Born on August 24

August 24 zodiac sign

If you were born on August 24, 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 24 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Leo into the first degree of Virgo.

In 100% of years the Sun had already reached Virgo by midday on August 24 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

Every year on August 23, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Regulus. 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 24 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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August 24 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
1940TaurusLeoCancer
1941Virgo, then Libra from 23:22VirgoLibra
1942AquariusVirgoLeo
1943GeminiVirgoVirgo
1944Libra, then Scorpio from 06:13Virgo, retrogradeVirgo
1945PiscesLeo, retrogradeCancer
1946Cancer, then Leo from 12:38LeoLibra
1947SagittariusLeoLeo
1948AriesVirgoCancer
1949Leo, then Virgo from 02:56VirgoLibra
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950CapricornVirgoLeo
1951Taurus, then Gemini from 09:28Virgo, retrogradeVirgo
1952LibraLeoVirgo
1953Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:12LeoCancer
1954CancerVirgoLibra
1955ScorpioVirgoLeo
1956Pisces, then Aries from 02:30VirgoCancer
1957LeoVirgoLibra
1958Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 03:39Leo, retrogradeLeo
1959TaurusLeoVirgo
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Virgo, then Libra from 20:10LeoVirgo
1961AquariusVirgoCancer
1962Gemini, then Cancer from 18:34VirgoLibra
1963Libra, then Scorpio from 11:39VirgoLeo
1964PiscesVirgo, retrogradeCancer
1965Cancer, then Leo from 14:02Leo, retrogradeLibra
1966SagittariusLeoLeo
1967AriesVirgoVirgo
1968VirgoVirgoVirgo
1969CapricornVirgoCancer
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970GeminiVirgoLibra
1971LibraVirgo, retrogradeLeo
1972Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:29LeoCancer
1973CancerLeoLibra
1974Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 13:34VirgoLeo
1975Pisces, then Aries from 12:03VirgoVirgo
1976LeoVirgoVirgo
1977Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 05:31Virgo, retrogradeCancer
1978TaurusLeo, retrogradeLibra
1979VirgoLeoVirgo
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980AquariusLeoCancer
1981Gemini, then Cancer from 18:17VirgoLibra
1982ScorpioVirgoLeo
1983PiscesVirgoVirgo
1984Cancer, then Leo from 13:01Virgo, retrogradeVirgo
1985SagittariusLeoCancer
1986Aries, then Taurus from 13:37LeoLibra
1987Leo, then Virgo from 10:24VirgoVirgo
1988CapricornVirgoCancer
1989GeminiVirgoLibra
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990LibraVirgoLeo
1991AquariusLeo, retrogradeLeo
1992CancerLeoVirgo
1993Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:46LeoCancer
1994AriesVirgoLibra
1995LeoVirgoVirgo
1996Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:22VirgoCancer
1997Taurus, then Gemini from 22:57Virgo, retrogradeLibra
1998Virgo, then Libra from 15:02LeoLeo
1999Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:50LeoLeo
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Gemini, then Cancer from 22:00VirgoVirgo
2001ScorpioVirgoCancer
2002PiscesVirgoLibra
2003CancerVirgoVirgo
2004SagittariusVirgo, retrogradeCancer
2005Aries, then Taurus from 01:58LeoLibra
2006VirgoLeoLeo
2007CapricornVirgoLeo
2008GeminiVirgoVirgo
2009Libra, then Scorpio from 19:17VirgoCancer
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:11Virgo, retrogradeLibra
2011Gemini, then Cancer from 10:31Leo, retrogradeVirgo
2012Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 10:51LeoCancer
2013AriesVirgoLibra
2014LeoVirgoLeo
2015SagittariusVirgoLeo
2016Taurus, then Gemini from 23:40VirgoVirgo
2017Virgo, then Libra from 01:05Virgo, retrogradeCancer
2018AquariusLeoLibra
2019GeminiLeoVirgo
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020ScorpioVirgoCancer
2021Pisces, then Aries from 18:57VirgoLibra
2022Cancer, then Leo from 13:10VirgoLeo
2023Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:08Virgo, retrogradeLeo
2024Aries, then Taurus from 00:01Leo, retrogradeVirgo
2025VirgoLeoCancer

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

How common is a August 24 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,452 babies were born on August 24 each year. That makes it number 99 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% 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 24. 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
1933Aug 23, 14:51
1934Aug 23, 20:31
1935Aug 24, 02:24
1937Aug 23, 13:57
1938Aug 23, 19:45
1939Aug 24, 01:30
1941Aug 23, 13:16
1942Aug 23, 18:57
1943Aug 24, 00:54
1945Aug 23, 12:35
1946Aug 23, 18:26
1947Aug 24, 00:09
1949Aug 23, 11:48
1950Aug 23, 17:23
1951Aug 23, 23:16
1953Aug 23, 10:45
1954Aug 23, 16:35
1955Aug 23, 22:18
1957Aug 23, 10:07
1958Aug 23, 15:45
1959Aug 23, 21:43
1962Aug 23, 15:12
1963Aug 23, 20:57
1966Aug 23, 14:17
1967Aug 23, 20:12
1970Aug 23, 13:33
1971Aug 23, 19:15
1974Aug 23, 12:28
1975Aug 23, 18:23
1978Aug 23, 11:56
1979Aug 23, 17:46
1982Aug 23, 11:15
1983Aug 23, 17:07
1986Aug 23, 10:25
1987Aug 23, 16:09
1991Aug 23, 15:12
1995Aug 23, 14:34
1999Aug 23, 13:51
2003Aug 23, 13:08
2007Aug 23, 12:07
2011Aug 23, 11:20
2015Aug 23, 10:37
2019Aug 23, 10:01

Questions about August 24

What zodiac sign is August 24?

If you were born on August 24, 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 24 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 24 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.

What is the birthday star for August 24?

Every year on August 23, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Regulus. 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 24?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On August 24 2025 the Moon was in Virgo, and on August 24 2020 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 24?

On August 24 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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Your Sun sign is one star in a whole sky. Your Moon and rising sign tell the rest of your story.

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