August 10 zodiac sign: Leo, second decan
If you were born on August 10, your sign is Leo, the fire sign ruled by Sun: the Sun is in Leo on this date in every year from 1980 to 2030. The Sun sits about 17° into Leo on this date, in the second decan, where Leo's core takes on a Jupiter flavour. Here's what the date fixes, and what only your birth time can tell you.
Your sign: Leo
The fixed fire sign that brings warmth and refuses to be small.
A Leo Sun puts the Sun in its own sign — your core identity is amplified, radiant, and visible. You generate energy that other people warm themselves on. The friend whose laugh fills the room, the colleague who turns a project into something people are proud to be part of, the host who makes a dinner party an actual event — that's you, in your element.
- ElementFire
- ModalityFixed
- RulerSun
- SeasonJuly 23 – August 22
The date fixes the Sun; the year and hour fix the rest. A Leo born August 10 with the Moon in Leo runs on a different inner weather from one with the Moon in Leo: see Leo Sun, Leo Moon. Your rising sign needs the birth time; the twelve Leo Sun combinations show what each one changes.
Leo dates, traits & compatibility → · What a Leo birth chart looks like →
In the US (2000–2014), an average of 11,687 babies were born on each August 10, rank 96 of 366 dates; Leo is number 1 of 12 signs (8.96%). What's the most common zodiac sign?
The Moon on August 10, 1980–2030
Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on August 10 was most often in Leo (6 years) and least often in Taurus, Libra, Scorpio, and Aquarius (3 years each). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On August 10, 2026, the Moon stays in Cancer the whole UTC day.
- 1980 Leo
- 1981 Sagittarius
- 1982 Aries
- 1983 Virgo
- 1984 Capricorn → Aquarius 02:25
- 1985 Gemini
- 1986 Libra
- 1987 Aquarius → Pisces 08:01
- 1988 Cancer → Leo 20:26
- 1989 Scorpio → Sagittarius 19:02
- 1990 Pisces → Aries 01:13
- 1991 Leo → Virgo 23:35
- 1992 Capricorn
- 1993 Taurus
- 1994 Virgo → Libra 15:07
- 1995 Aquarius
- 1996 Cancer
- 1997 Scorpio
- 1998 Pisces
- 1999 Cancer → Leo 03:55
- 2000 Sagittarius → Capricorn 18:44
- 2001 Aries → Taurus 18:23
- 2002 Virgo
- 2003 Capricorn → Aquarius 19:23
- 2004 Gemini
- 2005 Libra
- 2006 Aquarius → Pisces 08:10
- 2007 Cancer
- 2008 Sagittarius
- 2009 Aries
- 2010 Leo → Virgo 23:01
- 2011 Capricorn
- 2012 Taurus → Gemini 20:11
- 2013 Virgo → Libra 13:08
- 2014 Aquarius
- 2015 Gemini → Cancer 12:08
- 2016 Scorpio
- 2017 Pisces
- 2018 Cancer → Leo 04:18
- 2019 Sagittarius
- 2020 Aries → Taurus 01:28
- 2021 Virgo
- 2022 Capricorn → Aquarius 18:45
- 2023 Gemini
- 2024 Libra → Scorpio 22:34
- 2025 Aquarius → Pisces 06:50
- 2026 Cancer
- 2027 Scorpio → Sagittarius 06:36
- 2028 Aries
- 2029 Leo → Virgo 22:40
- 2030 Capricorn
In 23 of those 51 years (45%) the Moon changed sign during August 10 itself, so in those years the birth time decides the Moon as well as the rising sign. Cells with an arrow mark them, with the UTC time of the change. The Moon was exactly full on August 10 in 1995 and 2014, and new in 1980, 1991, 2010, and 2029.
Find your birth year. One sign means the Moon spent the whole UTC day there; an arrow means it changed sign that day, at the UTC time shown: born before it, the first sign; after it, the second. The Moon sign calculator settles it in seconds; your birth chart adds the rising sign and houses.
Times in UTC: a birth late in the evening in the Americas, or early in the morning in Asia, can fall on the neighbouring UTC date.
August 2026: full moon August 28, 2026, Pisces · new moon August 12, 2026, Leo.
Your decan: the second decan of Leo
Each sign is divided into three 10° decans, and each decan has a sub-ruler that shades the sign's core. Degrees 10–20 of Leo belong to Jupiter: where you grow, where you find meaning, and where life tends to be generous to you. Read it as Leo with a Jupiter accent — the fire core is unchanged, the emphasis moves.
Six of Wands
Victory · Recognition · Confidence. The card assigned to this ten-degree slice of the zodiac — a birthday card in the same sense a sun sign is a birthday sign: one lens on the date, not a verdict.
Read the Six of Wands in full on My Day Check →All the tarot cards for August 10: decan, sign, ruling planet and year card →
What the date can't tell you
The Sun is one placement out of ten. Your Moon sign changes every two to three days, so Leos born on August 10 in different years have different Moons; your rising sign changes every two hours and needs a birth time and place. Those two carry most of what people mean by "personality" in a chart.
Born August 10? Add your year, time and place
Your Moon and rising depend on the year and hour. Computed here in a few seconds — then your full chart with a preview of its reading, no sign-up.
Your big three
- Sun
- Moon
- Rising
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Or browse the twelve possibilities: Leo Sun with each Moon → · just my Moon sign · how the free birth chart calculator works
Classic matches for an August 10 birthday
By sun sign, Leo pairs most easily with Aries, Sagittarius, Gemini, Libra. Sun-sign compatibility is the coarse layer; the couple reading compares both full charts.
Common questions
What zodiac sign is August 10?
August 10 is Leo, the fixed fire sign ruled by Sun. The Sun sits at roughly 17° Leo on this date, in the second decan.
What decan is August 10?
The second decan of Leo (10°–20°), sub-ruled by Jupiter. Decans divide each sign into three 10° slices; the sub-ruler adds a second flavour to the sign's core — here where you grow, where you find meaning, and where life tends to be generous to you.
What tarot card is August 10?
In the Golden Dawn system each decan has a minor arcana card: for the second decan of Leo it is the Six of Wands (victory, recognition, confidence). It's a birthday card in the same way a sun sign is — one lens, not a verdict.
What Moon sign is someone born on August 10?
It depends on the year, and in 45% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Leo; in 1990, Pisces or Aries; in 2000, Sagittarius or Capricorn; in 2010, Leo or Virgo; in 2020, Aries or Taurus. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on August 10 was most often in Leo. A birth time and place pin it down.
Does everyone born on August 10 have the same chart?
No. They share the Sun in Leo, but the Moon changes sign every two to three days, the rising sign every two hours, and the outer planets by year. Two people born August 10 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.