Birthday signs · Virgo season
What zodiac sign is August 25?
Virgo is the tropical zodiac sign in which August 25 appears. The Sun stood in Virgo at noon UTC on August 25 throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 1.32° to 2.81° Virgo. August 25 occupies the early part of Virgo season, as day 2 or 3, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
August 25 is Virgo
| Virgo at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 1 day away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
August 25 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo, the Maiden |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 1.3° to 2.8° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 2 or 3 of Virgo season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo |
| Day number | 7 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Virgo
| Noon Sun | 1.32° to 2.81° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
August 25 by the numbers
| Day number | 7 (2 + 5 = 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 Virgo season | 2 or 3 |
|---|---|
| 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 on August 25, this person arrived early in Virgo, when the season is still finding its footing. Their instinct is to notice what is out of place before anyone else does, and to fix it with a list in hand. Friends sometimes find this helpful and sometimes find it a little exacting. Over time they learn that not every loose thread needs tying tonight, and that rest is a skill worth practising alongside the checking.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 7.8°–9.1° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on August 25
- Ivan the Terrible (1530–1584), Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803), German philosopher, theologian, poet
- Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013), Vietnamese general and communist politician
- Erich Honecker (1912–1994), former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party
- Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), American conductor and composer
- Sean Connery (1930–2020), Scottish actor
- Tim Burton (1958), American filmmaker and artist
- Claudia Schiffer (1970), German model
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
August 25 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of Songun (North Korea)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Uruguay from Brazil in 1825.
- Soldier's Day (Brazil)
Events on August 25:
- 1248: The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, the Archbishop of Utrecht.
- 1875: Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
- 1958: The world's first publicly marketed instant noodles, Chikin Ramen, are introduced by Taiwanese-Japanese businessman Momofuku Ando.
- 1989: Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Neptune, the last planet in the Solar System at the time, due to Pluto being within Neptune's orbit from 1979 to 1999.
- 2012: Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space, becoming the first man-made object to do so.
How the answer was worked out
For every year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on August 25 was calculated at noon UTC by Astronomy Engine, and that year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is August 25?
Every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 shows August 25 as Virgo, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is August 25 on a zodiac cusp?
No. From 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun stayed in Virgo on every August 25, and August 25 is at least 1 day from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is August 25?
In every sampled year, August 25 is in the first decan of Virgo (0°–10°), so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is the Sun.
What is the birthday number for August 25?
When digits are added, modern numerology gives August 25 day number 7 and month-day number 6.
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 25 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .