- 1977Leo all day
- 1978Leo from 05:00
- 1979Leo from 10:49
- 1980Leo all day
- 1981Leo all day
- 1982Leo from 04:16
- 1983Leo from 10:04
- 1984Leo all day
- 1985Leo all day
- 1986Leo from 03:24
- 1987Leo from 09:07
- 1988Leo all day
- 1989Leo all day
- 1990Leo from 02:22
- 1991Leo from 08:11
- 1992Leo all day
- 1993Leo all day
- 1994Leo from 01:41
- 1995Leo from 07:30
- 1996Leo all day
- 1997Leo all day
- 1998Leo from 00:56
- 1999Leo from 06:44
- 2000Leo all day
- 2001Leo all day
- 2002Leo from 00:15
- 2003Leo from 06:04
- 2004Leo all day
- 2005Leo all day
- 2006Leo all day
- 2007Leo from 05:00
- 2008Leo all day
- 2009Leo all day
- 2010Leo all day
- 2011Leo from 04:12
- 2012Leo all day
- 2013Leo all day
- 2014Leo all day
- 2015Leo from 03:31
- 2016Leo all day
- 2017Leo all day
- 2018Leo all day
- 2019Leo from 02:51
- 2020Leo all day
- 2021Leo all day
- 2022Leo all day
- 2023Leo from 01:50
- 2024Leo all day
- 2025Leo all day
- 2026Leo all day
- 2027Leo from 01:04
- 2028Leo all day
- 2029Leo all day
- 2030Leo all day
Calculated by Lunonis from the same ephemeris code as our charts (astronomy-engine, checked against Swiss Ephemeris): geocentric, tropical zodiac, true equinox of date. Times are UTC: add or subtract your time zone’s offset, which can move the change to the day before or after.
Your Moon sign depends on the year
The Sun is in the same place on July 23 every year; the Moon is not. It changes sign every two and a half days, so people who share this birthday can have any of the twelve Moon signs. Here is where it was on July 23 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Cancer → Leo
- 2018Sagittarius
- 2019Aries
- 2020Virgo
- 2021Capricorn
- 2022Taurus → Gemini
- 2023Virgo → Libra
- 2024Aquarius → Pisces
- 2025Cancer
- 2026Scorpio
Compatible signs for a Leo
Sun-sign compatibility starts from the element. Leo gets on most easily with its own element and with the two sextile signs, and feels the strongest pull from its opposite. The full charts decide how a real pairing feels.
A gift for a July 23 birthday
A dinner thrown by friends with speeches about what they mean to each person present, the kind of open appreciation that both Leo and Cancer quietly crave.
Asked about July 23
What zodiac sign is July 23?
July 23 can be Cancer or Leo. The Sun changed from Cancer to Leo during this date in 58 of the 111 years from 1930 to 2040, so the answer depends on the birth year, time and place. The year-by-year list above shows when; a birth chart gives the exact answer.
Is July 23 a cusp birthday?
Yes. July 23 is one of the days the Sun leaves Cancer for Leo. People call it the Cancer–Leo cusp, but there is no blended sign: someone born before the change is Cancer, after it Leo.
What decan is July 23?
July 23 falls in the 1st decan of Leo. In the triplicity system we use, that decan belongs to Leo and its ruler Sun, which colours the Leo Sun with a little of Leo.
Your birthday is only the Sun
A July 23 birthday tells you where the Sun was. The Moon, the Rising sign and eight more planets each sit somewhere of their own, and they depend on the year, the hour and the place. The free calculator shows all of them.