August 27 Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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Date

August 27

Sun sign

Virgo

Usual range

August 23 to September 22

Place in sign

early, decan 1

Sub-ruler

Mercury

Element

Earth

Modality

Mutable

Ruling planet

Mercury

Changeover

No

Constellation

Leo

Virgo holds the Sun at noon UTC on August 27. That is true in every year of the 41 years from 1992 to 2032.

Virgo dates are August 23 to September 22. August 27 falls in the early part of Virgo. It is an earth sign, mutable, ruled by Mercury. Careful, practical, drawn to fixing details.

In 2024 at noon UTC, the Sun on August 27 is in the first decan of Virgo, the early 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Mercury.

The constellation behind the Sun on August 27 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: Virgo. Check this birthday in the zodiac calculator.

Questions

What zodiac sign is August 27?

August 27 is Virgo. 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 Virgo. Use a birth time in the calculator if you were born near a nearby changeover.

Is August 27 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on August 27 stays in Virgo 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 August 23 to September 22 are the ones that still need a year and a clock.

What is the August 27 star sign?

People searching for the August 27 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Virgo, an earth sign, mutable, ruled by Mercury, in the early decan with Mercury as the triplicity sub-ruler. Virgo dates are August 23 to September 22. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.