---
title: "August 24 Birthday: Zodiac Sign, Personality and Numerology"
description: "August 24 birthday meaning: Leo or Virgo cusp, birthday number 6, Life Path by year, Chinese zodiac note and famous birthdays."
canonical: https://unifiedreading.com/birthday/august-24
last-updated: 2026-10-23
reviewed: false
author: Unified Reading editorial
---

# August 24 Birthday: Zodiac Sign, Personality and Numerology

In Western astrology, August 24 is a cusp birthday: depending on the year, time and place of birth, the Sun is in Leo or Virgo. In numerology the day gives birthday number 6, while the Life Path also depends on the birth year. Many people born on cusp dates recognise something of both signs.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Sun sign | Leo or Virgo: a cusp date, so the birth year, time and place decide |
| Decan | Leo decan 3 (Mars) or Virgo decan 1 (Mercury) |
| Sun's position at noon UTC | About 1° Virgo |
| Virgo · element · modality · ruler | Earth · Mutable · Mercury |
| Birthday number | 24 → 6 |
| Life Path by birth year | 1960: 3 · 1970: 22 · 1980: 5 · 1990: 6 · 2000: 7 · 2010: 8 · 2020: 9 |
| Chinese zodiac | After Lunar New Year, so the animal is the birth year's own |
| Born on this day | Jorge Luis Borges (1899), Paulo Coelho (1947), Sauli Niinistö (1948) |

## The August 24 birthday in astrology

One degree into Virgo in most years, August 24th can still fall in late Leo depending on birth year and time. Birthday number 6, the number of service and care, suits Virgo particularly well. The traditional reading is of a helpful, conscientious person who notices what others need and quietly provides it, with a touch of Leonine warmth.

Astronomically, August 24 puts the Sun near 1° Virgo in most years, inside the first ten-degree slice of the sign, which tradition links with Mercury. The Leo–Virgo cusp, around August 22 and 23, joins a fixed fire sign to a mutable earth sign. If your birthday falls here, your Sun sign is decided by the year, the time and the place of birth, since the Sun's entry into Virgo moves a little between years. Only a calculated chart can confirm it. Many people born on this border recognise both Leo's need for expression and Virgo's love of doing things properly. The combination tends to produce a performer who rehearses thoroughly, or a perfectionist with an unexpected flair for the dramatic.

## Birthday number and Life Path for August 24

A birthday on the 24th reduces as 2 + 4 = 6. The compound combines the 2's emotional attentiveness and the 4's reliability, feeding into the 6's devotion to home and community. Those born on this day are often described as dependable carers: the one who brings soup, fixes the shelf and remembers what you said last month. Stability in family life tends to matter a great deal to them. As a secondary number, the 24 points towards a gift for creating safe, well-run spaces. Accepting help in return is often their quiet area of growth.

Add the birth year and the picture shifts again: an August 24 birthday gives Life Path 6 for 1990, 7 for 2000, 8 for 2010 and 9 for 2020. Some birth years on this date reach the master number 22. Read the birthday number as a secondary note beside that main theme.

## Season, Chinese zodiac and famous August 24 birthdays

An August birthday falls in late northern summer, a season of early harvests and holidays, and in late winter for the southern hemisphere, when the first blossom starts to appear. Leo holds most of the month, with Virgo arriving around August 22 or 23. August is month 8 in numerology, associated with ambition, authority and material skill, a fitting partner for Leo's confidence. August 24 is the 236th day of the year (237th in a leap year). Counting forward, the next sign change, into Libra, is usually complete within 30 days, by September 23.

By August 24 the Chinese new year is well under way, which means the animal and element are those of the calendar birth year. Among the best-known people with an August 24 birthday are Jorge Luis Borges (1899), Paulo Coelho (1947) and Sauli Niinistö (1948).

## Frequently asked questions

### What zodiac sign is August 24?

August 24 is a cusp date. Between 1930 and 2030 the Sun is in Leo or Virgo on this date depending on the year, the time of birth and the time zone, and in most years at noon UTC it is in Virgo. The zodiac sign calculator settles it for a specific birth date.

### What is the Life Path number for someone born on August 24?

It depends on the birth year. On August 24 the Life Path is 3 in 1960, 22 in 1970, 5 in 1980, 6 in 1990, 7 in 2000, 8 in 2010 and 9 in 2020. The birthday number, from the day alone, is 6 for everyone born on the 24th.

### What Chinese zodiac sign is someone born on August 24?

For the Chinese zodiac, Lunar New Year has always passed by August 24, so the animal is simply the one for the birth year.

### Which famous people were born on August 24?

Well-known people born on August 24 include Jorge Luis Borges (1899), Paulo Coelho (1947) and Sauli Niinistö (1948). The list comes from Wikidata and favours people with the most Wikipedia articles.

## Related pages

- [August birthdays](https://unifiedreading.com/birthday/august)
- [Virgo](https://unifiedreading.com/zodiac/virgo)
- [Virgo decan 1](https://unifiedreading.com/zodiac/virgo-decan-1)
- [August 23](https://unifiedreading.com/birthday/august-23)
- [August 25](https://unifiedreading.com/birthday/august-25)
- [August 22](https://unifiedreading.com/birthday/august-22)
- [August 26](https://unifiedreading.com/birthday/august-26)
- [August 17](https://unifiedreading.com/birthday/august-17)
- [August 31](https://unifiedreading.com/birthday/august-31)
- [July 24](https://unifiedreading.com/birthday/july-24)
- [September 24](https://unifiedreading.com/birthday/september-24)
- [Birthday number 24](https://unifiedreading.com/numerology/birthday-24)

## About Unified Reading

Unified Reading combines Pythagorean numerology, the Western Sun sign (Moon and rising with a birth time), the Chinese zodiac and life-stage context in one reading. The preview is free at https://unifiedreading.com/#details; the full reading is $4.99, paid once through Stripe, with no subscription. A fictional sample is at https://unifiedreading.com/sample. With a birth time and place it adds whole sign houses and the chart ruler; it does not calculate planetary aspects or transits, and it is a framework for reflection, not a prediction.