August 17 zodiac sign
August 17 is Leo: at noon UTC on this date from 1950 to 2010, the Sun stood between 23°46' Leo and 24°56' Leo, in the third decan, with the constellation Leo behind it.
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | third of Leo |
| Birthday number | 8 |
| Day of the year | Day 229 |
| Into its sign | About 25 days, with 6 to go |
| Daylight at 40° north | 13h 40m |
What the third decan of Leo is read as
The third decan of Leo is read as carrying a touch of Aries and Mars. It is the Leo who would rather act than pose. People here tend to defend their own at once, to pursue openly in love and to choose work where they can win something and see that they did.
What the number 8 adds
Numerology reads a birthday that comes to 8 as the mark of an organiser. It tends to mean a head for how things run, a wish to be in charge of your own work, and a respect for people who keep their word.
The sky on August 17, 1950 to 2010
Mercury: Virgo in 34 and Leo in 27 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1952, 1958, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1998 and 2004. Mercury in Virgo.
Venus: Virgo in 20, Leo in 17, Cancer in 15 and Libra in 9 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1951, 1959, 1967, 1975, 1983, 1991, 1999 and 2007. Venus in Virgo.
Mars: Virgo in 10, Leo in 9, Cancer in 8, Libra in 8, Gemini in 7, Scorpio in 7, Taurus in 4, Sagittarius in 3, Pisces in 2, Aries in 1, Capricorn in 1 and Aquarius in 1 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1956, 1971 and 2003. Mars in Virgo.
New Moons: 1955, 1974 and 1993. Full Moons: 1951, 1970 and 1989. Lunar eclipses: 1951 (penumbral), 1970 (partial) and 1989 (total).
Every year's sky on August 17
At noon UTC. R: retrograde.
| Year | Sun | Moon | Phase | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Life path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 24°00' Leo | 12°30' Libra | Waxing crescent | 21°02' Virgo | 1°06' Leo | 4°08' Scorpio | 3°37' Pisces R | 19°03' Virgo | 22 |
| 1951 | 23°46' Leo | 28°52' Aquarius | Full Moon | 15°09' Virgo | 17°59' Virgo R | 29°23' Cancer | 13°53' Aries R | 0°24' Libra | 5 |
| 1952 | 24°29' Leo | 20°29' Cancer | Waning crescent | 16°28' Leo R | 9°14' Virgo | 24°03' Scorpio | 20°06' Taurus | 11°44' Libra | 6 |
| 1953 | 24°16' Leo | 20°24' Scorpio | First quarter | 6°17' Leo | 15°21' Cancer | 12°01' Leo | 21°21' Gemini | 22°54' Libra | 7 |
| 1954 | 24°02' Leo | 4°26' Aries | Waning gibbous | 19°28' Leo | 9°08' Libra | 28°00' Sagittarius | 18°50' Cancer | 4°02' Scorpio | 8 |
| 1955 | 23°48' Leo | 19°24' Leo | New Moon | 5°26' Virgo | 19°44' Leo | 23°40' Leo | 13°59' Leo | 15°11' Scorpio | 9 |
| 1956 | 24°32' Leo | 10°27' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 18°22' Virgo | 9°36' Cancer | 23°20' Pisces R | 8°10' Virgo | 26°25' Scorpio | 1 |
| 1957 | 24°17' Leo | 10°41' Taurus | Last quarter | 21°15' Virgo | 26°58' Virgo | 5°52' Virgo | 1°55' Libra | 7°42' Sagittarius | 11 |
| 1958 | 24°04' Leo | 26°09' Virgo | Waxing crescent | 5°01' Virgo R | 1°45' Leo | 15°54' Taurus | 26°32' Libra | 19°07' Sagittarius R | 3 |
| 1959 | 23°50' Leo | 10°34' Aquarius | Full Moon | 7°49' Leo | 15°16' Virgo R | 17°33' Virgo | 23°17' Scorpio | 0°43' Capricorn R | 22 |
| 1960 | 24°33' Leo | 0°38' Cancer | Waning crescent | 11°07' Leo | 9°54' Virgo | 9°55' Gemini | 23°47' Sagittarius R | 12°29' Capricorn R | 5 |
