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July 22 zodiac sign

By Maren Tremblay, Fatesight editor · Last updated October 30, 2026

July 22 is either Cancer or Leo, depending on the year and the hour: Cancer in 59 of the 61 years from 1950 to 2010 and Leo in 2. Put another way, at noon UTC on this date from 1950 to 2010, the Sun stood between 28°52' Cancer and 0°02' Leo, with the constellation Cancer behind it.

The years the Sun changed sign on July 22

The Sun moved from one sign to the next on this date in 27 of the 61 years. If you were born on one of these days, your birth time decides your sign: 1952 at 22:07 UTC, into Leo, 1956 at 21:20 UTC, into Leo, 1960 at 20:37 UTC, into Leo, 1964 at 19:52 UTC, into Leo, 1968 at 19:07 UTC, into Leo, 1972 at 18:02 UTC, into Leo, 1973 at 23:55 UTC, into Leo, 1976 at 17:18 UTC, into Leo, 1977 at 23:03 UTC, into Leo, 1980 at 16:41 UTC, into Leo, 1981 at 22:39 UTC, into Leo, 1984 at 15:58 UTC, into Leo, 1985 at 21:36 UTC, into Leo, 1988 at 14:51 UTC, into Leo, 1989 at 20:45 UTC, into Leo, 1992 at 14:09 UTC, into Leo, 1993 at 19:50 UTC, into Leo, 1996 at 13:18 UTC, into Leo, 1997 at 19:15 UTC, into Leo, 2000 at 12:42 UTC, into Leo, 2001 at 18:26 UTC, into Leo, 2004 at 11:50 UTC, into Leo, 2005 at 17:40 UTC, into Leo, 2006 at 23:17 UTC, into Leo, 2008 at 10:54 UTC, into Leo, 2009 at 16:36 UTC, into Leo and 2010 at 22:21 UTC, into Leo.

What these decans are read as

The third decan of Cancer is read as carrying a touch of Pisces and Neptune. It is the softest Cancer and the most imaginative. People here tend to take in other people's feelings like weather, to love in a slightly dreamy way, and to do their best work when it means something to them.

The first decan of Leo is read as Leo twice over, the Sun with the room to itself. People here tend to walk in as if they were expected. In love they are generous and want to hear it back, and at work they rise to any job that has their name on it.

What the number 22 adds

Numerology keeps a birthday of 22 as it is, the largest of its master numbers, and reads it as the mark of a practical dreamer. It tends to mean big plans with real steps in them, and high standards for yourself and for whoever you love.

The sky on July 22, 1950 to 2010

Mercury: Leo in 37 and Cancer in 24 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1953, 1960, 1966, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1999 and 2006. Mercury in Leo.

Venus: Gemini in 16, Virgo in 16, Leo in 15 and Cancer in 14 of 61 years. Never retrograde. Venus in Gemini.

Mars: Leo in 10, Cancer in 9, Virgo in 9, Gemini in 7, Taurus in 6, Libra in 6, Scorpio in 4, Aries in 3, Sagittarius in 3, Pisces in 2, Capricorn in 1 and Aquarius in 1 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1954, 1971 and 1986. Mars in Leo.

New Moons: 1971, 1990 and 2009. Full Moons: 1956 and 1994. Solar eclipses: 1971 (partial), 1990 (total) and 2009 (total).

Every year's sky on July 22

At noon UTC. R: retrograde.

Who you tend to match with

Cancer: closest Pisces, Virgo and Scorpio; hardest Libra. Its third decan leans Pisces. All twelve.

Leo: closest Sagittarius, Aries and Gemini; hardest Scorpio. All twelve.

How we calculate the sky

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