Born on 16 August, 1921 (Tuesday)

Zodiac Sign (Western)
Leo

Sunsign, Tropical Zodiac

Zodiac Sign (Vedic)
Capricorn

Moonsign, Sidereal Zodiac

Age (Today)
104 years, 28 days

Your next birthday is 336 days away.

Life Path Number
1

Numerology

Day of the Week
Tuesday

228th day of the year 1921.

Chinese Zodiac Sign
Rooster (鸡)
Roman Numerals
XVI-VIII-MCMXXI

CIV years old

Timings
Sunrise: 04:44 Sunset: 19:24

London UTC


Personality Traits for people born on August 16, 1921

Born on August 16, 1921 : You are a quiet pioneer — steady, resourceful, and still curious

  • Life Path 1: natural self-starter and leader who prefers to act rather than wait.
  • Birth Number 7: inward seeker with strong memory and a taste for serious study.
  • Partnerships shape your life — you gain through close ties, practical service, and strategic networks.
  • Practical in work and finances, with occasional sudden shifts in income and a careful approach to risk.

You carry experience like a quiet ledger: each responsibility added a line, each loss taught a number. Early hardship made you reliable rather than flashy. Over time that steadiness became a resource — friends and family turn to you when things must be handled. This is a portrait of someone who leads by doing; the next section shows how that looks in everyday life.

Personality : Steady Self-reliant

You act first, reflect later. As Life Path 1, you push projects forward; as Birth Number 7, you prefer to study the map before you move. Sun and Jupiter in the 8th house from the Moon (identity and deep change) give you a taste for private, meaningful work — you like results that matter, not small talk. You may seem cautious because spontaneity feels risky; that caution kept you safe in hard years. People see your strength; you sometimes underestimate it yourself. This mix of action plus inward study points to talents in practical leadership, which we'll explore next.

Talent and Abilities : Calculated Connector

You're a networker who plans. Mercury, Mars and Neptune in the 7th house from the Moon push your mind, drive and ideals into relationships — you think about people and make partnerships work. You are good at negotiation, patient about details, and willing to trade service for security. Uranus in the 2nd house hints at unexpected income or unusual talents with money. Your education is disciplined and inquisitive, so you often turn learning into a steady career. When Jupiter cycles through partnership areas, expect these talents to expand; that rhythm can bring opportunities late in life.

Blind Spots : Caution that looks like distance

Your core emotion is carefulness; fear of mistakes makes you rigid at times. You hold grudges and rarely forget wrongs, which keeps you prepared but also isolates you. The Moon's South Node in the 3rd house suggests old habits of speech and thinking that are hard to change — you default to the same patterns. People may read you as cold or controlling when you are simply protecting what you value. Recognizing this can unlock softer ways to lead without losing control, and that leads naturally into what you must learn.

Karmic Lessons : Duty to lead — and to let others carry weight

Your life asks you to balance being first with letting others grow. Saturn and Rahu in the 9th house point to lessons around belief, law, travel, or higher learning: you may be tested in matters of justice or school of thought. Family responsibility—helping siblings, sorting property, standing as the practical resolver—keeps recurring. The challenge is to convert duty into teaching: step back, hand someone else a tool, and watch a knot become a rope. Change often happens with slow planetary cycles; those moments are where you rewrite the script.

Family and Environment : Loyal, complicated support

Your home life mixed care with conflict. Father tended to rise through hard work; mother was firm and often the stronger financial presence. You likely took on adult tasks early and helped siblings marry or settle. Expect complicated property matters and long negotiations inside the family. One sibling's sudden illness or heavy expense may have shaped choices; in turn, you became the steady helper. That role brought security, but it also asked you to shoulder more than your share — a pattern that ties into health and work.

Health and Habits : Routine protects you

Daily routine matters. Venus and Pluto in the 6th house point to intense patterns around work and health — you show care by service, and you can be severe about diet or chores. Possible concerns: blood sugar, eyes, digestion, and head-related issues. Keep regular checkups for eyes and metabolic markers. Small habits now — timed meals, short walks, a steady sleep schedule — yield outsized returns. When slow planets like Saturn hit personal points, health routines demand attention; treat those moments as prompts to tighten the discipline, not punishments.

Education and Student Life : Quiet scholar, practical training

You studied with discipline and curiosity. You may have trained in engineering, teaching, economics, or fields that combine hands-on skill with theory. Some born on this date become professors or return to teach where they learned. Your memory serves you well; you retain detail and use it. Learning remained a lifelong companion — you read, measured, and refined. That intellectual patience connects directly to career options below.

Work, Money and Career : Practical builder and steady planner

You work toward stability. Careers that fit: teaching, medicine, engineering, transport, textiles, construction, or small business. You think in systems and finance; you know how to apply schemes and plan income. Uranus in the 2nd house means money can change suddenly — a sale, a shift, or an unexpected windfall. Jupiter in the 8th points to gains through partnerships or shared resources. Expect steady progress earned by effort; financial cycles and planetary transits often mark big turning points in earnings and responsibility.

Love Life and Romantic Partners : Loyal partner, sometimes sparring for position

Romance runs practical and talky. With Mercury and Mars in the partnership house, you argue with words and return to practical service as proof of love. Venus in the 6th shows love expressed through chores, fixes, and care-giving. Expect small fights where the other partner often gets the last word; those fights can stretch for years before compromise arrives, especially with a strong mother figure in the background.

If you are male: your wife often comes from an intellectual or communication-based background — teaching, writing, design, journalism, or social work. She may be independent, frank, and skilled with words. If you are female: your husband often has a background tied to water, research, health, or the arts; he may be close to his mother or have traveling or relocation in his story. In either case, your partner sees you as reliable and practical — sometimes distant, often helpful. Over time, service and steady support become the way you show love, and planetary cycles (Neptune or Mars transits) can make romance feel more dreamy or more volatile.

Areas of Improvement and Obstacles : Control, fear, and high standards

Be blunt with yourself. You can be rigid, suspicious, and obsessively cautious. High expectations create marital strain and lonely leadership. Health neglect and cycles of income stress can bite if you hold too tightly to old plans. Your harshest edge is the belief that only you can do the job — that kills collaboration. Face this and you free others to help; that is the brutal but liberating truth.

Actionable Insights, Tips, Techniques, Tools and Strategies :

  • Actionable insight: Track two planetary cycles that matter to you — Saturn (~29 years) and Jupiter (~12 years) — and treat their major shifts as decision moments.
  • Tip: Use a short daily ritual (five minutes of gratitude or candle-lighting) to loosen clutchy control and build calm.
  • Technique: Practice one clear sentence in conflict — state the need, not the blame — then pause for 30 seconds before answering.
  • Tool: Keep a health checklist: eyes, blood sugar, blood pressure, and digestion review every 6–12 months.
  • Strategy: Delegate one household or financial task each quarter. Test trust by handing a small bill or a simple call; grow the handover slowly.

Each section here grows from simple facts to deeper meaning. Use it as a map: steady steps, small experiments, and attention to the slow cycles of life will change the long arc you already carry.


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What is my generation?

The person with birth year 1921 belongs to the GI Generation group.

When am I eligible to vote, open a bank account, buy a simcard and open a bank account? (Age of Majority)

  • United States: August 16, 1939
  • India: August 16, 1939
  • Philippines: August 16, 1939
  • United Kingdom: August 16, 1939
  • Canada: August 16, 1939
According to data from the ACE Electoral Knowledge Network, 205 countries and territories have a minimum voting age of 18 for national elections out of 237 countries and territories the organisation has data on as of October 2020. Some countries may issue additional requirements for voting eligibility from time to time.

When am I eligible to get a driving license?

Learner's Permit (Under supervision)

  • United States: August 16, 1936
  • India: August 16, 1937
  • Philippines: August 16, 1937
  • United Kingdom: August 16, 1938
  • Canada: August 16, 1937

Light Vehicles (Mopeds or quad bikes, unsupervised)

  • United States: August 16, 1937
  • India: August 16, 1939
  • Philippines: August 16, 1939
  • United Kingdom: August 16, 1938
  • Canada: August 16, 1937

Full Driving License

  • United States: August 16, 1939
  • India: August 16, 1941
  • Philippines: August 16, 1939
  • United Kingdom: August 16, 1942
  • Canada: August 16, 1939

When do I reach age of consent?

  • United States: August 16, 1937
  • India: August 16, 1939
  • Philippines: August 16, 1937
  • United Kingdom: August 16, 1937
  • Canada: August 16, 1937
Disclaimer: This is not legal advise. Age of consent is a complex legal system which can vary depending on individual situation and circumstances. In the United States, as of April 2021, of the total fifty U.S. states, approximately thirty have an age of consent of 16 (with this being the most common age of consent in the country), some set the age of consent at 17, and in about eleven states the age is 18.

When can I marry without parental consent?

  • United States: August 16, 1939
  • India: August 16, 1942
  • Philippines: August 16, 1939
  • United Kingdom: August 16, 1939
  • Canada: August 16, 1939

When do I reach legal age of drinking (consuming alcohol)?

  • United States: August 16, 1942
  • India: August 16, 1942
  • Philippines: August 16, 1939
  • United Kingdom: August 16, 1939
  • Canada: August 16, 1940

When do I reach legal age of smoking (consuming tobacco)?

  • India: August 16, 1939
  • Canada: August 16, 1940
  • United States: August 16, 1942
  • Philippines: August 16, 1942
  • United Kingdom: August 16, 1939

When Will I Become a Millionaire?

September 16, 1967

Yes, you can become a millionaire by saving small and investing. Believe in yourself and it's never too late to start.

Please note, this calculation assumes $100 monthly savings into US stocks with ARR 7% and that the monthly savings double every 10 years from the starting date. The actual outcome might vary based on additional factors not considered in this simple calculation, such as taxes, fees, changes in contribution, or more complex compounding scenarios.

Your next birthday

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Astrology Analysis

Ephemeris for August 16, 1921

Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.
Planet Position (Tropical, Western) Transits on August 16, 2025 Secondary Progressions for August 16, 2025
Sun 22 Leo 50 23 Leo 39 5 Sagittarius 30
Moon 26 Capricorn 56 24 Taurus 16 19 Scorpio 39
Mercury 15 Leo 18 5 Leo 41 19 Scorpio 46
Venus 11 Cancer 57 18 Cancer 49 18 Scorpio 0
Mars 8 Leo 15 5 Libra 50 13 Libra 10
Jupiter 21 Virgo 10 14 Cancer 53 12 Libra 26
Saturn 24 Virgo 16 0 Aries 52 6 Libra 5
Uranus 8 Pisces 14 1 Gemini 18 5 Pisces 46
Neptune 13 Leo 50 1 Aries 42 15 Leo 56
Pluto 9 Cancer 29 2 Aquarius 4 9 Cancer 37
Rahu 20 Libra 57 19 Pisces 27 15 Libra 27
Ketu 20 Aries 57 19 Virgo 27 15 Aries 27

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