Birthday signs · Leo season
What zodiac sign is August 9?
The tropical zodiac shows August 9 in the sign of Leo. In all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun lay in Leo at noon UTC on August 9, at 15.93° to 17.42° Leo. With the element fire, August 9 is day 17 to 19 of Leo season in its middle part.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
August 9 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 9 at a glance
| Sign | ♌︎ Leo, the Lion |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, fixed |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | the Sun (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 15.9° to 17.4° Leo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 17 to 19 of Leo season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer |
| Day number | 9 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.
The decan: middle Leo
| Noon Sun | 15.93° to 17.42° Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
August 9 by the numbers
| Day number | 9 (9) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 8 (8 + 9 = 17, then 1 + 7 = 8) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Leo season | 17 to 19 |
|---|---|
| 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 9, this person arrives in the middle of Leo's season, when the summer warmth is steady and the first excitement has worn into routine. Their fixed fire shows up as loyalty to a plan they have already started. Friends learn they keep showing up for a project long after others lose interest. The contradiction is that the same steadiness can make them slow to admit a plan needs changing, even when the evidence is in front of them.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 22.5°–23.7° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on August 9
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776–1856), Italian scientist
- Jean Piaget (1896–1980), Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic
- Tove Jansson (1914–2001), Finnish children's writer and illustrator
- Leonid Kuchma (1938), Ukrainian businessman and politician, second President of Ukraine from 1994 to 2005
- Romano Prodi (1939), Italian politician and economist
- Whitney Houston (1963–2012), American singer, actress, and film producer
- Gillian Anderson (1968), American actress
- Juanes (1972), Colombian musician
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.6
August 9 in history
Observed on this date:
- Battle of Gangut Day (Russia)
- International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (United Nations)
- Meyboom (Brussels and Leuven, Belgium)
- National Day, celebrates the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965.
- National Peacekeepers' Day, celebrated on Sunday closest to the day (Canada)
- National Women's Day (South Africa)
- Day of the Finnish art, also birthday of Tove Jansson (Finland)
Events on August 9:
- 1173: Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.
- 1892: Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
- 1936: Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
- 1973: Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.
- 2021: The Tampere light rail officially starts operating.
How the answer was worked out
The sign for each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on August 9, calculated at noon UTC using Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is August 9?
Each of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 places August 9 in Leo, based on the Sun at noon UTC.
Is August 9 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon stayed in Leo throughout every August 9 from 1930 to 2030, and August 9 is at least 13 days away from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is August 9?
In every sampled year, August 9 is in the second decan of Leo (10°–20°), so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Jupiter.
What is the birthday number for August 9?
For August 9, modern numerology yields day number 9 and month-day number 8, both reached by adding digits together.
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 9 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .