Leo Zodiac Sign: Dates, Traits and Ruling Planet
- Usual dates
- July 23 to August 22
- Element
- Fire
- Mode
- Fixed
- Ruling planet
- Sun
Dates and the edge days
Leo dates are July 23 to August 22. July 23 and August 22 are the edge days: the year and the birth time can put the Sun on either side of the change. The calculator checks that moment instead of trusting the printed range.
Element, mode, and ruler
Leo is a fire sign, and it is fixed. Leo is fixed fire, the middle of the northern summer in the traditional calendar. Fixed signs are described as sustaining what the cardinal sign before them started. Warm, proud, happiest creating or performing.
The Sun rules Leo and no other sign. Textbooks therefore talk about visibility, warmth, and the center of attention, using the Sun itself as the metaphor. Leo is the lion. The inherited meaning is pride in the old sense: a wish to be seen, to make something, and to be loyal once the affection is given. Fire signs are the system's name for heat and action. A Sun in Leo is an astronomical fact. The lion story is the commentary people attached to that fact.
Moon in Leo
A Leo Moon is described as feelings that want recognition and warmth, and that droop when they are ignored. The tradition says comfort comes from being included, not from being managed. The Moon calculator is the right tool when you need the placement rather than the story.
Leo rising
Leo rising is the textbook first impression of an open posture and a face that is easy to notice in a room. It lasts about two hours, like every other rising sign, and it needs the birth time and the city.
Sign and constellation
The constellation Leo looks like a crouching lion, with Regulus as its brightest star. The sign is ruled by the Sun and covers the middle of northern summer.
Calculators
For the Sun sign, use the zodiac calculator. The Moon, Rising, Mercury, Venus, and Mars calculators answer a different question, and the Leo horoscope is a separate daily note on the same sign.
Zodiac sign calculator · Moon · Rising · Leo horoscope
Dates usually counted as Leo
July 23 · July 24 · July 25 · July 26 · July 27 · July 28 · July 29 · July 30 · July 31 · August 1 · August 2 · August 3 · August 4 · August 5 · August 6 · August 7 · August 8 · August 9 · August 10 · August 11 · August 12 · August 13 · August 14 · August 15 · August 16 · August 17 · August 18 · August 19 · August 20 · August 21 · August 22
Questions
What are Leo dates?
Leo dates are July 23 to August 22 in the usual tropical calendar. Those two edges are changeover days: the year and the birth time can put the Sun in Leo or in the neighboring sign. Each date page below uses noon UTC, the same engine as the zodiac calculator, so you can see whether that birthday stays in Leo.
What month is Leo?
Leo season sits in July and August. It does not fill either month on its own. July 23 is the usual start, and August 22 is the usual last day, with a clock time that shifts a little each year. Use the date list on this page, or the July and August birthday hubs.
When does Leo season start?
Leo season usually starts on July 23. That is the calendar day when the Sun is treated as entering Leo, but the exact minute depends on the year. The zodiac calculator uses the same tropical longitude as these pages. If the birthday is July 23 or August 22, check the year rather than the printed range.