August 8 zodiac sign
August 8 is Leo: at noon UTC on this date from 1950 to 2010, the Sun stood between 15°08' Leo and 16°18' Leo, in the second decan, with the constellation Cancer behind it.
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
|---|---|
| Decan | second of Leo |
| Birthday number | 8 |
| Day of the year | Day 220 |
| Into its sign | About 16 days, with 15 to go |
| Daylight at 40° north | 14h 00m |
What the second decan of Leo is read as
The second decan of Leo is read as carrying a touch of Sagittarius and Jupiter. The warmth wants to travel. These Leos tend to teach without meaning to, to love big gestures and long trips with a partner, and to get restless once the applause turns into a routine.
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 8, 1950 to 2010
Mercury: Leo in 27, Virgo in 25 and Cancer in 9 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1952, 1959, 1965, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1998 and 2005. Mercury in Leo.
Venus: Cancer in 23, Virgo in 22, Leo in 10 and Libra in 6 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1975, 1983, 1991, 1999 and 2007. Venus in Cancer.
Mars: Leo in 10, Virgo in 10, Gemini in 8, Libra in 8, Cancer in 7, Scorpio in 5, Taurus in 4, Sagittarius in 3, Aries in 2, Pisces in 2, Capricorn in 1 and Aquarius in 1 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1971, 1986 and 2003. Mars in Leo.
New Moons: 1983 and 2002. Full Moons: 1968, 1979 and 1998. Lunar eclipses: 1998 (penumbral).
Every year's sky on August 8
At noon UTC. R: retrograde.
| Year | Sun | Moon | Phase | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Life path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 15°21' Leo | 14°34' Gemini | Waning crescent | 9°36' Virgo | 20°10' Cancer | 28°41' Libra | 4°44' Pisces R | 18°01' Virgo | 22 |
| 1951 | 15°08' Leo | 19°46' Libra | Waxing crescent | 11°47' Virgo | 17°53' Virgo | 23°32' Cancer | 14°09' Aries R | 29°28' Virgo | 5 |
| 1952 | 15°51' Leo | 23°34' Pisces | Waning gibbous | 23°19' Leo R | 28°09' Leo | 19°12' Scorpio | 19°19' Taurus | 10°55' Libra | 6 |
| 1953 | 15°37' Leo | 2°25' Leo | New Moon | 28°13' Cancer | 5°02' Cancer | 6°15' Leo | 19°50' Gemini | 22°13' Libra | 7 |
| 1954 | 15°24' Leo | 4°14' Sagittarius | First quarter | 1°37' Leo | 29°25' Virgo | 26°16' Sagittarius | 16°58' Cancer | 3°30' Scorpio | 8 |
| 1955 | 15°09' Leo | 11°45' Aries | Waning gibbous | 18°11' Leo | 8°38' Leo | 17°57' Leo | 12°01' Leo | 14°49' Scorpio | 9 |
| 1956 | 15°53' Leo | 14°23' Virgo | Waxing crescent | 4°33' Virgo | 2°42' Cancer | 23°37' Pisces | 6°15' Virgo | 26°13' Scorpio | 1 |
| 1957 | 15°39' Leo | 22°53' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 12°30' Virgo | 16°08' Virgo | 0°10' Virgo | 0°15' Libra | 7°41' Sagittarius R | 11 |
| 1958 | 15°25' Leo | 23°47' Taurus | Last quarter | 7°37' Virgo | 20°48' Cancer | 10°58' Taurus | 25°17' Libra | 19°17' Sagittarius R | 3 |
| 1959 | 15°11' Leo | 3°27' Libra | Waxing crescent | 10°30' Leo R | 16°00' Virgo | 11°52' Virgo | 22°40' Scorpio | 1°03' Capricorn R | 22 |
| 1960 | 15°55' Leo | 5°02' Pisces | Full Moon | 27°04' Cancer | 28°49' Leo | 4°09' Gemini | 24°00' Sagittarius R | 12°57' Capricorn R | 5 |
| 1961 | 15°41' Leo | 13°37' Cancer | Waning crescent | 9°00' Leo | 5°30' Cancer | 24°37' Virgo | 0°27' Aquarius R | 25°06' Capricorn R | 6 |
