Birthday signs · Aquarius season
What zodiac sign is February 3?
February 3 sits in Aquarius within the tropical zodiac system. Through the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun occupied Aquarius at noon UTC on February 3, at 13.46° to 14.94° Aquarius. For day 14 or 15 of Aquarius season, February 3 is in its middle part, and the element is air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
February 3 is Aquarius
| Aquarius at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 13 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
February 3 at a glance
| Sign | ♒︎ Aquarius, the Water-bearer |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | air, fixed |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional); Uranus (modern, 20th-century assignment) |
| Sun on this date | 13.5° to 14.9° Aquarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 14 or 15 of Aquarius season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Capricorn |
| Day number | 3 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Aquarius
| Noon Sun | 13.46° to 14.94° Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
February 3 by the numbers
| Day number | 3 (3) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 5 (2 + 3) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Aquarius season | 14 or 15 |
|---|---|
| Aquarius season opened | January 20 (48 years) or January 21 (53) |
| Aquarius season closed | February 17 (4 years) or February 18 (80) or February 19 (17) |
| Element and mode | air, fixed |
| Traditional ruler | Saturn |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Aquarius season
Born in the middle of Aquarius, this person arrives when the season has settled into its own steady rhythm. By the start of February the cold is familiar, and the ideas they care about have had time to firm up. They know what they think, but they still want to hear other people's views before deciding. Friends find them loyal, a little stubborn, and willing to argue a point until it becomes clearer.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Capricorn, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Capricorn | 19.9°–21.3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on February 3
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent
- Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910), American physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830–1903), British politician and prime minister
- Gertrude Stein (1874–1946), American author
- Alvar Aalto (1898–1976), Finnish architect and designer
- Simone Weil (1909–1943), French philosopher, writer, and social activist
- Paul Auster (1947–2024), American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter
- Joachim Löw (1960), German footballer and manager
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
February 3 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of the Virgin of Suyapa (Honduras)
- Communist Party of Vietnam Foundation Anniversary (Vietnam)
- Day of Finnish architecture and design, birthday of Alvar Aalto (Finland)
- Heroes' Day (Mozambique)
- Martyrs' Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
- Setsubun (Japan)
- Veterans' Day (Thailand)
Events on February 3:
- 1451: Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire.
- 1783: Spain–United States relations are first established.
- 1913: The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.
- 1966: The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon.
- 2023: Ohio train derailment: A freight train containing vinyl chloride and other hazardous materials derails and burns in East Palestine, Ohio, United States, releasing hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air and contaminating the Ohio River.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine calculated the Sun's tropical longitude on February 3 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and the sign for each year was then read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is February 3?
In all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, February 3 is Aquarius, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is February 3 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The noon Sun fell in Aquarius on each February 3 from 1930 to 2030, with every February 3 at least 13 days from the nearest sign boundary.
What decan is February 3?
Mercury is the face ruler in the Chaldean order for February 3, which is in the second decan of Aquarius (10°–20°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for February 3?
Using the modern numerology method, February 3 shows day number 3 and month-day number 5, each obtained by digit addition.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine JavaScript reference — Don Cross, Astronomy Engine. Verified .
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I — LacusCurtius, University of Chicago. Verified .
- Decan (astrology): the faces of the planets (after Lilly) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Life Path Number — Numerology.com (practitioner site). Verified .
- Ayanamsa (Lahiri and other sidereal conventions) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Aquarius (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: February 3 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .