July 21 Zodiac Sign

People born on July 21 are Cancer.

In 52 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100, the Sun moved from Cancer into Leo during July 21 somewhere in the world, so a July 21 birthday in one of those years can be Leo.

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

Your birth time and place settle it: your free birth chart shows exactly which sign the Sun was in when you were born.

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.