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What zodiac sign is August 20?
August 20 is situated in Leo on the tropical zodiac. For all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Leo at noon UTC on August 20, at 26.5° to 27.99° Leo. Leo season, day 28 to 30, is August 20, occupying its late part with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
August 20 is Leo
| Leo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 2 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
August 20 at a glance
| Sign | ♌︎ Leo, the Lion |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, fixed |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | the Sun (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 26.5° to 28° Leo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 28 to 30 of Leo season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Mars |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo |
| Day number | 2 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.
The decan: late Leo
| Noon Sun | 26.5° to 27.99° Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mars |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
August 20 by the numbers
| Day number | 2 (2 + 0 = 2) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 1 (8 + 2 = 10, then 1 + 0 = 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Leo season | 28 to 30 |
|---|---|
| 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
This person arrived late in Leo, when the summer heat is still strong but the days have already begun to shorten. Fire gives them a wish to be seen, and the fixed quality gives them a steady hold on whatever they decide matters. Their pride in finishing things sits right beside a worry about being overlooked once the season turns. This stretch of the sign can carry warmth and a sense of closing time together. Living with both is part of their story.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 3°–4.3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on August 20
- Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901), President of the United States, 1889-1893
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937), American writer and editor
- Salvatore Quasimodo (1901–1968), Italian writer
- Slobodan Milošević (1941–2006), Yugoslav–Serbian politician
- Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991), Prime Minister of India
- Amy Adams (1974), American actress
- Andrew Garfield (1983), English and American actor
- Demi Lovato (1992), American singer-songwriter and actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.6
August 20 in history
Observed on this date:
- Feast of Asmá’ (Baháʼí Faith, only if Baháʼí Naw-Rúz falls on March 21)
- Indian Akshay Urja Day (India)
- Independence Restoration Day (Estonia), re-declaration of the independence of Estonia from the Soviet Union in 1991.
- Meitei Language Day, also known as Manipuri Language Day, the day on which Meitei (Manipuri) was included in the scheduled languages' list and made one of the official languages of India.
- Revolution of the King and the People (Morocco)
- Saint Stephen's Day (Hungary)
- World Mosquito Day
Events on August 20:
- 1083: The first King of Hungary, Stephen I, and his son, Prince Emeric, are canonized, a date now celebrated as a National Day in Hungary.
- 1864: Bakumatsu: Kinmon incident: The Chōshū Domain attempts to expel the Satsuma and Aizu Domains from Japan's imperial court.
- 1926: Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
- 1975: Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
- 2020: Joe Biden gives his acceptance speech virtually for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine calculated the Sun's tropical longitude on August 20 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and the sign for each year was then read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is August 20?
The 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 all show August 20 in Leo when counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is August 20 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon was located in Leo on each August 20 from 1930 through 2030, and August 20 lies a minimum of 2 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is August 20?
In all sampled years August 20 appears in the third decan of Leo (20°–30°), giving Mars as its face ruler in the Chaldean order.
What is the birthday number for August 20?
Within modern numerology, adding digits produces a day number of 2 and a month-day number of 1 for August 20.
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 20 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .