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What zodiac sign is February 29?
The tropical zodiac sign for February 29 is Pisces. In all 25 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun lay in Pisces at noon UTC on February 29, at 9.7° to 10.43° Pisces. February 29 falls on day 10 or 11 of the Pisces season, in its middle part, with the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
February 29 is Pisces
| Pisces at noon UTC | 25 of 25 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 9 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
February 29 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 | 9.7° to 10.4° Pisces at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 10 or 11 of Pisces season |
| Decan | first (10 years) and second (15); faces: Saturn, Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Aquarius |
| Day number | 11 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Pisces
| Noon Sun | 9.7° to 10.43° Pisces |
|---|---|
| Decans | first in 10 years, second in 15 |
| Decan line crossed | 10° |
| Face rulers, Chaldean order | Saturn, Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
February 29 by the numbers
| Day number | 11 (2 + 9 = 11) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 4 (2 + 11 = 13, then 1 + 3 = 4) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Pisces season | 10 or 11 |
|---|---|
| Pisces season opened | February 19 (12 years) or February 20 (13) |
| Pisces season closed | March 19 (14 years) or March 20 (11) |
| 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 on February 29, this person arrives at a boundary in the Pisces season, where one stretch of the sign is closing and another is opening. Standing in a doorway can feel uncertain. They find themselves weighing two ways of doing things, wanting to keep the familiar while also trying something new. Over time, they learn that a threshold is still a place to stand, and that choosing a direction can happen one small step at a time.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Aquarius, all 25 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Aquarius | 16.2°–16.8° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on February 29
- Pope Paul III (1468–1549), pope of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549
- Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868), Italian opera composer
- Herman Hollerith (1860–1929), American statistician and inventor（1860-1929）
- Morarji Desai (1896–1995), Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979
- Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since 1991
- Pedro Sánchez (1972), Prime Minister of Spain since 2018
- Benedikt Höwedes (1988), German association football player
- Ferran Torres (2000), Spanish footballer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
February 29 in history
Observed on this date:
- Rare Disease Day (in leap years; usually celebrated in common years on February 28)
- Bachelor's Day (Ireland and United Kingdom)
Events on February 29:
- 888: Odo, count of Paris, is crowned king of West Francia (France) by Archbishop Walter of Sens at Compiègne.
- 1908: James Madison University is founded at Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States as The State Normal and Industrial School for Women by the Virginia General Assembly.
- 1980: Gordie Howe of the Hartford Whalers makes NHL history as he scores his 800th goal.
- 2008: The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence withdraws Prince Harry from a tour of Afghanistan after news of his deployment is leaked to foreign media.
- 2020: Luxembourg becomes the first country in the world to render public transport free nationwide.
How the answer was worked out
Each year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on February 29 was calculated at noon UTC with Astronomy Engine, and the sign for that year was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is February 29?
Each of the 25 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 places February 29 in Pisces, based on the Sun at noon UTC.
Is February 29 on a zodiac cusp?
No. On every February 29 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun at noon is in Pisces, with each such February 29 at least 9 days from a change of sign.
What decan is February 29?
10 sampled years of February 29 fall in the first decan of Pisces, the face of Saturn, whereas 15 lie in the second, the face of Jupiter.
What is the birthday number for February 29?
Under modern numerology, the day number for February 29 is 11, and the month-day number is 4, 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 .
- Pisces (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: February 29 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .