July 29 zodiac sign: Leo, first decan
If you were born on July 29, your sign is Leo, the fire sign ruled by Sun: the Sun is in Leo on this date in every year from 1980 to 2030. The Sun sits about 6° into Leo on this date, in the first decan, where Leo's core takes on a Saturn flavour. Here's what the date fixes, and what only your birth time can tell you.
Your sign: Leo
The fixed fire sign that brings warmth and refuses to be small.
A Leo Sun puts the Sun in its own sign — your core identity is amplified, radiant, and visible. You generate energy that other people warm themselves on. The friend whose laugh fills the room, the colleague who turns a project into something people are proud to be part of, the host who makes a dinner party an actual event — that's you, in your element.
- ElementFire
- ModalityFixed
- RulerSun
- SeasonJuly 23 – August 22
The date fixes the Sun; the year and hour fix the rest. A Leo born July 29 with the Moon in Leo runs on a different inner weather from one with the Moon in Leo: see Leo Sun, Leo Moon. Your rising sign needs the birth time; the twelve Leo Sun combinations show what each one changes.
Leo dates, traits & compatibility → · What a Leo birth chart looks like →
In the US (2000–2014), an average of 11,570 babies were born on each July 29, rank 126 of 366 dates; Leo is number 1 of 12 signs (8.96%). What's the most common zodiac sign?
The Moon on July 29, 1980–2030
Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on July 29 was most often in Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Aquarius (5 years each) and least often in Aries, Virgo, and Libra (3 years each). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On July 29, 2026, the Moon moves from Capricorn into Aquarius at 01:46 UTC.
- 1980 Aquarius → Pisces 13:11
- 1981 Cancer
- 1982 Scorpio → Sagittarius 20:48
- 1983 Pisces → Aries 21:21
- 1984 Leo
- 1985 Sagittarius → Capricorn 02:21
- 1986 Taurus
- 1987 Virgo
- 1988 Aquarius
- 1989 Gemini → Cancer 16:32
- 1990 Libra → Scorpio 01:39
- 1991 Pisces
- 1992 Cancer → Leo 08:39
- 1993 Sagittarius
- 1994 Aries → Taurus 22:13
- 1995 Leo → Virgo 17:12
- 1996 Capricorn → Aquarius 22:47
- 1997 Gemini
- 1998 Libra
- 1999 Aquarius
- 2000 Cancer
- 2001 Scorpio → Sagittarius 08:44
- 2002 Pisces → Aries 03:39
- 2003 Leo
- 2004 Sagittarius → Capricorn 03:57
- 2005 Taurus
- 2006 Virgo
- 2007 Capricorn → Aquarius 13:14
- 2008 Gemini → Cancer 17:12
- 2009 Scorpio
- 2010 Pisces
- 2011 Cancer
- 2012 Sagittarius
- 2013 Aries → Taurus 04:43
- 2014 Leo → Virgo 03:37
- 2015 Capricorn
- 2016 Gemini
- 2017 Libra
- 2018 Aquarius → Pisces 23:28
- 2019 Gemini → Cancer 11:31
- 2020 Scorpio → Sagittarius 07:25
- 2021 Aries
- 2022 Leo
- 2023 Sagittarius
- 2024 Taurus → Gemini 21:28
- 2025 Virgo → Libra 05:43
- 2026 Capricorn → Aquarius 01:46
- 2027 Gemini
- 2028 Scorpio
- 2029 Pisces
- 2030 Cancer → Leo 21:08
In 24 of those 51 years (47%) the Moon changed sign during July 29 itself, so in those years the birth time decides the Moon as well as the rising sign. Cells with an arrow mark them, with the UTC time of the change. The Moon was exactly full on July 29 in 1988 and 2026, and new in 1992 and 2003.
Find your birth year. One sign means the Moon spent the whole UTC day there; an arrow means it changed sign that day, at the UTC time shown: born before it, the first sign; after it, the second. The Moon sign calculator settles it in seconds; your birth chart adds the rising sign and houses.
Times in UTC: a birth late in the evening in the Americas, or early in the morning in Asia, can fall on the neighbouring UTC date.
July 2026: full moon July 29, 2026, Aquarius · new moon July 14, 2026, Cancer.
Your decan: the first decan of Leo
Each sign is divided into three 10° decans, and each decan has a sub-ruler that shades the sign's core. Degrees 0–10 of Leo belong to Saturn: where you face limitation and, through facing it, build mastery. Read it as Leo with a Saturn accent — the fire core is unchanged, the emphasis moves.
Five of Wands
Competition · Conflict · Tension. The card assigned to this ten-degree slice of the zodiac — a birthday card in the same sense a sun sign is a birthday sign: one lens on the date, not a verdict.
Read the Five of Wands in full on My Day Check →All the tarot cards for July 29: decan, sign, ruling planet and year card →
What the date can't tell you
The Sun is one placement out of ten. Your Moon sign changes every two to three days, so Leos born on July 29 in different years have different Moons; your rising sign changes every two hours and needs a birth time and place. Those two carry most of what people mean by "personality" in a chart.
Born July 29? Add your year, time and place
Your Moon and rising depend on the year and hour. Computed here in a few seconds — then your full chart with a preview of its reading, no sign-up.
Your big three
- Sun
- Moon
- Rising
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Or browse the twelve possibilities: Leo Sun with each Moon → · just my Moon sign · how the free birth chart calculator works
Classic matches for a July 29 birthday
By sun sign, Leo pairs most easily with Aries, Sagittarius, Gemini, Libra. Sun-sign compatibility is the coarse layer; the couple reading compares both full charts.
Common questions
What zodiac sign is July 29?
July 29 is Leo, the fixed fire sign ruled by Sun. The Sun sits at roughly 6° Leo on this date, in the first decan.
What decan is July 29?
The first decan of Leo (0°–10°), sub-ruled by Saturn. Decans divide each sign into three 10° slices; the sub-ruler adds a second flavour to the sign's core — here where you face limitation and, through facing it, build mastery.
What tarot card is July 29?
In the Golden Dawn system each decan has a minor arcana card: for the first decan of Leo it is the Five of Wands (competition, conflict, tension). It's a birthday card in the same way a sun sign is — one lens, not a verdict.
What Moon sign is someone born on July 29?
It depends on the year, and in 47% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Aquarius or Pisces; in 1990, Libra or Scorpio; in 2000, Cancer; in 2010, Pisces; in 2020, Scorpio or Sagittarius. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on July 29 was most often in Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Aquarius. A birth time and place pin it down.
Does everyone born on July 29 have the same chart?
No. They share the Sun in Leo, but the Moon changes sign every two to three days, the rising sign every two hours, and the outer planets by year. Two people born July 29 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.