In love
Slow to open, fiercely loyal once it does. Takes small slights harder than it admits.
Settled date · day 30 of 32 in the sign
July 20 zodiac sign: Cancer
The July 20 zodiac sign is Cancer in every year from 1930 to 2029: on that date the Sun stands 27°48′ into the sign, 29 days past its start and 2 days before Leo begins.
- Sun sign
- Cancer at noon in every year 1930–2029
- US births a day
- 11,618 #113 of 366 dates
- Day of the year
- 201st 202nd in leap years
- Sun at noon 2026
- 27°48′ of Cancer
Births: US Social Security Administration 2000–2014. Sun: NASA JPL DE440.
How common is this birthday
July 20 among the 366 days
July 20 averages 11,618 births a day in the US — the 113th most common of the 366 dates, 2.4% above the average day. The deep dips are holidays.
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Where in Cancer this falls
July 20 falls on day 9 of the Moon decan (12–July 22, 2026).
Moon-ruled decan of Cancer
Decan
3 of 3 · 20°–30°
Sub-ruler
Moon
Sign ruler
Moon
Sun at noon, 2026
27°48′
The Moon pulls the sign inward, toward memory and mood, and makes it react before it decides. The last ten degrees of Cancer already turn toward Leo, which is why this third often reads as the most complicated.
Personality
July 20 birthday personality
People born on July 20 are Cancer, and the sign is read as protection, memory and deep attachment. Reads emotional undercurrents accurately and looks after people without being asked.
The 20th reduces to 2, and numerologists read the zero as amplifying the 2's sensitivity and cooperative instinct. Those born on this day are described as exceptionally attuned to other people — gifted at teamwork, peacemaking and understanding needs nobody has put into words. Birthday number 20 in full →
At work
Good in roles requiring care and institutional memory. Sensitive to hostile environments.
Stone and flower
The July birthstone is ruby (red), and the month's flowers are the larkspur and water lily.
Look up your birth year
Every year, computed
All 100 years for July 20. Each row is calculated for that exact day — sun position, life path, the Moon's sign and nakshatra, and which planets were retrograde. Find your year.
| Year | Sun | Life path | Moon | Nakshatra | Retrograde |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Cancer 27.03° | 4 | Taurus | Bharani 3 | Saturn |
| 1931 | Cancer 26.8° | 5 | Libra | Hasta 1 | Saturn |
| 1932 | Cancer 27.52° | 6 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 1 | Venus Saturn |
| 1933 | Cancer 27.29° | 7 | Cancer | Ardra 2 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1934 | Cancer 27.07° | 8 | Scorpio | Swati 2 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1935 | Cancer 26.84° | 9 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 4 | Saturn |
| 1936 | Cancer 27.56° | 1 | Leo | Ashlesha 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1937 | Cancer 27.33° | 11 | Sagittarius | Mula 1 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1938 | Cancer 27.1° | 3 | Aries | Ashwini 2 | Jupiter |
| 1939 | Cancer 26.87° | 4 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 4 | Mars |
| 1940 | Cancer 27.59° | 5 | Aquarius | Shravana 3 | Mercury |
| 1941 | Cancer 27.36° | 6 | Gemini | Rohini 3 | — |
| 1942 | Cancer 27.13° | 7 | Libra | Chitra 1 | — |
| 1943 | Cancer 26.9° | 8 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 3 | — |
| 1944 | Cancer 27.62° | 9 | Leo | Pushya 2 | — |
| 1945 | Cancer 27.38° | 1 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 2 | — |
| 1946 | Cancer 27.15° | 11 | Aries | Revati 1 | Mercury |
| 1947 | Cancer 26.93° | 3 | Leo | Magha 3 | Mercury |
| 1948 | Cancer 27.65° | 4 | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha 1 | Jupiter |
| 1949 | Cancer 27.42° | 5 | Taurus | Krittika 1 | Jupiter |
| 1950 | Cancer 27.2° | 6 | Libra | Uttara Phalguni 4 | Jupiter |
| 1951 | Cancer 26.96° | 7 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 2 | — |
| 1952 | Cancer 27.69° | 8 | Cancer | Ardra 4 | — |
| 1953 | Cancer 27.46° | 9 | Scorpio | Swati 4 | Mercury |
| 1954 | Cancer 27.23° | 1 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 4 | Mars |
| 1955 | Cancer 27° | 11 | Leo | Ashlesha 1 | — |
| 1956 | Cancer 27.72° | 3 | Capricorn | Mula 3 | Saturn |
| 1957 | Cancer 27.48° | 4 | Taurus | Ashwini 3 | Saturn |
| 1958 | Cancer 27.26° | 5 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 3 | Saturn |
| 1959 | Cancer 27.03° | 6 | Aquarius | Uttara Ashadha 4 | Saturn |
| 1960 | Cancer 27.75° | 7 | Gemini | Mrigashira 2 | Mercury Jupiter Saturn |
| 1961 | Cancer 27.52° | 8 | Libra | Chitra 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1962 | Cancer 27.28° | 9 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 3 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1963 | Cancer 27.06° | 1 | Cancer | Punarvasu 3 | Saturn |
| 1964 | Cancer 27.78° | 11 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 1 | Saturn |
| 1965 | Cancer 27.54° | 3 | Aries | Revati 1 | Saturn |
| 1966 | Cancer 27.32° | 4 | Leo | Magha 2 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1967 | Cancer 27.09° | 5 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 2 | Mercury |
| 1968 | Cancer 27.81° | 6 | Gemini | Krittika 4 | — |
| 1969 | Cancer 27.58° | 7 | Libra | Hasta 1 | — |
| 1970 | Cancer 27.35° | 8 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 2 | — |
| 1971 | Cancer 27.13° | 9 | Cancer | Ardra 2 | Mars Jupiter |
| 1972 | Cancer 27.85° | 1 | Scorpio | Vishakha 3 | Jupiter |
| 1973 | Cancer 27.62° | 11 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 4 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 1974 | Cancer 27.39° | 3 | Leo | Ashlesha 1 | Jupiter |
| 1975 | Cancer 27.16° | 4 | Sagittarius | Mula 1 | — |
| 1976 | Cancer 27.88° | 5 | Taurus | Bharani 2 | — |
| 1977 | Cancer 27.65° | 6 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 3 | — |
| 1978 | Cancer 27.42° | 7 | Aquarius | Uttara Ashadha 4 | — |
| 1979 | Cancer 27.18° | 8 | Gemini | Rohini 4 | Mercury |
| 1980 | Cancer 27.9° | 9 | Scorpio | Swati 1 | Mercury |
| 1981 | Cancer 27.67° | 1 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 3 | — |
| 1982 | Cancer 27.44° | 11 | Cancer | Punarvasu 3 | — |
| 1983 | Cancer 27.21° | 3 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 4 | Jupiter |
| 1984 | Cancer 27.93° | 4 | Aries | Revati 4 | Jupiter |
| 1985 | Cancer 27.71° | 5 | Leo | Magha 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1986 | Cancer 27.48° | 6 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 3 | Mercury Mars Jupiter Saturn |
| 1987 | Cancer 27.25° | 7 | Taurus | Krittika 3 | Saturn |
| 1988 | Cancer 27.98° | 8 | Libra | Hasta 2 | Saturn |
| 1989 | Cancer 27.74° | 9 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 2 | Saturn |
| 1990 | Cancer 27.52° | 1 | Cancer | Ardra 2 | Saturn |
| 1991 | Cancer 27.29° | 11 | Scorpio | Vishakha 2 | Saturn |
| 1992 | Cancer 28.01° | 3 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 2 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1993 | Cancer 27.78° | 4 | Leo | Ashlesha 1 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1994 | Cancer 27.55° | 5 | Sagittarius | Mula 1 | Saturn |
| 1995 | Cancer 27.32° | 6 | Taurus | Bharani 1 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1996 | Cancer 28.04° | 7 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 1 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1997 | Cancer 27.8° | 8 | Aquarius | Uttara Ashadha 4 | Jupiter |
| 1998 | Cancer 27.58° | 9 | Gemini | Mrigashira 1 | Jupiter |
| 1999 | Cancer 27.35° | 1 | Libra | Chitra 4 | Mercury |
| 2000 | Cancer 28.06° | 11 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 4 | — |
| 2001 | Cancer 27.83° | 3 | Cancer | Punarvasu 3 | — |
| 2002 | Cancer 27.6° | 4 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 4 | — |
| 2003 | Cancer 27.37° | 5 | Aries | Revati 3 | — |
| 2004 | Cancer 28.1° | 6 | Virgo | Magha 3 | — |
| 2005 | Cancer 27.87° | 7 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 3 | — |
| 2006 | Cancer 27.64° | 8 | Gemini | Krittika 4 | Mercury |
