August 11 zodiac sign: Leo, second decan
If you were born on August 11, 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 18° 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 hour fixes the rest. A Leo born August 11 in the late evening has Aries rising, and a different first impression from one born at dawn. 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 11,681 babies were born on each August 11, rank 97 of 366 dates; Leo is number 1 of 12 signs (8.96%). What's the most common zodiac sign?
The Moon on August 11, 1980–2030
Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on August 11 was most often in Leo and Virgo (6 years each) and least often in Cancer (2 years). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On August 11, 2026, the Moon moves from Cancer into Leo at 08:38 UTC.
- 1980 Leo → Virgo 17:54
- 1981 Sagittarius → Capricorn 13:20
- 1982 Aries → Taurus 01:00
- 1983 Virgo → Libra 17:51
- 1984 Aquarius
- 1985 Gemini
- 1986 Libra → Scorpio 15:36
- 1987 Pisces
- 1988 Leo
- 1989 Sagittarius
- 1990 Aries
- 1991 Virgo
- 1992 Capricorn → Aquarius 16:06
- 1993 Taurus → Gemini 14:47
- 1994 Libra
- 1995 Aquarius → Pisces 14:46
- 1996 Cancer
- 1997 Scorpio
- 1998 Pisces → Aries 05:10
- 1999 Leo
- 2000 Capricorn
- 2001 Taurus
- 2002 Virgo → Libra 18:38
- 2003 Aquarius
- 2004 Gemini → Cancer 15:20
- 2005 Libra → Scorpio 12:35
- 2006 Pisces
- 2007 Cancer → Leo 10:42
- 2008 Sagittarius
- 2009 Aries
- 2010 Virgo
- 2011 Capricorn
- 2012 Gemini
- 2013 Libra
- 2014 Aquarius → Pisces 12:55
- 2015 Cancer
- 2016 Scorpio → Sagittarius 17:24
- 2017 Pisces → Aries 05:22
- 2018 Leo
- 2019 Sagittarius → Capricorn 04:50
- 2020 Taurus
- 2021 Virgo → Libra 20:08
- 2022 Aquarius
- 2023 Gemini → Cancer 22:52
- 2024 Scorpio
- 2025 Pisces
- 2026 Cancer → Leo 08:38
- 2027 Sagittarius
- 2028 Aries → Taurus 18:17
- 2029 Virgo
- 2030 Capricorn → Aquarius 23:40
In 22 of those 51 years (43%) the Moon changed sign during August 11 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 11 in 1984, and new in 1999 and 2018.
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 11: 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 11 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 11? 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 11 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 11?
August 11 is Leo, the fixed fire sign ruled by Sun. The Sun sits at roughly 18° Leo on this date, in the second decan.
What decan is August 11?
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 11?
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 11?
It depends on the year, and in 43% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Leo or Virgo; in 1990, Aries; in 2000, Capricorn; in 2010, Virgo; in 2020, Taurus. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on August 11 was most often in Leo and Virgo. A birth time and place pin it down.
Does everyone born on August 11 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 11 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.