Born on August 5
Born on August 5: Leo
On August 5, the Sun is in Leo: that is your Sun sign, the core of your identity, your vitality and the way you shine.
Your sign: Leo
With the Sun in Leo, you’re at home: the star of the day rules your sign, and you radiate a warmth that makes people want to live bigger.
The Sun in Leo is the Sun in its own domicile, and you can feel it the moment you walk into a room. You have presence, a natural dignity and a deep need to express who you are in a creative, visible way. You aren’t seeking attention for its own sake; you want to live fully, to put heart into everything you do and to be recognized for it. Someone with the Sun in Leo has an innate sense of loyalty and honor: you keep your word, you protect your friends and you detest pettiness. Your generosity is big because your heart is.
Your decan: 2nd decan of Leo
Jupiter widens the kingdom of the second decan of Leo: you don’t just want to shine, you want your light to mean something and carry far.
Born between about August 3 and 12, on a date that varies with the year and time of birth, you belong to the second decan of Leo, colored by Jupiter. Solar royalty becomes more philosophical and more generous still here: you’re the visionary Leo, the one who thinks big, travels, teaches and stands up for values. Your optimism is contagious and your faith in life unshakable. Less focused on your own image than the first decan, you seek to lift up the people around you, and your generosity reaches well beyond your inner circle.
The degree of the Sun
On August 5, the Sun sits between 12° and 13° Leo depending on the birth year. Every degree has its own colour: decan, dwad, term, sometimes a fixed star. Read yours:
Your solar return
Every year around August 5, the Sun returns to the exact degree of your birth: that is your solar return, the chart of your year, from birthday to birthday. Calculate it for free (date, time and place of birth), then, if you want the full reading, have it read.
And the rising sign, the Moon, the houses?
The Sun sign is not the whole story. Your rising sign changes every two hours, the Moon changes sign every two and a half days, and the houses depend on the place. With your birth time and city, the free calculation gives you all of it in 30 seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What is the zodiac sign of someone born on August 5?
Someone born on August 5 is a Leo: the Sun is in Leo that day, between 12° and 13°.
What is the decan of someone born on August 5?
The 2nd decan of Leo, ruled by Jupiter: it gives the sign a nuance of its own, described on the decan page.
How do I find my rising sign if I was born on August 5?
The rising sign depends on the time and place of birth, not only the date: it changes about every two hours. Enter your time and city in the free chart calculation.
What is the solar return of someone born on August 5?
The chart drawn at the moment the Sun returns, every year around August 5, to the exact degree of the birth. It describes the dynamic of the year that opens. The free calculator gives it, the year-ahead reading interprets it.