Sun in Leo

The Sun in Leo is at home — Leo is the Sun's own sign — and the identity is warm, expressive and central. Purpose is found in creating and in being seen to create; there is generosity, pride and a natural sense of occasion. The Leo Sun gives light and expects, not unreasonably, some warmth back. The work is to make the shining unconditional: to be generous without an audience, and to take criticism as information rather than injury.

In plain words

The Sun stands for your sense of who you are. In Leo, that works in a Leo way: warm, proud and wanting to be seen. You do things with heart and want them noticed.

Full guide

Sun signifies	identity, vitality, purpose
Leo is	fire, fixed — warmth, expression, being seen
Sign ruler	Sun
Sun here is	in its own sign (domicile), fully at home

Reading it by degree

Within Leo the placement is coloured by its decan (the ten-degree face) and its bound (the Egyptian term), each with a planetary ruler of its own. Your chart shows both for every planet.

Decans (faces) of Leo

0°–10°	Saturn
10°–20°	Jupiter
20°–30°	Mars

Egyptian bounds of Leo

0°–6°	Jupiter
6°–11°	Venus
11°–18°	Saturn
18°–24°	Mercury
24°–30°	Mars

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See also Leo rising and Sun in the other signs.

Common questions

What does Sun in Leo mean?

The Sun in Leo is at home — Leo is the Sun's own sign — and the identity is warm, expressive and central.

Is Sun strong in Leo?

Sun in Leo is in its own sign (domicile), fully at home. The house and aspects in your own chart decide how it plays out.

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