Born on February 26

February 26 zodiac sign

If you were born on February 26, your Sun sign is Pisces.

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

WaterMutableNeptune, traditionally Jupiter

On February 26 the Sun stands between 6° and 8° 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 26, 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.

Birth time

Your birthday star

Deneb

The Sun reaches Deneb on February 24 every year, 2 days before your birthday. The tail of the Swan, one of the most luminous stars we can see with our own eyes. A star of talent and a spirit that likes to soar.

Deneb sits at 5° Pisces.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On February 26 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 26 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Pisces on February 26, 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
1940LibraPiscesAries
1941PiscesPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1942CancerAquariusAquarius
1943ScorpioAquariusAries
1944AriesAquariusAquarius
1945Leo, then Virgo from 08:14PiscesAries
1946Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 05:02PiscesPisces
1947TaurusPiscesCapricorn
1948Virgo, then Libra from 09:05Aquarius, retrogradeAries
1949AquariusAquariusAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950GeminiAquariusAquarius
1951Libra, then Scorpio from 03:31AquariusAries
1952PiscesPiscesAquarius
1953LeoPiscesAries
1954SagittariusPisces, retrogradePisces
1955Aries, then Taurus from 16:47AquariusCapricorn
1956VirgoAquariusAries
1957Capricorn, then Aquarius from 05:43AquariusAquarius
1958Taurus, then Gemini from 05:53PiscesAquarius
1959LibraPiscesAries
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Aquarius, then Pisces from 06:04PiscesAquarius
1961CancerAquarius, retrogradeAries
1962Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 23:47AquariusPisces
1963AriesAquariusCapricorn
1964Leo, then Virgo from 22:30AquariusAries
1965CapricornPiscesAquarius
1966TaurusPiscesAquarius
1967Virgo, then Libra from 08:45Pisces, retrogradeAries
1968AquariusAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1969Gemini, then Cancer from 06:12AquariusAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Libra, then Scorpio from 01:24AquariusPisces
1971Pisces, then Aries from 23:30PiscesCapricorn
1972Cancer, then Leo from 00:15PiscesAries
1973SagittariusPiscesAquarius
1974Aries, then Taurus from 17:12Pisces, retrogradeCapricorn
1975VirgoAquariusAries
1976Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:49AquariusAquarius
1977GeminiAquariusAries
1978LibraPiscesPisces
1979Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:53PiscesCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980CancerPisces, retrogradeAries
1981Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:29Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1982AriesAquariusCapricorn
1983Leo, then Virgo from 19:50AquariusAries
1984CapricornAquariusAquarius
1985TaurusPiscesAries
1986Virgo, then Libra from 09:08PiscesPisces
1987AquariusPisces, retrogradeCapricorn
1988Gemini, then Cancer from 12:12AquariusAries
1989ScorpioAquariusAquarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990PiscesAquariusCapricorn
1991LeoPiscesAries
1992SagittariusPiscesAquarius
1993Aries, then Taurus from 08:12PiscesAries
1994VirgoAquarius, retrogradePisces
1995Capricorn, then Aquarius from 13:14AquariusCapricorn
1996GeminiAquariusAries
1997LibraAquariusAquarius
1998Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:43PiscesCapricorn
1999CancerPiscesAries
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:10Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
2001AriesAquariusAries
2002Leo, then Virgo from 19:48AquariusPisces
2003CapricornAquariusCapricorn
2004TaurusPiscesAries
2005Virgo, then Libra from 03:59PiscesAquarius
2006AquariusPiscesCapricorn
2007Gemini, then Cancer from 03:48Pisces, retrogradeAries
2008ScorpioAquariusAquarius
2009Pisces, then Aries from 21:24AquariusAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Cancer, then Leo from 01:09AquariusPisces
2011Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:32PiscesCapricorn
2012Aries, then Taurus from 14:30PiscesAries
2013VirgoPisces, retrogradePisces
2014Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:56Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2015GeminiAquariusAries
2016LibraAquariusAquarius
2017Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:25PiscesAries
2018CancerPiscesPisces
2019SagittariusPiscesCapricorn
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020AriesPisces, retrogradeAries
2021Leo, then Virgo from 17:08AquariusPisces
2022CapricornAquariusCapricorn
2023Taurus, then Gemini from 15:48AquariusAries
2024Virgo, then Libra from 14:30PiscesAquarius
2025AquariusPiscesAries

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 26

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on February 26, Greenwich time.

  • 1979, total solar eclipse at 16:54
  • 1998, total solar eclipse at 17:28
  • 2017, annular solar eclipse at 14:53

How common is a February 26 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,727 babies were born on February 26 each year. That makes it number 325 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 4% fewer than 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 26

What zodiac sign is February 26?

If you were born on February 26, your Sun sign is Pisces.

Is February 26 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Pisces all day on February 26 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Pisces.

What is the birthday star for February 26?

The Sun reaches Deneb on February 24 every year, 2 days before your birthday. The tail of the Swan, one of the most luminous stars we can see with our own eyes. A star of talent and a spirit that likes to soar.

What was the Moon sign on February 26?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On February 26 2025 the Moon was in Aquarius, and on February 26 2022 it was in Capricorn. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on February 26?

On February 26 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.

Everything about PiscesExact Pisces dates every yearAll birthdays

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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