Born on February 12

February 12 zodiac sign

If you were born on February 12, your Sun sign is Aquarius.

The water bearer, pouring something new into the depth of winter.

AirFixedUranus, traditionally Saturn

On February 12 the Sun stands between 22° and 24° Aquarius, in the 3rd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Aquarius for the whole of February 12, wherever in the world you were born.

Find your exact Sun degree

Add your birth year, and your time and place if you know them. Hali will work out exactly where the Sun stood when you arrived, and when it next returns there.

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Your birthday star

Deneb Algedi

Each year the Sun meets Deneb Algedi on your birthday. The tail of the Sea Goat. A star of justice, and of the quiet authority people trust.

Deneb Algedi sits at 23° Aquarius.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On February 12 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Capricornus, the sea goat, even though the sign is Aquarius. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

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February 12 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Aquarius on February 12, but the Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving. Open your decade to see where they were on your birthday. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so if the Moon changed sign that day, your birth time and place decide which side of the line you were born on.

The 1940s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1940AriesPiscesAries
1941Leo, then Virgo from 12:22PiscesAquarius
1942CapricornAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1943Taurus, then Gemini from 15:25CapricornPisces
1944Virgo, then Libra from 15:55CapricornCapricorn
1945AquariusAquariusAries
1946Gemini, then Cancer from 00:59AquariusAquarius
1947ScorpioPiscesCapricorn
1948PiscesPisces, retrogradeAries
1949LeoAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 14:45CapricornAquarius
1951TaurusAquariusPisces
1952VirgoAquariusCapricorn
1953Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:17PiscesAries
1954GeminiPiscesAquarius
1955Libra, then Scorpio from 16:39Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1956Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:52CapricornAries
1957CancerCapricornAquarius
1958SagittariusAquariusAquarius
1959AriesAquariusPisces
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960LeoPiscesCapricorn
1961CapricornPiscesAries
1962Taurus, then Gemini from 05:19Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1963LibraCapricornCapricorn
1964AquariusAquariusAries
1965Gemini, then Cancer from 04:14AquariusAquarius
1966Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:33AquariusCapricorn
1967Pisces, then Aries from 18:17PiscesPisces
1968Cancer, then Leo from 10:50Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1969Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:29AquariusAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970TaurusCapricornAquarius
1971VirgoAquariusCapricorn
1972CapricornAquariusAries
1973GeminiPiscesAquarius
1974Libra, then Scorpio from 00:58PiscesCapricorn
1975PiscesAquarius, retrogradePisces
1976CancerCapricornCapricorn
1977SagittariusAquariusAries
1978Aries, then Taurus from 19:51AquariusAquarius
1979Leo, then Virgo from 17:18AquariusCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 10:12PiscesAries
1981Taurus, then Gemini from 05:51Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
1982LibraAquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1983AquariusCapricornPisces
1984GeminiAquariusCapricorn
1985Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:09AquariusAries
1986Pisces, then Aries from 01:21PiscesAquarius
1987LeoPiscesCapricorn
1988SagittariusAquarius, retrogradeAries
1989TaurusCapricornAquarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Virgo, then Libra from 21:10AquariusCapricorn
1991Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:17AquariusPisces
1992Taurus, then Gemini from 06:08AquariusCapricorn
1993ScorpioPiscesAries
1994PiscesPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1995CancerAquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1996Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:58CapricornAries
1997Aries, then Taurus from 10:57AquariusAquarius
1998Leo, then Virgo from 01:10AquariusCapricorn
1999CapricornAquariusPisces
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000TaurusPiscesCapricorn
2001LibraAquarius, retrogradeAries
2002Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:53CapricornPisces
2003Gemini, then Cancer from 17:19CapricornCapricorn
2004ScorpioAquariusAries
2005AriesAquariusAquarius
2006LeoPiscesCapricorn
2007SagittariusPiscesPisces
2008Aries, then Taurus from 09:34Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2009Virgo, then Libra from 08:33CapricornAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010AquariusAquariusPisces
2011GeminiAquariusCapricorn
2012Libra, then Scorpio from 22:02AquariusAries
2013PiscesPiscesAquarius
2014Cancer, then Leo from 19:16Pisces, retrogradeCapricorn
2015Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:47AquariusPisces
2016AriesCapricornCapricorn
2017VirgoAquariusAries
2018CapricornAquariusPisces
2019TaurusPiscesCapricorn
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020LibraPiscesAries
2021Aquarius, then Pisces from 07:24Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
2022CancerCapricornCapricorn
2023ScorpioAquariusPisces
2024Pisces, then Aries from 13:26AquariusCapricorn
2025LeoAquariusAries

Moon at midnight and the minute it changed sign, Mercury and Venus at noon, all Greenwich time. Your exact placements need your birth time and place. Find your exact Moon sign

How common is a February 12 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,898 babies were born on February 12 each year. That makes it number 269 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% fewer than an average day.

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The Aquarius in you

Your gift

Originality. You see the world as it could be and invite others to see it too.

Your growing edge

Closeness. You care for everyone, and letting one person all the way in can be the harder task.

Your decan, the third part of Aquarius

Ruled by Venus

Venus warms the water bearer. You care about fairness and friendship, and your kindness is wide and quietly radical.

Read about the third decan of Aquarius

Questions about February 12

What zodiac sign is February 12?

If you were born on February 12, your Sun sign is Aquarius.

Is February 12 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Aquarius all day on February 12 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aquarius.

What is the birthday star for February 12?

Each year the Sun meets Deneb Algedi on your birthday. The tail of the Sea Goat. A star of justice, and of the quiet authority people trust.

What was the Moon sign on February 12?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On February 12 2025 the Moon was in Leo, and on February 12 2023 it was in Scorpio. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on February 12?

On February 12 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Capricornus, the sea goat, even though the sign is Aquarius. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

Your Sun sign is one star in a whole sky. Your Moon and rising sign tell the rest of your story.

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