| 1962 | 15°27' Leo | 13°37' Scorpio | First quarter | 25°43' Leo | 29°45' Virgo | 20°50' Gemini | 10°34' Pisces R | 7°29' Aquarius R | 7 |
| 1963 | 15°13' Leo | 25°12' Pisces | Waning gibbous | 7°59' Virgo | 9°18' Leo | 7°32' Libra | 19°28' Aries | 20°06' Aquarius R | 8 |
| 1964 | 15°56' Leo | 25°20' Leo | New Moon | 13°03' Virgo | 2°13' Cancer | 5°49' Cancer | 23°55' Taurus | 2°52' Pisces R | 9 |
| 1965 | 15°42' Leo | 3°46' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 28°12' Leo R | 16°45' Virgo | 22°33' Libra | 23°51' Gemini | 15°53' Pisces R | 1 |
| 1966 | 15°29' Leo | 3°43' Taurus | Last quarter | 0°21' Leo | 21°26' Cancer | 18°52' Cancer | 20°37' Cancer | 29°02' Pisces R | 11 |
| 1967 | 15°15' Leo | 17°01' Virgo | Waxing crescent | 29°16' Cancer | 13°54' Virgo | 10°08' Scorpio | 15°27' Leo | 12°17' Aries R | 3 |
| 1968 | 15°58' Leo | 16°13' Aquarius | Full Moon | 17°05' Leo | 29°29' Leo | 1°48' Leo | 9°39' Virgo | 25°32' Aries R | 22 |
| 1969 | 15°44' Leo | 24°05' Gemini | Waning crescent | 2°17' Virgo | 6°00' Cancer | 7°48' Sagittarius | 3°45' Libra | 8°48' Taurus | 5 |
| 1970 | 15°31' Leo | 23°51' Libra | First quarter | 11°36' Virgo | 0°05' Libra | 13°36' Leo | 29°03' Libra | 21°58' Taurus | 6 |
| 1971 | 15°17' Leo | 8°13' Pisces | Waning gibbous | 9°45' Virgo | 9°59' Leo | 17°28' Aquarius R | 26°55' Scorpio | 5°01' Gemini | 7 |
| 1972 | 16°01' Leo | 6°52' Leo | New Moon | 14°51' Leo R | 1°50' Cancer | 25°50' Leo | 28°55' Sagittarius R | 17°59' Gemini | 8 |
| 1973 | 15°47' Leo | 14°01' Sagittarius | Waxing gibbous | 26°46' Cancer | 17°21' Virgo | 28°09' Aries | 6°03' Aquarius R | 0°42' Cancer | 9 |
| 1974 | 15°33' Leo | 14°43' Aries | Waning gibbous | 5°55' Leo | 22°06' Cancer | 7°28' Virgo | 16°16' Pisces R | 13°13' Cancer | 1 |
| 1975 | 15°19' Leo | 29°26' Leo | New Moon | 22°52' Leo | 11°36' Virgo R | 26°00' Taurus | 24°38' Aries | 25°33' Cancer | 11 |
| 1976 | 16°03' Leo | 27°47' Capricorn | Full Moon | 7°42' Virgo | 0°10' Virgo | 20°01' Virgo | 28°24' Taurus | 7°49' Leo | 3 |
| 1977 | 15°49' Leo | 3°42' Gemini | Last quarter | 13°10' Virgo | 6°30' Cancer | 14°53' Gemini | 27°50' Gemini | 19°47' Leo | 22 |
| 1978 | 15°35' Leo | 5°27' Libra | Waxing crescent | 2°27' Virgo R | 0°23' Libra | 2°33' Libra | 24°16' Cancer | 1°34' Virgo | 5 |
| 1979 | 15°21' Leo | 20°28' Aquarius | Full Moon | 3°31' Leo R | 10°40' Leo | 29°57' Gemini | 18°57' Leo | 13°12' Virgo | 6 |
| 1980 | 16°04' Leo | 19°03' Cancer | Waning crescent | 28°58' Cancer | 1°29' Cancer | 16°52' Libra | 13°08' Virgo | 24°49' Virgo | 7 |
| 1981 | 15°50' Leo | 23°22' Scorpio | First quarter | 13°55' Leo | 17°57' Virgo | 14°05' Cancer | 7°20' Libra | 6°13' Libra | 8 |
| 1982 | 15°36' Leo | 26°35' Pisces | Waning gibbous | 29°50' Leo | 22°44' Cancer | 2°53' Scorpio | 2°54' Scorpio | 17°33' Libra | 9 |
| 1983 | 15°22' Leo | 11°01' Leo | New Moon | 10°22' Virgo | 9°04' Virgo R | 26°37' Cancer | 1°13' Sagittarius | 28°52' Libra | 1 |
| 1984 | 16°06' Leo | 9°53' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 11°42' Virgo | 0°50' Virgo | 25°18' Scorpio | 3°50' Capricorn R | 10°15' Scorpio | 11 |
| 1985 | 15°52' Leo | 12°56' Taurus | Last quarter | 20°08' Leo R | 7°01' Cancer | 9°13' Leo | 11°30' Aquarius R | 21°37' Scorpio | 3 |
| 1986 | 15°38' Leo | 17°54' Virgo | Waxing crescent | 27°21' Cancer | 0°40' Libra | 11°31' Capricorn R | 21°43' Pisces R | 3°03' Sagittarius | 22 |
