July 29 zodiac sign
Pride runs high on July 29, when the Sun at about 6° Leo occupies the sign’s own decan and every challenge feels personal, even a small one.
Sun signLeo
- Sun at 4°–8° Leo
- 1st decan · Sun
July 29 in profile
A few degrees in, Leo has gained some steadiness but none of its intensity has faded. The fixed fire sign is ruled by the Sun, and the first decan repeats that rulership, so the core qualities show unmixed: pride, warmth, dignity and a need to be respected. A July 29 Leo carries themselves well and expects the same from others. Shabby treatment of a guest offends them more than any insult aimed at them. They are loyal friends and formidable opponents.
Conflict is usually about respect. They can forgive a mistake but not a public embarrassment. In a dispute they speak loudly, cite past loyalty and expect an apology. Once given, the apology is accepted with real grace. They rarely hold grudges against those who come to them openly; the silent critic is the one they cannot forgive. A sarcastic remark in a meeting can sour a working relationship for months.
Stress makes them try harder to look in control. They work through the night, refuse help and keep smiling at the party while worrying privately. The mask is convincing, which leaves friends unaware until it cracks. Asked how things are going, they answer “brilliant” almost by reflex. The growth edge is letting one trusted person see the strain early, which costs a little pride and saves a great deal of energy.
Leo all day
In every year from 1930 to 2040 the Sun was in Leo for the whole of July 29, in every time zone. This is not a cusp birthday: the nearest changes of sign fall around July 23 and August 22.
Your Moon sign depends on the year
The Sun is in the same place on July 29 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 29 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Libra
- 2018Aquarius → Pisces
- 2019Gemini → Cancer
- 2020Scorpio → Sagittarius
- 2021Aries
- 2022Leo
- 2023Sagittarius
- 2024Taurus → Gemini
- 2025Virgo → Libra
- 2026Capricorn → Aquarius
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 29 birthday
A retreat where someone else is in charge: a hotel with room service, a massage booked in advance and a day with no decisions, letting the Leo crown rest for once.
Asked about July 29
What zodiac sign is July 29?
July 29 is Leo in every year: the Sun is at about 4°–8° Leo that day, in the sign’s 1st decan.
Is July 29 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is well inside Leo on July 29. The cusp days, when the Sun changes sign, fall around July 23 and August 22. Astrology has no blended cusp signs anyway: at any moment the Sun is in one sign.
What decan is July 29?
July 29 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 29 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.