Born on August 28
August 28 zodiac sign
If you were born on August 28, your Sun sign is Virgo.
The harvest season, gathering, sorting and making things whole.
On August 28 the Sun stands between 3° and 6° Virgo, in the 1st decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Virgo for the whole of August 28, wherever in the world you were born.
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.
Your birthday star
Regulus
The Sun reaches Regulus on August 23 every year, 5 days before 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 28 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.
August 28 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Virgo on August 28, 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 | Gemini, then Cancer from 06:54 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1941 | Scorpio | Virgo | Libra |
| 1942 | Pisces, then Aries from 03:39 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1943 | Leo | Libra | Virgo |
| 1944 | Sagittarius | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1945 | Taurus | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1946 | Virgo, then Libra from 21:15 | Leo | Libra |
| 1947 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:19 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1948 | Gemini | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1949 | Libra, then Scorpio from 04:20 | Virgo | Libra |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Pisces | Libra | Leo |
| 1951 | Cancer | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1952 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:54 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1953 | Aries, then Taurus from 18:10 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1954 | Leo, then Virgo from 01:44 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1955 | Capricorn | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1956 | Taurus, then Gemini from 18:00 | Libra | Cancer |
| 1957 | Libra | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1958 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:25 | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1959 | Gemini, then Cancer from 15:34 | Leo | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Scorpio | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1961 | Aries | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1962 | Leo | Virgo | Libra |
| 1963 | Sagittarius | Libra | Virgo |
| 1964 | Taurus | Virgo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1965 | Virgo, then Libra from 13:52 | Leo | Libra |
| 1966 | Aquarius | Leo | Leo |
| 1967 | Gemini | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1968 | Libra, then Scorpio from 07:39 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1969 | Pisces | Libra | Cancer |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Cancer, then Leo from 16:38 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1971 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:57 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1972 | Aries, then Taurus from 20:43 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1973 | Virgo | Leo | Libra |
| 1974 | Capricorn | Virgo | Leo |
| 1975 | Taurus | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1976 | Libra | Libra | Virgo |
| 1977 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 10:47 | Virgo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1978 | Cancer | Leo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1979 | Scorpio | Leo | Virgo |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Aries | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1981 | Leo | Virgo | Libra |
| 1982 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:42 | Libra | Leo |
| 1983 | Aries, then Taurus from 13:38 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1984 | Virgo, then Libra from 12:57 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1985 | Aquarius | Leo | Leo |
| 1986 | Gemini | Leo | Libra |
| 1987 | Libra | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1988 | Pisces | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1989 | Cancer, then Leo from 05:12 | Libra | Libra |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sagittarius | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1991 | Aries | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1992 | Virgo | Leo | Virgo |
| 1993 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 22:42 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1994 | Taurus, then Gemini from 19:08 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1995 | Virgo, then Libra from 07:15 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1996 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:49 | Libra | Cancer |
| 1997 | Cancer | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1998 | Scorpio | Leo | Leo |
| 1999 | Pisces, then Aries from 23:10 | Leo | Leo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Leo, then Virgo from 23:56 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 2001 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 00:02 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2002 | Taurus | Libra | Libra |
| 2003 | Virgo | Virgo | Virgo |
| 2004 | Aquarius | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2005 | Gemini, then Cancer from 18:57 | Leo | Libra |
| 2006 | Libra, then Scorpio from 19:57 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2007 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:35 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2008 | Cancer, then Leo from 02:51 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 2009 | Sagittarius | Libra | Leo |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Aries | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 2011 | Leo, then Virgo from 18:14 | Leo | Virgo |
| 2012 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:39 | Leo | Cancer |
| 2013 | Gemini | Virgo | Libra |
| 2014 | Libra | Virgo | Leo |
| 2015 | Aquarius | Libra | Leo |
| 2016 | Cancer | Virgo | Virgo |
| 2017 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:48 | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 2018 | Pisces, then Aries from 16:36 | Leo | Libra |
| 2019 | Leo | Leo | Virgo |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Capricorn | Virgo | Cancer |
| 2021 | Taurus | Virgo | Libra |
| 2022 | Virgo | Libra | Leo |
| 2023 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:32 | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 2024 | Gemini, then Cancer from 08:48 | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2025 | Libra, then Scorpio from 01:28 | Leo | Leo |
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 28
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on August 28, Greenwich time.
- 2007, total lunar eclipse at 10:37
- 2026, partial lunar eclipse at 04:12
How common is a August 28 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,855 babies were born on August 28 each year. That makes it number 29 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 7% more than an average day.
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The Virgo in you
Devotion. You make the world work, one thoughtful fix at a time.
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.
Questions about August 28
What zodiac sign is August 28?
If you were born on August 28, your Sun sign is Virgo.
Is August 28 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Virgo all day on August 28 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Virgo.
What is the birthday star for August 28?
The Sun reaches Regulus on August 23 every year, 5 days before 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 28?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On August 28 2022 the Moon was in Virgo, and on August 28 2021 it was in Taurus. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on August 28?
On August 28 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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