Born on February 28

February 28 zodiac sign

If you were born on February 28, your Sun sign is Pisces.

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

WaterMutableNeptune, traditionally Jupiter

On February 28 the Sun stands between 8° and 10° 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 28, 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.

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Your birthday star

Deneb

The Sun reaches Deneb on February 24 every year, 4 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 28 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.

See the real sky behind your whole chart

February 28 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Pisces on February 28, 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
1940ScorpioPiscesAries
1941AriesPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1942LeoAquariusAquarius
1943SagittariusAquariusAries
1944TaurusAquariusAquarius
1945Virgo, then Libra from 19:57PiscesAries
1946Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:35PiscesPisces
1947GeminiPisces, retrogradeCapricorn
1948Libra, then Scorpio from 11:24Aquarius, retrogradeAries
1949PiscesAquariusAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950CancerAquariusAquarius
1951Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:50AquariusAries
1952AriesPiscesAquarius
1953VirgoPiscesAries
1954CapricornPisces, retrogradePisces
1955Taurus, then Gemini from 19:24AquariusCapricorn
1956LibraAquariusAries
1957Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:25AquariusAquarius
1958Gemini, then Cancer from 14:17PiscesAquarius
1959ScorpioPiscesAries
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Pisces, then Aries from 10:38PiscesAquarius
1961LeoAquarius, retrogradeAries
1962SagittariusAquariusPisces
1963TaurusAquariusCapricorn
1964VirgoAquariusAries
1965AquariusPiscesAquarius
1966GeminiPiscesAquarius
1967Libra, then Scorpio from 09:10Pisces, retrogradeAries
1968PiscesAquariusAquarius
1969Cancer, then Leo from 18:12AquariusAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:39AquariusPisces
1971Aries, then Taurus from 23:54PiscesCapricorn
1972Leo, then Virgo from 08:40PiscesAries
1973CapricornPiscesAquarius
1974Taurus, then Gemini from 23:11Pisces, retrogradeCapricorn
1975LibraAquariusAries
1976AquariusAquariusAquarius
1977Gemini, then Cancer from 00:03AquariusAries
1978ScorpioPiscesPisces
1979Pisces, then Aries from 04:54PiscesCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980LeoPisces, retrogradeAries
1981Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:47Aquarius, retrogradePisces
1982TaurusAquariusCapricorn
1983Virgo, then Libra from 20:30AquariusAries
1984Capricorn, then Aquarius from 05:03PiscesAquarius
1985GeminiPiscesAries
1986Libra, then Scorpio from 12:06PiscesPisces
1987PiscesPisces, retrogradeCapricorn
1988CancerAquariusAries
1989Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 00:30AquariusPisces
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990AriesAquariusCapricorn
1991Leo, then Virgo from 01:50PiscesAries
1992CapricornPiscesAquarius
1993Taurus, then Gemini from 18:53Pisces, retrogradeAries
1994LibraAquarius, retrogradePisces
1995Aquarius, then Pisces from 17:16AquariusCapricorn
1996Gemini, then Cancer from 04:11AquariusAries
1997ScorpioPiscesPisces
1998Pisces, then Aries from 04:42PiscesCapricorn
1999LeoPiscesAries
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000SagittariusPisces, retrogradeAquarius
2001TaurusAquariusAries
2002Virgo, then Libra from 18:47AquariusPisces
2003AquariusAquariusCapricorn
2004GeminiPiscesAries
2005Libra, then Scorpio from 12:21PiscesPisces
2006PiscesPiscesCapricorn
2007Cancer, then Leo from 11:30Aquarius, retrogradeAries
2008Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:23AquariusAquarius
2009AriesAquariusAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Leo, then Virgo from 00:53AquariusPisces
2011CapricornPiscesCapricorn
2012TaurusPiscesAries
2013LibraPisces, retrogradePisces
2014Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:53Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2015CancerAquariusAries
2016ScorpioAquariusAquarius
2017Pisces, then Aries from 04:52PiscesAries
2018LeoPiscesPisces
2019Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:49PiscesCapricorn
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Aries, then Taurus from 07:30Pisces, retrogradeAries
2021Virgo, then Libra from 19:17AquariusPisces
2022AquariusAquariusCapricorn
2023GeminiAquariusAries
2024LibraPiscesAquarius
2025PiscesPiscesAries

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 28

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on February 28, Greenwich time.

  • 2044, annular solar eclipse at 20:23

How common is a February 28 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,053 babies were born on February 28 each year. That makes it number 198 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% 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 28

What zodiac sign is February 28?

If you were born on February 28, your Sun sign is Pisces.

Is February 28 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Pisces all day on February 28 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Pisces.

What is the birthday star for February 28?

The Sun reaches Deneb on February 24 every year, 4 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 28?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On February 28 2025 the Moon was in Pisces, and on February 28 2024 it was in Libra. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on February 28?

On February 28 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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