July 22 Zodiac Sign

People born on July 22 are Cancer or Leo.

Most zodiac date tables put July 22 in Cancer, but the Sun changes sign at a slightly different moment each year. In 168 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100 it moved from Cancer into Leo during July 22 somewhere in the world, and in the other 33 the whole day was Cancer. So a July 22 birthday can be either sign: the year, the hour and the place decide.

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.

Strengths

Nurturing
Loyal
Intuitive
Protective
Deeply loving

Growth edges

Withdraws when hurt
Takes things personally
Clings to the past
Moody

Read the full Cancer profile →

What Leo is like

Symbol: The Lion
Element: Fire
Modality: Fixed
Ruler: The Sun
Usual dates: July 23 to August 22

Leo is warmth with the volume up. A fixed fire sign ruled by the Sun itself, Leo is here to create, to express, and to make the people nearby feel a bit more alive for having been noticed.