Birthday signs · Aquarius season
What zodiac sign is February 10?
February 10 is in Aquarius by the tropical zodiac reckoning. Throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun remained in Aquarius at noon UTC on February 10, at 20.55° to 22.04° Aquarius. Within Aquarius season, day 21 or 22 is February 10, placed in the late part with the element air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
February 10 is Aquarius
| Aquarius at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 7 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
February 10 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 | 20.6° to 22° Aquarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 21 or 22 of Aquarius season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of the Moon |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Capricorn |
| Day number | 1 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Aquarius
| Noon Sun | 20.55° to 22.04° Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Moon |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
February 10 by the numbers
| Day number | 1 (1 + 0 = 1) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 3 (2 + 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Aquarius season | 21 or 22 |
|---|---|
| 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 10, late in the Aquarius season, this person arrives at the edge of a long stretch of thinking for themselves. They have spent weeks sorting out what they believe, and now they want the people around them to see the result. When a friend pulls back or a group moves on without them, the hurt lands and then lingers. Their independence is real, but so is the wish to be missed when they step away.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Capricorn, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Capricorn | 27°–28.4° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on February 10
- Boris Pasternak (1890–1960), Russian writer
- Harold Macmillan (1894–1986), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963
- Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956), German poet, playwright, and theatre director
- Walter Brattain (1902–1987), American physicist
- Lee Hsien Loong (1952), 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024
- Laura Dern (1967), American actress and producer
- Emma Roberts (1991), American actress
- Chloë Grace Moretz (1997), American actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
February 10 in history
Observed on this date:
- Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck (Malta)
- Fenkil Day(commemoration of the Second Battle of Massawa) (Eritrea)
- Kurdish Authors Union Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)
- National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe (Italy)
- Arabian Leopard Day
Events on February 10:
- 1502: Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India.
- 1923: Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas.
- 1940: The Soviet Union begins mass deportations of Polish citizens from occupied eastern Poland to Siberia.
- 1996: IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign, for the years from 1930 through 2030, was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on February 10 at noon UTC, as calculated by Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is February 10?
Counting the Sun at noon UTC, every sampled year from 1930 to 2030 has February 10 in Aquarius, all 101 of them.
Is February 10 on a zodiac cusp?
No. For each February 10 between 1930 and 2030, the noon Sun was located in Aquarius, and February 10 is at least 7 days distant from the nearest sign change.
What decan is February 10?
Across every sampled year, February 10 lies in the third decan of Aquarius (20°–30°), and its face ruler in the Chaldean order is therefore the Moon.
What is the birthday number for February 10?
Within modern numerology, February 10 carries the day number 1 and the month-day number 3, each derived 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 10 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .