Birthday signs · Pisces season
What zodiac sign is February 22?
Pisces is the tropical zodiac sign that February 22 occupies. On February 22, at noon UTC, the Sun stood in Pisces in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 2.67° to 4.15° Pisces. February 22 marks day 3 to 5 of the Pisces season, and it sits in the early part with element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
February 22 is Pisces
| Pisces at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 2 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
February 22 at a glance
| Sign | ♓︎ Pisces, the Fish |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Jupiter (traditional); Neptune (modern, 20th-century assignment) |
| Sun on this date | 2.7° to 4.2° Pisces at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 3 to 5 of Pisces season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Saturn |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Aquarius |
| Day number | 22 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Pisces
| Noon Sun | 2.67° to 4.15° Pisces |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Saturn |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
February 22 by the numbers
| Day number | 22 () |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 6 (2 + 22 = 24, then 2 + 4 = 6) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Pisces season | 3 to 5 |
|---|---|
| Pisces season opened | February 18 (4 years) or February 19 (80) or February 20 (17) |
| Pisces season closed | March 19 (20 years) or March 20 (77) or March 21 (4) |
| Element and mode | water, mutable |
| Traditional ruler | Jupiter |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Pisces season
Born in the early stretch of Pisces, around February 22, this person arrives while the season is still finding its shape. Winter has not fully let go, so the dreamy side of the sign shows up in small moments rather than grand ones. They listen first and decide later. That habit makes them the friend who notices when someone has stopped answering texts, and then wonders whether to ask about it.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Aquarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Aquarius | 9.1°–10.5° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on February 22
- George Washington (1732–1799), Founding Father and first U.S. president
- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860), German philosopher
- Heinrich Hertz (1857–1894), German physicist
- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857–1941), lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Scout of the Scout Movement
- Luis Buñuel (1900–1983), Spanish-Mexican filmmaker
- Horst Köhler (1943–2025), German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010
- Steve Irwin (1962–2006), Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality
- Drew Barrymore (1975), American actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
February 22 in history
Observed on this date:
- Founder's Day or "B.-P. day" (World Organization of the Scout Movement)
- World Thinking Day (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts)
- Crime Victims Day (Europe)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom in 1979.
- Founding Day (Saudi Arabia)
- Washington's Birthday, federal holiday in the United States. A holiday on February 22 as well as the third Monday in February.
- National Cat Day (Japan)
Events on February 22:
- 1288: The Franciscan Girolamo Maschi is elected pope, choosing the name Nicholas IV.
- 1879: In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
- 1958: Following a plebiscite in both countries the previous day, Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic.
- 1994: Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union.
- 2022: Twosday, the name given to Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 2:22:22, occurs.
How the answer was worked out
From 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on February 22 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 22?
February 22 is Pisces in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is February 22 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Each February 22 from 1930 to 2030 had the noon Sun in Pisces, and February 22 lies no less than 2 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is February 22?
Under the Chaldean order, the face ruler is Saturn for February 22, which is in the first decan of Pisces (0°–10°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for February 22?
February 22's day number in modern numerology is 22, and its month-day number is 6, both 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 .
- Pisces (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: February 22 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .