Born on August 8
August 8 zodiac sign
If you were born on August 8, your Sun sign is Leo.
High summer, golden and generous, ruled by the Sun itself.
On August 8 the Sun stands between 14° and 17° 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 8, 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 Sun reaches Acubens on August 6 every year, 2 days before your birthday. 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 8 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 8 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Leo on August 8, 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 | Libra | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1941 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:51 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1942 | Gemini, then Cancer from 01:31 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1943 | Scorpio | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1944 | Aries | Virgo | Leo |
| 1945 | Leo | Virgo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1946 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:24 | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1947 | Aries, then Taurus from 14:44 | Cancer | Leo |
| 1948 | Virgo, then Libra from 07:30 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1949 | Aquarius | Leo | Virgo |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Gemini | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1951 | Libra | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1952 | Pisces, then Aries from 22:34 | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
| 1953 | Cancer, then Leo from 07:16 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1954 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:33 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1955 | Aries | Leo | Leo |
| 1956 | Virgo | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1957 | Capricorn | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1958 | Taurus | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1959 | Virgo, then Libra from 05:57 | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:42 | Cancer | Leo |
| 1961 | Cancer | Leo | Cancer |
| 1962 | Scorpio | Leo | Virgo |
| 1963 | Pisces, then Aries from 20:07 | Virgo | Leo |
| 1964 | Leo, then Virgo from 19:50 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1965 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:23 | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1966 | Aries, then Taurus from 04:38 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1967 | Virgo | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1968 | Aquarius | Leo | Leo |
| 1969 | Gemini, then Cancer from 23:58 | Virgo | Cancer |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Libra, then Scorpio from 23:57 | Virgo | Libra |
| 1971 | Pisces | Virgo | Leo |
| 1972 | Leo | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1973 | Sagittarius | Cancer | Virgo |
| 1974 | Aries | Leo | Cancer |
| 1975 | Leo, then Virgo from 12:54 | Leo | Virgo |
| 1976 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 15:57 | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1977 | Taurus, then Gemini from 04:30 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1978 | Virgo, then Libra from 01:30 | Virgo, retrograde | Libra |
| 1979 | Aquarius | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Cancer | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1981 | Scorpio | Leo | Virgo |
| 1982 | Pisces, then Aries from 18:21 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1983 | Leo | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1984 | Capricorn | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1985 | Taurus | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1986 | Virgo | Cancer | Libra |
| 1987 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:37 | Leo | Leo |
| 1988 | Gemini, then Cancer from 09:53 | Leo | Cancer |
| 1989 | Libra, then Scorpio from 07:05 | Virgo | Virgo |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pisces | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1991 | Cancer, then Leo from 23:10 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1992 | Sagittarius | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 1993 | Aries | Cancer | Cancer |
| 1994 | Leo, then Virgo from 11:43 | Leo | Libra |
| 1995 | Capricorn | Leo | Leo |
| 1996 | Gemini | Virgo | Cancer |
| 1997 | Libra | Virgo | Virgo |
| 1998 | Aquarius | Leo, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1999 | Gemini, then Cancer from 01:53 | Cancer | Virgo |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:31 | Leo | Virgo |
| 2001 | Pisces, then Aries from 07:05 | Leo | Cancer |
| 2002 | Leo | Virgo | Libra |
| 2003 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:03 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2004 | Taurus | Virgo | Cancer |
| 2005 | Virgo | Leo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2006 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:48 | Cancer | Cancer |
| 2007 | Gemini | Leo | Virgo |
| 2008 | Scorpio | Leo | Virgo |
| 2009 | Pisces | Virgo | Cancer |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cancer, then Leo from 23:23 | Virgo | Libra |
| 2011 | Sagittarius | Leo, retrograde | Leo |
| 2012 | Aries, then Taurus from 07:28 | Leo | Cancer |
| 2013 | Leo, then Virgo from 03:57 | Cancer | Virgo |
| 2014 | Capricorn | Leo | Cancer |
| 2015 | Taurus, then Gemini from 05:40 | Virgo | Leo |
| 2016 | Libra | Virgo | Virgo |
| 2017 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:56 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 2018 | Gemini, then Cancer from 04:01 | Leo, retrograde | Libra |
| 2019 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:35 | Cancer | Leo |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Aries | Leo | Cancer |
| 2021 | Leo | Leo | Virgo |
| 2022 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:39 | Virgo | Cancer |
| 2023 | Taurus | Virgo | Leo |
| 2024 | Virgo, then Libra from 09:32 | Virgo, retrograde | Virgo |
| 2025 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:18 | 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 8
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on August 8, Greenwich time.
- 1998, penumbral lunar eclipse at 02:25
How common is a August 8 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,951 babies were born on August 8 each year. That makes it number 16 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 7% 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 8
What zodiac sign is August 8?
If you were born on August 8, your Sun sign is Leo.
Is August 8 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Leo all day on August 8 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Leo.
What is the birthday star for August 8?
The Sun reaches Acubens on August 6 every year, 2 days before your birthday. The claw of the Crab. Once it holds on to something, it does not let go.
What was the Moon sign on August 8?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On August 8 2023 the Moon was in Taurus, and on August 8 2021 it was in Leo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on August 8?
On August 8 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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