Birthday signs · Leo season
What zodiac sign is August 8?
Leo is where August 8 falls in the tropical zodiac. Across 101 years from 1930 through 2030, noon UTC on August 8 always found the Sun in Leo, at 14.97° to 16.46° Leo. Day 16 to 18 of Leo season is August 8, located in the middle part and associated with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
August 8 is Leo
| Leo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 14 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
August 8 at a glance
| Sign | ♌︎ Leo, the Lion |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, fixed |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | the Sun (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 15° to 16.5° Leo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 16 to 18 of Leo season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer |
| Day number | 8 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.
The decan: middle Leo
| Noon Sun | 14.97° to 16.46° Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
August 8 by the numbers
| Day number | 8 (8) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 7 (8 + 8 = 16, then 1 + 6 = 7) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Leo season | 16 to 18 |
|---|---|
| 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 the middle of Leo, this person carries the sun's warmth with a wider lens. Their second decan adds Jupiter's appetite for big questions, so plans grow bigger than planned. Picture them agreeing to host a small dinner, then spending the week reading recipes, inviting old friends, and wondering whether the table is large enough. Their pride in generosity is genuine, though part of them wants the applause to feel earned, not simply given.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 21.5°–22.8° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on August 8
- Emiliano Zapata (1879–1919), Mexican revolutionary
- Ernest Lawrence (1901–1958), American nuclear physicist
- Paul Dirac (1902–1984), British theoretical physicist
- Dustin Hoffman (1937), American actor
- Mohamed Morsi (1951–2019), president of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
- Giuseppe Conte (1964), Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 to 2021
- Jimmy Wales (1966), co-founder of Wikipedia
- Roger Federer (1981), Swiss tennis player
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.6
August 8 in history
Observed on this date:
- Ceasefire Day (end of Iran–Iraq War) (Iraqi Kurdistan)
- Father's Day or Bā bā Day (爸爸節), Bā Bā is Mandarin for "father" and "8-8", or August 8. (Mongolia, Taiwan)
- Happiness Happens Day
- International Cat Day
- Namesday of the Queen (Sweden)
- Nane Nane Day (Tanzania)
- Signal Troops Day (Ukraine)
Events on August 8:
- 1164: Hassan II of Alamut proclaims the qiyāma, according to which Ismaili practice would change from traditional Islamic practice.
- 1786: Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
- 1876: Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
- 1973: Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped.
- 2024: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus takes oath as Chief Adviser to form an interim government in Bangladesh.
How the answer was worked out
For every year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on August 8 was calculated at noon UTC by Astronomy Engine, and that year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is August 8?
August 8 holds the sign Leo in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, measured with the Sun at noon UTC.
Is August 8 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Across every August 8 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun remained in Leo, with August 8 lying at least 14 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is August 8?
August 8 falls in the second decan of Leo (10°–20°) in every sampled year, so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Jupiter.
What is the birthday number for August 8?
The day number 8 and the month-day number 7 for August 8 come from digit addition in modern numerology.
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 8 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .