Birthday signs · Aquarius season
What zodiac sign is February 5?
The tropical zodiac sign for February 5 is Aquarius. The Sun stood in Aquarius at noon UTC on February 5 throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 15.49° to 16.97° Aquarius. Aquarius season has February 5 as day 16 or 17, in its middle part, with the element air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
February 5 is Aquarius
| Aquarius at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 12 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
February 5 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 | 15.5° to 17° Aquarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 16 or 17 of Aquarius season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Capricorn |
| Day number | 5 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Aquarius
| Noon Sun | 15.49° to 16.97° Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
February 5 by the numbers
| Day number | 5 (5) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 7 (2 + 5) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Aquarius season | 16 or 17 |
|---|---|
| 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
A person born in the middle of Aquarius season notices how groups actually run before they notice what anyone says. Their first move is to test an idea against friends, classmates, or coworkers and see whether it holds. They like being useful to the wider circle, yet they can pull back when a crowd expects them to agree. Their independence is real, and so is their need for other people to think alongside them.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Capricorn, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Capricorn | 22°–23.3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on February 5
- Robert Peel (1788–1850), Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900–1965), American politician and diplomat (1900–1965); 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953
- Robert Hofstadter (1915–1990), American physicist and Nobel laureate
- Charlotte Rampling (1946), British actress
- Gheorghe Hagi (1965), Romanian association football player and manager
- Abhishek Bachchan (1976), Indian actor and film producer (Born 1976)
- Carlos Tevez (1984), Argentine footballer
- Neymar (1992), Brazilian footballer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
February 5 in history
Observed on this date:
Events on February 5:
- 1852: The New Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, opens to the public.
- 1907: Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
- 1971: Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
- 2020: United States President Donald Trump is acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial.
How the answer was worked out
From 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on February 5 was calculated at noon UTC each year with Astronomy Engine, and each year's sign was read from that longitude.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is February 5?
Every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 shows February 5 as Aquarius, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is February 5 on a zodiac cusp?
No. On every February 5 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun at noon is in Aquarius, with each such February 5 at least 12 days from a change of sign.
What decan is February 5?
February 5 remains in the second decan of Aquarius (10°–20°) throughout every sampled year, so the face ruler under the Chaldean order is Mercury.
What is the birthday number for February 5?
Under modern numerology, the day number for February 5 is 5, and the month-day number is 7, each found 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 5 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .