Born on August 22

August 22 zodiac sign

If you were born on August 22, your Sun sign is Leo or Virgo. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

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

FireFixedthe Sun

On August 22 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Leo into the first degree of Virgo.

In 2% of years the Sun had already reached Virgo by midday on August 22 in Greenwich. Your exact birth year, time and place decide which side you were born on.

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.

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Your birthday star

Regulus

The day after your birthday, August 23, is when the Sun meets Regulus each year. The heart of the Lion, called the little king since Greek times. In modern lore it is one of the four royal stars, the Watcher of the North. It crowns its people with leadership, and keeps them crowned as long as they stay kind.

Regulus sits at 0° Virgo.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On August 22 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Leo, the lion, the constellation that gave Leo its name.

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August 22 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving too. 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
1940AriesLeoCancer
1941Leo, then Virgo from 19:53VirgoLibra
1942CapricornVirgoLeo
1943Taurus, then Gemini from 18:35VirgoVirgo
1944LibraVirgoVirgo
1945AquariusLeo, retrogradeCancer
1946Gemini, then Cancer from 10:07LeoLibra
1947ScorpioLeoLeo
1948Pisces, then Aries from 13:06VirgoCancer
1949Cancer, then Leo from 01:08VirgoLibra
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:23VirgoLeo
1951TaurusVirgo, retrogradeVirgo
1952VirgoLeo, retrogradeVirgo
1953Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:29LeoCancer
1954GeminiLeoLibra
1955Libra, then Scorpio from 18:38VirgoLeo
1956PiscesVirgoCancer
1957CancerVirgoLibra
1958SagittariusVirgo, retrogradeLeo
1959AriesLeoVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Leo, then Virgo from 10:42LeoVirgo
1961CapricornVirgoCancer
1962Taurus, then Gemini from 12:28VirgoLibra
1963Virgo, then Libra from 00:26VirgoLeo
1964AquariusVirgo, retrogradeCancer
1965Gemini, then Cancer from 13:05Leo, retrogradeLibra
1966ScorpioLeoLeo
1967Pisces, then Aries from 19:48LeoVirgo
1968LeoVirgoVirgo
1969SagittariusVirgoCancer
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970TaurusVirgoLibra
1971VirgoVirgo, retrogradeLeo
1972Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:43LeoCancer
1973GeminiLeoLibra
1974Libra, then Scorpio from 06:37VirgoLeo
1975PiscesVirgoVirgo
1976CancerVirgoVirgo
1977Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:03VirgoCancer
1978AriesLeo, retrogradeLibra
1979Leo, then Virgo from 19:12LeoLeo
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980CapricornLeoCancer
1981Taurus, then Gemini from 15:19VirgoLibra
1982LibraVirgoLeo
1983AquariusVirgoVirgo
1984Gemini, then Cancer from 09:21Virgo, retrogradeVirgo
1985ScorpioLeoCancer
1986Pisces, then Aries from 05:28LeoLibra
1987LeoVirgoLeo
1988SagittariusVirgoCancer
1989TaurusVirgoLibra
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990VirgoVirgoLeo
1991Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:27Leo, retrogradeLeo
1992GeminiLeoVirgo
1993Libra, then Scorpio from 04:28LeoCancer
1994PiscesVirgoLibra
1995CancerVirgoLeo
1996Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:49VirgoCancer
1997Aries, then Taurus from 18:58Virgo, retrogradeLibra
1998Leo, then Virgo from 04:22Leo, retrogradeLeo
1999CapricornLeoLeo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Taurus, then Gemini from 18:55VirgoVirgo
2001LibraVirgoCancer
2002Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:11VirgoLibra
2003Gemini, then Cancer from 19:45VirgoVirgo
2004ScorpioVirgo, retrogradeCancer
2005AriesLeoLibra
2006LeoLeoLeo
2007SagittariusVirgoLeo
2008TaurusVirgoVirgo
2009Virgo, then Libra from 15:12VirgoCancer
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:38Virgo, retrogradeLibra
2011Taurus, then Gemini from 00:53Leo, retrogradeVirgo
2012Libra, then Scorpio from 07:54LeoCancer
2013PiscesLeoLibra
2014Cancer, then Leo from 20:50VirgoLeo
2015Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:42VirgoLeo
2016Aries, then Taurus from 21:20VirgoVirgo
2017VirgoVirgo, retrogradeCancer
2018CapricornLeoLibra
2019TaurusLeoVirgo
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020LibraVirgoCancer
2021Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:43VirgoLibra
2022Gemini, then Cancer from 00:30VirgoLeo
2023ScorpioVirgoLeo
2024AriesLeo, retrogradeVirgo
2025LeoLeoCancer

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 22

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on August 22, Greenwich time.

