Born on August 2

August 2 zodiac sign

If you were born on August 2, your Sun sign is Leo.

High summer, golden and generous, ruled by the Sun itself.

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On August 2 the Sun stands between 8° and 11° Leo, in the 1st decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Leo for the whole of August 2, wherever in the world you were born.

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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.

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Your birthday star

Acubens

Acubens gets its yearly visit from the Sun on August 6, 4 days after 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 2 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Cancer, the crab, even though the sign is Leo. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

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August 2 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Leo on August 2, 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
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1940CancerCancerCancer
1941SagittariusCancerVirgo
1942AriesLeoCancer
1943LeoLeoVirgo
1944CapricornVirgoLeo
1945Taurus, then Gemini from 11:23VirgoGemini
1946LibraLeo, retrogradeVirgo
1947AquariusCancerLeo
1948Gemini, then Cancer from 07:21CancerGemini
1949ScorpioLeoVirgo
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Pisces, then Aries from 07:03VirgoCancer
1951Cancer, then Leo from 03:08VirgoVirgo
1952Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:28Leo, retrogradeLeo
1953TaurusCancer, retrogradeGemini
1954VirgoCancerVirgo
1955Capricorn, then Aquarius from 22:52LeoLeo
1956GeminiLeoGemini
1957Libra, then Scorpio from 01:01VirgoVirgo
1958PiscesVirgoCancer
1959CancerLeo, retrogradeVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:05CancerLeo
1961Aries, then Taurus from 16:19CancerGemini
1962Leo, then Virgo from 07:58LeoVirgo
1963Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 03:13LeoLeo
1964Taurus, then Gemini from 15:28VirgoGemini
1965LibraVirgo, retrogradeVirgo
1966AquariusLeo, retrogradeCancer
1967Gemini, then Cancer from 22:32CancerVirgo
1968ScorpioLeoLeo
1969AriesLeoGemini
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970LeoVirgoVirgo
1971SagittariusVirgoLeo
1972TaurusLeo, retrogradeGemini
1973Virgo, then Libra from 13:13CancerVirgo
1974Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:47CancerCancer
1975Taurus, then Gemini from 04:03LeoVirgo
1976Libra, then Scorpio from 03:56LeoLeo
1977PiscesVirgoGemini
1978CancerVirgoVirgo
1979Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:06Leo, retrogradeLeo
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Aries, then Taurus from 16:55CancerGemini
1981VirgoLeoVirgo
1982CapricornLeoCancer
1983TaurusVirgoVirgo
1984LibraVirgoLeo
1985Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:34Leo, retrogradeCancer
1986Gemini, then Cancer from 06:04Cancer, retrogradeVirgo
1987Libra, then Scorpio from 01:10CancerLeo
1988AriesLeoGemini
1989LeoLeoVirgo
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990SagittariusVirgoCancer
1991Aries, then Taurus from 16:32VirgoVirgo
1992Virgo, then Libra from 08:17Leo, retrogradeLeo
1993AquariusCancerCancer
1994GeminiCancerVirgo
1995LibraLeoLeo
1996Pisces, then Aries from 23:05VirgoGemini
1997Cancer, then Leo from 10:27VirgoVirgo
1998Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:48Leo, retrogradeCancer
1999AriesCancer, retrogradeVirgo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000VirgoCancerLeo
2001CapricornLeoCancer
2002TaurusLeoVirgo
2003Virgo, then Libra from 06:48VirgoLeo
2004Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:35VirgoGemini
2005CancerLeo, retrogradeVirgo
2006ScorpioCancerCancer
2007Pisces, then Aries from 20:43CancerVirgo
2008Leo, then Virgo from 21:00LeoLeo
2009Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:09LeoCancer
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Aries, then Taurus from 08:13VirgoVirgo
2011VirgoVirgoLeo
2012AquariusLeo, retrogradeGemini
2013GeminiCancerVirgo
2014LibraLeoCancer
2015PiscesLeoLeo
2016Cancer, then Leo from 01:12VirgoLeo
2017SagittariusVirgoCancer
2018AriesLeo, retrogradeVirgo
2019Leo, then Virgo from 13:21CancerLeo
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:11CancerGemini
2021Taurus, then Gemini from 08:47LeoVirgo
2022Virgo, then Libra from 04:06LeoCancer
2023AquariusVirgoLeo
2024CancerVirgoLeo
2025ScorpioLeo, retrogradeCancer

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 2

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on August 2, Greenwich time.

  • 2027, total solar eclipse at 10:06
  • 2046, total solar eclipse at 10:19

How common is a August 2 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,580 babies were born on August 2 each year. That makes it number 75 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 4% more than an average day.

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The Leo in you

Your gift

Warmth. People feel more alive and more themselves around you.

Your growing edge

Needing applause. You glow brightest when you remember you never had to earn your place.

Your decan, the first part of Leo

Ruled by the Sun

This is the Sun's own decan inside the Sun's own sign. Radiant, proud and loyal, you lead from the heart and expect the same courage from others.

Read about the first decan of Leo

Questions about August 2

What zodiac sign is August 2?

If you were born on August 2, your Sun sign is Leo.

Is August 2 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Leo all day on August 2 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Leo.

What is the birthday star for August 2?

Acubens gets its yearly visit from the Sun on August 6, 4 days after 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 2?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On August 2 2025 the Moon was in Scorpio, and on August 2 2024 it was in Cancer. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on August 2?

On August 2 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Cancer, the crab, even though the sign is Leo. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

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