August 22 zodiac sign
August 22 is Leo: at noon UTC on this date from 1950 to 2010, the Sun stood between 28°35' Leo and 29°45' Leo, in the third decan, with the constellation Leo behind it.
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | third of Leo |
| Birthday number | 22 |
| Day of the year | Day 234 |
| Into its sign | About 30 days, with 1 to go |
| Daylight at 40° north | 13h 28m |
The years the Sun changed sign on August 22
The Sun moved from one sign to the next on this date in 9 of the 61 years. If you were born on one of these days, your birth time decides your sign: 1980 at 23:40 UTC, into Virgo, 1984 at 23:00 UTC, into Virgo, 1988 at 21:54 UTC, into Virgo, 1992 at 21:10 UTC, into Virgo, 1996 at 20:23 UTC, into Virgo, 2000 at 19:48 UTC, into Virgo, 2004 at 18:53 UTC, into Virgo, 2008 at 18:02 UTC, into Virgo and 2009 at 23:38 UTC, into Virgo.
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 22 adds
Numerology keeps a birthday of 22 as it is, the largest of its master numbers, and reads it as the mark of a practical dreamer. It tends to mean big plans with real steps in them, and high standards for yourself and for whoever you love.
The sky on August 22, 1950 to 2010
Mercury: Virgo in 39 and Leo in 22 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1951, 1952, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1978, 1984, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2004 and 2010. Mercury in Virgo.
Venus: Leo in 17, Cancer in 15, Libra in 15 and Virgo in 14 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1951, 1959, 1967, 1975, 1983, 1991, 1999 and 2007. Venus in Leo.
Mars: Leo in 11, Virgo in 9, Libra in 8, Cancer in 7, Scorpio in 7, Gemini in 6, Taurus in 4, Sagittarius in 4, Pisces in 2, Aries in 1, Capricorn in 1 and Aquarius in 1 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1956, 1971 and 2003. Mars in Leo.
New Moons: 1960, 1979 and 1998. Full Moons: 2002. Solar eclipses: 1979 (annular) and 1998 (annular).
Every year's sky on August 22
At noon UTC. R: retrograde.
| Year | Sun | Moon | Phase | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Life path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28°49' Leo | 23°17' Sagittarius | Waxing gibbous | 26°06' Virgo | 7°11' Leo | 7°15' Scorpio | 2°58' Pisces R | 19°39' Virgo | 9 |
| 1951 | 28°35' Leo | 6°38' Taurus | Last quarter | 14°00' Virgo R | 16°40' Virgo R | 2°36' Leo | 13°38' Aries R | 0°56' Libra | 1 |
| 1952 | 29°18' Leo | 19°37' Virgo | New Moon | 14°53' Leo R | 15°24' Virgo | 26°53' Scorpio | 20°26' Taurus | 12°13' Libra | 11 |
| 1953 | 29°05' Leo | 26°43' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 14°03' Leo | 21°08' Cancer | 15°13' Leo | 22°07' Gemini | 23°19' Libra | 3 |
