In love
Romantic and demonstrative. Wants to be admired, not merely tolerated.
Settled date · day 12 of 32 in the sign
August 3 zodiac sign: Leo
The August 3 zodiac sign is Leo in every year from 1930 to 2029: on that date the Sun stands 11°10′ into the sign, 11 days past its start and 20 days before Virgo begins.
- Sun sign
- Leo at noon in every year 1930–2029
- US births a day
- 11,548 #129 of 366 dates
- Day of the year
- 215th 216th in leap years
- Sun at noon 2026
- 11°10′ of Leo
Births: US Social Security Administration 2000–2014. Sun: NASA JPL DE440.
How common is this birthday
August 3 among the 366 days
August 3 averages 11,548 births a day in the US — the 129th most common of the 366 dates, 1.8% above the average day. The deep dips are holidays.
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Jupiter-ruled decan of Leo
Decan
2 of 3 · 10°–20°
Sub-ruler
Jupiter
Sign ruler
Sun
Sun at noon, 2026
11°10′
Jupiter widens the sign — more appetite, more optimism, and less patience with detail. The middle ten degrees are Leo at full strength: past the entry from Cancer, not yet leaning toward Virgo.
Personality
August 3 birthday personality
People born on August 3 are Leo, and the sign is read as warmth, presence and the need to be seen doing it. Genuinely generous, and lifts the mood of a room by walking into it.
Born on the 3rd, the reading centers on expression. The talent is turning thoughts and feelings into something other people can enjoy — a story, a joke, a sketch, a well-timed toast. Birthday number 3 in full →
At work
Natural in front-facing roles. Chafes when the credit goes elsewhere.
Stone and flower
The August birthstones are peridot and spinel (yellow-green), and the month's flowers are the gladiolus and poppy.
Look up your birth year
Every year, computed
All 100 years for August 3. Each row is calculated for that exact day — sun position, life path, the Moon's sign and nakshatra, and which planets were retrograde. Find your year.
| Year | Sun | Life path | Moon | Nakshatra | Retrograde |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Leo 10.41° | 6 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 3 | Saturn |
| 1931 | Leo 10.18° | 7 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 3 | Saturn |
| 1932 | Leo 10.91° | 8 | Leo | Magha 1 | Saturn |
| 1933 | Leo 10.67° | 9 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 1 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1934 | Leo 10.45° | 1 | Taurus | Krittika 2 | Saturn |
| 1935 | Leo 10.22° | 2 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 2 | Saturn |
| 1936 | Leo 10.94° | 3 | Aquarius | Shravana 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1937 | Leo 10.71° | 4 | Cancer | Ardra 1 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1938 | Leo 10.48° | 5 | Scorpio | Vishakha 1 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1939 | Leo 10.25° | 33 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 1 | Mercury Mars Jupiter |
| 1940 | Leo 10.97° | 7 | Leo | Pushya 4 | — |
| 1941 | Leo 10.74° | 8 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 4 | — |
| 1942 | Leo 10.51° | 9 | Taurus | Ashwini 4 | — |
| 1943 | Leo 10.28° | 1 | Virgo | Magha 4 | — |
| 1944 | Leo 11° | 2 | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha 3 | — |
| 1945 | Leo 10.76° | 3 | Gemini | Rohini 4 | — |
| 1946 | Leo 10.54° | 4 | Libra | Chitra 3 | Mercury |
| 1947 | Leo 10.3° | 5 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 3 | — |
| 1948 | Leo 11.03° | 33 | Cancer | Punarvasu 2 | Jupiter |
| 1949 | Leo 10.8° | 7 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 3 | Jupiter |
| 1950 | Leo 10.57° | 8 | Aries | Revati 2 | Jupiter |
| 1951 | Leo 10.34° | 9 | Leo | Ashlesha 3 | — |
| 1952 | Leo 11.07° | 1 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 1 | Mercury |
| 1953 | Leo 10.84° | 2 | Taurus | Krittika 3 | Mercury |
| 1954 | Leo 10.61° | 3 | Libra | Hasta 1 | — |
| 1955 | Leo 10.38° | 4 | Aquarius | Shravana 2 | — |
| 1956 | Leo 11.1° | 5 | Gemini | Mrigashira 4 | — |
