Birthday signs · Leo season
What zodiac sign is August 6?
August 6 lies within the sign Leo of the tropical zodiac. Every year from 1930 through 2030, totaling 101 years, the Sun stood in Leo at noon UTC on August 6, at 13.05° to 14.55° Leo. August 6 falls on day 14 to 16 of the Leo season, in its middle part, with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
August 6 is Leo
| Leo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 13 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
August 6 at a glance
| Sign | ♌︎ Leo, the Lion |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, fixed |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | the Sun (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 13.1° to 14.5° Leo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 14 to 16 of Leo season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer |
| Day number | 6 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.
The decan: middle Leo
| Noon Sun | 13.05° to 14.55° Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
August 6 by the numbers
| Day number | 6 (6) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 5 (8 + 6 = 14, then 1 + 4 = 5) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Leo season | 14 to 16 |
|---|---|
| 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 6, this person arrives in the middle of Leo's season, when the summer warmth is fully settled and the sign's generosity is easiest to see. They want their effort noticed, not just their charm. Loyalty comes naturally, so a friend's bad week lands on them too. Some afternoons they step back so someone else can shine, then wonder whether anyone saw the choice.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 19.6°–20.9° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on August 6
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892), British Poet Laureate
- Paul Claudel (1868–1955), French diplomat, poet and playwright
- Alexander Fleming (1881–1955), Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate
- Lucille Ball (1911–1989), American actress
- Robert Mitchum (1917–1997), American actor
- Andy Warhol (1928–1987), American artist, film director, and producer
- Michelle Yeoh (1962), Malaysian actress
- Robin van Persie (1983), Dutch association football player and manager
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.6
August 6 in history
Observed on this date:
- Transfiguration of Jesus
- Anna Maria Rubatto
- Felicissimus and Agapitus
- Pope Hormisdas
- Justus and Pastor
- Pope Sixtus II
- August 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)
- Independence Day (Bolivia), celebrates the independence of Bolivia from Spain in 1825.
- Independence Day (Jamaica), celebrates the independence of Jamaica from the United Kingdom in 1962.
Events on August 6:
- 1806: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares the moribund empire to be dissolved, although he retains power in the Austrian Empire.
- 1940: Estonia is annexed by the Soviet Union.
- 1986: A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13 inches) of rain in a day on Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- 2012: NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.
How the answer was worked out
With Astronomy Engine, the Sun's tropical longitude on August 6 was computed at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was taken from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is August 6?
When the Sun is counted at noon UTC, August 6 falls in Leo in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is August 6 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon occupies Leo on each August 6 from 1930 to 2030, and every August 6 is at least 13 days clear of the nearest change of sign.
What decan is August 6?
Under the Chaldean order, the face ruler is Jupiter for August 6, which is in the second decan of Leo (10°–20°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for August 6?
Adding digits produces both the day number 6 and the month-day number 5 that modern numerology gives August 6.
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 6 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .