Your Day of Birth

Leo zodiac sign

Jul 23 – Aug 22 · Fire · Fixed

Leo is warm, generous and made for the spotlight. Ruled by the Sun itself, Leos bring light and confidence wherever they go. They are big-hearted, creative and fiercely loyal to the people they love.

Symbol
The Lion
Element
Fire
Modality
Fixed
Polarity
Positive (yang)
Ruling planet
The Sun
Opposite sign
Aquarius
House
5th house: creativity, fun and romance
Body part
Heart, spine and upper back

Strengths

  • Generous
  • Confident
  • Warm-hearted
  • Creative

Watch out for

  • Proud
  • Needs appreciation
  • Can be dramatic

Leo in love, friendship and work

Love

Leo loves grandly and romantically. They want to be adored and will happily adore you back.

Friendship

The host of the party and the friend who hypes you up. Generous with time, compliments and the check.

Work & money

Natural performer and leader, at home in entertainment, management and any role with an audience.

The Lion in the sky

Leo is the Nemean lion, whose golden hide no weapon could pierce. Defeating it was the first of Heracles' twelve labors.

Leo season 2026: the Sun is in Leo from July 22 at 3:13 PM to August 22, 2026 at 10:22 PM Eastern time.

Leo with every sign

From the best match to the hardest, based on where the two signs sit on the zodiac wheel. Tap any sign for the full pairing.

♈︎ AriesA natural match92♐︎ SagittariusA natural match90♊︎ GeminiAn easy friendship83♎︎ LibraAn easy friendship82♌︎ LeoA mirror match79♒︎ AquariusOpposites attract78♍︎ VirgoNeighbors in the zodiac66♋︎ CancerNeighbors in the zodiac64♑︎ CapricornAn unexpected pair63♓︎ PiscesAn unexpected pair60♏︎ ScorpioA spark with friction57♉︎ TaurusA spark with friction56

How common is Leo?

Share of US births
8.9%
Rank
3rd of 12
Busiest Leo birthday
August 8
Quietest Leo birthday
August 3

About 11,874 US babies are born on an average Leo day. Based on Social Security Administration daily birth counts for 2000 to 2014, via FiveThirtyEight. How common is your birthday?

Born on the Leo cusp?

Depending on the year, Leo starts between July 21 and July 23 and ends between August 22 and August 24 (US Eastern time). If your birthday is near either edge, pick your birth year to see exactly when the Sun changed signs.

In 1996, the Sun entered Leo on July 22, 1996 at 9:16 AM and left on August 22, 1996 at 4:20 PM (Eastern).

Born outside the Eastern time zone? Adjust by your time difference. Times are calculated from the Sun’s position and are accurate to within about 15 minutes.

Famous Leos

Amelia EarhartAmerican aviation pioneer and authorJuly 24, 1897Jennifer LopezAmerican singer and actressJuly 24, 1969Sandra BullockAmerican actress and film producerJuly 26, 1964Tom BradyAmerican football playerAugust 3, 1977Louis ArmstrongAmerican jazz musician, trumpeter and singerAugust 4, 1901Meghan, Duchess of SussexMember of the British royal family and Duchess of Sussex since 2018August 4, 1981Barack Obama44th President of the United StatesAugust 4, 1961Whitney HoustonAmerican singer, actress, and film producerAugust 9, 1963Kylie JennerAmerican media personalityAugust 10, 1997Chris HemsworthAustralian actorAugust 11, 1983MadonnaAmerican singerAugust 16, 1958Coco ChanelFrench fashion designerAugust 19, 1883
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The other signs

AriesMar 21 – Apr 19TaurusApr 20 – May 20GeminiMay 21 – Jun 20CancerJun 21 – Jul 22LeoJul 23 – Aug 22VirgoAug 23 – Sep 22LibraSep 23 – Oct 22ScorpioOct 23 – Nov 21SagittariusNov 22 – Dec 21CapricornDec 22 – Jan 19AquariusJan 20 – Feb 18PiscesFeb 19 – Mar 20

Astrology is for entertainment, not fate. Sign facts are standard Western astrology associations; personality text is ours. Famous birthdays come from Wikidata; people born on a day that can fall in either sign are left out. Birth shares come from SSA data via FiveThirtyEight.