| 2007 | Cancer 27.41° | 9 | Libra | Hasta 2 | Jupiter |
| 2008 | Cancer 28.13° | 1 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 2 | Jupiter |
| 2009 | Cancer 27.91° | 2 | Cancer | Ardra 2 | Jupiter |
| 2010 | Cancer 27.68° | 3 | Scorpio | Vishakha 3 | — |
| 2011 | Cancer 27.45° | 4 | Pisces | Uttara Bhadrapada 1 | — |
| 2012 | Cancer 28.17° | 5 | Leo | Ashlesha 1 | Mercury |
| 2013 | Cancer 27.93° | 6 | Sagittarius | Mula 1 | Mercury |
| 2014 | Cancer 27.7° | 7 | Taurus | Bharani 3 | Saturn |
| 2015 | Cancer 27.47° | 8 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 4 | Saturn |
| 2016 | Cancer 28.19° | 9 | Aquarius | Shravana 1 | Saturn |
| 2017 | Cancer 27.96° | 1 | Gemini | Mrigashira 1 | Saturn |
| 2018 | Cancer 27.73° | 2 | Scorpio | Swati 2 | Mars Saturn |
| 2019 | Cancer 27.5° | 3 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 2 | Mercury Jupiter Saturn |
| 2020 | Cancer 28.22° | 4 | Cancer | Punarvasu 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2021 | Cancer 27.99° | 5 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2022 | Cancer 27.77° | 6 | Aries | Ashwini 1 | Saturn |
| 2023 | Cancer 27.54° | 7 | Leo | Magha 1 | Saturn |
| 2024 | Cancer 28.26° | 8 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 3 | Saturn |
| 2025 | Cancer 28.03° | 9 | Gemini | Krittika 4 | Mercury Saturn |
| 2026 | Cancer 27.8° | 1 | Libra | Hasta 4 | Mercury |
| 2027 | Cancer 27.57° | 2 | Aquarius | Shravana 4 | — |
| 2028 | Cancer 28.29° | 3 | Cancer | Ardra 2 | — |
| 2029 | Cancer 28.06° | 4 | Scorpio | Vishakha 3 | — |
The Moon and nakshatra columns change every year because the Moon returns to the same calendar date in a different position — which is why a birth date alone cannot tell you those, and why this table exists.
A century of July 20
Day of the year
202 of 366
Mercury was retrograde on this date in
22 of 100 years
(22%)
Latest of those, to 2029
2006, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2025, 2026
Full moon fell on this date in
5 years — 1948, 1959, 1978, 1997, 2016
Most frequent moon phase
Waxing Crescent · 20 years
Counted for July 20 alone, at noon UTC in each year from 1930 to 2029. Why the counts differ from date to date →
Year by year
2006
Cancer
life path 8
2007
Cancer
life path 9
2008
Cancer
life path 1
2009
Cancer
life path 2
2010
Cancer
life path 3
2011
Cancer
life path 4
2012
Cancer
life path 5
2013
Cancer
life path 6
2014
Cancer
life path 7
2015
Cancer
life path 8
2016
Cancer
life path 9
2017
Cancer
life path 1
2018
Cancer
life path 2
2019
Cancer
life path 3
2020
Cancer
life path 4
2021
Cancer
life path 5
2022
Cancer
life path 6
2023
Cancer
life path 7
2024
Cancer
life path 8
2025
Cancer
life path 9
2026
Cancer
life path 1
2027
Cancer
life path 2
2028
Cancer
life path 3
2029
Cancer
life path 4
The sign is the same in every tile; only the life path number moves.
Life path numbers this date produces
4
12 years · 12%
5
11 years · 11%
6
11 years · 11%
7
11 years · 11%
8
11 years · 11%
9
11 years · 11%
1
11 years · 11%
3
11 years · 11%
11
8 years · 8%
2
3 years · 3%
The most frequent is 4 with 12 years; the scarcest is 2 with just 3. And this date can carry a master number: 11 in 8 of those years — kept whole rather than reduced. Why 11, 22 and 33 are treated differently →
Questions about July 20 birthdays
What zodiac sign is July 20?
Cancer in all 100 years from 1930 to 2029: the Sun stands at 27°48′ Cancer on July 20, 29 days after the sign begins and 2 before Leo takes over.
What life path numbers does July 20 produce?
Across 100 birth years the most common is 4 (12 years); the rarest is 2 (3).
Which decan is July 20?
The 3rd decan of Cancer, 20° to 30°, sub-ruled by the Moon in the Chaldean order.
Can July 20 be a master number birth date?
Yes — 11, in 8 of the 100 years: 1937, 1946, 1955, 1964, 1973, 1982, 1991 and 2000.
Cite this page
AstroHot. “July 20 Zodiac Sign: Cancer, and Why It Never Changes.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/birthday/july-20/
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