August 9 Zodiac Sign: Leo

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Date

August 9

Sun sign

Leo

Usual range

July 23 to August 22

Place in sign

middle, decan 2

Sub-ruler

Jupiter

Element

Fire

Modality

Fixed

Ruling planet

Sun

Changeover

No

Constellation

Cancer

Born on August 9, the Sun sign is Leo. Noon UTC stays in Leo through the 41 years from 1992 to 2032, so the birthday itself does not split.

Leo dates are July 23 to August 22. August 9 falls in the middle 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 9 is in the second decan of Leo, the middle 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Jupiter.

The constellation behind the Sun on August 9 is Cancer. 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 9?

August 9 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 9 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on August 9 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 9 star sign?

People searching for the August 9 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Leo, a fire sign, fixed, ruled by Sun, in the middle decan with Jupiter as the triplicity sub-ruler. Leo dates are July 23 to August 22. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.