Born on August 23
A August 23 birthday is Leo or Virgo.
The Sun moves from Leo into Virgo on or around August 23, so your birth year, time and place decide your sign. Add your birth details below and Danu checks it from your exact birth moment.
Your chart
Leo or Virgo? Check your Sun.
Enter your birth details. Danu computes your Sun's exact position from your birth moment.
The sky on your birthday
The Sun on August 23
- Sun position
- 28° Leo to 1° Virgo
- Every position a August 23 birth can have, 1925 to 2025, any time zone.
- Sign change
- Leo to Virgo
- Both signs are common on this date. An exact birth time settles it.
- Day of the year
- 235
- Day 236 in a leap year.
Your Sun
What Leo and Virgo carry
Sun in Leo or Sun in Virgo
The Sun is your center of gravity — the thing you keep returning to. Read what Leo or Virgo actually means, then go past it: your chart has a Moon, a rising sign, and a live sky moving over it right now.
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Birthdays either side
Common questions
August 23 birthdays, answered
What zodiac sign is August 23?
Leo or Virgo. The Sun changes sign on or around August 23, so it depends on the birth year, time and place. An exact birth time settles it.
Is a August 23 birthday a Leo–Virgo cusp?
Yes, in the popular sense: the Sun changes sign on or around this date. Astrologically the Sun is always in one sign or the other, never a blend. Compute your chart with your exact birth time to see which.
What day of the year is August 23?
Day 235, or day 236 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.