Birthday signs · Leo season
What zodiac sign is August 2?
The position of August 2 in the tropical zodiac is Leo. On August 2, at noon UTC, the Sun stood in Leo in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 9.22° to 10.72° Leo. August 2 occupies the early part of Leo season, as day 10 to 12, with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
August 2 is Leo
| Leo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 9 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
August 2 at a glance
| Sign | ♌︎ Leo, the Lion |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, fixed |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | the Sun (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 9.2° to 10.7° Leo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 10 to 12 of Leo season |
| Decan | first (53 years) and second (48); faces: Saturn, Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer |
| Day number | 2 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.
The decan: early Leo
| Noon Sun | 9.22° to 10.72° Leo |
|---|---|
| Decans | first in 53 years, second in 48 |
| Decan line crossed | 10° |
| Face rulers, Chaldean order | Saturn, Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
August 2 by the numbers
| Day number | 2 (2) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 1 (8 + 2 = 10, then 1 + 0 = 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 | 10 to 12 |
|---|---|
| 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
Someone born on August 2 arrives at the edge of an early Leo stretch, close to the line where one part of the season hands over to the next. Their days can feel split between the warmth of wanting to be seen and a more careful instinct to watch how a room works first. A friend asks for a bold opinion, and they give one, then spend the evening wondering whether they went too far. The line between staying and stepping forward is theirs to draw, one conversation at a time.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 15.8°–17° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on August 2
- Mahmud I (1696–1754), 24th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Shimon Peres (1923–2016), Israeli politician (1923–2016) –Former President of Israel (2007–2014) and Prime Minister of Israel (1977, 1984–1986, 1995–1996)
- James Baldwin (1924–1987), American writer
- Peter O'Toole (1932–2013), British-Irish actor
- Isabel Allende (1942), Chilean writer
- Sam Worthington (1976), Australian and English actor
- JD Vance (1984), Vice President of the United States since 2025
- Charli XCX (1992), British singer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.6
August 2 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of Azerbaijani cinema (Azerbaijan)
- Our Lady of the Angels Day (Costa Rica)
- Paratroopers Day (Russia)
- Republic Day (North Macedonia)
- Roma Holocaust Memorial Day (Council of Europe, European Parliament)
Events on August 2:
- 1790: The first United States Census is conducted.
- 1870: Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
- 1937: The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.
- 1991: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-43 to deploy the TDRS-5 satellite.
How the answer was worked out
At noon UTC on August 2, the Sun's tropical longitude was calculated for each year from 1930 through 2030 with Astronomy Engine, and each year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is August 2?
August 2 is Leo in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is August 2 on a zodiac cusp?
No. At noon on every August 2 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun was in Leo, and each August 2 lies at least 9 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is August 2?
August 2 falls across two decans of Leo, and of its sampled years 53 are in the first, the face of Saturn, and 48 in the second, the face of Jupiter.
What is the birthday number for August 2?
In modern numerology, August 2 is assigned a day number of 2 and a month-day number of 1.
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 2 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .