August zodiac signs at a glance
Most-asked August dates: August 5 is Leo, August 28 is Virgo, August 6 is Leo, August 13 is Leo, August 9 is Leo.
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The August sky
August is named for Augustus, who took it over from the old Sextilis. The zodiac knows nothing of that: the Sun spends roughly 31 days in each of Leo and Virgo because Earth moves slowest along its orbit in northern summer, while the Sun crosses Sagittarius and Capricorn in a little under 30.
The midpoint of Leo, around August 7, is a cross-quarter day halfway between the June solstice and the September equinox, and the harvest festival of Lammas on August 1 sits close to it. The Perseid meteors peak a few days later, around August 12 and 13, and radiate from Perseus, not Leo; the Leonids, which do come from Leo, arrive in November.
Born in August: what each sign means
♌ Leo, August 1 to 22
August 1 closes the opening Leo stretch. August 2 to 11 comes with Sagittarius, the adventurous, big-hearted Leo, and August 12 to 22 with Aries, the boldest and most competitive.
♍ Virgo, August 23 to 31
August 23 to 31 is Virgo with nothing borrowed: exacting, service-minded, fond of a list. It carries on into early September.
The August birthstone is Peridot (also Spinel, Sardonyx); see August birthstones.
The August cusp, and what it means for your birthday
August 22 and 23 are the last Leo day and the first Virgo day on the table. The Sun's move falls close to evenly between them, so August 22 is Leo on the table and Virgo for births late in the day in many years.
Across 2000 to 2050 (51 years) the Sun entered Virgo on these UTC dates: August 22 in 27, August 23 in 24. Counting clocks from UTC-12 to UTC+14 over 1800 to 2099, the change can reach any date from August 21 to 24.
| Year | Sun enters Virgo |
|---|---|
| 2025 | about Aug 22, 20:40 UTC |
| 2026 | about Aug 23, 02:20 UTC |
| 2027 | about Aug 23, 08:10 UTC |
Born near that moment? The sun sign calculator takes your year, time and time zone. For the Moon and rising sign too, use the birth chart calculator.
August decans: the ten-day stretches
Each sign is cut into three decans of about ten days, ruled in turn by the sign itself and the next two signs of its element. Sources differ by a day on where a decan starts; these follow the sign dates on this page.
- August 1: Leo, decan 1, ruled by Leo
- August 2 to 11: Leo, decan 2, ruled by Sagittarius
- August 12 to 22: Leo, decan 3, ruled by Aries
- August 23 to 31: Virgo, decan 1, ruled by Virgo
August zodiac signs by date
Every August birthday, day by day. Rows marked cusp are dates a sign change can reach in some year or time zone; the note says which two signs are in play.
| Date | Zodiac sign | Note |
|---|---|---|
| August 1 | ♌ Leo | Leo decan |
| August 2 | ♌ Leo | Sagittarius decan |
| August 3 | ♌ Leo | Sagittarius decan |
| August 4 | ♌ Leo | Sagittarius decan |
| August 5 | ♌ Leo | Sagittarius decan |
| August 6 | ♌ Leo | Sagittarius decan |
| August 7 | ♌ Leo | Sagittarius decan |
| August 8 | ♌ Leo | Sagittarius decan |
| August 9 | ♌ Leo | Sagittarius decan |
| August 10 | ♌ Leo | Sagittarius decan |
| August 11 | ♌ Leo | Sagittarius decan |
| August 12 | ♌ Leo | Aries decan |
| August 13 | ♌ Leo | Aries decan |
| August 14 | ♌ Leo | Aries decan |
| August 15 | ♌ Leo | Aries decan |
| August 16 | ♌ Leo | Aries decan |
| August 17 | ♌ Leo | Aries decan |
| August 18 | ♌ Leo | Aries decan |
| August 19 | ♌ Leo | Aries decan |
| August 20 | ♌ Leo | Aries decan |
| August 21 | ♌ Leo | Cusp: Leo to Virgo |
| August 22 | ♌ Leo | Cusp: Leo to Virgo |
| August 23 | ♍ Virgo | Cusp: Leo to Virgo |
| August 24 | ♍ Virgo | Cusp: Leo to Virgo |
| August 25 | ♍ Virgo | Virgo decan |
| August 26 | ♍ Virgo | Virgo decan |
| August 27 | ♍ Virgo | Virgo decan |
| August 28 | ♍ Virgo | Virgo decan |
| August 29 | ♍ Virgo | Virgo decan |
| August 30 | ♍ Virgo | Virgo decan |
| August 31 | ♍ Virgo | Virgo decan |
August zodiac questions
What zodiac signs are in August?
August holds two zodiac signs: Leo from August 1 to August 22 and Virgo from August 23 to August 31. The Sun's exact move between them shifts by up to a day from year to year, so the four or five dates around the change are cusp dates.
What zodiac sign is August 5 or August 28?
August 5 is Leo and August 28 is Virgo. Neither is near a boundary, so the year and the birth time do not matter.
Why does my horoscope app say Virgo on August 22?
Apps usually work from the Sun's actual position for your year and time, not the printed table. In a year when the Sun has entered Virgo by the end of the 22nd, the app is right and the table is the simplification.
What are the August birthstones?
Peridot, spinel and sardonyx. August is one of the few months with three traditional stones, and they apply equally to Leo and Virgo.
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