| 1987 | 15°25' Leo | 2°09' Aquarius | Full Moon | 3°02' Leo | 11°21' Leo | 20°53' Leo | 29°31' Aries | 14°37' Sagittarius R | 5 |
| 1988 | 16°08' Leo | 1°06' Cancer | Waning crescent | 21°52' Leo | 1°14' Cancer | 9°15' Aries | 2°42' Gemini | 26°18' Sagittarius R | 6 |
| 1989 | 15°54' Leo | 2°25' Scorpio | First quarter | 5°44' Virgo | 18°33' Virgo | 3°06' Virgo | 1°41' Cancer | 8°11' Capricorn R | 7 |
| 1990 | 15°41' Leo | 8°56' Pisces | Waning gibbous | 12°50' Virgo | 23°23' Cancer | 17°15' Taurus | 27°53' Cancer | 20°16' Capricorn R | 8 |
| 1991 | 15°27' Leo | 23°02' Cancer | New Moon | 5°53' Virgo R | 6°20' Virgo R | 14°53' Virgo | 22°27' Leo | 2°35' Aquarius R | 9 |
| 1992 | 16°10' Leo | 21°52' Sagittarius | Waxing gibbous | 7°07' Leo R | 1°30' Virgo | 8°31' Gemini | 16°36' Virgo | 15°03' Aquarius R | 1 |
| 1993 | 15°56' Leo | 22°23' Aries | Waning gibbous | 27°31' Cancer | 7°32' Cancer | 27°46' Virgo | 10°55' Libra | 27°48' Aquarius R | 11 |
| 1994 | 15°42' Leo | 0°10' Virgo | New Moon | 10°43' Leo | 0°56' Libra | 24°30' Gemini | 6°46' Scorpio | 10°45' Pisces R | 3 |
| 1995 | 15°29' Leo | 14°15' Capricorn | Waxing gibbous | 27°14' Leo | 12°02' Leo | 10°56' Libra | 5°35' Sagittarius | 23°52' Pisces R | 22 |
| 1996 | 16°12' Leo | 12°24' Gemini | Waning crescent | 10°20' Virgo | 1°03' Cancer | 9°09' Cancer | 8°52' Capricorn R | 7°02' Aries R | 5 |
| 1997 | 15°58' Leo | 12°09' Libra | Waxing crescent | 12°41' Virgo | 19°08' Virgo | 26°26' Libra | 17°08' Aquarius R | 20°19' Aries R | 6 |
| 1998 | 15°44' Leo | 21°06' Aquarius | Full Moon | 25°17' Leo R | 24°02' Cancer | 22°01' Cancer | 27°19' Pisces R | 3°34' Taurus | 7 |
| 1999 | 15°30' Leo | 6°05' Cancer | Waning crescent | 28°53' Cancer | 3°23' Virgo R | 15°14' Scorpio | 4°32' Taurus | 16°46' Taurus | 8 |
| 2000 | 16°14' Leo | 2°46' Sagittarius | First quarter | 2°17' Leo | 2°10' Virgo | 4°48' Leo | 7°06' Gemini | 29°54' Taurus | 9 |
| 2001 | 16°00' Leo | 2°27' Aries | Waning gibbous | 18°48' Leo | 8°03' Cancer | 17°40' Sagittarius | 5°37' Cancer | 12°51' Gemini | 1 |
| 2002 | 15°46' Leo | 11°40' Leo | New Moon | 3°34' Virgo | 1°09' Libra | 16°33' Leo | 1°29' Leo | 25°38' Gemini | 2 |
| 2003 | 15°32' Leo | 27°37' Sagittarius | Waxing gibbous | 12°06' Virgo | 12°42' Leo | 9°27' Pisces R | 25°53' Leo | 8°13' Cancer | 3 |
| 2004 | 16°15' Leo | 22°44' Taurus | Last quarter | 8°40' Virgo | 0°54' Cancer | 28°46' Leo | 20°00' Virgo | 20°44' Cancer | 22 |
| 2005 | 16°02' Leo | 22°54' Virgo | Waxing crescent | 11°45' Leo R | 19°43' Virgo | 6°18' Taurus | 14°25' Libra | 2°57' Leo | 5 |
| 2006 | 15°48' Leo | 2°34' Aquarius | Full Moon | 26°45' Cancer | 24°41' Cancer | 10°27' Virgo | 10°34' Scorpio | 14°58' Leo | 6 |
| 2007 | 15°34' Leo | 19°50' Gemini | Waning crescent | 7°34' Leo | 0°15' Virgo R | 0°48' Gemini | 9°55' Sagittarius | 26°49' Leo | 7 |
| 2008 | 16°18' Leo | 12°27' Scorpio | First quarter | 26°22' Leo | 2°51' Virgo | 23°06' Virgo | 13°58' Capricorn R | 8°37' Virgo | 8 |
| 2009 | 16°04' Leo | 13°21' Pisces | Waning gibbous | 8°43' Virgo | 8°36' Cancer | 18°46' Gemini | 22°52' Aquarius R | 20°09' Virgo | 9 |
| 2010 | 15°50' Leo | 22°57' Cancer | Waning crescent | 13°06' Virgo | 1°22' Libra | 5°51' Libra | 2°59' Aries R | 1°35' Libra | 1 |
Who you tend to match with
Leo: closest Sagittarius, Aries and Gemini; hardest Scorpio. Its second decan leans Sagittarius. All twelve.