| 1954 | 28°51' Leo | 15°45' Gemini | Last quarter | 29°31' Leo | 14°25' Libra | 29°21' Sagittarius | 19°51' Cancer | 4°22' Scorpio | 4 |
| 1955 | 28°37' Leo | 26°33' Libra | Waxing crescent | 14°12' Virgo | 25°55' Leo | 26°51' Leo | 15°05' Leo | 15°26' Scorpio | 5 |
| 1956 | 29°20' Leo | 10°14' Pisces | Full Moon | 25°05' Virgo | 13°52' Cancer | 22°43' Pisces R | 9°14' Virgo | 26°34' Scorpio | 33 |
| 1957 | 29°06' Leo | 17°15' Cancer | Waning crescent | 24°12' Virgo | 2°57' Libra | 9°02' Virgo | 2°53' Libra | 7°46' Sagittarius | 7 |
| 1958 | 28°53' Leo | 7°35' Sagittarius | First quarter | 0°58' Virgo R | 7°51' Leo | 18°28' Taurus | 27°18' Libra | 19°05' Sagittarius R | 8 |
| 1959 | 28°38' Leo | 16°16' Aries | Waning gibbous | 10°20' Leo | 13°30' Virgo R | 20°44' Virgo | 23°44' Scorpio | 0°36' Capricorn R | 9 |
| 1960 | 29°22' Leo | 0°40' Virgo | New Moon | 20°46' Leo | 16°04' Virgo | 13°03' Gemini | 23°47' Sagittarius | 12°17' Capricorn R | 1 |
| 1961 | 29°08' Leo | 8°17' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 6°55' Virgo | 21°40' Cancer | 3°29' Libra | 28°55' Capricorn R | 24°15' Capricorn R | 11 |
| 1962 | 28°54' Leo | 29°44' Taurus | Last quarter | 19°36' Virgo | 14°37' Libra | 0°00' Cancer | 8°54' Pisces R | 6°30' Aquarius R | 3 |
| 1963 | 28°40' Leo | 5°57' Libra | Waxing crescent | 25°54' Virgo | 26°36' Leo | 16°21' Libra | 19°12' Aries R | 19°04' Aquarius R | 4 |
| 1964 | 29°24' Leo | 20°52' Aquarius | Full Moon | 17°33' Virgo R | 13°47' Cancer | 14°59' Cancer | 25°14' Taurus | 1°50' Pisces R | 5 |
| 1965 | 29°10' Leo | 29°21' Gemini | Waning crescent | 18°15' Leo R | 3°31' Libra | 1°15' Scorpio | 26°15' Gemini | 14°57' Pisces R | 33 |
| 1966 | 28°56' Leo | 21°08' Scorpio | First quarter | 12°06' Leo | 8°30' Leo | 27°58' Cancer | 23°32' Cancer | 28°17' Pisces R | 7 |
| 1967 | 28°42' Leo | 26°04' Pisces | Waning gibbous | 26°29' Leo | 10°09' Virgo R | 18°17' Scorpio | 18°32' Leo | 11°47' Aries R | 8 |
| 1968 | 29°26' Leo | 11°19' Leo | New Moon | 13°32' Virgo | 16°44' Virgo | 10°48' Leo | 12°36' Virgo | 25°20' Aries R | 9 |
| 1969 | 29°12' Leo | 21°04' Sagittarius | First quarter | 23°50' Virgo | 22°13' Cancer | 13°39' Sagittarius | 6°19' Libra | 8°56' Taurus R | 1 |
| 1970 | 28°58' Leo | 12°12' Taurus | Last quarter | 25°23' Virgo | 14°48' Libra | 22°32' Leo | 0°58' Scorpio | 22°28' Taurus | 11 |
| 1971 | 28°44' Leo | 15°54' Virgo | New Moon | 6°21' Virgo R | 27°17' Leo | 13°57' Aquarius R | 27°49' Scorpio | 5°50' Gemini | 3 |
| 1972 | 29°28' Leo | 1°14' Aquarius | Waxing gibbous | 11°45' Leo | 13°46' Cancer | 4°44' Virgo | 28°30' Sagittarius R | 19°06' Gemini | 4 |
