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What gives you away
Three signs you’re the Sagittarius decan
01You make friends everywhere
You have a friend from a summer job, one from a trip, and one you met in a bathroom line who's now in your group chat. Strangers tell you their life story within ten minutes. Your phone has contacts saved as “Ana from the ferry” and “Josh airport.”
The astrologyJupiter is the planet astrologers link with expansion. Mixed with the Sun's warmth, your circle keeps growing.
02You dream out loud
You have a five-year plan, a ten-year plan and a list of cities you might live in someday. Friends come to you when they need someone to believe a big idea could work. Your voice notes often start with “ok, hear me out.”
The astrologyAstrologers call Jupiter the planet of hope and big thinking. The Sun adds confidence, so your dreams come out sounding like plans.
03You laugh at yourself first
You trip on the stairs in front of everyone and take a bow. Your self-roasts in the group chat get more reactions than anyone's jokes. You can tease and be teased without anyone walking away hurt.
The astrologyMany astrologers see Sagittarius as the zodiac's comedian, and Jupiter brings a light touch. It softens Leo's pride, so you don't take yourself too seriously.
Why you’re like this
How Leo’s decans work
Each zodiac sign covers 30 degrees of the sky. Astrologers split every sign into three 10-degree slices called decans, and the Sun spends about ten days in each one.
Leo is a fire sign. In the decan system most popular in modern astrology, each third of a sign mixes in a sign of the same element, in order. The middle third mixes in Sagittarius, the next fire sign around the zodiac. Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, the planet astrologers tie to growth, hope and adventure.
Love
The Sagittarius decan in love
You want a partner who's also your best friend and your favorite person to travel with. Inside jokes matter to you as much as romance does, maybe more.
You need freedom and fun. Someone who wants to stay in every weekend, or gets jealous whenever you talk to someone new, will start to feel like a small room.
If you love one
Say yes to their wild ideas sometimes, even the half-baked ones. The Sagittarius decan feels most loved when you're up for the adventure with them.
Birth Chart Reading
Your decan is one slice of you. Read the rest.
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- Your Sun’s exact degree and decan, with your Moon and rising
- How you love, from your Venus and Mars
- Work, friends, family, and the year ahead for you
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At work
You do well where you can grow, learn and talk to lots of people. A job that never changes drains you fast. Astrologers often match this decan with teaching, travel, publishing, media, hosting and work abroad.
The hard part
When it gets heavy
Big dreams can skip the boring middle part. You might start three projects and finish none, or promise a friend the trip of the year and never book it. You can also stretch the truth a little to make a story land.
Pick one dream and give it a deadline and one small first step, like sending a single email this week. Tell a friend the date so someone asks you about it.
Famous faces
Born in this decan
- Kylie JennerAug 10, 1997
- Shawn MendesAug 8, 1998
- Barack ObamaAug 4, 1961
- Whitney HoustonAug 9, 1963
- Anna KendrickAug 9, 1985
- Lucille BallAug 6, 1911
We checked each birthday against the Swiss Ephemeris, the planet-position tables astrologers use, so everyone listed sits inside this decan whatever time they were born. Sharing a decan is a fun overlap. Your Moon, rising and the rest of your chart are still all your own.
All three Leo decans
Which Leo are you?
More Leo: Leo this month · Leo compatibility · Leo Sun with every Moon · Leo rising
Your questions
Frequently asked questions
What dates are Leo decan 2?
In most years, August 2 to 12. The Sun reaches 10° Leo on August 1, 2 or 3 depending on the year and time zone, and reaches 20° on August 11, 12, 13 or 14 (we checked every year from 1940 to 2026 with the Swiss Ephemeris). Born on one of those days? Use the decan checker on this page, or your free birth chart.
I was born on August 11, 12, 13 or 14. Am I decan 2 or decan 3?
It depends on the year, and sometimes on the hour. The Sun reaches 20° Leo on August 11, 12, 13 or 14, depending on the year and where you were born. Put your birthday into the decan checker above. If it says your birth time decides, your free birth chart settles it.
Why is the Sagittarius decan of Leo so restless?
Sagittarius, the sign mixed in here, is the zodiac's explorer, and its ruler Jupiter is the planet of growth. Leo is a fixed sign that likes to stay put, so this decan feels a pull between home base and the next big thing.
Do decans work for my rising sign or Moon too?
Yes. Any planet or point in Leo has a decan, set by its degree. A Leo rising at 15°, for example, is in the Sagittarius decan, even if your Sun is in another sign. Your rising degree needs your exact birth time, and your free birth chart shows it.
Which decan system does ZODIA use?
The triplicity system, the most popular one in modern astrology. Each decan mixes in a sign of the same element, so Leo goes Leo, Sagittarius, Aries. Older Hellenistic astrology used a different set called the Chaldean faces, which gives Leo’s thirds to Saturn, Jupiter and Mars. Both are real traditions.
Is my decan my whole personality?
No. Your decan sharpens your Sun sign, and your Sun is one part of your chart. Your Moon shapes how you feel, your rising shapes how you come across, and your Venus and Mars shape how you love and go after things. Two people born on the same day can still be very different.