| 1961 | 24°19' Leo | 1°10' Scorpio | Waxing crescent | 27°19' Leo | 15°51' Cancer | 0°17' Libra | 29°25' Capricorn R | 24°32' Capricorn R | 6 |
| 1962 | 24°05' Leo | 17°16' Pisces | Waning gibbous | 11°37' Virgo | 9°24' Libra | 26°46' Gemini | 9°31' Pisces R | 6°51' Aquarius R | 7 |
| 1963 | 23°51' Leo | 1°31' Leo | New Moon | 20°14' Virgo | 20°25' Leo | 13°11' Libra | 19°22' Aries R | 19°26' Aquarius R | 8 |
| 1964 | 24°35' Leo | 20°20' Sagittarius | Waxing gibbous | 17°45' Virgo | 9°24' Cancer | 11°44' Cancer | 24°50' Taurus | 2°13' Pisces R | 9 |
| 1965 | 24°21' Leo | 22°20' Aries | Waning gibbous | 21°20' Leo R | 27°33' Virgo | 28°06' Libra | 25°26' Gemini | 15°18' Pisces R | 1 |
| 1966 | 24°07' Leo | 8°31' Virgo | New Moon | 5°30' Leo | 2°23' Leo | 24°44' Cancer | 22°30' Cancer | 28°35' Pisces R | 11 |
| 1967 | 23°53' Leo | 22°42' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 16°23' Leo | 12°20' Virgo R | 15°18' Scorpio | 17°26' Leo | 12°00' Aries R | 3 |
| 1968 | 24°37' Leo | 9°57' Gemini | Last quarter | 4°36' Virgo | 10°34' Virgo | 7°35' Leo | 11°32' Virgo | 25°27' Aries R | 22 |
| 1969 | 24°23' Leo | 13°17' Libra | Waxing crescent | 16°43' Virgo | 16°23' Cancer | 11°24' Sagittarius | 5°23' Libra | 8°56' Taurus | 5 |
| 1970 | 24°09' Leo | 29°21' Aquarius | Full Moon | 21°30' Virgo | 9°38' Libra | 19°21' Leo | 0°14' Scorpio | 22°19' Taurus | 6 |
| 1971 | 23°55' Leo | 14°08' Cancer | Waning crescent | 9°32' Virgo R | 21°06' Leo | 15°07' Aquarius R | 27°26' Scorpio | 5°35' Gemini | 7 |
| 1972 | 24°39' Leo | 29°35' Scorpio | First quarter | 10°28' Leo R | 9°16' Cancer | 1°33' Virgo | 28°35' Sagittarius R | 18°44' Gemini | 8 |
| 1973 | 24°25' Leo | 4°47' Aries | Waning gibbous | 8°48' Leo | 28°08' Virgo | 2°01' Taurus | 4°57' Aquarius R | 1°36' Cancer | 9 |
| 1974 | 24°12' Leo | 20°00' Leo | New Moon | 24°17' Leo | 3°03' Leo | 13°10' Virgo | 15°19' Pisces R | 14°15' Cancer | 1 |
| 1975 | 23°58' Leo | 5°03' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 9°20' Virgo | 9°13' Virgo R | 1°37' Gemini | 24°41' Aries R | 26°39' Cancer | 11 |
| 1976 | 24°41' Leo | 19°08' Taurus | Last quarter | 20°27' Virgo | 11°15' Virgo | 25°42' Virgo | 29°26' Taurus | 8°58' Leo | 3 |
| 1977 | 24°27' Leo | 26°11' Virgo | Waxing crescent | 19°38' Virgo | 16°55' Cancer | 20°48' Gemini | 29°28' Gemini | 20°56' Leo | 22 |
| 1978 | 24°13' Leo | 11°10' Aquarius | Full Moon | 26°39' Leo R | 9°51' Libra | 8°13' Libra | 26°11' Cancer | 2°41' Virgo | 5 |
| 1979 | 23°59' Leo | 26°13' Gemini | Waning crescent | 5°35' Leo | 21°47' Leo | 5°53' Cancer | 20°56' Leo | 14°16' Virgo | 6 |
| 1980 | 24°43' Leo | 8°48' Scorpio | First quarter | 15°23' Leo | 9°10' Cancer | 22°29' Libra | 14°59' Virgo | 25°48' Virgo | 7 |
| 1981 | 24°28' Leo | 17°20' Pisces | Waning gibbous | 1°50' Virgo | 28°43' Virgo | 19°58' Cancer | 8°55' Libra | 7°05' Libra | 8 |
| 1982 | 24°15' Leo | 2°03' Leo | New Moon | 14°52' Virgo | 3°42' Leo | 8°15' Scorpio | 4°00' Scorpio | 18°18' Libra | 9 |
| 1983 | 24°01' Leo | 16°50' Sagittarius | Waxing gibbous | 21°17' Virgo | 5°53' Virgo R | 2°27' Leo | 1°37' Sagittarius | 29°28' Libra | 1 |
| 1984 | 24°44' Leo | 28°53' Aries | Waning gibbous | 13°03' Virgo R | 11°54' Virgo | 29°49' Scorpio | 3°22' Capricorn R | 10°41' Scorpio | 11 |
| 1985 | 24°31' Leo | 8°41' Virgo | New Moon | 13°55' Leo R | 17°27' Cancer | 14°59' Leo | 10°22' Aquarius R | 21°52' Scorpio | 3 |
| 1986 | 24°17' Leo | 23°28' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 6°57' Leo | 10°02' Libra | 11°36' Capricorn | 20°52' Pisces R | 3°09' Sagittarius | 22 |
