Born on August 23

August 23 zodiac sign

If you were born on August 23, 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.

The harvest season, gathering, sorting and making things whole.

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On August 23 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Leo into the first degree of Virgo.

In 70% of years the Sun had already reached Virgo by midday on August 23 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

Each year the Sun meets Regulus on your birthday. 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 23 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Leo, the lion, even though the sign is Virgo. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

See the real sky behind your whole chart

August 23 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
1940Aries, then Taurus from 10:17LeoCancer
1941VirgoVirgoLibra
1942Capricorn, then Aquarius from 22:07VirgoLeo
1943GeminiVirgoVirgo
1944LibraVirgoVirgo
1945Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:05Leo, retrogradeCancer
1946CancerLeoLibra
1947Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 13:35LeoLeo
1948AriesVirgoCancer
1949LeoVirgoLibra
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950CapricornVirgoLeo
1951TaurusVirgo, retrogradeVirgo
1952Virgo, then Libra from 08:42LeoVirgo
1953AquariusLeoCancer
1954Gemini, then Cancer from 12:50VirgoLibra
1955ScorpioVirgoLeo
1956PiscesVirgoCancer
1957Cancer, then Leo from 08:52VirgoLibra
1958SagittariusVirgo, retrogradeLeo
1959Aries, then Taurus from 14:59LeoVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960VirgoLeoVirgo
1961Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:26VirgoCancer
1962GeminiVirgoLibra
1963LibraVirgoLeo
1964Aquarius, then Pisces from 05:14Virgo, retrogradeCancer
1965CancerLeo, retrogradeLibra
1966Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:51LeoLeo
1967AriesLeoVirgo
1968Leo, then Virgo from 22:21VirgoVirgo
1969Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:49VirgoCancer
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Taurus, then Gemini from 20:04VirgoLibra
1971Virgo, then Libra from 16:23Virgo, retrogradeLeo
1972AquariusLeoCancer
1973Gemini, then Cancer from 16:08LeoLibra
1974ScorpioVirgoLeo
1975PiscesVirgoVirgo
1976Cancer, then Leo from 03:31VirgoVirgo
1977SagittariusVirgo, retrogradeCancer
1978Aries, then Taurus from 00:06Leo, retrogradeLibra
1979VirgoLeoLeo
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Capricorn, then Aquarius from 20:33LeoCancer
1981GeminiVirgoLibra
1982Libra, then Scorpio from 18:21VirgoLeo
1983Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:10VirgoVirgo
1984CancerVirgo, retrogradeVirgo
1985Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:36LeoCancer
1986AriesLeoLibra
1987LeoVirgoLeo
1988Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:49VirgoCancer
1989Taurus, then Gemini from 17:39VirgoLibra
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Virgo, then Libra from 00:17VirgoLeo
1991AquariusLeo, retrogradeLeo
1992Gemini, then Cancer from 17:37LeoVirgo
1993ScorpioLeoCancer
1994Pisces, then Aries from 18:55VirgoLibra
1995Cancer, then Leo from 14:13VirgoVirgo
1996SagittariusVirgoCancer
1997TaurusVirgo, retrogradeLibra
1998VirgoLeo, retrogradeLeo
1999CapricornLeoLeo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000GeminiVirgoVirgo
2001Libra, then Scorpio from 09:50VirgoCancer
2002PiscesVirgoLibra
2003CancerVirgoVirgo
2004Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 09:09Virgo, retrogradeCancer
2005AriesLeoLibra
2006Leo, then Virgo from 18:08LeoLeo
2007Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:20VirgoLeo
2008Taurus, then Gemini from 21:49VirgoVirgo
2009LibraVirgoCancer
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010AquariusVirgo, retrogradeLibra
2011GeminiLeo, retrogradeVirgo
2012ScorpioLeoCancer
2013Pisces, then Aries from 07:13LeoLibra
2014LeoVirgoLeo
2015SagittariusVirgoLeo
2016TaurusVirgoVirgo
2017VirgoVirgo, retrogradeCancer
2018Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:56LeoLibra
2019Taurus, then Gemini from 14:34LeoVirgo
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Libra, then Scorpio from 10:16VirgoCancer
2021PiscesVirgoLibra
2022CancerVirgoLeo
2023ScorpioVirgoLeo
2024AriesLeo, retrogradeVirgo
2025Leo, then Virgo from 05:25LeoCancer

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 23

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on August 23, Greenwich time.

