Born on August 22: zodiac sign and personality

♌︎ LeoDecan 3 · ♂ MarsFireTypical Sun degree: 28.9°
Cusp date

On this date the Sun changes sign in some years: depending on the year and the time of birth you are Leo or Virgo. Here are the exact moments of the change (UTC):

2016-08-22 16:382017-08-22 22:202018-08-23 04:082019-08-23 10:012020-08-22 15:452021-08-22 21:342022-08-23 03:162023-08-23 09:012024-08-22 14:552025-08-22 20:332026-08-23 02:182027-08-23 08:132028-08-22 14:002029-08-22 19:512030-08-23 01:36
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The decan portrait

Something in you needs a fight worth having, and quiet rooms make you restless. Mars sharpens Leo's fire into a blade—you lead from the front, decide fast, and don't wait for permission to matter. Competition brings out your best self: focused, magnetic, impossible to ignore. The catch is a temper that flares before your judgment catches up, especially when someone challenges your authority in front of others. Save the sharpest words for a walk around the block first. Come back to the conversation once your pulse has settled, and you'll win the argument instead of just winning the room.

Leo

Walk into a room with a Leo and watch how the temperature changes—people sit up, laugh a little louder, feel a little more like themselves. That's the Sun at work, Leo's ruling planet, turning presence into a kind of hospitality. Fire and fixed modality mean you don't flicker; you hold a steady blaze, loyal to the people and projects you commit to. Late summer born, between July 23 and August 22, you were built for drama in the best sense: big feelings, bold gestures, a flair for making ordinary moments feel like occasions. The catch is that all that radiance needs an audience willing to see the real you underneath the performance.

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