Planetary Influences：Ruling planet:Sun;Third decan:Personal planet is Mars. Virtues：Tenacious, inspirational, influential. Vices：Authoritarian, unfeeling, bossy. Careers：Business manager, kindergarten teacher, sales team leader. Skills & Aptitudes：Self-confidence, leadership skills, adherence to high standards. Compatible with：May 12–16
Extrovert leader
Since enthusiasm and intelligence are usually associated with your birthday, you are able to grasp information quickly. By accumulating knowledge, you can increase your assertiveness and self-confidence. As a Leo, you are easygoing and pleasant, with a youthful quality. Possessing a mind full of bright ideas, you need to channel your vitality and restless temperament through creative pursuits.
Idealistic and proud, with strong convictions, you have a natural flair for the spoken and written word. This contributes to your talent for writing or skill at teaching and lecturing. Although you rely on your own judgment, you prefer practice rather than theory, but your potential for accomplishment is enhanced if you combine both.
The subinfluence of your decanate ruler, Aries, suggests that you are ambitious and full of vigor and drive. By being responsible and taking a more reflective attitude, you are apt to be more successful. Once you have mastered your craft, you usually show others how talented and clever you really are. More often than not, you are inclined to be unconventional or progressive, with unusual interests and hobbies. If inspired, you may seek recognition through the theater, and with your personal magnetism and eagerness, you do not find it difficult to make the right impression. Although you are socially inclined and friendly, you also like to be carefree and different, and you rarely succumb to peer group pressure.
Your progressed Sun moves into Virgo for a thirty-year period as you reach the age of seven. During this period you will find it important to have practical order and efficiency in your daily life, particularly in your working environment. This continues until the age of thirty-seven, when your progressed Sun enters Libra. This turning point can stimulate you to develop any latent musical, artistic, or literary talents, and it highlights the importance of relationships. At the age of sixty-seven, you experience another turning point as your progressed Sun moves into Scorpio, emphasizing deep change, personal power, and transformation in your life.
Sun: Leo
Decanate: Aries/mars
Degree: 22°45’-24° Leo
Mode: Fixed
Element: Fire
Star’s name:Al Genubi, also called Asad Australis
Degree position:19°44’-20°43’ Leo between the years 1930 and 2000
Magnitude:3
Strength: ******
Orb: 1°40’
Constellation:Epsilon Leo
Applicable days:August 12, 13, 14, 15
Star qualities:Saturn/Mars
Description:a yellow star located in the Lion’s mouth
Al Genubi’s influence imparts endurance, artistic talent, and the power of expression. This star also suggests that you possess a bold and daring personality.
Linked to your Sun’s degree, Al Genubi endows determination, a need to be productive, and natural executive abilities. Your good organizational skills usually gain you positions of authority. Your need for self-expression and creativity may direct you toward the arts and more glamorous professions. This star warns that if you do not find ways to express yourself in a constructive manner, you may behave destructively.
• Positive:resilient, creative, artistic, vitality, personal magnetism
• Negative:domineering, proud, arrogant, cruel
A charismatic inner quality enables you to radiate love and positivity, emphasizing the importance of having an outlet for your self-expression. With your strong convictions and desire to be of service, you may enjoy leading some group or organization that is of use to others. Just be careful that you do not compromise too much of the idealistic side of your nature for the sake of material security. You are likely to triumph over any fears you may have about finances, which generally prove to be unfounded in the long term.
You combine in your temperament strong male and female elements, which can emphasize independence and determination as well as compassion and sensitivity. For your overall health it is vital to have these qualities in balance. With your willpower, determination, and sparkling individuality, you are a strong person who has outstanding potential for achieving good.
Your natural charm and business sense combine well to help you succeed, particularly in the world of sales, marketing, and promotion. A strong dramatic sense and love of knowledge can ensure that you excel either in the theater or in the lecture hall. You possess the ability to put your ideas across in an entertaining way, which can assist you in presentations, talks, or writing. An excellent fighter for a cause, you may be attracted to a career such as attorney or spokesperson, and if you are interested in reform, you may be drawn to a career in which you can speak up for others, such as union leader or politician. Similarly, your humanitarian instincts may lead you to counseling or social work. Whatever work you undertake, you would want the freedom to do it your own way and may prefer to be self-employed.
Famous people who share your birthday include Napoleon Bonaparte, Princess Anne, musician Oscar Peterson, cooking expert Julia Child, writer Sir Walter Scott, and mystic Sri Aurobindo.
Empathic and nurturing, can problem-solve in an emotional and physical way, responsible and cares deeply about family and friends. Versatility, enthusiasm, and restlessness are suggested by the number 15 birthday. Usually you are quick, with a charismatic personality. Your greatest assets are your strong instincts and the ability to learn quickly through combining theory and practice. On many occasions you manage to earn while learning new skills. Often you utilize your intuitive powers and are quick at recognizing opportunities when they arise. As a number 15 individual, you possess a talent for attracting money or receiving help and support from others. Carefree and resolute, you welcome the unexpected and like to take a gamble. Although you are naturally adventurous, you nevertheless need to find a real base or a home that you can call your own. The subinfluence of the number 8 month indicates that you are ambitious and determined, with a dynamic personality. With your foresight, organizational skills, and business acumen, you like to make long-lasting investments that help you to achieve prosperity and success.
• Positive:willing, generous, responsible, kind, cooperative, appreciative, creative ideas
• Negative:disruptive, irresponsible, self-centered, fear of change, loss of faith, indecision, materialistic
Sociable and warm, you can be very giving in relationships, although you also need personal freedom. You are capable of expressing a wide range of emotions, from sensitivity and caring to intense passion. A tendency to be idealistic also suggests that you may seek a partner that can inspire you and shares some of your interests. Responsibilities or burdens concerning others may also influence your relationships. Nevertheless, your charisma draws many friends and romantic opportunities and ensures your popularity.
To find the right partner who will make you happy and keep you young at heart, you might look for someone born on one of the following dates.
Love & friendship:Jan. 2, 7, 10, 15, 17, 27, Feb. 5, 8, 15, 25, Mar. 3, 6, 13, 23, Apr. 1, 4, 11, 21, May 2, 9, 19, June 7, 17, July 5, 15, 29, 31, Aug. 3, 13, 27, 29, 31, Sept. 1, 11, 25, 27, 29, Oct. 9, 23, 25, 27, Nov. 7, 21, 23, 25, Dec. 5, 19, 21, 23
Beneficial:Jan. 3, 5, 20, 25, 27, Feb. 1, 3, 18, 23, 25, Mar. 1, 16, 21, 23, Apr. 14, 19, 21,May 12, 17, 19, June 10, 15, 17, July 8, 13, 15, Aug. 6, 11, 13, Sept. 4, 9, 11, 28, Oct. 2, 7, 9, 26, Nov. 5, 7, 24, Dec. 3, 5
Fatal attractions:Jan. 13, Feb. 11, 12, 13, Mar. 9, Apr. 7, May 5, June 3, July 1
Challenging:Jan. 16, 24, Feb. 14, 22, Mar. 12, 20, Apr. 10, 18, May 8, 16, 31, June 6, 14, 29, July 4, 12, 27, Aug. 2, 10, 25, Sept. 8, 23, Oct. 6, 21, Nov. 4, 19, Dec. 2, 17
Soul mates:Jan. 16, Feb. 14, Mar. 12, Apr. 10, May 8, June 6, July 4, 31, Aug. 2, 29, Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 23, Dec. 21
Those born on this day are ambitious individuals, whose desire to realize their visions is the main factor underlying their actions.The nature of the dreams that inspire them varies according to their personal pre- dilections and circumstances; some may yearn to achieve social recognition and material gains, while others may cherish less immediately selfish aims regarding the bet- terment of society as a whole. Whatever their guiding purpose in life, however, their approach is typically characterized by its extreme directness and refusal to be deflected from following the path of progress. They for- mulate their far-sighted strategies with the help of their strong talent for logical thought and practical organiza- tional skills, which they put to good use in delegating details to, and orchestrating, others. These extroverted, confident people are above all oriented toward leader- ship, and will flourish in any profession where they have the freedom to not only implement plans of their own devising, but also take charge of a team.
Within their domestic lives, too, August 15 people assume a commanding role in their quest to ensure the happiness and well-being of their nearest and dearest. And although these pleasure-loving people demon- strate extreme magnanimity and open affection toward their loved ones, they generally expect the members of their pride to toe the line that they, the leonine leaders, have laid down, demanding the same high standards to which they themselves adhere—a tendency that is even more pronounced in women born on this day, or in those who were also born in the Chinese year of the dragon. They should try to develop a greater sense of empathy with others, and recognize that the right to personal autonomy is not their sole preserve.
