Zodiac signs by birthday

June 23 Zodiac Sign

People born on June 23 are Cancer.

In 7 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100, the Sun moved from Gemini into Cancer during June 23 somewhere in the world, so a June 23 birthday in one of those years can be Gemini.

June 23 falls early 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.

Strengths

  • Nurturing
  • Loyal
  • Intuitive
  • Protective
  • Deeply loving

Growth edges

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

Famous people born on June 23

Each card shows the Sun sign in that person's own birth year.

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