Born on August 5
August 5 zodiac sign
If you were born on August 5, your Sun sign is Leo.
High summer, golden and generous, ruled by the Sun itself.
On August 5 the Sun stands between 11° and 14° Leo, in the 2nd decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Leo for the whole of August 5, 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
Acubens
The day after your birthday, August 6, is when the Sun meets Acubens each year. The claw of the Crab. Once it holds on to something, it does not let go.
Acubens sits at 14° Leo.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On August 5 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Cancer, the crab, even though the sign is Leo. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.
August 5 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Leo on August 5, 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 | Leo, then Virgo from 02:51 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1941 | Capricorn | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1942 | Taurus, then Gemini from 12:55 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1943 | Virgo, then Libra from 12:52 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1944 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 17:35 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1945 | Cancer | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1946 | Scorpio | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1947 | Pisces | Cancer | Leo |
| 1948 | Leo | Leo | Cancer |
| 1949 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:36 | Leo | Virgo |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Taurus | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1951 | Virgo | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1952 | Aquarius | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1953 | Gemini, then Cancer from 22:00 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1954 | Libra, then Scorpio from 15:03 | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1955 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:04 | Leo | Leo |
| 1956 | Cancer, then Leo from 13:27 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1957 | Sagittarius | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1958 | Aries | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1959 | Leo | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Capricorn | Cancer | Leo |
| 1961 | Gemini | Leo | Cancer |
| 1962 | Libra | Leo | Virgo |
| 1963 | Aquarius | Virgo | Leo |
| 1964 | Cancer | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1965 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:49 | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1966 | Pisces, then Aries from 16:15 | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1967 | Cancer, then Leo from 04:26 | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1968 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:58 | Leo | Leo |
| 1969 | Taurus | Leo | Cancer |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Virgo | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1971 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 20:47 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1972 | Gemini, then Cancer from 20:18 | Leo, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1973 | Scorpio | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1974 | Pisces | Leo | Cancer |
| 1975 | Cancer | Leo | Virgo |
| 1976 | Sagittarius | Virgo | Leo |
| 1977 | Aries, then Taurus from 16:18 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1978 | Leo, then Virgo from 14:29 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1979 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:23 | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Gemini | Cancer | Gemini |
| 1981 | Libra | Leo | Virgo |
| 1982 | Aquarius | Leo | Cancer |
| 1983 | Gemini, then Cancer from 18:09 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1984 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 10:30 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1985 | Aries | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1986 | Leo | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1987 | Sagittarius | Cancer | Leo |
| 1988 | Taurus | Leo | Gemini |
| 1989 | Virgo, then Libra from 18:28 | Virgo | Virgo |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 12:19 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1991 | Gemini | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1992 | Scorpio | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1993 | Pisces | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1994 | Cancer | Leo | Virgo |
| 1995 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:15 | Leo | Leo |
| 1996 | Aries, then Taurus from 03:34 | Virgo | Gemini |
| 1997 | Virgo | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1998 | Capricorn | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1999 | Taurus, then Gemini from 23:57 | Cancer, retrograde | Virgo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Libra, then Scorpio from 21:05 | Cancer | Leo |
| 2001 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:31 | Leo | Cancer |
| 2002 | Gemini, then Cancer from 12:02 | Leo | Virgo |
| 2003 | Scorpio | Virgo | Leo |
| 2004 | Aries | Virgo | Gemini |
| 2005 | Leo | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2006 | Sagittarius | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2007 | Taurus | Leo | Virgo |
| 2008 | Virgo, then Libra from 02:28 | Leo | Leo |
| 2009 | Aquarius | Virgo | Cancer |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gemini | Virgo | Virgo |
| 2011 | Libra, then Scorpio from 11:57 | Virgo, retrograde | Leo |
| 2012 | Pisces, then Aries from 20:59 | Leo, retrograde | Gemini |
| 2013 | Cancer, then Leo from 16:58 | Cancer | Virgo |
| 2014 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 10:19 | Leo | Cancer |
| 2015 | Aries | Leo | Leo |
| 2016 | Virgo | Virgo | Leo |
| 2017 | Capricorn | Virgo | Cancer |
| 2018 | Taurus | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2019 | Libra | Cancer | Leo |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:28 | Leo | Gemini |
| 2021 | Cancer | Leo | Virgo |
| 2022 | Scorpio | Virgo | Cancer |
| 2023 | Pisces, then Aries from 03:20 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2024 | Leo, then Virgo from 21:17 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2025 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:05 | Leo, retrograde | 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 5
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on August 5, Greenwich time.
- 1933, penumbral lunar eclipse at 19:45
- 1952, partial lunar eclipse at 19:47
How common is a August 5 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,610 babies were born on August 5 each year. That makes it number 66 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 4% 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 second part of Leo
Ruled by Jupiter
Jupiter adds a love of adventure and big ideas. Your generosity is legendary, and your optimism is catching.
Questions about August 5
What zodiac sign is August 5?
If you were born on August 5, your Sun sign is Leo.
Is August 5 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Leo all day on August 5 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Leo.
What is the birthday star for August 5?
The day after your birthday, August 6, is when the Sun meets Acubens each year. The claw of the Crab. Once it holds on to something, it does not let go.
What was the Moon sign on August 5?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On August 5 2022 the Moon was in Scorpio, and on August 5 2021 it was in Cancer. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on August 5?
On August 5 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Cancer, the crab, even though the sign is Leo. 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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