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July 23 – August 22
Leo
Creative confidence, generous warmth, and the need to live wholeheartedly.
Leo is a Fire sign associated with self-expression, vitality, and creative leadership. It wants life to feel meaningful and personal. At its best, Leo encourages others to shine; when insecure, the need for recognition can dominate the room.
Leo personality
Leo expresses its fire element through a fixed rhythm. Leo is a Fire sign associated with self-expression, vitality, and creative leadership. It wants life to feel meaningful and personal. At its best, Leo encourages others to shine; when insecure, the need for recognition can dominate the room.
Strengths
- ✦Warm and generous
- ✦Creative and expressive
- ✦Loyal under pressure
- ✦Natural ability to inspire
Growth areas
- ✦Sensitivity to being overlooked
- ✦Pride can delay repair
- ✦May dramatize disappointment
- ✦Can confuse leadership with control
Leo in love
Leo loves openly and wants affection to feel chosen, visible, and alive. Loyalty and appreciation matter, but the strongest relationships are those where admiration flows in both directions.
Leo at work
Leo excels in leadership, performance, education, entertainment, branding, and creative direction. It does best when responsibility includes a genuine opportunity to make something distinctive.
Compatibility with other signs
All pairings →Aries
Natural flowShared elemental instincts can make Leo and Aries feel quickly understood.
Sagittarius
Natural flowShared elemental instincts can make Leo and Sagittarius feel quickly understood.
Gemini
Magnetic growthLeo and Gemini bring contrasting strengths that can create attraction and meaningful learning.
Aquarius
Magnetic growthLeo and Aquarius bring contrasting strengths that can create attraction and meaningful learning.
Frequently asked questions
What dates are Leo?
Leo is conventionally associated with July 23 – August 22. If you were born at the beginning or end of this range, calculate your birth chart because the exact solar ingress varies by year and time zone.
What element is Leo?
Leo is a Fire sign. Its element describes the basic style through which the sign processes experience and expresses energy.
What is Leo like in love?
Leo loves openly and wants affection to feel chosen, visible, and alive. Loyalty and appreciation matter, but the strongest relationships are those where admiration flows in both directions.
Is a Sun sign the whole personality?
No. Leo describes the Sun's placement, while the Moon, rising sign, planets, houses, and aspects add essential layers to a complete natal chart.
Moon sign
Moon in Leo
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Rising sign
Leo rising
See how this sign shapes first impressions and outward style.
Other zodiac signs
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