Today is Friday, Aug. 9, the 222nd day of 2024 with 144 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Advertisement Those born on this day are under the sign of Leo. They include architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant, designer of the District of Columbia, in 1754; philanthropist Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton in 1757; author P.L. Travers in 1899; American Indian engineer Mary G. Ross in 1908; English