August 12 Zodiac Sign: Leo

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Date

August 12

Sun sign

Leo

Usual range

July 23 to August 22

Place in sign

late, decan 3

Sub-ruler

Mars

Element

Fire

Modality

Fixed

Ruling planet

Sun

Changeover

No

Constellation

Leo

August 12 is Leo. At noon UTC, the Sun was in Leo in every year of the 41 years from 1992 to 2032. Anyone born on August 12 has Leo as a Sun sign.

Leo dates are July 23 to August 22. August 12 falls in the late part of Leo. It is a fire sign, fixed, ruled by Sun. Warm, proud, happiest creating or performing.

In 2024 at noon UTC, the Sun on August 12 is in the third decan of Leo, the late 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Mars.

The constellation behind the Sun on August 12 is Leo. That is the true place of the Sun in the stars, and it is a separate fact from the astrological sign.

Moon, Rising, Mercury, Venus, and Mars still need a birth time and place. This page only settles the Sun sign.

Sign page: Leo. Check this birthday in the zodiac calculator.

Questions

What zodiac sign is August 12?

August 12 is Leo. These pages read the Sun at noon UTC, which is the same tropical sign the zodiac calculator reports for a birth at 12:00 UTC. From 1992 to 2032 that noon figure stays in Leo. Use a birth time in the calculator if you were born near a nearby changeover.

Is August 12 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on August 12 stays in Leo for every year from 1992 to 2032. A cusp in this system is a day when the Sun actually changes sign, which this date does not. Edge days of July 23 to August 22 are the ones that still need a year and a clock.

What is the August 12 star sign?

People searching for the August 12 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Leo, a fire sign, fixed, ruled by Sun, in the late decan with Mars as the triplicity sub-ruler. Leo dates are July 23 to August 22. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.