Birthday signs · Leo season
What zodiac sign is August 15?
Leo is where August 15 sits in the tropical zodiac. Within the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Leo at noon UTC on August 15, at 21.69° to 23.18° Leo. On day 23 to 25 of Leo season, August 15 is in its late part, with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
August 15 is Leo
| Leo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 7 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
August 15 at a glance
| Sign | ♌︎ Leo, the Lion |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, fixed |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | the Sun (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 21.7° to 23.2° Leo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 23 to 25 of Leo season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Mars |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer |
| Day number | 6 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.
The decan: late Leo
| Noon Sun | 21.69° to 23.18° Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mars |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
August 15 by the numbers
| Day number | 6 (1 + 5 = 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 | 23 to 25 |
|---|---|
| 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 15 arrives near the end of Leo's stretch, when the summer heat is still on but the days have started to shorten. They carry a bright, generous confidence into a room, and people lean on it. The hard part comes when the spotlight fades and they are left to keep the warmth going for others. Their steadiness is real, but so is their need to hear that they matter when no one is clapping.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 28.2°–29.5° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on August 15
- Napoleon (1769–1821), French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815
- Walter Scott (1771–1832), Scottish novelist, poet and playwright
- Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950), Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist
- Louis de Broglie (1892–1987), Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter
- Gerty Cori (1896–1957), Austro-Hungarian-American biochemist
- Melinda French Gates (1964), American philanthropist
- Ben Affleck (1972), American film actor, director and screenwriter
- Jennifer Lawrence (1990), American actress and producer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.6
August 15 in history
Observed on this date:
- Armed Forces Day (Poland)
- Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea)
- Founding of Asunción (Paraguay)
- Gwangbokjeol, "Independence Day" (South Korea)
- Jogukhaebangui nal, "Fatherland Liberation Day" (North Korea)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of India from the United Kingdom in 1947
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Republic of the Congo from France in 1960
- International Apostrophe Day
- National Day (Liechtenstein)
- National Day of Mourning (Bangladesh)
Events on August 15:
- 747: Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, renounces his position as majordomo and retires to a monastery near Rome. His brother, Pepin the Short, becomes the sole ruler (de facto) of the Frankish Kingdom.
- 1511: Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Malacca Sultanate.
- 1899: Fratton Park football ground in Portsmouth, England is officially first opened.
- 1965: The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, an event later regarded as the birth of stadium rock.
- 2021: Kabul falls into the hands of the Taliban as Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan along with local residents and foreign nationals, effectively reestablishing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
How the answer was worked out
For each year from 1930 through 2030, Astronomy Engine calculated the Sun's tropical longitude on August 15 at noon UTC, and each year's sign was read from that longitude.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is August 15?
Counting the Sun at noon UTC, August 15 is Leo in every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is August 15 on a zodiac cusp?
No. On all August 15 dates from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun was in Leo, and August 15 is at least 7 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is August 15?
August 15 is found in the third decan of Leo (20°–30°) in every sampled year, and the corresponding Chaldean face ruler is Mars.
What is the birthday number for August 15?
In modern numerology, August 15 has a day number of 6 and a month-day number of 5, both found by adding digits.
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 15 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .