In love
Romantic and demonstrative. Wants to be admired, not merely tolerated.
Settled date · day 4 of 32 in the sign
July 26 zodiac sign: Leo
The July 26 zodiac sign is Leo in every year from 1930 to 2029: on that date the Sun stands 3°31′ into the sign, 3 days past its start and 28 days before Virgo begins.
- Sun sign
- Leo at noon in every year 1930–2029
- US births a day
- 11,885 #68 of 366 dates
- Day of the year
- 207th 208th in leap years
- Sun at noon 2026
- 3°31′ of Leo
Births: US Social Security Administration 2000–2014. Sun: NASA JPL DE440.
How common is this birthday
July 26 among the 366 days
July 26 averages 11,885 births a day in the US — the 68th most common of the 366 dates, 4.7% above the average day. The deep dips are holidays.
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Saturn-ruled decan of Leo
Decan
1 of 3 · 0°–10°
Sub-ruler
Saturn
Sign ruler
Sun
Sun at noon, 2026
3°31′
Saturn narrows and hardens the sign, making it slower to commit and more durable once it has. In its first ten degrees Leo shows in its rawest form: Cancer has only just handed over, and nothing of the new sign has worn down yet.
Personality
July 26 birthday personality
People born on July 26 are Leo, and the sign is read as warmth, presence and the need to be seen doing it. Genuinely generous, and lifts the mood of a room by walking into it.
The 26th reduces to 8 and combines 2 (cooperation) with 6 (responsibility). Numerologists read it as management with a human touch: those born on this day have business sense and ambition but also care about the people involved. Birthday number 26 in full →
At work
Natural in front-facing roles. Chafes when the credit goes elsewhere.
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 26. 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 | Leo 2.76° | 1 | Leo | Ashlesha 1 | Saturn |
| 1931 | Leo 2.53° | 2 | Sagittarius | Mula 2 | Saturn |
| 1932 | Leo 3.25° | 3 | Taurus | Bharani 3 | Saturn |
| 1933 | Leo 3.02° | 22 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 4 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1934 | Leo 2.8° | 5 | Aquarius | Uttara Ashadha 4 | Saturn |
| 1935 | Leo 2.57° | 6 | Gemini | Mrigashira 1 | Saturn |
| 1936 | Leo 3.29° | 7 | Scorpio | Swati 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1937 | Leo 3.06° | 8 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 3 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1938 | Leo 2.83° | 9 | Cancer | Punarvasu 4 | Jupiter |
| 1939 | Leo 2.6° | 1 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 4 | Mars |
| 1940 | Leo 3.32° | 2 | Aries | Revati 4 | Mercury |
| 1941 | Leo 3.09° | 3 | Leo | Magha 3 | — |
| 1942 | Leo 2.86° | 22 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 3 | — |
| 1943 | Leo 2.62° | 5 | Taurus | Krittika 4 | — |
| 1944 | Leo 3.35° | 6 | Libra | Hasta 3 | — |
| 1945 | Leo 3.11° | 7 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 2 | — |
| 1946 | Leo 2.88° | 8 | Cancer | Ardra 2 | Mercury |
| 1947 | Leo 2.66° | 9 | Scorpio | Vishakha 3 | — |
| 1948 | Leo 3.38° | 1 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 2 | Jupiter |
| 1949 | Leo 3.15° | 2 | Leo | Ashlesha 1 | Jupiter |
| 1950 | Leo 2.92° | 3 | Sagittarius | Mula 2 | Jupiter |
| 1951 | Leo 2.69° | 22 | Taurus | Bharani 2 | — |
| 1952 | Leo 3.42° | 5 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 1 | — |
| 1953 | Leo 3.19° | 6 | Aquarius | Uttara Ashadha 4 | Mercury |
| 1954 | Leo 2.96° | 7 | Gemini | Mrigashira 1 | Mars |
| 1955 | Leo 2.73° | 8 | Scorpio | Swati 1 | — |
| 1956 | Leo 3.45° | 9 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 4 | Saturn |
