Leo (astrology)

Leo
Zodiac symbol	Lion
Duration (tropical, western)	July 22 – August 22 (2024, UT1)[1]
Constellation	constellation of Leo
Zodiac element	Fire
Zodiac quality	Fixed
Sign ruler	Sun
Detriment	Uranus (ancient), Saturn (modern)
Exaltation	Pluto
Fall	Neptune

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Leo (♌) (Greek: Λέων, Leōn), is the fifth astrological sign of the zodiac, originating from the constellation of Leo. It comes after Cancer and before Virgo. The traditional Western zodiac associates Leo with the period between July 23 and August 22,^[2] and the sign spans the 120th to 150th degree of celestial longitude.

Leo is a fixed sign along with Taurus, Scorpio, and Aquarius. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area on average between July 23 and August 22 each year, and under the sidereal zodiac, the Sun currently transits this area from approximately August 16 to September 15.^[3] The symbol of the lion is based on the Nemean lion, a lion with an impenetrable hide.^[4] It is a northern sign and its opposite southern sign is Aquarius.^[2][5]

References

Sources

• Astronomical Applications Department (2011), Multiyear Computer Interactive Almanac, 2.2.2., Washington DC: US Naval Observatory  Longitude of Sun, apparent geocentric ecliptic of date, interpolated to find time of crossing 0°, 30°....

External links

• Warburg Institute Iconographic Database (over 300 medieval and early modern images of Leo)

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