August 23 zodiac sign
On most August 23 birthdays the Sun has just entered Virgo, at 0° of the sign near the star Regulus; in some years it is still finishing its final degree of Leo.
- Sun at 0°–2° Virgo
- 1st decan · Mercury
- Cusp birthday
- On the star Regulus
August 23 in profile
Depending on the year and time of birth, an August 23 child is a Virgo or a Leo, and there is no in-between cusp sign. In most years the Sun is at the first degree of Virgo, where Virgo is both sign and sub-sign and Mercury rules twice: precise, observant, freshly practical. In the remaining years it is the last degree of Leo, proud and urgent. Both versions share Regulus, the star tradition calls the heart of the Lion, long tied to honour and success that lasts only while pride stays generous.
At home they tend to be the one who knows where everything is. The Virgo version labels jars and keeps the spare keys on a hook; the Leo version hosts the Sunday lunch and makes the house feel like an occasion. Both are protective of family routines and quietly upset when a ritual is skipped. They show love through upkeep, a mended hinge or a remembered appointment.
Communication is precise and a little formal at first. Mercury, the sub-ruler of early Virgo, favours accurate words, clear lists and messages that answer every question in one go. The Leo-born on this date add warmth and a sense of timing. Both dislike vagueness and correct small errors almost by reflex. The useful habit is softening the correction with a compliment, so accuracy reads as care rather than criticism.
Leo or Virgo?
The Sun moves from Leo into Virgo around August 23, and the exact moment shifts from year to year. Between 1930 and 2040 it happened during the UTC day of August 23 in 82 years out of 111, at a median of 09:21 UTC (08:44 UTC in births from 1980 to 2010). In 5 years the whole day was still Leo. In 24 years it was already Virgo all day. So an August 23 birthday is Leo or Virgo depending on the year and the time, never a blend of the two.
The Sun on August 23, year by year (UTC)
- 1970Virgo from 13:34
- 1971Virgo from 19:15
- 1972Virgo from 01:03
- 1973Virgo from 06:53
- 1974Virgo from 12:29
- 1975Virgo from 18:23
- 1976Virgo from 00:19
- 1977Virgo from 06:01
- 1978Virgo from 11:57
- 1979Virgo from 17:47
- 1980Virgo all day
- 1981Virgo from 05:38
- 1982Virgo from 11:15
- 1983Virgo from 17:07
- 1984Virgo all day
- 1985Virgo from 04:36
- 1986Virgo from 10:26
- 1987Virgo from 16:10
- 1988Virgo all day
- 1989Virgo from 03:46
- 1990Virgo from 09:21
- 1991Virgo from 15:13
- 1992Virgo all day
- 1993Virgo from 02:50
- 1994Virgo from 08:44
- 1995Virgo from 14:35
- 1996Virgo all day
- 1997Virgo from 02:19
- 1998Virgo from 07:59
- 1999Virgo from 13:51
- 2000Virgo all day
- 2001Virgo from 01:27
- 2002Virgo from 07:17
- 2003Virgo from 13:08
- 2004Virgo all day
- 2005Virgo from 00:45
- 2006Virgo from 06:23
- 2007Virgo from 12:08
- 2008Virgo all day
- 2009Virgo all day
- 2010Virgo from 05:27
- 2011Virgo from 11:21
- 2012Virgo all day
- 2013Virgo all day
- 2014Virgo from 04:46
- 2015Virgo from 10:37
- 2016Virgo all day
- 2017Virgo all day
- 2018Virgo from 04:09
- 2019Virgo from 10:02
- 2020Virgo all day
- 2021Virgo all day
- 2022Virgo from 03:16
- 2023Virgo from 09:01
- 2024Virgo all day
- 2025Virgo all day
- 2026Virgo from 02:19
- 2027Virgo from 08:14
- 2028Virgo all day
- 2029Virgo all day
- 2030Virgo from 01:37
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 23 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 23 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Virgo
- 2018Capricorn → Aquarius
- 2019Taurus → Gemini
- 2020Libra → Scorpio
- 2021Pisces
- 2022Cancer
- 2023Scorpio
- 2024Aries
- 2025Leo → Virgo
- 2026Capricorn
Compatible signs for a Virgo
Sun-sign compatibility starts from the element. Virgo gets on most easily with its own element and with the two sextile signs, and feels the strongest pull from its opposite. The full charts decide how a real pairing feels.
A gift for an August 23 birthday
A beautifully bound address book or a fine stationery set, ideal for someone who writes careful notes and still sends real cards to family.
Asked about August 23
What zodiac sign is August 23?
August 23 can be Leo or Virgo. The Sun changed from Leo to Virgo during this date in 82 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 23 a cusp birthday?
Yes. August 23 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 23?
August 23 falls in the 1st decan of Virgo. In the triplicity system we use, that decan belongs to Virgo and its ruler Mercury, which colours the Virgo Sun with a little of Virgo.
Your birthday is only the Sun
An August 23 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.