August 22 zodiac sign
August 22 is a cusp date: the Sun stands at the last degree of Leo, close to the royal star Regulus, and in some years crosses into Virgo before the day ends.
- Sun at 27°–30° Leo
- 3rd decan · Mars
- Cusp birthday
- On the star Regulus
August 22 in profile
This date belongs to either Leo or Virgo, depending on the year and time of birth; there is no blended cusp sign, and the table on this page shows which applies. In most years the Sun sits at 29° Leo, the final degree, in the Mars-ruled Aries decan. Tradition calls this the anaretic degree, where the sign’s lessons gather with some urgency. Traditional astrology links Regulus, one of the four royal stars of Persia, with ambition and honour, and a warning about revenge.
Leo or Virgo, an August 22 birthday tends to make a polished first impression. The late Leo version arrives with presence and a firm handshake; the early Virgo version with careful courtesy and a remembered name. Both pay attention to how they come across, and both notice details others miss, such as a crooked collar or a nervous host. They are warm in manner yet slightly watchful, sizing up the room before they relax.
Creative play takes a crafted form. A Leo here likes to perform, but only once the act is rehearsed; a Virgo likes to make, with precise hands and an eye for finish. Either way the result is something polished: a cake that looks professional, a toast without a wasted word. The growth edge they share is letting play stay unfinished sometimes, enjoying the sketch without fixing it.
Leo or Virgo?
The Sun moves from Leo into Virgo around August 22, and the exact moment shifts from year to year. Between 1930 and 2040 it happened during the UTC day of August 22 in 24 years out of 111, at a median of 19:49 UTC (21:10 UTC in births from 1980 to 2010). In 87 years the whole day was still Leo. So an August 22 birthday is Leo or Virgo depending on the year and the time, never a blend of the two.
The Sun on August 22, year by year (UTC)
- 1970Leo all day
- 1971Leo all day
- 1972Leo all day
- 1973Leo all day
- 1974Leo all day
- 1975Leo all day
- 1976Leo all day
- 1977Leo all day
- 1978Leo all day
- 1979Leo all day
- 1980Virgo from 23:40
- 1981Leo all day
- 1982Leo all day
- 1983Leo all day
- 1984Virgo from 23:00
- 1985Leo all day
- 1986Leo all day
- 1987Leo all day
- 1988Virgo from 21:55
- 1989Leo all day
- 1990Leo all day
- 1991Leo all day
- 1992Virgo from 21:10
- 1993Leo all day
- 1994Leo all day
- 1995Leo all day
- 1996Virgo from 20:23
- 1997Leo all day
- 1998Leo all day
- 1999Leo all day
- 2000Virgo from 19:49
- 2001Leo all day
- 2002Leo all day
- 2003Leo all day
- 2004Virgo from 18:53
- 2005Leo all day
- 2006Leo all day
- 2007Leo all day
- 2008Virgo from 18:03
- 2009Virgo from 23:39
- 2010Leo all day
- 2011Leo all day
- 2012Virgo from 17:07
- 2013Virgo from 23:01
- 2014Leo all day
- 2015Leo all day
- 2016Virgo from 16:39
- 2017Virgo from 22:20
- 2018Leo all day
- 2019Leo all day
- 2020Virgo from 15:45
- 2021Virgo from 21:35
- 2022Leo all day
- 2023Leo all day
- 2024Virgo from 14:55
- 2025Virgo from 20:34
- 2026Leo all day
- 2027Leo all day
- 2028Virgo from 14:01
- 2029Virgo from 19:51
- 2030Leo all day
Calculated by Lunonis from the same ephemeris code as our charts (astronomy-engine, checked against Swiss Ephemeris): geocentric, tropical zodiac, true equinox of date. Times are UTC: add or subtract your time zone’s offset, which can move the change to the day before or after.
Your Moon sign depends on the year
The Sun is in the same place on August 22 every year; the Moon is not. It changes sign every two and a half days, so people who share this birthday can have any of the twelve Moon signs. Here is where it was on August 22 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Virgo
- 2018Capricorn
- 2019Taurus
- 2020Libra
- 2021Aquarius → Pisces
- 2022Gemini → Cancer
- 2023Scorpio
- 2024Aries
- 2025Leo
- 2026Sagittarius → Capricorn
Compatible signs for a Leo
Sun-sign compatibility starts from the element. Leo gets on most easily with its own element and with the two sextile signs, and feels the strongest pull from its opposite. For an August 22 birthday, in the Aries decan, Aries is a natural match. The full charts decide how a real pairing feels.
A gift for an August 22 birthday
A craft experience with a finished object at the end, such as a jewellery-making workshop or a bookbinding class, so both the performer and the perfectionist are satisfied.
Asked about August 22
What zodiac sign is August 22?
August 22 can be Leo or Virgo. The Sun changed from Leo to Virgo during this date in 24 of the 111 years from 1930 to 2040, so the answer depends on the birth year, time and place. The year-by-year list above shows when; a birth chart gives the exact answer.
Is August 22 a cusp birthday?
Yes. August 22 is one of the days the Sun leaves Leo for Virgo. People call it the Leo–Virgo cusp, but there is no blended sign: someone born before the change is Leo, after it Virgo.
What decan is August 22?
August 22 falls in the 3rd decan of Leo. In the triplicity system we use, that decan belongs to Aries and its ruler Mars, which colours the Leo Sun with a little of Aries.
Your birthday is only the Sun
An August 22 birthday tells you where the Sun was. The Moon, the Rising sign and eight more planets each sit somewhere of their own, and they depend on the year, the hour and the place. The free calculator shows all of them.