February zodiac signs at a glance
- AquariusFebruary 1 to 18air · fixed · ruled by Uranus
- PiscesFebruary 19 to 29water · mutable · ruled by Neptune
Most-asked February dates: February 22 is Pisces, February 21 is Pisces, February 20 is Pisces, February 18 is Aquarius, February 24 is Pisces.
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The February sky
It is the shortest month: 28 days, or 29 in a leap year. Leap years come every fourth year except century years not divisible by 400, which is why 2100 will have no February 29. A person born on that day, a leapling, has the same Sun sign as anyone born in late February: Pisces.
The month also holds the midpoint of Aquarius, around February 3 or 4, one of the four cross-quarter days halfway between a solstice and an equinox. Candlemas and Groundhog Day sit within a day or two of it. By the time the Sun enters Pisces it is only a month from the March equinox.
Born in February: what each sign means
♒ Aquarius, February 1 to 18
February 1 to 8 finishes the stretch Gemini began in January. From February 9 Libra takes the decan, which is where tradition files the Aquarius who is sociable and cares how things look.
♓ Pisces, February 19 to 29
February 19 to 28, and the leap day, are Pisces undiluted: the first decan belongs to the sign itself, and tradition ties it to the deepest dreaminess and empathy.
The February birthstone is Amethyst; see February birthstones.
The February cusp, and what it means for your birthday
The astrological clock runs on UTC, so a time zone can push a birth across the line in either direction.
Aquarius and Pisces are neighbours but opposites in temperament: a fixed air sign that holds its position and a mutable water sign that gives way. A cusp birthday on these dates is worth checking for that reason alone.
Across 2000 to 2050 (51 years) the Sun entered Pisces on these UTC dates: February 18 in 36, February 19 in 15. Counting clocks from UTC-12 to UTC+14 over 1800 to 2099, the change can reach any date from February 17 to 20.
| Year | Sun enters Pisces |
|---|---|
| 2025 | about Feb 18, 10:00 UTC |
| 2026 | about Feb 18, 15:50 UTC |
| 2027 | about Feb 18, 21:30 UTC |
Born near that moment? The sun sign calculator takes your year, time and time zone. For the Moon and rising sign too, use the birth chart calculator.
February decans: the ten-day stretches
Each sign is cut into three decans of about ten days, ruled in turn by the sign itself and the next two signs of its element. Sources differ by a day on where a decan starts; these follow the sign dates on this page.
- February 1 to 8: Aquarius, decan 2, ruled by Gemini
- February 9 to 18: Aquarius, decan 3, ruled by Libra
- February 19 to 29: Pisces, decan 1, ruled by Pisces
February zodiac signs by date
Every February birthday, day by day. Rows marked cusp are dates a sign change can reach in some year or time zone; the note says which two signs are in play.
Full guides for the most-searched February dates: February 18, February 22.
| Date | Zodiac sign | Note |
|---|---|---|
| February 1 | ♒ Aquarius | Gemini decan |
| February 2 | ♒ Aquarius | Gemini decan |
| February 3 | ♒ Aquarius | Gemini decan |
| February 4 | ♒ Aquarius | Gemini decan |
| February 5 | ♒ Aquarius | Gemini decan |
| February 6 | ♒ Aquarius | Gemini decan |
| February 7 | ♒ Aquarius | Gemini decan |
| February 8 | ♒ Aquarius | Gemini decan |
| February 9 | ♒ Aquarius | Libra decan |
| February 10 | ♒ Aquarius | Libra decan |
| February 11 | ♒ Aquarius | Libra decan |
| February 12 | ♒ Aquarius | Libra decan |
| February 13 | ♒ Aquarius | Libra decan |
| February 14 | ♒ Aquarius | Libra decan |
| February 15 | ♒ Aquarius | Libra decan |
| February 16 | ♒ Aquarius | Libra decan |
| February 17 | ♒ Aquarius | Cusp: Aquarius to Pisces |
| February 18 | ♒ Aquarius | Cusp: Aquarius to Pisces Full guide |
| February 19 | ♓ Pisces | Cusp: Aquarius to Pisces |
| February 20 | ♓ Pisces | Cusp: Aquarius to Pisces (far zones only) |
| February 21 | ♓ Pisces | Pisces decan |
| February 22 | ♓ Pisces | Pisces decan Full guide |
| February 23 | ♓ Pisces | Pisces decan |
| February 24 | ♓ Pisces | Pisces decan |
| February 25 | ♓ Pisces | Pisces decan |
| February 26 | ♓ Pisces | Pisces decan |
| February 27 | ♓ Pisces | Pisces decan |
| February 28 | ♓ Pisces | Pisces decan |
| February 29 | ♓ Pisces | Pisces decan |
February zodiac questions
What zodiac signs are in February?
February holds two zodiac signs: Aquarius from February 1 to February 18 and Pisces from February 19 to February 29. The Sun's exact move between them shifts by up to a day from year to year, so the four or five dates around the change are cusp dates.
What zodiac sign is a leap-day baby?
Pisces. February 29 is deep inside the sign in every leap year, because the Sun has been in Pisces since February 18 or 19, so no cusp doubt applies.
What zodiac sign is February 20?
Pisces for nearly everyone. The 20th stays open only in the most easterly time zones, in years when the Sun enters Pisces late on the 19th UTC. The 21st and 22nd, which people search almost as often, are Pisces without exception.
What is the February birthstone?
Amethyst, which tradition links with a clear head. Stones follow the calendar month rather than the Sun sign, so it is the same for an Aquarius born on February 3 and a Pisces born on February 25.
Your Sun sign is one piece of the chart
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