  • 1979, annular solar eclipse at 17:21
  • 1998, annular solar eclipse at 02:06

How common is a August 22 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,825 babies were born on August 22 each year. That makes it number 31 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

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 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.

Read about the third decan of Leo

Born after the Sun crossed into Virgo? Your story belongs to Virgo. Read your Virgo birthday

When the Sun changed sign, year by year

Every year the Sun crossed from Leo into Virgo around August 22. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.

1932Aug 23, 09:06
1936Aug 23, 08:10
1940Aug 23, 07:28
1944Aug 23, 06:46
1948Aug 23, 06:02
1949Aug 23, 11:48
1952Aug 23, 05:03
1953Aug 23, 10:45
1956Aug 23, 04:15
1957Aug 23, 10:07
1960Aug 23, 03:34
1961Aug 23, 09:18
1964Aug 23, 02:51
1965Aug 23, 08:42
1968Aug 23, 02:02
1969Aug 23, 07:43
1972Aug 23, 01:03
1973Aug 23, 06:53
1976Aug 23, 00:18
1977Aug 23, 06:00
1978Aug 23, 11:56
1980Aug 22, 23:40
1981Aug 23, 05:37
1982Aug 23, 11:15
1984Aug 22, 23:00
1985Aug 23, 04:35
1986Aug 23, 10:25
1988Aug 22, 21:54
1989Aug 23, 03:46
1990Aug 23, 09:20
1992Aug 22, 21:10
1993Aug 23, 02:50
1994Aug 23, 08:44
1996Aug 22, 20:23
1997Aug 23, 02:18
1998Aug 23, 07:59
2000Aug 22, 19:48
2001Aug 23, 01:27
2002Aug 23, 07:16
2004Aug 22, 18:53
2005Aug 23, 00:45
2006Aug 23, 06:22
2008Aug 22, 18:02
2009Aug 22, 23:38
2010Aug 23, 05:26
2011Aug 23, 11:20
2012Aug 22, 17:06
2013Aug 22, 23:01
2014Aug 23, 04:46
2015Aug 23, 10:37
2016Aug 22, 16:38
2017Aug 22, 22:20
2018Aug 23, 04:08
2019Aug 23, 10:01
2020Aug 22, 15:45
2021Aug 22, 21:34
2022Aug 23, 03:16
2023Aug 23, 09:01
2024Aug 22, 14:55
2025Aug 22, 20:33
2026Aug 23, 02:18
2027Aug 23, 08:13
2028Aug 22, 14:00
2029Aug 22, 19:51
2030Aug 23, 01:36
2031Aug 23, 07:23
2032Aug 22, 13:18
2033Aug 22, 19:01
2034Aug 23, 00:47
2035Aug 23, 06:44
2036Aug 22, 12:32
2037Aug 22, 18:21
2038Aug 23, 00:10
2039Aug 23, 05:58
2040Aug 22, 11:53
2041Aug 22, 17:36
2042Aug 22, 23:17
2043Aug 23, 05:09
2044Aug 22, 10:54
2045Aug 22, 16:38
2046Aug 22, 22:24
2047Aug 23, 04:10
2048Aug 22, 10:02
2049Aug 22, 15:47
2050Aug 22, 21:32

Questions about August 22

What zodiac sign is August 22?

If you were born on August 22, your Sun sign is Leo or Virgo. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

Is August 22 a cusp birthday?

Yes. The Sun moves from Leo into Virgo around this day, at a different hour each year, so people born on August 22 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.

What is the birthday star for August 22?

The day after your birthday, August 23, is when the Sun meets Regulus each year. The heart of the Lion, called the little king since Greek times. In modern lore it is one of the four royal stars, the Watcher of the North. It crowns its people with leadership, and keeps them crowned as long as they stay kind.

What was the Moon sign on August 22?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On August 22 2025 the Moon was in Leo, and on August 22 2024 it was in Aries. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on August 22?

On August 22 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Leo, the lion, the constellation that gave Leo its name.

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