July 31 zodiac sign
Closing the month, July 31 holds the Sun around 8° Leo, near the end of the first decan, where the Sun’s rule over both sign and decan gives a steady, golden glow.
Sun signLeo
- Sun at 6°–10° Leo
- 1st decan · Sun
July 31 in profile
At 8° Leo is still in its early, emphatic stage but nearly ready for the second decan, where Jupiter and Sagittarius will add a taste for adventure. For now the Sun rules alone. A July 31 Leo is proud, affectionate and keen to make an impression without overdoing it. They are growing into a version of confidence that relies less on applause and more on their own sense of quality.
Style is classic with one flourish. They choose well-cut clothes in warm tones and add a single bold accessory: a gold ring, a patterned scarf, a vintage watch. Their homes have a sense of theatre, such as a dramatic light fitting or a dining table built for long dinners. Cheap-looking things irritate them more than expensive ones. They would rather own one beautiful lamp than five ordinary ones.
Family is the court and they are often its centre. They host the holidays, set the traditions and enjoy being asked for advice by younger relatives. Their pride in their family is loud and public. Sunday lunches with them run long and loud, with a seat always kept for a stray friend. The growth edge is sharing the role of host now and then, so others also get to give and the Leo gets to be looked after.
Leo all day
In every year from 1930 to 2040 the Sun was in Leo for the whole of July 31, 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 31 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 31 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Scorpio
- 2018Pisces
- 2019Cancer → Leo
- 2020Sagittarius → Capricorn
- 2021Taurus
- 2022Virgo
- 2023Capricorn
- 2024Gemini
- 2025Libra → Scorpio
- 2026Aquarius → Pisces
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 31 birthday
A large, handsome serving platter or a set of fine glasses for the family table, given with the promise that someone else will host the next gathering.
Asked about July 31
What zodiac sign is July 31?
July 31 is Leo in every year: the Sun is at about 6°–10° Leo that day, in the sign’s 1st decan.
Is July 31 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is well inside Leo on July 31. 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 31?
July 31 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 31 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.