Born on February 22

February 22 zodiac sign

If you were born on February 22, your Sun sign is Pisces.

The last sign, holding every season before the wheel turns again.

WaterMutableNeptune, traditionally Jupiter

On February 22 the Sun stands between 2° and 4° Pisces, in the 1st decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Pisces for the whole of February 22, 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

Sadalmelik

Each year the Sun meets Sadalmelik on your birthday. The luck of the king, in the shoulder of the Water Bearer. A star for those who keep going until the luck turns.

Sadalmelik sits at 3° Pisces.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On February 22 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Aquarius, the water bearer, even though the sign is Pisces. 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 22 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Pisces on February 22, 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
1940LeoPiscesAries
1941CapricornPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1942Taurus, then Gemini from 19:48AquariusAquarius
1943Virgo, then Libra from 14:30AquariusPisces
1944AquariusAquariusAquarius
1945CancerAquariusAries
1946ScorpioPiscesPisces
1947PiscesPiscesCapricorn
1948Cancer, then Leo from 10:07Aquarius, retrogradeAries
1949Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 05:51AquariusAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Aries, then Taurus from 01:12AquariusAquarius
1951VirgoAquariusPisces
1952Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:49PiscesAquarius
1953Gemini, then Cancer from 22:48PiscesAries
1954Libra, then Scorpio from 21:44Pisces, retrogradePisces
1955Aquarius, then Pisces from 10:10Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1956CancerAquariusAries
1957SagittariusAquariusAquarius
1958AriesAquariusAquarius
1959LeoPiscesPisces
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:40PiscesAquarius
1961Taurus, then Gemini from 01:52Pisces, retrogradeAries
1962Virgo, then Libra from 01:22AquariusPisces
1963AquariusAquariusCapricorn
1964Gemini, then Cancer from 14:50AquariusAries
1965Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:57PiscesAquarius
1966Pisces, then Aries from 20:30PiscesCapricorn
1967Cancer, then Leo from 08:05PiscesPisces
1968SagittariusAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1969TaurusAquariusAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970VirgoAquariusPisces
1971Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:43AquariusCapricorn
1972GeminiPiscesAries
1973Libra, then Scorpio from 02:35PiscesAquarius
1974PiscesPisces, retrogradeCapricorn
1975CancerAquariusPisces
1976Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:19AquariusAquarius
1977Aries, then Taurus from 23:07AquariusAries
1978Leo, then Virgo from 17:40AquariusPisces
1979Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:01PiscesCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Taurus, then Gemini from 17:59PiscesAries
1981LibraAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1982AquariusAquariusCapricorn
1983Gemini, then Cancer from 18:32AquariusPisces
1984ScorpioAquariusAquarius
1985Pisces, then Aries from 03:43PiscesAries
1986LeoPiscesPisces
1987SagittariusPisces, retrogradeCapricorn
1988TaurusAquarius, retrogradeAries
1989VirgoAquariusAquarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:53AquariusCapricorn
1991GeminiAquariusAries
1992Libra, then Scorpio from 13:12PiscesAquarius
1993PiscesPiscesAries
1994CancerAquarius, retrogradePisces
1995Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:13AquariusCapricorn
1996AriesAquariusAries
1997Leo, then Virgo from 02:39AquariusAquarius
1998CapricornPiscesCapricorn
1999Taurus, then Gemini from 19:54PiscesAries
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000LibraPisces, retrogradeAquarius
2001Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:45Aquarius, retrogradeAries
2002Gemini, then Cancer from 16:16AquariusPisces
2003ScorpioAquariusCapricorn
2004Pisces, then Aries from 12:45AquariusAries
2005LeoPiscesAquarius
2006SagittariusPiscesCapricorn
2007TaurusPisces, retrogradeAries
2008VirgoAquariusAquarius
2009Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:07AquariusAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010GeminiAquariusPisces
2011Libra, then Scorpio from 09:29PiscesCapricorn
2012PiscesPiscesAries
2013Cancer, then Leo from 22:12PiscesAquarius
2014Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 10:12Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2015AriesAquariusAries
2016Leo, then Virgo from 11:25AquariusAquarius
2017CapricornAquariusAries
2018TaurusPiscesPisces
2019LibraPiscesCapricorn
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020AquariusPisces, retrogradeAries
2021Gemini, then Cancer from 03:53AquariusAquarius
2022ScorpioAquariusCapricorn
2023Pisces, then Aries from 05:14AquariusAries
2024LeoAquariusAquarius
2025Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:09PiscesAries

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

Eclipses on February 22

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on February 22, Greenwich time.

  • 2035, penumbral lunar eclipse at 09:04

How common is a February 22 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,111 babies were born on February 22 each year. That makes it number 182 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is about the same as an average day.

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The Pisces in you

Your gift

Compassion. You understand people without needing them to explain.

Your growing edge

Boundaries. Taking in everyone's feelings can leave too little room for your own.

Your decan, the first part of Pisces

Ruled by Neptune

Born in the opening decan, you get Neptune twice, with Jupiter, the old ruler, close behind. Dreamy, spiritual and generous, you live with one foot in another world.

Read about the first decan of Pisces

Questions about February 22

What zodiac sign is February 22?

If you were born on February 22, your Sun sign is Pisces.

Is February 22 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Pisces all day on February 22 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Pisces.

What is the birthday star for February 22?

Each year the Sun meets Sadalmelik on your birthday. The luck of the king, in the shoulder of the Water Bearer. A star for those who keep going until the luck turns.

What was the Moon sign on February 22?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On February 22 2024 the Moon was in Leo, and on February 22 2022 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 22?

On February 22 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Aquarius, the water bearer, even though the sign is Pisces. 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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