Born on August 20
August 20 zodiac sign
If you were born on August 20, your Sun sign is Leo.
High summer, golden and generous, ruled by the Sun itself.
On August 20 the Sun stands between 26° and 28° Leo, in the 3rd decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Leo for the whole of August 20, 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.
Your birthday star
Alphard
Each year the Sun meets Alphard on your birthday. The solitary one, alone in a dark patch of sky at the heart of the sea serpent Hydra. A star of deep feeling and wisdom that was hard won.
Alphard sits at 27° Leo.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On August 20 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Leo, the lion, the constellation that gave Leo its name.
August 20 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Leo on August 20, 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 | Pisces, then Aries from 21:14 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1941 | Cancer, then Leo from 14:16 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1942 | Sagittarius | Virgo | Leo |
| 1943 | Aries, then Taurus from 11:40 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1944 | Virgo | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1945 | Capricorn | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1946 | Taurus, then Gemini from 07:23 | Leo | Libra |
| 1947 | Libra | Leo | Leo |
| 1948 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:23 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1949 | Cancer | Virgo | Virgo |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:36 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1951 | Aries | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1952 | Leo, then Virgo from 20:23 | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1953 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:53 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1954 | Taurus | Leo | Libra |
| 1955 | Virgo, then Libra from 10:34 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1956 | Aquarius | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1957 | Gemini | Virgo | Libra |
| 1958 | Scorpio | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1959 | Pisces | Leo | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Leo | Leo | Virgo |
| 1961 | Sagittarius | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1962 | Aries, then Taurus from 09:20 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1963 | Virgo | Virgo | Leo |
| 1964 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:39 | Virgo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1965 | Taurus, then Gemini from 09:21 | Leo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1966 | Libra, then Scorpio from 23:24 | Leo | Leo |
| 1967 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:18 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1968 | Cancer | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1969 | Scorpio | Virgo | Cancer |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Aries | Virgo | Libra |
| 1971 | Leo | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1972 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 00:38 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1973 | Taurus | Leo | Libra |
| 1974 | Virgo, then Libra from 03:45 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1975 | Aquarius | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1976 | Gemini, then Cancer from 20:34 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1977 | Scorpio | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1978 | Pisces, then Aries from 19:30 | Leo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1979 | Cancer, then Leo from 06:29 | Leo | Leo |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Sagittarius | Leo | Cancer |
| 1981 | Aries, then Taurus from 12:44 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1982 | Virgo | Virgo | Leo |
| 1983 | Capricorn | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1984 | Taurus, then Gemini from 01:32 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1985 | Libra | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1986 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:52 | Leo | Libra |
| 1987 | Cancer | Leo | Leo |
| 1988 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:55 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1989 | Aries | Virgo | Libra |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Leo, then Virgo from 17:33 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1991 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 05:35 | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1992 | Taurus | Leo | Virgo |
| 1993 | Virgo, then Libra from 03:36 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1994 | Aquarius | Virgo | Libra |
| 1995 | Gemini | Virgo | Leo |
| 1996 | Scorpio | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1997 | Pisces, then Aries from 17:45 | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1998 | Leo | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1999 | Sagittarius | Leo | Leo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aries, then Taurus from 13:31 | Leo | Virgo |
| 2001 | Virgo | Virgo | Cancer |
| 2002 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 13:17 | Virgo | Libra |
| 2003 | Taurus, then Gemini from 07:41 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2004 | Libra | Virgo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2005 | Pisces | Leo | Libra |
| 2006 | Cancer | Leo | Leo |
| 2007 | Scorpio | Virgo | Leo |
| 2008 | Aries | Virgo | Virgo |
| 2009 | Leo, then Virgo from 14:01 | Virgo | Cancer |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Capricorn | Virgo | Libra |
| 2011 | Taurus | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
| 2012 | Virgo, then Libra from 04:46 | Leo | Cancer |
| 2013 | Aquarius | Leo | Libra |
| 2014 | Gemini, then Cancer from 08:45 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2015 | Libra, then Scorpio from 09:25 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2016 | Pisces, then Aries from 19:19 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 2017 | Leo | Virgo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2018 | Sagittarius | Leo | Libra |
| 2019 | Aries | Leo | Leo |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Virgo | Virgo | Cancer |
| 2021 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:49 | Virgo | Libra |
| 2022 | Gemini | Virgo | Leo |
| 2023 | Libra | Virgo | Leo |
| 2024 | Pisces | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2025 | Cancer, then Leo from 23:17 | Leo | 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 20
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on August 20, Greenwich time.
- 1952, annular solar eclipse at 15:12
- 1971, partial solar eclipse at 22:38
How common is a August 20 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,771 babies were born on August 20 each year. That makes it number 39 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 6% 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 third part of Leo
Ruled by Mars
Mars sharpens Leo fire into drive. You are a natural champion, quick to defend, quick to act and impossible to ignore.
Questions about August 20
What zodiac sign is August 20?
If you were born on August 20, your Sun sign is Leo.
Is August 20 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Leo all day on August 20 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Leo.
What is the birthday star for August 20?
Each year the Sun meets Alphard on your birthday. The solitary one, alone in a dark patch of sky at the heart of the sea serpent Hydra. A star of deep feeling and wisdom that was hard won.
What was the Moon sign on August 20?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On August 20 2024 the Moon was in Pisces, and on August 20 2023 it was in Libra. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on August 20?
On August 20 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Leo, the lion, the constellation that gave Leo its name.
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