Zodiac signs by birthday

July 17 Zodiac Sign

People born on July 17 are Cancer.

In every year from 1900 to 2100 the Sun is in Cancer all day on July 17, wherever in the world you were born.

July 17 falls late in Cancer season, which usually runs from June 21 to July 22.

Your Sun sign is the start. Your free birth chart adds your Moon, your Rising sign and every planet.

What Cancer is like

Symbol
The Crab
Element
Water
Modality
Cardinal
Ruler
The Moon
Usual dates
June 21 to July 22

Cancer feels first and explains later. A cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon, Cancer moves through the world by emotional read: sensing the temperature of a room, noticing who's gone quiet, registering what was meant rather than what was said.

Strengths

  • Nurturing
  • Loyal
  • Intuitive
  • Protective
  • Deeply loving

Growth edges

  • Withdraws when hurt
  • Takes things personally
  • Clings to the past
  • Moody

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