| 1957 | Leo 3.22° | 1 | Cancer | Punarvasu 4 | Saturn |
| 1958 | Leo 2.99° | 2 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 1 | Saturn |
| 1959 | Leo 2.76° | 3 | Aries | Revati 4 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1960 | Leo 3.48° | 22 | Virgo | Magha 4 | Mercury Jupiter Saturn |
| 1961 | Leo 3.25° | 5 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 3 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1962 | Leo 3.01° | 6 | Gemini | Krittika 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1963 | Leo 2.79° | 7 | Libra | Hasta 3 | Saturn |
| 1964 | Leo 3.51° | 8 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 3 | Saturn |
| 1965 | Leo 3.27° | 9 | Cancer | Ardra 2 | Saturn |
| 1966 | Leo 3.05° | 1 | Scorpio | Vishakha 4 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1967 | Leo 2.81° | 2 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 1 | Saturn |
| 1968 | Leo 3.54° | 3 | Leo | Ashlesha 2 | — |
| 1969 | Leo 3.31° | 22 | Sagittarius | Mula 1 | — |
| 1970 | Leo 3.08° | 5 | Taurus | Bharani 3 | — |
| 1971 | Leo 2.86° | 6 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 4 | Mars |
| 1972 | Leo 3.58° | 7 | Aquarius | Shravana 1 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 1973 | Leo 3.35° | 8 | Gemini | Mrigashira 1 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 1974 | Leo 3.12° | 9 | Scorpio | Swati 3 | Jupiter |
| 1975 | Leo 2.89° | 1 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 3 | — |
| 1976 | Leo 3.61° | 2 | Cancer | Punarvasu 4 | — |
| 1977 | Leo 3.38° | 3 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 4 | — |
| 1978 | Leo 3.14° | 22 | Aries | Ashwini 2 | — |
| 1979 | Leo 2.91° | 5 | Leo | Magha 2 | Mercury |
| 1980 | Leo 3.63° | 6 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 4 | — |
| 1981 | Leo 3.4° | 7 | Gemini | Krittika 4 | — |
| 1982 | Leo 3.17° | 8 | Libra | Chitra 1 | — |
| 1983 | Leo 2.94° | 9 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 1 | Jupiter |
| 1984 | Leo 3.66° | 1 | Cancer | Ardra 3 | Jupiter |
| 1985 | Leo 3.44° | 2 | Scorpio | Vishakha 3 | Jupiter |
| 1986 | Leo 3.21° | 3 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 4 | Mercury Mars Jupiter Saturn |
| 1987 | Leo 2.98° | 22 | Leo | Pushya 4 | Saturn |
| 1988 | Leo 3.71° | 5 | Sagittarius | Mula 2 | Saturn |
| 1989 | Leo 3.47° | 6 | Taurus | Bharani 3 | Saturn |
| 1990 | Leo 3.25° | 7 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 3 | Saturn |
| 1991 | Leo 3.02° | 8 | Aquarius | Uttara Ashadha 3 | Saturn |
| 1992 | Leo 3.74° | 9 | Gemini | Mrigashira 1 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1993 | Leo 3.51° | 1 | Scorpio | Swati 3 | Saturn |
| 1994 | Leo 3.27° | 2 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 2 | Saturn |
| 1995 | Leo 3.05° | 3 | Cancer | Punarvasu 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1996 | Leo 3.77° | 22 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1997 | Leo 3.53° | 5 | Taurus | Ashwini 2 | Jupiter |
| 1998 | Leo 3.31° | 6 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 1 | Jupiter |
| 1999 | Leo 3.07° | 7 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 2 | Mercury |
| 2000 | Leo 3.79° | 8 | Taurus | Krittika 3 | — |
| 2001 | Leo 3.57° | 9 | Libra | Chitra 2 | — |
| 2002 | Leo 3.33° | 1 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 4 | — |
| 2003 | Leo 3.1° | 2 | Cancer | Mrigashira 4 | — |
| 2004 | Leo 3.83° | 3 | Scorpio | Vishakha 3 | — |
| 2005 | Leo 3.59° | 22 | Aries | Revati 1 | Mercury |
| 2006 | Leo 3.37° | 5 | Leo | Ashlesha 3 | Mercury |
| 2007 | Leo 3.14° | 6 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 3 | Jupiter |
