June 21 Zodiac Sign

People born on June 21 are Gemini or Cancer.

Most zodiac date tables put June 21 in Cancer, but the Sun changes sign at a slightly different moment each year. In 192 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100 it moved from Gemini into Cancer during June 21 somewhere in the world. In 4 other years the whole day was Gemini, and in 5 it was Cancer. So a June 21 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 Gemini is like

Symbol: The Twins
Element: Air
Modality: Mutable
Ruler: Mercury
Usual dates: May 21 to June 20

Gemini is curiosity with a mouth on it. A mutable air sign ruled by Mercury, Gemini runs on information, conversation, and the pleasure of connecting two ideas nobody had thought to put together.

Strengths

Curious
Witty
Adaptable
Sociable
Quick-thinking

Growth edges

Scattered
Restless
Avoids depth
Inconsistent

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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.