August 21 Zodiac Sign

People born on August 21 are Leo.

In 23 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100, the Sun moved from Leo into Virgo during August 21 somewhere in the world, so a August 21 birthday in one of those years can be Virgo.

August 21 falls late in Leo season, which usually runs from July 23 to August 22.

Your birth time and place settle it: your free birth chart shows exactly which sign the Sun was in when you were born.

What Leo is like

Symbol: The Lion
Element: Fire
Modality: Fixed
Ruler: The Sun
Usual dates: July 23 to August 22

Leo is warmth with the volume up. A fixed fire sign ruled by the Sun itself, Leo is here to create, to express, and to make the people nearby feel a bit more alive for having been noticed.