Birthday signs · Virgo season
What zodiac sign is August 26?
The position of August 26 in the tropical zodiac is Virgo. Every year from 1930 through 2030, totaling 101 years, the Sun stood in Virgo at noon UTC on August 26, at 2.28° to 3.78° Virgo. For day 3 or 4 of Virgo season, August 26 is in its early part, and the element is earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
August 26 is Virgo
| Virgo 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 26 at a glance
| Sign | ♍︎ Virgo, the Maiden |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Mercury (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 2.3° to 3.8° Virgo at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 3 or 4 of Virgo season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Leo |
| Day number | 8 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Virgo
| Noon Sun | 2.28° to 3.78° Virgo |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
August 26 by the numbers
| Day number | 8 (2 + 6 = 8) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 7 (8 + 8 = 16, then 1 + 6 = 7) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Virgo season | 3 or 4 |
|---|---|
| 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 26, this person arrives in the early part of Virgo, while the late summer heat still lingers and the year has not yet turned toward autumn. Attention to detail comes easily here, along with a habit of checking the work twice. Friends bring them messy plans because they know someone will sort the pieces. The harder lesson is learning that a finished draft can be good enough before it is perfect.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Leo, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Leo | 8.8°–10.1° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on August 26
- Robert Walpole (1676–1745), British statesman and art collector, 1st Earl of Orford
- Antoine Lavoisier (1743–1794), French nobleman and chemist
- Guillaume Apollinaire (1880–1918), French poet
- James Franck (1882–1964), German-American physicist
- Mother Teresa (1910–1997), Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary
- Julio Cortázar (1914–1984), Argentine writer and translator
- Chris Pine (1980), American actor
- Macaulay Culkin (1980), American actor and singer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
August 26 in history
Observed on this date:
- Heroes' Day (Namibia)
- International Dog Day, an observance promoting dog adoption and animal welfare (2004).
- Repentance Day (Papua New Guinea)
- Women's Equality Day (United States)
Events on August 26:
- 1366: The Byzantine Empire retakes Gallipoli with the help of the Savoyard Crusade.
- 1768: Captain James Cook sets sail from England on board HMS Endeavour, starting his first voyage of discovery.
- 1849: President Faustin Soulouque of the First Republic of Haiti has the Senate and Chamber of Deputies proclaim him the Emperor of Haiti, abolishing the Republic and inaugurating the Second Empire of Haiti.
- 1970: The fiftieth anniversary of American women being able to vote is marked by a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.
- 2011: The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
How the answer was worked out
The sign for each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on August 26, calculated at noon UTC using Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is August 26?
When the Sun is counted at noon UTC, August 26 falls in Virgo in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is August 26 on a zodiac cusp?
No. At noon on every August 26 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun was in Virgo, and each August 26 lies at least 2 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is August 26?
Across every sampled year, August 26 lies in the first decan of Virgo (0°–10°), and its face ruler in the Chaldean order is therefore the Sun.
What is the birthday number for August 26?
In modern numerology, August 26 is assigned a day number of 8 and a month-day number of 7.
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 26 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .