July 16 Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Date

July 16

Sun sign

Cancer

Usual range

June 21 to July 22

Place in sign

late, decan 3

Sub-ruler

Neptune

Element

Water

Modality

Cardinal

Ruling planet

Moon

Changeover

No

Constellation

Gemini

Cancer holds the Sun at noon UTC on July 16. That is true in every year of the 41 years from 1992 to 2032.

Cancer dates are June 21 to July 22. July 16 falls in the late 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 16 is in the third decan of Cancer, the late 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Neptune.

The constellation behind the Sun on July 16 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 16?

July 16 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 16 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on July 16 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 16 star sign?

People searching for the July 16 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Cancer, a water sign, cardinal, ruled by Moon, in the late decan with Neptune as the triplicity sub-ruler. Cancer dates are June 21 to July 22. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.