February 17 zodiac sign
Almost at the end of the sign, the February 17 Sun sits at about 28° Aquarius, where long Aquarian experience starts to feel the pull of Pisces next door.
Sun signAquarius
- Sun at 27°–30° Aquarius
- 3rd decan · Venus
- Near the cusp
February 17 in profile
Twenty-eight degrees is the sign at its most seasoned. Aquarius here has gathered its ideals over a long stretch and now holds them loosely enough to listen. The third decan’s sub-sign is Libra, with Venus as sub-ruler, adding grace and a strong interest in relationships. The date is Aquarius in almost every case, although a birth far from Greenwich time can fall just inside Pisces, so a chart check is worth it then. A February 17 Aquarius often feels like a bridge between thinking and feeling.
Friendships are wide and carefully kept. They organise the yearly reunion, send articles to friends who will appreciate them and stay in touch with people who moved abroad a decade ago. They are a good listener because they are truly curious about lives unlike their own. At a party they end up in the kitchen with the person nobody else has spoken to, hearing their whole story.
Curiosity takes them into odd corners: astronomy apps, folk music archives, a short course in sign language. They learn best in groups and love explaining what they have just discovered. Their interest can scatter, leaving shelves of half-read books. Choosing one subject a year to study properly, with notes and a friend to report back to, lets the knowledge build rather than simply pass through.
Aquarius near the cusp
In every year from 1930 to 2040 the Sun was in Aquarius for the whole of February 17 in Greenwich time (UTC). The change of sign happens within a day of this date, though, so a birth in a time zone far from UTC (New Zealand, Hawaii or the Pacific) can fall in Pisces. If that is you, the birth chart calculator settles it from your time and city.
Calculated by Lunonis from the same ephemeris code as our charts (astronomy-engine, checked against Swiss Ephemeris): geocentric, tropical zodiac, true equinox of date. Times are UTC: add or subtract your time zone’s offset, which can move the change to the day before or after.
Your Moon sign depends on the year
The Sun is in the same place on February 17 every year; the Moon is not. It changes sign every two and a half days, so people who share this birthday can have any of the twelve Moon signs. Here is where it was on February 17 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Scorpio
- 2018Pisces
- 2019Cancer → Leo
- 2020Sagittarius
- 2021Aries → Taurus
- 2022Virgo
- 2023Capricorn
- 2024Gemini
- 2025Libra
- 2026Aquarius → Pisces
Compatible signs for an Aquarius
Sun-sign compatibility starts from the element. Aquarius gets on most easily with its own element and with the two sextile signs, and feels the strongest pull from its opposite. For a February 17 birthday, in the Libra decan, Libra is a natural match. The full charts decide how a real pairing feels.
A gift for a February 17 birthday
A stargazing evening at an observatory or a guided night walk, an experience that feeds their curiosity and suits the late Aquarian taste for the wide view.
Asked about February 17
What zodiac sign is February 17?
February 17 is Aquarius. In Greenwich time the Sun is in Aquarius all day in every year from 1930 to 2040; only a birth in a time zone far from UTC can fall in Pisces.
Is February 17 a cusp birthday?
Only just. February 17 is next to the day the Sun changes sign, so it is Aquarius in UTC but can be Pisces for births in far eastern or western time zones. There is no blend of the two: a chart with the birth time and city gives one sign.
What decan is February 17?
February 17 falls in the 3rd decan of Aquarius. In the triplicity system we use, that decan belongs to Libra and its ruler Venus, which colours the Aquarius Sun with a little of Libra.
Your birthday is only the Sun
A February 17 birthday tells you where the Sun was. The Moon, the Rising sign and eight more planets each sit somewhere of their own, and they depend on the year, the hour and the place. The free calculator shows all of them.