| 1987 | 24°03' Leo | 7°11' Gemini | Last quarter | 21°10' Leo | 22°28' Leo | 26°36' Leo | 29°43' Aries | 14°32' Sagittarius R | 5 |
| 1988 | 24°47' Leo | 18°51' Libra | Waxing crescent | 8°38' Virgo | 9°08' Cancer | 10°53' Aries | 3°50' Gemini | 26°03' Sagittarius R | 6 |
| 1989 | 24°33' Leo | 29°32' Aquarius | Full Moon | 19°10' Virgo | 29°18' Virgo | 8°48' Virgo | 3°23' Cancer | 7°47' Capricorn R | 7 |
| 1990 | 24°19' Leo | 15°14' Cancer | Waning crescent | 20°48' Virgo | 4°22' Leo | 22°31' Taurus | 29°49' Cancer | 19°45' Capricorn R | 8 |
| 1991 | 24°05' Leo | 27°22' Scorpio | First quarter | 1°59' Virgo R | 2°27' Virgo R | 20°34' Virgo | 24°25' Leo | 1°58' Aquarius R | 9 |
| 1992 | 24°49' Leo | 9°28' Aries | Waning gibbous | 7°07' Leo | 12°34' Virgo | 14°21' Gemini | 18°26' Virgo | 14°23' Aquarius R | 1 |
| 1993 | 24°35' Leo | 20°15' Leo | New Moon | 12°33' Leo | 18°01' Cancer | 3°26' Libra | 12°27' Libra | 27°08' Aquarius R | 11 |
| 1994 | 24°21' Leo | 6°46' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 28°58' Leo | 10°12' Libra | 0°27' Cancer | 7°47' Scorpio | 10°08' Pisces R | 3 |
| 1995 | 24°07' Leo | 17°10' Taurus | Last quarter | 12°50' Virgo | 23°09' Leo | 16°33' Libra | 5°51' Sagittarius | 23°21' Pisces R | 22 |
| 1996 | 24°50' Leo | 0°02' Libra | Waxing crescent | 21°50' Virgo | 9°08' Cancer | 15°04' Cancer | 8°16' Capricorn R | 6°40' Aries R | 5 |
| 1997 | 24°36' Leo | 11°09' Aquarius | Full Moon | 16°13' Virgo | 29°52' Virgo | 1°56' Scorpio | 15°58' Aquarius R | 20°08' Aries R | 6 |
| 1998 | 24°23' Leo | 28°54' Gemini | Waning crescent | 18°20' Leo R | 5°01' Leo | 27°51' Cancer | 26°35' Pisces R | 3°37' Taurus R | 7 |
| 1999 | 24°09' Leo | 6°46' Scorpio | First quarter | 5°46' Leo | 28°52' Leo R | 20°13' Scorpio | 4°53' Taurus | 17°02' Taurus | 8 |
| 2000 | 24°52' Leo | 20°42' Pisces | Waning gibbous | 20°05' Leo | 13°14' Virgo | 10°35' Leo | 8°20' Gemini | 0°22' Gemini | 9 |
| 2001 | 24°38' Leo | 1°36' Leo | Waning crescent | 6°05' Virgo | 18°34' Cancer | 20°21' Sagittarius | 7°22' Cancer | 13°31' Gemini | 1 |
| 2002 | 24°24' Leo | 20°31' Sagittarius | Waxing gibbous | 17°39' Virgo | 10°19' Libra | 22°17' Leo | 3°27' Leo | 26°28' Gemini | 2 |
| 2003 | 24°10' Leo | 26°34' Aries | Waning gibbous | 21°21' Virgo | 23°50' Leo | 7°51' Pisces R | 27°50' Leo | 9°12' Cancer | 3 |
| 2004 | 24°54' Leo | 11°41' Virgo | New Moon | 6°15' Virgo R | 9°10' Cancer | 4°29' Virgo | 21°48' Virgo | 21°49' Cancer | 22 |
| 2005 | 24°40' Leo | 22°40' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 8°51' Leo | 0°26' Libra | 10°52' Taurus | 15°54' Libra | 4°05' Leo | 5 |
| 2006 | 24°26' Leo | 12°08' Gemini | Last quarter | 9°59' Leo | 5°41' Leo | 16°08' Virgo | 11°30' Scorpio | 16°07' Leo | 6 |
| 2007 | 24°13' Leo | 16°00' Libra | Waxing crescent | 25°58' Leo | 25°15' Leo R | 6°32' Gemini | 10°05' Sagittarius | 27°57' Leo | 7 |
| 2008 | 24°56' Leo | 2°17' Pisces | Full Moon | 12°18' Virgo | 13°54' Virgo | 28°46' Virgo | 13°16' Capricorn R | 9°43' Virgo | 8 |
| 2009 | 24°43' Leo | 13°54' Cancer | Waning crescent | 21°01' Virgo | 19°08' Cancer | 24°42' Gemini | 21°42' Aquarius R | 21°10' Virgo | 9 |
| 2010 | 24°29' Leo | 3°29' Sagittarius | First quarter | 18°33' Virgo | 10°24' Libra | 11°30' Libra | 2°23' Aries R | 2°30' Libra | 1 |
Who you tend to match with
Leo: closest Sagittarius, Aries and Gemini; hardest Scorpio. Its third decan leans Aries. All twelve.