  • 2044, total solar eclipse at 01:15

How common is a August 23 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,655 babies were born on August 23 each year. That makes it number 60 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 5% more than an average day.

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The Virgo in you

Your gift

Devotion. You make the world work, one thoughtful fix at a time.

Your growing edge

Perfection. The bar you hold yourself to can be higher than anyone ever asked.

Your decan, the first part of Virgo

Ruled by Mercury

Mercury runs the sign and this decan too, which may explain the colour coded notes. Precise, perceptive and quietly witty, you understand things by taking them apart.

Read about the first decan of Virgo

Born before the Sun reached Virgo? Your story still belongs to Leo. Read your Leo birthday

When the Sun changed sign, year by year

Every year the Sun crossed from Leo into Virgo around August 23. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.

1930Aug 23, 21:26
1931Aug 24, 03:10
1932Aug 23, 09:06
1933Aug 23, 14:51
1934Aug 23, 20:31
1935Aug 24, 02:24
1936Aug 23, 08:10
1937Aug 23, 13:57
1938Aug 23, 19:45
1939Aug 24, 01:30
1940Aug 23, 07:28
1941Aug 23, 13:16
1942Aug 23, 18:57
1943Aug 24, 00:54
1944Aug 23, 06:46
1945Aug 23, 12:35
1946Aug 23, 18:26
1947Aug 24, 00:09
1948Aug 23, 06:02
1949Aug 23, 11:48
1950Aug 23, 17:23
1951Aug 23, 23:16
1952Aug 23, 05:03
1953Aug 23, 10:45
1954Aug 23, 16:35
1955Aug 23, 22:18
1956Aug 23, 04:15
1957Aug 23, 10:07
1958Aug 23, 15:45
1959Aug 23, 21:43
1960Aug 23, 03:34
1961Aug 23, 09:18
1962Aug 23, 15:12
1963Aug 23, 20:57
1964Aug 23, 02:51
1965Aug 23, 08:42
1966Aug 23, 14:17
1967Aug 23, 20:12
1968Aug 23, 02:02
1969Aug 23, 07:43
1970Aug 23, 13:33
1971Aug 23, 19:15
1972Aug 23, 01:03
1973Aug 23, 06:53
1974Aug 23, 12:28
1975Aug 23, 18:23
1976Aug 23, 00:18
1977Aug 23, 06:00
1978Aug 23, 11:56
1979Aug 23, 17:46
1980Aug 22, 23:40
1981Aug 23, 05:37
1982Aug 23, 11:15
1983Aug 23, 17:07
1984Aug 22, 23:00
1985Aug 23, 04:35
1986Aug 23, 10:25
1987Aug 23, 16:09
1988Aug 22, 21:54
1989Aug 23, 03:46
1990Aug 23, 09:20
1991Aug 23, 15:12
1992Aug 22, 21:10
1993Aug 23, 02:50
1994Aug 23, 08:44
1995Aug 23, 14:34
1996Aug 22, 20:23
1997Aug 23, 02:18
1998Aug 23, 07:59
1999Aug 23, 13:51
2000Aug 22, 19:48
2001Aug 23, 01:27
2002Aug 23, 07:16
2003Aug 23, 13:08
2004Aug 22, 18:53
2005Aug 23, 00:45
2006Aug 23, 06:22
2007Aug 23, 12:07
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 23

What zodiac sign is August 23?

If you were born on August 23, 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 23 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 23 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.

What is the birthday star for August 23?

Each year the Sun meets Regulus on your birthday. 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 23?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On August 23 2024 the Moon was in Aries, and on August 23 2023 it was in Scorpio. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on August 23?

On August 23 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Leo, the lion, even though the sign is Virgo. 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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