Birthday signs · Virgo season
What zodiac sign is August 23?
Between 1930 and 2030, the noon UTC Sun shows August 23 in Virgo during 65 of 101 years and in Leo during 36 years. The noon Sun on August 23 extended from 29.39° Leo to 0.88° Virgo. The birth year and time settle which sign applies to August 23.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
August 23: Virgo or Leo
| Virgo at noon UTC | 65 of 101 years |
|---|---|
| Leo at noon UTC | 36 of 101 years |
| Leo years include | 1930, 1931 and 1933 |
| Settled by | birth year and time |
August 23 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo (65 years) or ♌︎ Leo (36) |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 29.4° Leo to 0.9° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | Virgo day 1; Leo day 31 or 32 |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo |
| Day number | 5 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Virgo
| Noon Sun | 29.39° Leo to 0.88° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
| Leo years | 29.39°–29.99° Leo |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
August 23 by the numbers
| Day number | 5 (2 + 3 = 5) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 4 (8 + 5 = 13, then 1 + 3 = 4) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Virgo season | 1 (in its Virgo years) |
|---|---|
| Day of Leo season | 31 or 32 (in its Leo years) |
| Virgo season opened | August 23 (65 years) |
| Virgo season closed | September 21 (1 year) or September 22 (64) |
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Traditional ruler | Mercury |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Virgo season
Born in the first days of Virgo, this person arrives while summer warmth still hangs over the calendar. The season is only starting to turn toward sorting, planning and small repairs. Their attention can split between wanting to get things right and wanting to enjoy the last easy weeks of the year. Those two pulls sit side by side, and picking between them is a quiet daily negotiation.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 5.9°–7.2° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on August 23
- Georges Cuvier (1769–1832), French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist
- Eleftherios Venizelos (1864–1936), Greek politician, former Prime Minister of Greece
- Giuseppe Meazza (1910–1979), Italian association football player
- Gene Kelly (1912–1996), American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer
- Kenneth Arrow (1921–2017), American economist
- Halimah Yacob (1954), 8th President of Singapore
- Konstantin Novoselov (1974), Russian-British physicist known for graphene work
- Kobe Bryant (1978–2020), American basketball player
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
August 23 in history
Observed on this date:
- Battle of Kursk Day (Russia)
- Day of the National Flag (Ukraine)
- Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)
- International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
- National Day for Physicians (Iran)
- The memorial day for the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis(the August 23 shelling war) (Taiwan)
Events on August 23:
- 1898: The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
- 1954: The Cruise of the Kings, a royal cruise organised by the Queen Consort of Greece, Frederica of Hanover, departs from Marseille, France.
- 2007: The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
How the answer was worked out
With Astronomy Engine, the Sun's tropical longitude on August 23 was computed at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was taken from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is August 23?
When sampled at noon UTC over 101 years, August 23 is usually Virgo in 65 years and Leo in 36 years.
Is August 23 on a zodiac cusp?
Yes. During August 23, the Sun in some years crossed from Leo into Virgo, which means that at noon UTC the sample is split between Virgo in 65 years and Leo in 36, and the birth year and time decide the applicable sign.
What decan is August 23?
For every sampled year, August 23 is placed in the first decan of Virgo (0°–10°), so the Chaldean face ruler assigned is the Sun.
What is the birthday number for August 23?
Adding digits gives August 23 a day number of 5 and a month-day number of 4 in modern numerology.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine JavaScript reference — Don Cross, Astronomy Engine. Verified .
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I — 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 .
- Virgo (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: August 23 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .