Birthday signs · Virgo season
What zodiac sign is August 24?
Using the tropical zodiac, August 24 is assigned to Virgo. In each of the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, noon UTC on August 24 found the Sun in Virgo, at 0.35° to 1.85° Virgo. Its early part places August 24 on day 1 or 2 of Virgo season, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
August 24 is Virgo
| Virgo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 0 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
August 24 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo, the Maiden |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 0.4° to 1.8° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 1 or 2 of Virgo season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo |
| Day number | 6 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Virgo
| Noon Sun | 0.35° to 1.85° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
August 24 by the numbers
| Day number | 6 (2 + 4 = 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 Virgo season | 1 or 2 |
|---|---|
| Virgo season opened | August 23 (65 years) or August 24 (36) |
| Virgo season closed | September 21 (1 year) or September 22 (73) or September 23 (27) |
| 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 at the sign while the summer is still warm and the work of the year is still ahead. Early Virgo carries the sharp, practical eye of the sign with a restless edge. They notice what is slightly off in a room, a schedule, or a sentence, and they want to fix it before anyone asks. Their work is learning that a task can be finished without being perfect, and that a kind word lands better than a correction.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 6.9°–8.2° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on August 24
- Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986), Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator
- Fernand Braudel (1902–1985), French historian and leader of the Annales School
- Paulo Coelho (1947), Brazilian lyricist and novelist
- Sauli Niinistö (1948), Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland
- Jean-Michel Jarre (1948), French composer, performer and record producer
- Marlee Matlin (1965), American actress
- Rupert Grint (1988), English actor
- Alan Walker (1997), Norwegian electronic dance music producer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
August 24 in history
Observed on this date:
- Flag Day (Liberia)
- Independence Day or Den' Nezalezhnosti, celebrates the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991.
- International Strange Music Day
- National Waffle Day (United States)
- Nostalgia Night (Uruguay)
- Willka Raymi (Cusco, Peru)
Events on August 24:
- 394: The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the latest known inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is written.
- 1857: The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
- 1936: The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
- 1995: Microsoft releases Windows 95 to the public in North America.
- 2020: Erin O'Toole is elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine provided the Sun's tropical longitude on August 24 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is August 24?
Virgo applies to August 24 in every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is August 24 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun was in Virgo at noon on every August 24 from 1930 to 2030, and August 24 sits at least 0 days from the nearest sign boundary.
What decan is August 24?
August 24 falls in the first decan of Virgo (0°–10°) in every sampled year, so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is the Sun.
What is the birthday number for August 24?
Modern numerology finds August 24 has day number 6 and month-day number 5, each determined by adding digits.
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 24 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .