Birthday signs · Leo season
What zodiac sign is August 3?
August 3 sits in Leo within the tropical zodiac system. Through the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun occupied Leo at noon UTC on August 3, at 10.18° to 11.67° Leo. For day 11 to 13 of Leo season, August 3 is in its middle part, and the element is fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
August 3 is Leo
| Leo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 10 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
August 3 at a glance
| Sign | ♌︎ Leo, the Lion |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, fixed |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | the Sun (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 10.2° to 11.7° Leo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 11 to 13 of Leo season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer |
| Day number | 3 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.
The decan: middle Leo
| Noon Sun | 10.18° to 11.67° Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
August 3 by the numbers
| Day number | 3 (3) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 11 (8 + 3 = 11, kept as a master number) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Leo season | 11 to 13 |
|---|---|
| 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 on August 3, this person arrived in the middle stretch of Leo, where the bold confidence of the season has settled into something steadier. The urge to be noticed still runs strong, but it comes paired with a wish to be useful to the people nearby. A familiar moment arrives when a friend asks for the spotlight to shift elsewhere. Saying yes can feel like stepping back from something warm and important, and saying no feels like its own small loss.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 16.7°–18° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on August 3
- Stanley Baldwin (1867–1947), British statesman
- Haakon VII (1872–1957), King of Norway from 1905 to 1957
- Habib Bourguiba (1903–2000), Tunisian politician
- Tony Bennett (1926–2023), American singer
- Martin Sheen (1940), American actor
- Koichi Tanaka (1959), Japanese chemist
- James Hetfield (1963), American guitarist and singer
- Evangeline Lilly (1979), Canadian actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.6
August 3 in history
Observed on this date:
- Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti (Guinea-Bissau)
- Armed Forces Day (Equatorial Guinea)
- Flag Day (Venezuela)
- Arbor Day (Niger)
- National Guard Day (Venezuela)
Events on August 3:
- 8: Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.
- 1811: First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
- 1921: Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.
- 1960: Niger gains independence from France.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine calculated the Sun's tropical longitude on August 3 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and the sign for each year was then read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is August 3?
In all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, August 3 is Leo, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is August 3 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The noon Sun fell in Leo on each August 3 from 1930 to 2030, with every August 3 at least 10 days from the nearest sign boundary.
What decan is August 3?
Jupiter is the face ruler in the Chaldean order for August 3, which is in the second decan of Leo (10°–20°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for August 3?
Using the modern numerology method, August 3 shows day number 3 and month-day number 11, each obtained by digit addition.
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 3 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .