July 1 Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Date

July 1

Sun sign

Cancer

Usual range

June 21 to July 22

Place in sign

middle, decan 2

Sub-ruler

Pluto

Element

Water

Modality

Cardinal

Ruling planet

Moon

Changeover

No

Constellation

Gemini

July 1 is Cancer. At noon UTC, the Sun was in Cancer in every year of the 41 years from 1992 to 2032. Anyone born on July 1 has Cancer as a Sun sign.

Cancer dates are June 21 to July 22. July 1 falls in the middle part of Cancer. It is a water sign, cardinal, ruled by Moon. Protective, sensitive, loyal to home and family.

In 2024 at noon UTC, the Sun on July 1 is in the second decan of Cancer, the middle 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Pluto.

The constellation behind the Sun on July 1 is Gemini. That is the true place of the Sun in the stars, and it is a separate fact from the astrological sign.

Moon, Rising, Mercury, Venus, and Mars still need a birth time and place. This page only settles the Sun sign.

Sign page: Cancer. Check this birthday in the zodiac calculator.

Questions

What zodiac sign is July 1?

July 1 is Cancer. These pages read the Sun at noon UTC, which is the same tropical sign the zodiac calculator reports for a birth at 12:00 UTC. From 1992 to 2032 that noon figure stays in Cancer. Use a birth time in the calculator if you were born near a nearby changeover.

Is July 1 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on July 1 stays in Cancer for every year from 1992 to 2032. A cusp in this system is a day when the Sun actually changes sign, which this date does not. Edge days of June 21 to July 22 are the ones that still need a year and a clock.

What is the July 1 star sign?

People searching for the July 1 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Cancer, a water sign, cardinal, ruled by Moon, in the middle decan with Pluto as the triplicity sub-ruler. Cancer dates are June 21 to July 22. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.