Born on August 10
August 10 zodiac sign
If you were born on August 10, your Sun sign is Leo.
High summer, golden and generous, ruled by the Sun itself.
On August 10 the Sun stands between 16° and 19° Leo, in the 2nd decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Leo for the whole of August 10, wherever in the world you were born.
Find your exact Sun degree
Add your birth year, and your time and place if you know them. Hali will work out exactly where the Sun stood when you arrived, and when it next returns there.
Your birthday star
Acubens
The Sun reaches Acubens on August 6 every year, 4 days before your birthday. The claw of the Crab. Once it holds on to something, it does not let go.
Acubens sits at 14° Leo.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On August 10 the Sun stands on the border between Cancer and Leo, and in some years it crosses from one to the other that very day. The sign is Leo, because astrologers' signs follow the seasons rather than the stars.
August 10 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Leo on August 10, but the Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving. Open your decade to see where they were on your birthday. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so if the Moon changed sign that day, your birth time and place decide which side of the line you were born on.
The 1940s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Scorpio | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1941 | Pisces, then Aries from 18:13 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1942 | Cancer, then Leo from 13:40 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1943 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:09 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1944 | Taurus | Virgo | Leo |
| 1945 | Virgo | Virgo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1946 | Capricorn | Leo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1947 | Taurus, then Gemini from 20:18 | Cancer | Leo |
| 1948 | Libra, then Scorpio from 09:57 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1949 | Pisces | Virgo | Virgo |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Cancer | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1951 | Scorpio | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1952 | Aries | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1953 | Leo, then Virgo from 18:34 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1954 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 14:21 | Leo | Libra |
| 1955 | Taurus | Leo | Leo |
| 1956 | Libra | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1957 | Aquarius | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1958 | Gemini | Virgo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1959 | Libra, then Scorpio from 10:00 | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Pisces, then Aries from 06:22 | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1961 | Leo | Leo | Cancer |
| 1962 | Sagittarius | Leo | Libra |
| 1963 | Aries, then Taurus from 22:38 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1964 | Virgo, then Libra from 23:52 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1965 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:09 | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1966 | Taurus, then Gemini from 14:39 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1967 | Libra | Leo | Virgo |
| 1968 | Pisces | Leo | Virgo |
| 1969 | Cancer | Virgo | Cancer |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Scorpio | Virgo | Libra |
| 1971 | Aries | Virgo | Leo |
| 1972 | Leo, then Virgo from 05:23 | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1973 | Capricorn | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1974 | Taurus | Leo | Cancer |
| 1975 | Virgo, then Libra from 12:51 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1976 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:01 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1977 | Gemini, then Cancer from 17:04 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1978 | Libra, then Scorpio from 10:12 | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1979 | Pisces | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Leo | Leo | Cancer |
| 1981 | Sagittarius | Leo | Virgo |
| 1982 | Aries | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1983 | Virgo | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1984 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:26 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1985 | Gemini | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1986 | Libra | Cancer | Libra |
| 1987 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:01 | Leo | Leo |
| 1988 | Cancer, then Leo from 20:27 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1989 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:03 | Virgo | Virgo |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pisces, then Aries from 01:13 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1991 | Leo, then Virgo from 23:35 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1992 | Capricorn | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1993 | Taurus | Leo | Cancer |
| 1994 | Virgo, then Libra from 15:07 | Leo | Libra |
| 1995 | Aquarius | Virgo | Leo |
| 1996 | Cancer | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1997 | Scorpio | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1998 | Pisces | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1999 | Cancer, then Leo from 03:56 | Cancer | Virgo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:44 | Leo | Virgo |
| 2001 | Aries, then Taurus from 18:24 | Leo | Cancer |
| 2002 | Virgo | Virgo | Libra |
| 2003 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:24 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2004 | Gemini | Virgo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2005 | Libra | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2006 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:11 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2007 | Cancer | Leo | Leo |
| 2008 | Sagittarius | Virgo | Virgo |
| 2009 | Aries | Virgo | Cancer |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Leo, then Virgo from 23:01 | Virgo | Libra |
| 2011 | Capricorn | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
| 2012 | Taurus, then Gemini from 20:11 | Leo | Cancer |
| 2013 | Virgo, then Libra from 13:08 | Leo | Virgo |
| 2014 | Aquarius | Leo | Cancer |
| 2015 | Gemini, then Cancer from 12:09 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2016 | Scorpio | Virgo | Virgo |
| 2017 | Pisces | Virgo | Cancer |
| 2018 | Cancer, then Leo from 04:18 | Leo, retrograde | Libra |
| 2019 | Sagittarius | Cancer | Leo |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Aries, then Taurus from 01:28 | Leo | Cancer |
| 2021 | Virgo | Leo | Virgo |
| 2022 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:45 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 2023 | Gemini | Virgo | Leo |
| 2024 | Libra, then Scorpio from 22:34 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2025 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 06:51 | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
Moon at midnight and the minute it changed sign, Mercury and Venus at noon, all Greenwich time. Your exact placements need your birth time and place. Find your exact Moon sign
Eclipses on August 10
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on August 10, Greenwich time.
- 1934, annular solar eclipse at 08:37
- 1980, annular solar eclipse at 19:11
How common is a August 10 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,491 babies were born on August 10 each year. That makes it number 93 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% more than an average day.
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The Leo in you
Warmth. People feel more alive and more themselves around you.
Needing applause. You glow brightest when you remember you never had to earn your place.
Your decan, the second part of Leo
Ruled by Jupiter
Jupiter adds a love of adventure and big ideas. Your generosity is legendary, and your optimism is catching.
Questions about August 10
What zodiac sign is August 10?
If you were born on August 10, your Sun sign is Leo.
Is August 10 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Leo all day on August 10 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Leo.
What is the birthday star for August 10?
The Sun reaches Acubens on August 6 every year, 4 days before your birthday. The claw of the Crab. Once it holds on to something, it does not let go.
What was the Moon sign on August 10?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On August 10 2023 the Moon was in Gemini, and on August 10 2021 it was in Virgo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on August 10?
On August 10 the Sun stands on the border between Cancer and Leo, and in some years it crosses from one to the other that very day. The sign is Leo, because astrologers' signs follow the seasons rather than the stars.
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