| 1973 | 29°14' Leo | 13°15' Gemini | Last quarter | 17°54' Leo | 4°07' Libra | 3°53' Taurus | 4°24' Aquarius R | 2°04' Cancer | 5 |
| 1974 | 29°01' Leo | 3°02' Scorpio | Waxing crescent | 4°06' Virgo | 9°10' Leo | 16°20' Virgo | 14°44' Pisces R | 14°47' Cancer | 33 |
| 1975 | 28°46' Leo | 6°13' Pisces | Full Moon | 17°38' Virgo | 6°41' Virgo R | 4°37' Gemini | 24°36' Aries R | 27°15' Cancer | 7 |
| 1976 | 29°30' Leo | 21°18' Cancer | Waning crescent | 26°27' Virgo | 17°24' Virgo | 28°53' Virgo | 29°55' Taurus | 9°35' Leo | 8 |
| 1977 | 29°16' Leo | 5°17' Sagittarius | First quarter | 20°46' Virgo | 22°46' Cancer | 24°01' Gemini | 0°19' Cancer | 21°34' Leo | 9 |
| 1978 | 29°02' Leo | 23°17' Aries | Waning gibbous | 22°38' Leo R | 14°57' Libra | 11°24' Libra | 27°14' Cancer | 3°19' Virgo | 1 |
| 1979 | 28°48' Leo | 26°28' Leo | New Moon | 10°46' Leo | 27°58' Leo | 9°09' Cancer | 22°01' Leo | 14°52' Virgo | 11 |
| 1980 | 29°31' Leo | 11°27' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 25°26' Leo | 13°46' Cancer | 25°39' Libra | 16°02' Virgo | 26°22' Virgo | 3 |
| 1981 | 29°17' Leo | 28°02' Taurus | Last quarter | 11°02' Virgo | 4°40' Libra | 23°13' Cancer | 9°50' Libra | 7°36' Libra | 4 |
| 1982 | 29°03' Leo | 13°23' Libra | Waxing crescent | 22°20' Virgo | 9°49' Leo | 11°20' Scorpio | 4°42' Scorpio | 18°45' Libra | 5 |
| 1983 | 28°49' Leo | 16°33' Aquarius | Full Moon | 25°57' Virgo | 3°05' Virgo R | 5°40' Leo | 1°56' Sagittarius | 29°50' Libra | 33 |
| 1984 | 29°33' Leo | 1°29' Cancer | Waning crescent | 10°39' Virgo R | 18°03' Virgo | 2°31' Sagittarius | 3°12' Capricorn R | 10°59' Scorpio | 7 |
| 1985 | 29°20' Leo | 20°14' Scorpio | First quarter | 13°21' Leo | 23°19' Cancer | 18°11' Leo | 9°46' Aquarius R | 22°04' Scorpio | 8 |
| 1986 | 29°05' Leo | 3°36' Aries | Waning gibbous | 15°17' Leo | 15°04' Libra | 12°07' Capricorn | 20°19' Pisces R | 3°15' Sagittarius | 9 |
| 1987 | 28°52' Leo | 6°56' Leo | New Moon | 1°10' Virgo | 28°39' Leo | 29°47' Leo | 29°43' Aries R | 14°32' Sagittarius | 1 |
| 1988 | 29°36' Leo | 22°05' Sagittarius | First quarter | 17°07' Virgo | 13°50' Cancer | 11°20' Aries | 4°22' Gemini | 25°58' Sagittarius R | 11 |
| 1989 | 29°22' Leo | 12°30' Taurus | Last quarter | 25°39' Virgo | 5°15' Libra | 11°58' Virgo | 4°17' Cancer | 7°36' Capricorn R | 3 |
| 1990 | 29°08' Leo | 23°24' Virgo | Waxing crescent | 23°07' Virgo | 10°29' Leo | 25°18' Taurus | 0°53' Leo | 19°29' Capricorn R | 4 |
| 1991 | 28°54' Leo | 26°48' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 27°44' Leo R | 29°27' Leo R | 23°44' Virgo | 25°30' Leo | 1°39' Aquarius R | 5 |
