Born on July 23
Born on July 23: Leo or Cancer
On July 23, the Sun is in Leo: that is your Sun sign, the core of your identity, your vitality and the way you shine.
A cusp day: Leo or Cancer
On July 23, the Sun changes sign: over a century it is in Leo in 91% of years and in Cancer in 9%. Your birth year and time settle it, to the minute. Calculate your chart: it gives you the exact degree.
Your sign: Leo
With the Sun in Leo, you’re at home: the star of the day rules your sign, and you radiate a warmth that makes people want to live bigger.
The Sun in Leo is the Sun in its own domicile, and you can feel it the moment you walk into a room. You have presence, a natural dignity and a deep need to express who you are in a creative, visible way. You aren’t seeking attention for its own sake; you want to live fully, to put heart into everything you do and to be recognized for it. Someone with the Sun in Leo has an innate sense of loyalty and honor: you keep your word, you protect your friends and you detest pettiness. Your generosity is big because your heart is.
Your decan: 1st decan of Leo
The Sun rules the first decan of Leo with no one to share the throne: you are light in its raw form, the warmth that embraces, the center life organizes itself around.
From about July 23 to August 2, depending on the year and time of birth, the first decan of Leo lives under the Sun’s double rulership. You’re the most solar Leo: proud, warm, creative, with a self-confidence that seems to come from somewhere deep. You need to shine, not out of vanity but because radiating is your natural way of being and giving. Your generosity is spontaneous, your loyalty absolute, and your presence fills a room without your having to raise your voice. You were made to create, lead and celebrate life with panache.
The degree of the Sun
On July 23, the Sun sits between 0° and 1° Leo depending on the birth year. Every degree has its own colour: decan, dwad, term, sometimes a fixed star. Read yours:
Your solar return
Every year around July 23, the Sun returns to the exact degree of your birth: that is your solar return, the chart of your year, from birthday to birthday. Calculate it for free (date, time and place of birth), then, if you want the full reading, have it read.
And the rising sign, the Moon, the houses?
The Sun sign is not the whole story. Your rising sign changes every two hours, the Moon changes sign every two and a half days, and the houses depend on the place. With your birth time and city, the free calculation gives you all of it in 30 seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What is the zodiac sign of someone born on July 23?
July 23 is a cusp day: the Sun is in Leo in 91% of years and in Cancer in 9%. Only the birth year and time can settle it, by calculating the chart.
What is the decan of someone born on July 23?
The 1st decan of Leo, ruled by Sun: it gives the sign a nuance of its own, described on the decan page.
How do I find my rising sign if I was born on July 23?
The rising sign depends on the time and place of birth, not only the date: it changes about every two hours. Enter your time and city in the free chart calculation.
What is the solar return of someone born on July 23?
The chart drawn at the moment the Sun returns, every year around July 23, to the exact degree of the birth. It describes the dynamic of the year that opens. The free calculator gives it, the year-ahead reading interprets it.