February 23 zodiac sign

On February 23 the Sun stands between 3° and 5° 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 23, wherever in the world you were born.

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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.

Your birthday star

The stars truly behind your Sun

On February 23 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 23 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Pisces on February 23, 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.

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 23 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,927 babies were born on February 23 each year. That makes it number 253 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% fewer than an average day.

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The Pisces in you

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

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