| 1957 | Leo 10.87° | 33 | Scorpio | Vishakha 2 | Saturn |
| 1958 | Leo 10.64° | 7 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 4 | Saturn |
| 1959 | Leo 10.41° | 8 | Cancer | Pushya 1 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1960 | Leo 11.13° | 9 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1961 | Leo 10.9° | 1 | Taurus | Bharani 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1962 | Leo 10.67° | 2 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 3 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1963 | Leo 10.44° | 3 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 4 | Saturn |
| 1964 | Leo 11.16° | 4 | Gemini | Rohini 3 | Saturn |
| 1965 | Leo 10.93° | 5 | Scorpio | Swati 1 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1966 | Leo 10.7° | 33 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 2 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1967 | Leo 10.47° | 7 | Cancer | Ardra 3 | Saturn |
| 1968 | Leo 11.19° | 8 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 3 | — |
| 1969 | Leo 10.96° | 9 | Aries | Revati 4 | — |
| 1970 | Leo 10.73° | 1 | Leo | Magha 1 | — |
| 1971 | Leo 10.51° | 2 | Sagittarius | Mula 2 | Mars |
| 1972 | Leo 11.23° | 3 | Taurus | Krittika 2 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 1973 | Leo 11° | 4 | Libra | Hasta 3 | Jupiter |
| 1974 | Leo 10.77° | 5 | Aquarius | Shravana 4 | Jupiter |
| 1975 | Leo 10.54° | 33 | Gemini | Mrigashira 1 | — |
| 1976 | Leo 11.26° | 7 | Scorpio | Vishakha 2 | — |
| 1977 | Leo 11.03° | 8 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 2 | — |
| 1978 | Leo 10.8° | 9 | Leo | Pushya 3 | — |
| 1979 | Leo 10.56° | 1 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 4 | Mercury |
| 1980 | Leo 11.28° | 2 | Taurus | Bharani 2 | — |
| 1981 | Leo 11.05° | 3 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 1 | — |
| 1982 | Leo 10.82° | 4 | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha 2 | — |
| 1983 | Leo 10.59° | 5 | Taurus | Krittika 3 | — |
| 1984 | Leo 11.32° | 33 | Scorpio | Swati 1 | Jupiter |
| 1985 | Leo 11.09° | 7 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 4 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 1986 | Leo 10.86° | 8 | Cancer | Punarvasu 1 | Mars Jupiter Saturn |
| 1987 | Leo 10.63° | 9 | Scorpio | Vishakha 2 | Saturn |
| 1988 | Leo 11.35° | 1 | Aries | Ashwini 1 | Saturn |
| 1989 | Leo 11.13° | 2 | Virgo | Magha 3 | Saturn |
| 1990 | Leo 10.9° | 3 | Capricorn | Mula 4 | Saturn |
| 1991 | Leo 10.66° | 4 | Taurus | Bharani 2 | Venus Saturn |
| 1992 | Leo 11.39° | 5 | Libra | Hasta 4 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1993 | Leo 11.16° | 33 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 2 | Saturn |
| 1994 | Leo 10.93° | 7 | Gemini | Mrigashira 3 | Saturn |
| 1995 | Leo 10.7° | 8 | Scorpio | Swati 1 | Saturn |
| 1996 | Leo 11.42° | 9 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1997 | Leo 11.18° | 1 | Leo | Ashlesha 1 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1998 | Leo 10.96° | 2 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 2 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 1999 | Leo 10.72° | 3 | Aries | Ashwini 1 | Mercury Venus |
| 2000 | Leo 11.45° | 4 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 3 | — |
| 2001 | Leo 11.22° | 5 | Aquarius | Uttara Ashadha 4 | — |
| 2002 | Leo 10.98° | 6 | Gemini | Rohini 1 | — |
| 2003 | Leo 10.75° | 7 | Libra | Hasta 4 | Mars |
| 2004 | Leo 11.48° | 8 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 2 | — |
| 2005 | Leo 11.25° | 9 | Cancer | Punarvasu 3 | Mercury |
| 2006 | Leo 11.02° | 1 | Scorpio | Vishakha 4 | — |
| 2007 | Leo 10.79° | 2 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 4 | Venus Jupiter |
| 2008 | Leo 11.52° | 3 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 1 | Jupiter |
| 2009 | Leo 11.29° | 22 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 2 | Jupiter |
| 2010 | Leo 11.06° | 5 | Taurus | Bharani 3 | Jupiter |
