Birthday signs · Leo season
What zodiac sign is August 16?
August 16 is assigned to Leo within the tropical zodiac. From 1930 through 2030, a span of 101 years, the Sun stood in Leo at noon UTC on August 16, at 22.65° to 24.14° Leo. Day 24 to 26 of Leo season is August 16, situated in its late part with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
August 16 is Leo
| Leo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 6 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
August 16 at a glance
| Sign | ♌︎ Leo, the Lion |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, fixed |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | the Sun (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 22.7° to 24.1° Leo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 24 to 26 of Leo season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Mars |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Cancer (71 yrs), Leo (30 yrs) |
| Day number | 7 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.
The decan: late Leo
| Noon Sun | 22.65° to 24.14° Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mars |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
August 16 by the numbers
| Day number | 7 (1 + 6 = 7) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 6 (8 + 7 = 15, then 1 + 5 = 6) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Leo season | 24 to 26 |
|---|---|
| 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 in the last stretch of Leo grows up feeling the season end around them. They want to be seen, and they want the ending to carry some style. When a project wraps or a friendship cools, they feel it more than they admit, then square their shoulders and start the next thing with real warmth. Their pride and their softness share one room, and they learn to let both speak.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Cancer in 71 years, Leo in 30 |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Cancer | 29.2°–30° |
| Years in sidereal Leo | between 1932 and 2008 |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on August 16
- John Bosco (1815–1888), Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer
- Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920), German physician, physiologist, philosopher and professor
- Gabriel Lippmann (1845–1921), Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French
- T. E. Lawrence (1888–1935), British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat
- Menachem Begin (1913–1992), Israeli politician and former Prime Minister
- Charles Bukowski (1920–1994), German-American writer
- James Cameron (1954), Canadian filmmaker and explorer
- Madonna (1958), American singer, songwriter, and actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.6
August 16 in history
Observed on this date:
- Bennington Battle Day (Vermont, United States)
- Children's Day (Paraguay)
- Gozan no Okuribi (Kyoto, Japan)
- National Airborne Day (United States)
- Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)
- The first day of the Independence Days, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.
- Xicolatada (Palau-de-Cerdagne, France)
Events on August 16:
- 965: Nikephoros II Phokas captures the city of Tarsus, finalising the Byzantine conquest of Cilicia.
- 1859: The Grand Duchy of Tuscany formally deposes the exiled House of Lorraine.
- 1920: The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
- 1954: The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
- 2012: South African police fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute at Marikana near Rustenburg.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on August 16, which Astronomy Engine calculated at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is August 16?
The Sun at noon UTC places August 16 in Leo across all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is August 16 on a zodiac cusp?
No. In every August 16 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun fell within Leo, and August 16 is at least 6 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is August 16?
Because August 16 is in the third decan of Leo (20°–30°) in every sampled year, its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Mars.
What is the birthday number for August 16?
Modern numerology assigns August 16 a day number of 7 and a month-day number of 6, both obtained 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 16 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .