What is the constellation on August 5th?

Leo, the fifth house of the zodiac, was born from July 23rd to August 22nd, located in the east of Cancer and west of Virgo.

The area of Leo is about 947 square degrees, accounting for 2.3% of the total area of the whole day, ranking 12 among the 88 constellations in the whole day. There are 52 stars with Leo brightness greater than 5.5, the brightest star is Xuanyuan XIV (Leo α), and the apparent magnitude is 1.35. On the night of March 1 every year, Leo center passes through the transit.

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Leo has been established for thousands of years. It is generally believed that in ancient Egypt more than 4,000 years ago, when the sun moved to the sky of Leo in midsummer every year, a large number of lions gathered in the Nile Valley to enjoy the cool, hence the name Leo. Among the 48 constellations listed by the ancient Greek astronomer Ptolemy, Leo includes Leo and Ursa.

In ancient times, the sky area of Houdai nationality was associated with the hair on the lion's tail. 1602, the Danish astronomer Tycho was the first to separate Leo from Ursa in his catalog.

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