Born on August 16
A August 16 birthday is Leo.
On August 16 the Sun is at about 23° Leo, between 21° and 25° Leo depending on your birth year, time and place. Your Sun sign is one placement of dozens: your Moon, your rising sign and every planet's position at the moment you were born make the whole picture.
Your chart
Your Sun sign is the trailer
See your whole chart — Moon, rising, and what the sky is doing over it today.
The sky on your birthday
The Sun on August 16
- Sun position
- 21°–25° Leo
- Every position a August 16 birth can have, 1925 to 2025, any time zone.
- Decan
- Third decan of Leo
- The third decan of Leo (20°–30°), which the modern decan system pairs with Aries.
- Leo season
- July 23 – August 22
- The usual dates for births 1925 to 2025. The first and last days can fall either side.
- Day of the year
- 228
- Day 229 in a leap year.
Your Sun
What Leo carries
Sun in Leo
The Sun is your center of gravity — the thing you keep returning to. Read what Leo actually means, then go past it: your chart has a Moon, a rising sign, and a live sky moving over it right now.
Nearby
Birthdays either side
Common questions
August 16 birthdays, answered
What zodiac sign is August 16?
Leo. For births from 1925 to 2025, the Sun on August 16 is between 21° and 25° Leo.
What decan is August 16?
The third decan of Leo (20°–30°), which the modern decan system pairs with Aries.
What day of the year is August 16?
Day 228, or day 229 in a leap year.
Your turn
Your Sun sign is the trailer
See your whole chart — Moon, rising, and what the sky is doing over it today.