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August 23 zodiac sign: Leo or Virgo?

If you were born on August 23, you're Leo or Virgo depending on the time: Leo before the Sun enters Virgo, Virgo after. The Sun crosses from one sign to the other on this date in 32 of the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, and the minute shifts from year to year (2026: August 23, 02:19 UTC). At noon UTC it's Virgo in 86% of years; the exact minute of the change for every year is below.

Leo or Virgo? Check your year

The Sun's entry into Virgo shifts by a few hours from year to year. Find your birth year, convert your birth time to UTC, and compare: born before the time shown, you're Leo; after it, Virgo. Years missing from the list had the crossing on a neighbouring day (the Sun was in one sign for the whole of August 23).

1981 05:37 UTC1982 11:15 UTC1983 17:07 UTC1985 04:35 UTC1986 10:25 UTC1987 16:10 UTC1989 03:46 UTC1990 09:20 UTC1991 15:12 UTC1993 02:50 UTC1994 08:44 UTC1995 14:34 UTC1997 02:19 UTC1998 07:59 UTC1999 13:51 UTC2001 01:27 UTC2002 07:17 UTC2003 13:08 UTC2005 00:45 UTC2006 06:22 UTC2007 12:07 UTC2010 05:27 UTC2011 11:20 UTC2014 04:46 UTC2015 10:37 UTC2018 04:08 UTC2019 10:01 UTC2022 03:16 UTC2023 09:01 UTC2026 02:19 UTC2027 08:13 UTC2030 01:36 UTC

Not sure about the time zone or the minutes? Compute your chart — it does the conversion and settles the sign. Or read the Leo–Virgo cusp: which are you?

Your sign: Virgo (or Leo)

The mutable earth sign that notices everything and refines until it works.

A Virgo Sun has an analytical mind paired with a service orientation — a rare combination. You're the person who actually reads the manual, who notices what's off in the system, who stays late to make sure the thing works the way it's supposed to. You're not loud about it. You just do the work.

The date fixes the Sun; the hour fixes the rest. A Virgo born August 23 in the late evening has Taurus rising, and a different first impression from one born at dawn. Your rising sign needs the birth time; the twelve Virgo Sun combinations show what each one changes.

Virgo dates, traits & compatibility → · What a Virgo birth chart looks like → · Leo dates and traits →

In the US (2000–2014), an average of 12,011 babies were born on each August 23, rank 45 of 366 dates; Virgo is number 2 of 12 signs (8.94%). What's the most common zodiac sign?

The Moon on August 23, 1980–2030

Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on August 23 was most often in Taurus (6 years) and least often in Leo, Virgo, and Pisces (3 years each). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On August 23, 2026, the Moon stays in Capricorn the whole UTC day.

In 22 of those 51 years (43%) the Moon changed sign during August 23 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 23 in 1983, and new in 2006 and 2025.

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 first decan of Virgo

Each sign is divided into three 10° decans, and each decan has a sub-ruler that shades the sign's core. Degrees 0–10 of Virgo belong to Sun: the core of who you are — your conscious identity, your will, your essential self. Read it as Virgo with a Sun accent — the earth core is unchanged, the emphasis moves.

Decan tarot card · Golden Dawn attribution

Eight of Pentacles

Skill · Diligence · Mastery. 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 Eight of Pentacles in full on My Day Check →

All the tarot cards for August 23: 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 Virgos born on August 23 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 23? 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.

Or browse the twelve possibilities: Virgo Sun with each Moon → · just my Moon sign · how the free birth chart calculator works

Classic matches for an August 23 birthday

By sun sign, Virgo pairs most easily with Taurus, Capricorn, Cancer, Scorpio. Sun-sign compatibility is the coarse layer; the couple reading compares both full charts.

Common questions

Is August 23 Leo or Virgo?

Both are possible. On August 23 the Sun moves from Leo into Virgo in most years, at a time that ranges from 00:45 UTC to 17:07 UTC UTC across 1980–2030 (in some years the crossing falls on the neighbouring day). Convert your birth time to UTC and compare it with the crossing for your year in the table above — before it you're Leo, after it Virgo.

What zodiac sign is August 23?

August 23 is a cusp day between Leo and Virgo; at noon UTC it falls in Virgo in 86% of years between 1980 and 2030. Your birth year and hour decide it.

What decan is August 23?

The first decan of Virgo (0°–10°), sub-ruled by Sun. Decans divide each sign into three 10° slices; the sub-ruler adds a second flavour to the sign's core — here the core of who you are — your conscious identity, your will, your essential self.

What tarot card is August 23?

In the Golden Dawn system each decan has a minor arcana card: for the first decan of Virgo it is the Eight of Pentacles (skill, diligence, mastery). 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 23?

It depends on the year, and in 43% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Capricorn or Aquarius; in 1990, Virgo or Libra; in 2000, Gemini; in 2010, Aquarius; in 2020, Libra or Scorpio. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on August 23 was most often in Taurus. A birth time and place pin it down.

Does everyone born on August 23 have the same chart?

No. They share the Sun in Virgo or 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 23 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.