Birthday signs · Leo season
What zodiac sign is August 1?
Leo is the tropical zodiac sign in which August 1 appears. Over the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Leo at noon UTC on August 1, at 8.27° to 9.76° Leo. Its early part places August 1 on day 9 to 11 of Leo season, with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
August 1 is Leo
| Leo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 8 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
August 1 at a glance
| Sign | ♌︎ Leo, the Lion |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, fixed |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | the Sun (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 8.3° to 9.8° Leo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 9 to 11 of Leo season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Saturn |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer |
| Day number | 1 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.
The decan: early Leo
| Noon Sun | 8.27° to 9.76° Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Saturn |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
August 1 by the numbers
| Day number | 1 (1) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 9 (8 + 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Leo season | 9 to 11 |
|---|---|
| Leo season opened | July 22 (7 years) or July 23 (79) or July 24 (15) |
| Leo season closed | August 22 (65 years) or August 23 (36) |
| Element and mode | fire, fixed |
| Traditional ruler | the Sun |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Leo season
Born in early Leo, this person enters the season while the summer heat is still building. Warmth comes easily to them, and so does the wish to be seen doing something well. Saturn's influence adds a steadier streak, so the wish to shine sits beside a quiet need to earn it. Their pride and their discipline pull in different directions, and both are theirs to work with.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 14.8°–16.1° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on August 1
- Claudius (10 BCE–54), fourth Roman emperor
- Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744–1829), French naturalist
- Herman Melville (1819–1891), American writer and poet
- Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924–2015), King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015
- Georges Charpak (1924–2010), French physicist
- Pierre Bourdieu (1930–2002), French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher
- Yves Saint Laurent (designer) (1936–2008), French fashion designer
- Jason Momoa (1979), American actor
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.6
August 1 in history
Observed on this date:
- Armed Forces Day (Lebanon)
- Armed Forces Day (China) or Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army (People's Republic of China)
- Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day (Azerbaijan)
- Emancipation Day is a public holiday in Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
- Minden Day (United Kingdom)
- National Day, celebrates the independence of Benin from France in 1960.
- Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga (Tonga)
- Parents' Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Statehood Day (Colorado)
- Swiss National Day, commemorates Switzerland becoming a single unit in 1291.
Events on August 1:
6How the answer was worked out
The sign of each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on August 1, calculated at noon UTC with Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is August 1?
Counting the Sun at noon UTC over the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, August 1 is Leo every time.
Is August 1 on a zodiac cusp?
No. From 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun stayed in Leo on every August 1, and August 1 is at least 8 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is August 1?
The first decan of Leo (0°–10°) is where August 1 sits in every sampled year, so its Chaldean face ruler is Saturn.
What is the birthday number for August 1?
When digits are added, modern numerology gives August 1 day number 1 and month-day number 9.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine JavaScript reference — Don Cross, Astronomy Engine. Verified .
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I, sections 11-21 — LacusCurtius, University of Chicago. Verified .
- Decan (astrology): the faces of the planets (after Lilly) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Life Path Number — Numerology.com (practitioner site). Verified .
- Ayanamsa (Lahiri and other sidereal conventions) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: August 1 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .