August 7 zodiac sign
Fourteen degrees into Leo, the August 7 Sun belongs to the Sagittarius decan, where Jupiter broadens the sign’s pride into a strong wish to live entirely on its own terms.
Sun signLeo
- Sun at 13°–17° Leo
- 2nd decan · Jupiter
August 7 in profile
This is Leo in its central, well-settled range, warm and certain, with fixed fire that keeps burning long after the first spark. The second decan’s sub-ruler, Jupiter, makes the August 7 Leo more of a free agent than the classic courtly lion. They want a kingdom, but a kingdom with open borders. The combination produces a confident, independent temperament that dislikes permission slips and responds best to trust rather than supervision.
Independence shows up in small refusals. They prefer to drive themselves to the party so they can leave when they like, and they freelance at least once in their working life. Advice is welcome only after they ask for it. In a couple they need a hobby, a friend group or a trip that is entirely theirs, and they return from it more affectionate, not less.
Money is something to enjoy and display a little. They buy fewer, better things: a proper coat, a good watch, a meal that becomes a story. Jupiter can make the budget optimistic, and a round of drinks for the whole table is a familiar pattern. The habit that helps is a separate account for generosity, so that open-handed evenings never touch the savings they care about.
Leo all day
In every year from 1930 to 2040 the Sun was in Leo for the whole of August 7, in every time zone. This is not a cusp birthday: the nearest changes of sign fall around July 23 and August 22.
Your Moon sign depends on the year
The Sun is in the same place on August 7 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 7 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Aquarius
- 2018Gemini
- 2019Scorpio
- 2020Pisces → Aries
- 2021Cancer → Leo
- 2022Sagittarius
- 2023Aries → Taurus
- 2024Virgo
- 2025Capricorn
- 2026Taurus → Gemini
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 7 birthday, in the Sagittarius decan, Sagittarius is a natural match. The full charts decide how a real pairing feels.
A gift for an August 7 birthday
One quality item they would not buy for themselves, such as a well-cut jacket or a leather weekend bag, ready for the next solo trip.
Asked about August 7
What zodiac sign is August 7?
August 7 is Leo in every year: the Sun is at about 13°–17° Leo that day, in the sign’s 2nd decan.
Is August 7 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is well inside Leo on August 7. The cusp days, when the Sun changes sign, fall around July 23 and August 22. Astrology has no blended cusp signs anyway: at any moment the Sun is in one sign.
What decan is August 7?
August 7 falls in the 2nd decan of Leo. In the triplicity system we use, that decan belongs to Sagittarius and its ruler Jupiter, which colours the Leo Sun with a little of Sagittarius.
Your birthday is only the Sun
An August 7 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.