August 7 zodiac sign: Leo, second decan
If you were born on August 7, 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 14° 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 7 in the early afternoon has Sagittarius 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 11,927 babies were born on each August 7, rank 59 of 366 dates; Leo is number 1 of 12 signs (8.96%). What's the most common zodiac sign?
The Moon on August 7, 1980–2030
Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on August 7 was most often in Gemini, Cancer, Scorpio, and Sagittarius (6 years each) and least often in Aries (2 years). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On August 7, 2026, the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini at 06:08 UTC.
- 1980 Gemini → Cancer 01:12
- 1981 Scorpio
- 1982 Pisces
- 1983 Cancer → Leo 18:37
- 1984 Sagittarius → Capricorn 17:24
- 1985 Aries → Taurus 09:41
- 1986 Leo → Virgo 02:44
- 1987 Capricorn
- 1988 Gemini
- 1989 Libra
- 1990 Aquarius → Pisces 19:54
- 1991 Cancer
- 1992 Sagittarius
- 1993 Aries
- 1994 Leo
- 1995 Sagittarius → Capricorn 12:52
- 1996 Taurus → Gemini 11:49
- 1997 Virgo → Libra 11:17
- 1998 Aquarius
- 1999 Gemini
- 2000 Scorpio
- 2001 Pisces
- 2002 Cancer → Leo 16:27
- 2003 Sagittarius
- 2004 Taurus
- 2005 Virgo
- 2006 Capricorn
- 2007 Taurus → Gemini 02:01
- 2008 Libra → Scorpio 11:26
- 2009 Aquarius → Pisces 09:34
- 2010 Cancer
- 2011 Scorpio → Sagittarius 15:21
- 2012 Aries
- 2013 Leo
- 2014 Sagittarius → Capricorn 13:38
- 2015 Taurus
- 2016 Libra
- 2017 Aquarius
- 2018 Gemini
- 2019 Scorpio
- 2020 Pisces → Aries 13:05
- 2021 Cancer → Leo 07:31
- 2022 Sagittarius
- 2023 Aries → Taurus 06:24
- 2024 Virgo
- 2025 Capricorn
- 2026 Taurus → Gemini 06:08
- 2027 Libra → Scorpio 22:53
- 2028 Pisces
- 2029 Cancer
- 2030 Scorpio → Sagittarius 19:24
In 21 of those 51 years (41%) the Moon changed sign during August 7 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 7 in 2017, and new in 1994.
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 7: 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 7 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 7? 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 7 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 7?
August 7 is Leo, the fixed fire sign ruled by Sun. The Sun sits at roughly 14° Leo on this date, in the second decan.
What decan is August 7?
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 7?
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 7?
It depends on the year, and in 41% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Gemini or Cancer; in 1990, Aquarius or Pisces; in 2000, Scorpio; in 2010, Cancer; in 2020, Pisces or Aries. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on August 7 was most often in Gemini, Cancer, Scorpio, and Sagittarius. A birth time and place pin it down.
Does everyone born on August 7 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 7 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.