Birthday signs · Aquarius season
What zodiac sign is February 4?
Aquarius is the tropical zodiac sign occupied by February 4. In each of the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, noon UTC on February 4 found the Sun in Aquarius, at 14.47° to 15.96° Aquarius. Day 15 or 16 of the Aquarius season is February 4, in the middle part, with element air attached.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
February 4 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 4 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 | 14.5° to 16° Aquarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 15 or 16 of Aquarius season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Capricorn |
| Day number | 4 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Aquarius
| Noon Sun | 14.47° to 15.96° Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
February 4 by the numbers
| Day number | 4 (4) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 6 (2 + 4) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Aquarius season | 15 or 16 |
|---|---|
| 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 on February 4, in the middle of Aquarius, this person arrives as the season's ideas are already in motion. Friends bring their problems and get an opinion, usually with a question attached. Their steadiness shows in routines they keep when plans shift around them. The tension is real: they want to belong to a group while needing room to think differently from it. On some mornings, that gap leaves them weighing both sides before they speak.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Capricorn, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Capricorn | 20.9°–22.3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on February 4
- Ludwig Erhard (1897–1977), Chancellor of West Germany
- Jacques Prévert (1900–1977), French poet and screenwriter
- Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974), American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist
- Rosa Parks (1913–2005), civil rights activist
- Conrad Bain (1923–2013), Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist
- Isabel Perón (1931), first female president of Argentina from 1974 to 1976
- Dan Quayle (1947), vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993
- Alice Cooper (1948), American singer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
February 4 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of the Armed Struggle (Angola)
- Independence Day (Sri Lanka)
- Rosa Parks Day (California and Missouri, United States)
- World Cancer Day
- International Day of Human Fraternity
Events on February 4:
- 1758: The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral.
- 1825: The Ohio Legislature authorizes the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal.
- 1967: Lunar Orbiter program: Lunar Orbiter 3 lifts off from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 13 on its mission to identify possible landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo spacecraft.
- 2003: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia.
- 2008: Civic mobilizations in Colombia against FARC, under the name A million voices against the FARC.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on February 4, calculated at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030 by Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is February 4?
Aquarius applies to February 4 in every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is February 4 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Across the years 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun was in Aquarius on every February 4, and each February 4 lies at least 13 days from any change of sign.
What decan is February 4?
In all sampled years February 4 appears in the second decan of Aquarius (10°–20°), giving Mercury as its face ruler in the Chaldean order.
What is the birthday number for February 4?
February 4 receives day number 4 and month-day number 6 under modern numerology, both calculated by adding digits.
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 4 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .