Birthday signs · Aquarius season
What zodiac sign is February 9?
The tropical zodiac shows February 9 in the sign of Aquarius. In all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun lay in Aquarius at noon UTC on February 9, at 19.54° to 21.02° Aquarius. With the element air, February 9 is day 20 or 21 of Aquarius season in its late part.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
February 9 is Aquarius
| Aquarius at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 8 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
February 9 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 | 19.5° to 21° Aquarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 20 or 21 of Aquarius season |
| Decan | second (24 years) and third (77); faces: Mercury, the Moon |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Capricorn |
| Day number | 9 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Aquarius
| Noon Sun | 19.54° to 21.02° Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Decans | second in 24 years, third in 77 |
| Decan line crossed | 20° |
| Face rulers, Chaldean order | Mercury, the Moon |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
February 9 by the numbers
| Day number | 9 (9) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 11 (2 + 9 = 11, kept as a master number) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Aquarius season | 20 or 21 |
|---|---|
| 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 9, this person arrives near the edge of Aquarius, where one stretch of the year is closing and another is only starting. Their steady ideas can make them the one who refuses to rush a decision. At a crowded table, they notice which voice has gone silent and ask about it. Standing near a threshold means they can feel both sides of a disagreement, which makes choosing a side harder than it looks from outside.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Capricorn, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Capricorn | 26°–27.4° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on February 9
- Thomas Paine (1737–1809), American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist
- William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), president of the United States in 1841
- Jacques Monod (1910–1976), French biologist and biochemist, Nobel laureate
- J. M. Coetzee (1940), South African and Australian writer and scholar
- Joseph Stiglitz (1943), American economist, professor, and recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
- Alice Walker (1944), American author and activist
- Yoshinori Ohsumi (1945), Japanese molecular biologist
- Tom Hiddleston (1981), English actor
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
February 9 in history
Observed on this date:
- Alto of Altomünster
- Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich
- Ansbert of Rouen
- Apollonia
- Bracchio
- Einion the King (Western Orthodoxy)
- Blessed Leopold of Alpandeire
- Maron (Maronite Church)
- Miguel Febres Cordero
- Nebridius
Events on February 9:
- 474: Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
- 1893: Verdi's last opera, Falstaff, premieres at La Scala, Milan.
- 1932: Prohibition law is abolished in Finland after a national referendum, where 70% voted for a repeal of the law.
- 1986: Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System.
- 2025: The Baltic states synchronize their electric power transmission infrastructure with the Continental Europe Synchronous Area (CESA), in objective to disconnect from the Russo-Belarussian agreement to use the IPS/UPS system.
How the answer was worked out
The sign for each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on February 9, calculated at noon UTC using Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is February 9?
Each of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 places February 9 in Aquarius, based on the Sun at noon UTC.
Is February 9 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon stayed in Aquarius throughout every February 9 from 1930 to 2030, and February 9 is at least 8 days away from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is February 9?
Across two decans of Aquarius, February 9 spans 24 sampled years in the second, the face of Mercury, and 77 in the third, the face of the Moon.
What is the birthday number for February 9?
For February 9, modern numerology yields day number 9 and month-day number 11, both reached by adding digits together.
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 9 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .