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♌︎ July 23 to August 22

Leo

The zodiac’s sun: warm, expressive, and loyal to its own light.

Dates
July 23 to August 22
Element
Fire
Modality
Fixed
Ruling planet
Sun
Symbol
♌︎ Leo

What it means to be a Leo

Leo is the sign of radiance. Ruled by the Sun itself, you are built to be seen, and more importantly, to warm: the generosity is not a performance layered over ego, it is the actual engine. Rooms reorganize around you not because you demand it but because warmth is gravitational.

The fixed fire means your loyalty, once given, is structural. It also means the wound underneath is specific: being unseen, taken as decoration, or loved for the shine rather than the self producing it. The Leo growth arc is learning that your light does not dim when you are offstage, and that the people worth keeping are the ones who saw you on an ordinary day.

Strengths

  • +Generosity that gives first and counts later
  • +Natural confidence others borrow from
  • +Creative expression as a default mode
  • +Loyalty that defends people in their absence
  • +Warmth that makes groups cohere

Growth edges

  • −Needing recognition more than you admit
  • −Pride that blocks the apology
  • −Drama as a substitute for directness
  • −Taking criticism as betrayal

Leo in love

You love grandly: full attention, real gifts, public pride in your person. What you need back is specific praise and visible devotion; indifference wounds you faster than conflict ever could.

Leo at work

You excel where there is a stage and stakes: leadership, performance, brand, teaching. You will outwork everyone for a mission that names you, and quietly wilt in systems that anonymize you.

Today

Leo horoscope for today

A long-form daily reading for Leo across love, career, emotions, energy, and luck. Updates every day.

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Leo through your chart

Your Sun sign is one placement among many. Every planet that sits in Leo in your chart expresses the sign through a different function.

  • Leo Rising
  • Sun in Leo
  • Moon in Leo
  • Mercury in Leo
  • Venus in Leo
  • Mars in Leo
  • Jupiter in Leo
  • Saturn in Leo
  • Uranus in Leo
  • Neptune in Leo
  • Pluto in Leo

Leo compatibility

How Leo meets each sign, including its own.

  • Leo + Aries
  • Leo + Taurus
  • Leo + Gemini
  • Leo + Cancer
  • Leo + Leo
  • Leo + Virgo
  • Leo + Libra
  • Leo + Scorpio
  • Leo + Sagittarius
  • Leo + Capricorn
  • Leo + Aquarius
  • Leo + Pisces

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