The night sky on your birthday: August 12
August 12 is day 225 of the year. Here is what the sky holds for everyone born on it — and a way to get the real sky above the exact place and hour you were born.
The Sun's constellation on August 12
On your birthday the Sun stands in front of Leo, which here matches the horoscope sign Leo. Because the Sun is in Leo, that constellation is hidden in daylight on your birthday: you see it best around six months later.
Overhead at midnight on August 12
- Northern hemisphere (40°N — New York, Madrid, Beijing): Cygnus, Lacerta, Pegasus and Vulpecula; brightest stars high up: Deneb (81°), Vega (58°) and Altair (53°).
- Southern hemisphere (40°S — Melbourne, Buenos Aires region, Wellington): Microscopium, Grus, Piscis Austrinus and Indus; brightest stars high up: Fomalhaut (68°), Achernar (46°) and Altair (37°).
Meteor showers around August 12
Active on your birthday: Perseids (peak night). On a dark night away from city lights you can make a wish on a real shooting star.
The Moon on your next birthday
On the evening of August 12, 2027 the Moon will be waxing gibbous (84% lit): bright moonlight will wash out the faint stars.
The exact sky of the night you were born
These are averages for a latitude. Your own sky depends on the city, the year and the hour: Firmament draws the real stars, constellations, Moon and planets above your birthplace at your birth time, as a print-ready A3 poster — $4.99, delivered instantly as a PDF.
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