Fire · fixed
Leo zodiac sign
In Western astrology, Leo stands for expression, generosity, and visible creation.
In everyday language it's just called your zodiac sign. What's meant is your sun sign: the sign the Sun was in when you were born.
Das Zeichen Leo. Das gleichnamige Sternbild steht heute woanders, tippen zeigt es.
- Creating things and carrying others along
- recognition, room to move, and visible responsibility
- sharing the spotlight and not mistaking criticism for rejection
Leo: strengths and challenges
The two sides traditionally attributed to this sign.
Strengths
Leo creates visibly, gives other people courage, and readily takes responsibility for a project they believe in.
Challenges
It gets difficult when recognition is constantly demanded, criticism feels like rejection, or attention turns into competition.
Where do you want to be seen, and what concrete result can you actually show for it?
Leo in love and relationships
Leo shows affection warmly, generously, and often quite visibly. Mutual recognition works best when both people get room, praise, and successes of their own.
Leo at work
At work, their strengths are presentation, leadership, and motivation. It stays credible when success and attention are shared with the team.
Getting along with Leo
Honest recognition lands well, as long as it isn't meant to flatter. Criticism goes down easier when it stays concrete and doesn't belittle the person.
Horoscopes for Leo
From today's general impulse to your personal year-ahead preview.
Today's impulse for Leo
A concrete impulse for the day and a question that needs no invented backstory.
Read todayNext 14 daysYour personal preview
Concrete transit dates for your own birth chart — with an actual date, not a generic sun-sign text.
Open the previewNext 12 monthsYour year at a glance
The longer transits from Jupiter to Pluto, their date ranges, and the days they turn exact.
Open the year aheadShow what's already standing
share a concrete interim result and ask for feedback on exactly that point.
Where do you want to be seen, and what concrete result can you actually show for it?
When does the Leo zodiac season begin?
The Sun is in Leo from July 22, 2026 at 09:13 PM CEST to August 23, 2026 at 04:18 AM CEST.
The Sun's next entry into Leo is on July 23, 2027 at 03:04 AM CEST — about 6 hours later than this year.
Why the exact time matters
Listings like "21 May to 21 June" are just rules of thumb. The entry shifts by a few hours every year. If your birthday falls close to the sign change, your birth year, time, and time zone decide — that's why Leitstern calculates the Sun's position.
Element, Ruler, and Origin
The astrological assignment
- Element
- Fire
- Quality
- fixed
- Ruler
- Sun
This assignment appears in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17 to 19.
Where the name comes from
Leo is the creature Heracles killed at Nemea (recorded by Eratosthenes, Katasterismoi). The Sun as ruler is in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17.
Sign and constellation aren't the same today: Western astrology counts tropically from the spring equinox, while the constellations slowly drift because of the precession of Earth's axis.
There's more than your sun sign
Your sun sign only shows the Sun. The Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars and — with an exact birth time — the Ascendant round out the picture. Calculate the key positions for free from your birth details.
Calculate my birth chartWhich signs are compatible with Leo?
As a rule of thumb, the same or complementary elements make for an easier start. Opposite signs and signs with a very different core nature can be just as attractive, but usually need more attunement.
Often easier together
Here, pace, expression, or needs tend to be more alike.
AriesStarting things boldly and getting decisions movingBoth signs share the element Fire. A lot of pace and mutual encouragement can bring you together. It helps if not every disagreement turns into a contest.
GeminiPicking up new things fast and explaining them clearlyFire brings drive, Air brings ideas and conversation. That often feels lively, as long as it's not all talk or all action.
LibraBringing different interests together fairlyFire brings drive, Air brings ideas and conversation. That often feels lively, as long as it's not all talk or all action.
SagittariusSeeing the big picture and giving people confidenceBoth signs share the element Fire. A lot of pace and mutual encouragement can bring you together. It helps if not every disagreement turns into a contest.Often needs more attunement
Here, pace, expression, or needs tend to differ more often. Clear agreements help.
TaurusBuilding things patiently and creating reliabilityBoth signs are fixed. Both hold their ground. That builds loyalty, but can make a needed change of course unnecessarily hard.
CancerCreating closeness and noticing what people needLeo and Cancer often set different priorities and work at a different pace. That can be enriching once expectations get said out loud instead of assumed.
VirgoLooking closely and finding solutions that actually workLeo and Virgo often set different priorities and work at a different pace. That can be enriching once expectations get said out loud instead of assumed.
ScorpioGetting to the bottom of complex issuesBoth signs are fixed. Both hold their ground. That builds loyalty, but can make a needed change of course unnecessarily hard.
CapricornPlanning for the long term and carrying responsibilityLeo and Capricorn don't share the same basic language right away. Things get clearer once both say what they mean by closeness, reliability and a good next step.
AquariusThinking independently and designing new solutionsLeo and Aquarius are opposite signs. The differences themselves can be what attracts and shows new sides; over time it takes clear agreements about pace, closeness and decisions.
PiscesSensing subtle moods and connecting things creativelyLeo and Pisces don't share the same basic language right away. Things get clearer once both say what they mean by closeness, reliability and a good next step.For a personal comparison, the sun sign alone isn't enough. Synastry checks the planets in both birth charts and shows the actual angles.
Compare two birth chartsFrequently asked questions about Leo
In 2026, the Sun is in Leo from July 22, 2026 at 09:13 PM CEST to August 23, 2026 at 04:18 AM CEST. These times are calculated from orbital data. They shift by a few hours every year because the solar year isn't a whole number of days. Listings with only calendar days are therefore rules of thumb.
That's decided by the exact moment of birth, not just the calendar day. It takes the date, the time, and the time zone that belongs to the birthplace. The calculated position of the Sun always falls in exactly one sign.
Leo belongs to the element Fire and has fixed quality. The classical ruler is Sun. This assignment is recorded in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17 to 19.
Traditionally, signs of the same element, plus complementary element pairs, are read as an easier start. The opposite sign, Aquarius, is read more as an attracting but demanding contrast. A closer comparison needs the planets from both birth charts.
Leo shows affection warmly, generously, and often quite visibly. Mutual recognition works best when both people get room, praise, and successes of their own. For a personal picture, Venus, Mars, the Moon, and the aspects across the whole birth chart are considered too.
Yes. In everyday language, "zodiac sign" means the sun sign — the sign the Sun was in at the moment of birth. The Moon sign, the Ascendant, and the other planets are additional parts of the birth chart.
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