| 2011 | Leo 10.83° | 6 | Libra | Uttara Phalguni 4 | Mercury |
| 2012 | Leo 11.55° | 7 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 4 | Mercury |
| 2013 | Leo 11.31° | 8 | Cancer | Ardra 1 | — |
| 2014 | Leo 11.09° | 9 | Scorpio | Swati 2 | — |
| 2015 | Leo 10.85° | 1 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 3 | Venus |
| 2016 | Leo 11.57° | 2 | Leo | Ashlesha 3 | Saturn |
| 2017 | Leo 11.34° | 3 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 4 | Saturn |
| 2018 | Leo 11.11° | 22 | Aries | Ashwini 1 | Mercury Mars Saturn |
| 2019 | Leo 10.88° | 5 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 3 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2020 | Leo 11.61° | 6 | Aquarius | Shravana 2 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2021 | Leo 11.37° | 7 | Gemini | Rohini 3 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2022 | Leo 11.15° | 8 | Libra | Hasta 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2023 | Leo 10.92° | 9 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 2 | Venus Saturn |
| 2024 | Leo 11.64° | 1 | Leo | Pushya 1 | Saturn |
| 2025 | Leo 11.41° | 2 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 2 | Mercury Saturn |
| 2026 | Leo 11.18° | 3 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 4 | Saturn |
| 2027 | Leo 10.95° | 22 | Leo | Magha 1 | — |
| 2028 | Leo 11.67° | 5 | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha 1 | — |
| 2029 | Leo 11.44° | 6 | Taurus | Krittika 1 | — |
The Moon and nakshatra columns change every year because the Moon returns to the same calendar date in a different position — which is why a birth date alone cannot tell you those, and why this table exists.
A century of August 3
Day of the year
216 of 366
Mercury was retrograde on this date in
19 of 100 years
(19%)
Latest of those, to 2029
1999, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2025
Full moon fell on this date in
6 years — 1936, 1955, 1974, 1993, 2001, 2020
Most frequent moon phase
Waxing Gibbous · 19 years
Counted for August 3 alone, at noon UTC in each year from 1930 to 2029. Why the counts differ from date to date →
Year by year
2006
Leo
life path 1
2007
Leo
life path 2
2008
Leo
life path 3
2009
Leo
life path 22
2010
Leo
life path 5
2011
Leo
life path 6
2012
Leo
life path 7
2013
Leo
life path 8
2014
Leo
life path 9
2015
Leo
life path 1
2016
Leo
life path 2
2017
Leo
life path 3
2018
Leo
life path 22
2019
Leo
life path 5
2020
Leo
life path 6
2021
Leo
life path 7
2022
Leo
life path 8
2023
Leo
life path 9
2024
Leo
life path 1
2025
Leo
life path 2
2026
Leo
life path 3
2027
Leo
life path 22
2028
Leo
life path 5
2029
Leo
life path 6
The sign is the same in every tile; only the life path number moves.
Life path numbers this date produces
7
11 years · 11%
8
11 years · 11%
9
11 years · 11%
1
11 years · 11%
2
11 years · 11%
3
11 years · 11%
5
11 years · 11%
4
8 years · 8%
33
7 years · 7%
6
5 years · 5%
22
3 years · 3%
The most frequent is 7 with 11 years, tied with 6 other numbers; the scarcest is 22 with just 3. And this date can carry a master number: 22 in 3 of those years, 33 in 7 of those years — kept whole rather than reduced. Why 11, 22 and 33 are treated differently →
Questions about August 3 birthdays
What zodiac sign is August 3?
Leo in all 100 years from 1930 to 2029: the Sun stands at 11°10′ Leo on August 3, 11 days after the sign begins and 20 before Virgo takes over.
What life path numbers does August 3 produce?
Across 100 birth years the most common is 7 (11 years, tied with 6 other numbers); the rarest is 22 (3).
Which decan is August 3?
The 2nd decan of Leo, 10° to 20°, sub-ruled by Jupiter in the Chaldean order.
Can August 3 be a master number birth date?
Yes — 22, in 3 of the 100 years: 2009, 2018 and 2027; 33, in 7 of the 100 years: 1939, 1948, 1957, 1966, 1975, 1984 and 1993.
Cite this page
AstroHot. “August 3 Zodiac Sign: Leo, and Why It Never Changes.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/birthday/august-3/
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