Leo
Leo is the sign of the heart and the stage. It wants to make something, be seen making it and be loved for it.
The Sun is in Leo from about Jul 22 to Aug 23. The exact moment moves a little each year.
| Year | Sun enters Leo | Sun leaves |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||
| 2027 | ||
| 2028 |
Times are in UTC.
What Leo is like
Leo is generous, loyal and brave in public. It lights up a room and wants the room to notice. Under the show there is often a fear of not being enough. When Leo feels unseen, it either goes louder or goes cold.
Leo is a fixed fire sign, ruled by the Sun. Its symbol is the lion.
Leo in love
In love Leo is big-hearted and romantic. It wants to adore and be adored, and it remembers who clapped. Pride makes it slow to say sorry.
Leo gets on most easily with the other fire signs and with the air signs, Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. The opposite sign, Aquarius, pulls and pushes at once. A real match depends on whole charts: the Moon, Venus and Mars matter as much as the Sun.
Leo at work
At work Leo leads, performs and creates. It does well in the arts, teaching, management and any role with a face. It needs credit for its work.
Planets in Leo now
On Nov 6, 2026.
Coming up: the full moon in Leo on Jan 22, 2027 and the total solar eclipse in Leo on Aug 2, 2027.
Planets in Leo
- Sun in Leo: A self that wants to shine.
- Moon in Leo: Feelings that want to be seen.
- Mercury in Leo: A proud, expressive mind.
- Venus in Leo: Warm, generous and dramatic love.
- Mars in Leo: Proud, warm and dramatic drive.
- Jupiter in Leo: Growth through creativity and heart.
- Saturn in Leo: Learning to shine without fear.
- Uranus in Leo: A generation that demands to be itself.
- Neptune in Leo: A generation that dreams of glamour.
- Pluto in Leo: A generation that remakes self-expression.
Leo compatibility
- Aries and Leo
- Taurus and Leo
- Gemini and Leo
- Cancer and Leo
- Leo and Leo
- Leo and Virgo
- Leo and Libra
- Leo and Scorpio
- Leo and Sagittarius
- Leo and Capricorn
- Leo and Aquarius
- Leo and Pisces
Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, tropical zodiac. Updated Nov 6, 2026.
Where is Leo in your chart?
Every chart has Leo somewhere, even without a planet in it. The house it rules is the part of your life where you act like Leo would. Solstice finds it from your birth time and place.
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