Birthday signs · Pisces season
What zodiac sign is February 23?
Within the tropical zodiac, February 23 is positioned in Pisces. Through the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun occupied Pisces at noon UTC on February 23, at 3.67° to 5.16° Pisces. Pisces season, day 4 to 6, is February 23, placed in its early part with the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
February 23 is Pisces
| Pisces at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 3 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
February 23 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 | 3.7° to 5.2° Pisces at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 4 to 6 of Pisces season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Saturn |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Aquarius |
| Day number | 5 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Pisces
| Noon Sun | 3.67° to 5.16° Pisces |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Saturn |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
February 23 by the numbers
| Day number | 5 (2 + 3 = 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 Pisces season | 4 to 6 |
|---|---|
| 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 early in Pisces, this person arrives while the season is still finding its shape. Think of someone who keeps offering a hand to a friend long before the friend asks, then feels a small sting when the favor goes unnoticed. Their softness comes with a stubborn streak they rarely admit to. They can drift for a while, but they usually return to the thing they care about most.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Aquarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Aquarius | 10.1°–11.5° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on February 23
- Pope Paul II (1417–1471), pope of the Catholic Church from 1464 to 1471
- Matthias Corvinus (1443–1490), King of Hungary and Bohemia, Duke of Austria
- George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), German-British Baroque composer
- W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963), American sociologist and activist
- Kazimir Malevich (1878–1935), Russian avant-garde artist of Polish ancestry. Founder of the Suprematist movement
- Karl Jaspers (1883–1969), German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher
- Erich Kästner (1899–1974), German children's writer
- Casemiro (1992), Brazilian association football player
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
February 23 in history
Observed on this date:
- The Emperor's Birthday, birthday of Naruhito, the current Emperor of Japan (Japan)
- Mashramani-Republic Day (Guyana)
- National Day (Brunei)
- Defender of the Fatherland Day (Russia)
- Defender of the Fatherland and Armed Forces day (Belarus)
- Armed Forces Day (Tajikistan) (Tajikistan)
Events on February 23:
- 303: Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution.
- 1909: The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
- 1950: General elections are held in the United Kingdom.
- 2018: Parliamentary elections are held in Djibouti.
How the answer was worked out
With Astronomy Engine, the Sun's tropical longitude on February 23 was computed at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was taken from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is February 23?
In all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, February 23 is Pisces, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is February 23 on a zodiac cusp?
No. In every February 23 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun at noon was in Pisces, and February 23 is at least 3 days from the nearest sign change.
What decan is February 23?
For every sampled year, February 23 is placed in the first decan of Pisces (0°–10°), so the Chaldean face ruler assigned is Saturn.
What is the birthday number for February 23?
Adding digits gives February 23 a day number of 5 and a month-day number of 7 in modern numerology.
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 23 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .