What zodiac sign is August 29?

August 29 is Virgo every year. The Sun is around 5° into the sign, past the Leo border, so a birth time isn't needed to confirm the Sun sign.

What decan is August 29 Virgo?

The first decan of Virgo, co-ruled by Mercury. Since Mercury also rules Virgo, the sign's analytical, precise and helpful qualities come through especially clearly.

What are August 29 Virgos like?

Observant, quick-thinking and practical, with a dry sense of humor. They like to be useful, notice small details others miss and often have high standards for their own work.

What careers suit an August 29 Virgo?

Work that rewards accuracy and problem solving: editing, analysis, planning, healthcare support, research, crafts, technology and operations. They like knowing their work made something run better.

Is August 29 an earth sign?

Yes. Virgo is a mutable earth sign ruled by Mercury, which makes it grounded and practical but also adaptable.

August 29 Zodiac Sign: Virgo Traits & Decan

Virgo at 5 degrees, every year

The August 29 zodiac sign is Virgo, with the Sun around 5° of Virgo, just past the start of the sign. That holds in every year, so there is no cusp to sort out.

Virgo is mutable earth ruled by Mercury. It is practical, observant, flexible and keen to be useful. In the early degrees, those traits show up fresh and direct. An August 29 Virgo won’t hint that the spreadsheet has an error. They tell you which cell.

Mercury, twice

Each sign has three decans of about 10°. Mercury co-rules the first decan of Virgo and also rules the sign as a whole. That makes August 29 a strongly Mercury birthday.

Mercury governs thinking, speaking, writing, sorting and connecting. Doubled, it gives this birthday a quick mind, a sharp eye and a way with words. These people read the manual, then rewrite it so it makes sense. They are curious about how things work and become good teachers once they have figured something out.

A busy mind comes with it. Mercury-strong people overthink, replay conversations at night and struggle to switch off. A small routine helps a lot, such as a walk without a phone or a page of notes before bed.

Late summer, new term

August 29 sits at the tail end of the Northern Hemisphere summer. Days are still warm, but evenings come sooner and the air starts to change. Kids are heading back to school and calendars are filling up. Many people feel a “new year” energy that has nothing to do with January.

That feeling suits Virgo, a sign that likes fresh notebooks, clean desks and organized plans. Someone born on August 29 feels most like themselves when loose summer days give way to a clear routine.

August 29 in love

A Virgo born on August 29 shows love through attention. They remember allergies, fix the leaky faucet, research the best route for your road trip and refill your coffee without a word. Words of love may come slowly. Actions come right away.

They want a partner who values that care and doesn’t hear it as criticism. “You might want to bring a jacket” is their version of affection. After a fight, they want to talk it through calmly and find the practical fix. A long, emotional scene can overwhelm them, and a clear, kind conversation works better.

The Virgo compatibility page explains how Virgo pairs with each sign, and the earth signs page shows what Virgo shares with Taurus and Capricorn.

Where work feels like home

Work is where many August 29 people feel at home. They are reliable, careful and good at improving systems. Hand them a messy process and they will smooth it out. They catch the typo in the contract before it goes out.

As a deadline nears, they plan backward from the due date, finish early and spend the spare time polishing. Knowing when a task is done is harder. Setting a “good enough” line in advance saves them from endless revisions.

The friend with the tool kit

Friends know this birthday as loyal, dryly funny and always ready to help. They bring a tool kit when you move, offer to proofread your cover letter and know which pharmacy is open late.

What they need most is permission to rest. A friend who says “let me take care of this one” gives them a rare gift.

A birthday, Virgo style

An August 29 birthday is small and well planned. It means a favorite restaurant, a reservation made weeks ahead and a couple of close friends. A useful gift they have been eyeing for months goes over well. They may act like they don’t care about the fuss, but they notice who remembers.

Looking at the year ahead

Each year around August 29, the Sun comes back to the degree it held when you were born. Astrologers cast a chart for that exact moment, called your solar return, and read it as a sketch of the twelve months ahead.

For an early Virgo, a good birthday habit is to pick one area of life to improve and one to leave messy. Virgo loves progress. Give it a clear target, like a skill, a health routine or a home project, and stay deliberately relaxed about something else.

The inner critic

Nearly every Virgo knows the voice that says “this could be better.” In a doubly Mercury birthday like August 29, that voice can be loud. It helps at work and hurts at 2 a.m.

One trick is to aim the analysis outward and kindly. Instead of listing what went wrong in a day, list three things that worked and one small thing to try tomorrow. Virgo’s talent for improvement can stay switched on. It needs a gentler target and the patience they would give a friend.

The wider picture

Your Sun sign is your core, and it is one layer of the chart. Your Moon sign, your Rising sign, the strength of each planet and the balance of elements all shape how Virgo shows up in you. Our method page explains how we combine them, and the birth chart calculator can show yours quickly.

For more August birthdays, visit the August zodiac sign page, or compare with August 26, a few days earlier in the sign.

August 29 zodiac sign: early Virgo, sharp and fully Mercury