| 1992 | 29°37' Leo | 12°59' Gemini | Last quarter | 11°14' Leo | 18°43' Virgo | 17°31' Gemini | 19°28' Virgo | 14°01' Aquarius R | 33 |
| 1993 | 29°24' Leo | 4°30' Scorpio | Waxing crescent | 22°24' Leo | 23°53' Cancer | 6°37' Libra | 13°21' Libra | 26°45' Aquarius R | 7 |
| 1994 | 29°10' Leo | 13°46' Pisces | Full Moon | 8°26' Virgo | 15°09' Libra | 3°42' Cancer | 8°26' Scorpio | 9°46' Pisces R | 8 |
| 1995 | 28°55' Leo | 16°44' Cancer | Waning crescent | 20°39' Virgo | 29°20' Leo | 19°44' Libra | 6°07' Sagittarius | 23°02' Pisces R | 9 |
| 1996 | 29°39' Leo | 4°04' Sagittarius | First quarter | 26°57' Virgo | 13°55' Cancer | 18°19' Cancer | 8°03' Capricorn R | 6°25' Aries R | 1 |
| 1997 | 29°25' Leo | 25°50' Aries | Waning gibbous | 15°11' Virgo R | 5°48' Libra | 5°03' Scorpio | 15°20' Aquarius R | 19°59' Aries R | 11 |
| 1998 | 29°11' Leo | 3°58' Virgo | New Moon | 16°05' Leo R | 11°09' Leo | 1°05' Leo | 26°05' Pisces R | 3°35' Taurus R | 3 |
| 1999 | 28°57' Leo | 6°31' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 13°04' Leo | 25°47' Leo R | 23°07' Scorpio | 4°58' Taurus | 17°07' Taurus | 4 |
| 2000 | 29°41' Leo | 26°02' Taurus | Last quarter | 0°09' Virgo | 19°22' Virgo | 13°47' Leo | 8°56' Gemini | 0°35' Gemini | 5 |
| 2001 | 29°27' Leo | 17°00' Libra | Waxing crescent | 14°52' Virgo | 24°27' Cancer | 22°11' Sagittarius | 8°17' Cancer | 13°51' Gemini | 33 |
| 2002 | 29°13' Leo | 24°16' Aquarius | Full Moon | 24°33' Virgo | 15°12' Libra | 25°28' Leo | 4°31' Leo | 26°54' Gemini | 7 |
| 2003 | 28°59' Leo | 26°03' Gemini | Waning crescent | 24°42' Virgo | 0°01' Virgo | 6°39' Pisces R | 28°56' Leo | 9°43' Cancer | 8 |
| 2004 | 29°43' Leo | 17°47' Scorpio | First quarter | 2°15' Virgo R | 14°03' Cancer | 7°39' Virgo | 22°49' Virgo | 22°23' Cancer | 9 |
| 2005 | 29°29' Leo | 7°50' Aries | Waning gibbous | 11°13' Leo | 6°21' Libra | 13°12' Taurus | 16°46' Libra | 4°42' Leo | 1 |
| 2006 | 29°15' Leo | 14°56' Leo | New Moon | 19°26' Leo | 11°49' Leo | 19°18' Virgo | 12°06' Scorpio | 16°46' Leo | 11 |
| 2007 | 29°01' Leo | 15°49' Sagittarius | First quarter | 5°41' Virgo | 22°11' Leo R | 9°38' Gemini | 10°17' Sagittarius | 28°35' Leo | 3 |
| 2008 | 29°45' Leo | 10°07' Taurus | Last quarter | 20°19' Virgo | 20°02' Virgo | 1°57' Libra | 12°58' Capricorn R | 10°20' Virgo | 4 |
| 2009 | 29°31' Leo | 28°05' Virgo | Waxing crescent | 26°44' Virgo | 25°02' Cancer | 27°56' Gemini | 21°03' Aquarius R | 21°46' Virgo | 5 |
| 2010 | 29°17' Leo | 5°09' Aquarius | Waxing gibbous | 18°55' Virgo R | 15°12' Libra | 14°40' Libra | 1°58' Aries R | 3°02' Libra | 33 |
Who you tend to match with
Leo: closest Sagittarius, Aries and Gemini; hardest Scorpio. Its third decan leans Aries. All twelve.