| 2008 | Leo 3.86° | 7 | Taurus | Bharani 2 | Jupiter |
| 2009 | Leo 3.64° | 8 | Libra | Uttara Phalguni 4 | Jupiter |
| 2010 | Leo 3.41° | 9 | Aquarius | Shravana 2 | Jupiter |
| 2011 | Leo 3.18° | 1 | Gemini | Rohini 2 | — |
| 2012 | Leo 3.9° | 2 | Scorpio | Swati 2 | Mercury |
| 2013 | Leo 3.66° | 3 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 4 | — |
| 2014 | Leo 3.44° | 22 | Cancer | Pushya 1 | — |
| 2015 | Leo 3.2° | 5 | Scorpio | Anuradha 1 | Venus Saturn |
| 2016 | Leo 3.92° | 6 | Aries | Ashwini 2 | Saturn |
| 2017 | Leo 3.69° | 7 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 3 | Saturn |
| 2018 | Leo 3.46° | 8 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 4 | Mercury Mars Saturn |
| 2019 | Leo 3.23° | 9 | Taurus | Bharani 4 | Mercury Jupiter Saturn |
| 2020 | Leo 3.96° | 1 | Libra | Chitra 1 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2021 | Leo 3.72° | 2 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2022 | Leo 3.5° | 3 | Cancer | Ardra 3 | Saturn |
| 2023 | Leo 3.27° | 22 | Scorpio | Swati 3 | Venus Saturn |
| 2024 | Leo 3.99° | 5 | Aries | Revati 1 | Saturn |
| 2025 | Leo 3.76° | 6 | Leo | Magha 1 | Mercury Saturn |
| 2026 | Leo 3.53° | 7 | Sagittarius | Mula 2 | — |
| 2027 | Leo 3.3° | 8 | Taurus | Ashwini 2 | — |
| 2028 | Leo 4.02° | 9 | Libra | Hasta 1 | — |
| 2029 | Leo 3.79° | 1 | Aquarius | Shravana 4 | — |
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 26
Day of the year
208 of 366
Mercury was retrograde on this date in
19 of 100 years
(19%)
Latest of those, to 2029
2005, 2006, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2025
Full moon fell on this date in
6 years — 1934, 1953, 1972, 1991, 2010, 2029
Most frequent moon phase
Waxing Gibbous · 20 years
Counted for July 26 alone, at noon UTC in each year from 1930 to 2029. Why the counts differ from date to date →
Year by year
2006
Leo
life path 5
2007
Leo
life path 6
2008
Leo
life path 7
2009
Leo
life path 8
2010
Leo
life path 9
2011
Leo
life path 1
2012
Leo
life path 2
2013
Leo
life path 3
2014
Leo
life path 22
2015
Leo
life path 5
2016
Leo
life path 6
2017
Leo
life path 7
2018
Leo
life path 8
2019
Leo
life path 9
2020
Leo
life path 1
2021
Leo
life path 2
2022
Leo
life path 3
2023
Leo
life path 22
2024
Leo
life path 5
2025
Leo
life path 6
2026
Leo
life path 7
2027
Leo
life path 8
2028
Leo
life path 9
2029
Leo
life path 1
The sign is the same in every tile; only the life path number moves.
Life path numbers this date produces
1
12 years · 12%
2
11 years · 11%
3
11 years · 11%
22
11 years · 11%
5
11 years · 11%
6
11 years · 11%
7
11 years · 11%
8
11 years · 11%
9
11 years · 11%
The most frequent is 1 with 12 years; every other number, 22 included, turns up in 11 years. And this date can carry a master number: 22 in 11 of those years — kept whole rather than reduced. Why 11, 22 and 33 are treated differently →
Questions about July 26 birthdays
What zodiac sign is July 26?
Leo in all 100 years from 1930 to 2029: the Sun stands at 3°31′ Leo on July 26, 3 days after the sign begins and 28 before Virgo takes over.
What life path numbers does July 26 produce?
Across 100 birth years the most common is 1 (12 years); every other number appears in 11 years.
Which decan is July 26?
The 1st decan of Leo, 0° to 10°, sub-ruled by Saturn in the Chaldean order.
Can July 26 be a master number birth date?
Yes — 22, in 11 of the 100 years: 1933, 1942, 1951, 1960, 1969, 1978, 1987, 1996, 2005, 2014 and 2023.
Cite this page
AstroHot. “July 26 Zodiac Sign: Leo, and Why It Never Changes.” Accessed October 29, 2026. https://astrohot.com/birthday/july-26/
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