The mega Leo archetype: the stage, the heart, and the crown.
Leo is ruled by the Sun, the only light in the sky that does not borrow its light. Leos do not ask for attention. They are the room. We took seven famous Leos and counted how much Leo they really carry.
Leo in 3 traits
- 1
Born to lead
Leo does not wait to be chosen. It takes the crown, sometimes literally, and wears it with a straight back.
- 2
Lives under the spotlight
A stage, a camera, a dinner table. Wherever Leo is, there is an audience, and Leo gives them a show.
- 3
A big, warm heart
The Sun warms everything it touches. Leo is generous, loyal and loud in love. Just never forget to clap.
The Leo meter
How Leo are they? We counted.
Five personal planets: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars. Each one in Leo lights up a dot. No birth time needed: we checked every planet from midnight to midnight on their birthday. A grey dot with a question mark changes sign that day.
- 1
Daniel Radcliffe
Born 23 July 1989
4/5
- ☉︎
- ☽︎
- ☿︎
- ♀︎
- ♂︎
Harry Potter at 11, in front of the whole planet. At 17 he went on stage in London in Equus, to prove he was more than one role.
- 2
Andy Warhol
Born 6 August 1928
3/5
- ☉︎
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- ☿︎
- ♀︎
- ♂︎
"In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." He turned fame itself into art, and soup cans into icons.
- 3
Madonna
Born 16 August 1958
2/5
- ☉︎
- ☽︎
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- ♀︎
- ♂︎
Rolled on a wedding cake on live TV in 1984 singing Like a Virgin. Forty years of reinvention, always at the center of the stage.
- 4
Jennifer Lopez
Born 24 July 1969
2/5
- ☉︎
- ☽︎
- ☿︎
- ♀︎
- ♂︎
Her green Versace dress at the Grammys in 2000 was searched so much that Google created Google Images.
- 5
Mick Jagger
Born 26 July 1943
2/5
- ☉︎
- ☽︎
- ☿︎
- ♀︎
- ♂︎
On stage with the Rolling Stones for more than 60 years, still running across it in his eighties.
- 6
Napoleon Bonaparte
Born 15 August 1769
2/5
- ☉︎
- ☽︎
- ☿︎
- ♀︎
- ♂︎
In 1804, at his coronation, he took the crown and placed it on his own head. The most Leo gesture in history.
- 7
Barack Obama
Born 4 August 1961
2/5
- ☉︎
- ☽︎
- ☿︎
- ♀︎
- ♂︎
Ended his last White House Correspondents' Dinner with two words, "Obama out", and dropped the mic.
Even the Queen of Pop is not only Leo.
Madonna has only 2 dots out of 5. Her Moon and Mercury are in Virgo, the sign of hard work and precision. That is the secret behind the show: hours of training nobody sees. The Sun gives the color, the other planets mix it. Your own chart has the same five planets to count.
Count the planets in your chart Free, in the lab. Your birth date is enough to start.
Questions
What are the dates of Leo?
About 23 July to 22 August. The exact day changes a little each year, so people born on the 22nd or 23rd should check their chart.
Which celebrities are Leo?
Daniel Radcliffe, Andy Warhol, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Mick Jagger, Napoleon and Barack Obama, among many others. Daniel Radcliffe has 4 personal planets in Leo.
What is a mega Leo?
Someone with several personal planets in Leo, not just the Sun. The more planets in the sign, the stronger the archetype.
How do I count my own planets in a sign?
Open your birth chart and look at the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars. Count how many are in the same sign. Three or more, and that sign is a big part of you.
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