July birthdays

July 23 zodiac sign

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

July 23 is either Leo or Cancer, depending on the year and the hour: Leo in 55 of the 61 years from 1950 to 2010 and Cancer in 6. Put another way, at noon UTC on this date from 1950 to 2010, the Sun stood between 29°49' Cancer and 0°59' Leo, with the constellation Cancer behind it.

The years the Sun changed sign on July 23

The Sun moved from one sign to the next on this date in 34 of the 61 years. If you were born on one of these days, your birth time decides your sign: 1950 at 10:29 UTC, into Leo, 1951 at 16:20 UTC, into Leo, 1953 at 03:52 UTC, into Leo, 1954 at 09:44 UTC, into Leo, 1955 at 15:24 UTC, into Leo, 1957 at 03:14 UTC, into Leo, 1958 at 08:50 UTC, into Leo, 1959 at 14:45 UTC, into Leo, 1961 at 02:23 UTC, into Leo, 1962 at 08:18 UTC, into Leo, 1963 at 13:59 UTC, into Leo, 1965 at 01:47 UTC, into Leo, 1966 at 07:23 UTC, into Leo, 1967 at 13:16 UTC, into Leo, 1969 at 00:48 UTC, into Leo, 1970 at 06:36 UTC, into Leo, 1971 at 12:14 UTC, into Leo, 1974 at 05:29 UTC, into Leo, 1975 at 11:21 UTC, into Leo, 1978 at 05:00 UTC, into Leo, 1979 at 10:48 UTC, into Leo, 1982 at 04:15 UTC, into Leo, 1983 at 10:04 UTC, into Leo, 1986 at 03:24 UTC, into Leo, 1987 at 09:06 UTC, into Leo, 1990 at 02:21 UTC, into Leo, 1991 at 08:11 UTC, into Leo, 1994 at 01:41 UTC, into Leo, 1995 at 07:29 UTC, into Leo, 1998 at 00:55 UTC, into Leo, 1999 at 06:44 UTC, into Leo, 2002 at 00:14 UTC, into Leo, 2003 at 06:04 UTC, into Leo and 2007 at 05:00 UTC, into Leo.

What these decans are read as

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.

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.

What the number 5 adds

Numerology reads a birthday that comes to 5 as the mark of a free mover. It tends to mean a low tolerance for routine, a taste for change and travel, and a need for a partner who doesn't keep score of where you were.

The sky on July 23, 1950 to 2010

Mercury: Leo in 38 and Cancer in 23 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1953, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1973, 1979, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2005 and 2006. Mercury in Leo.

Venus: Virgo in 17, Gemini in 15, Cancer in 15 and Leo in 14 of 61 years. Never retrograde. Venus in Virgo.

Mars: Virgo in 10, Cancer in 9, Leo 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 Virgo.

New Moons: 1960 and 1998. Full Moons: 1975. No eclipse peaked on this date.

Every year's sky on July 23

At noon UTC. R: retrograde.

Who you tend to match with

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

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

How we calculate the sky

• July 22
• July 24
• July zodiac signs
• Leo
• Cancer
• Birth chart calculator