June 22 Zodiac Sign

People born on June 22 are Gemini or Cancer.

Most zodiac date tables put June 22 in Cancer, but the Sun changes sign at a slightly different moment each year. In 104 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100 it moved from Gemini into Cancer during June 22 somewhere in the world, and in the other 97 the whole day was Cancer. So a June 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 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.