February 19 zodiac sign
The Sun usually reaches 0° Pisces on February 19, the very first degree of the sign, though in some years this date still belongs to Aquarius.
- Sun at 0°–2° Pisces
- 1st decan · Jupiter (modern: Neptune)
- Cusp birthday
February 19 in profile
A February 19 birthday is either Pisces or Aquarius, depending on the year and the time of birth; astrology has no third, mixed sign. In most years the Sun has just entered Pisces, landing in its first decan, where Pisces is its own sub-sign and Jupiter (Neptune in modern practice) its sub-ruler. Zero degrees shows the sign raw: sensitive, imaginative, deeply receptive. In the other years the Sun is at 29° Aquarius, the anaretic degree, intense and principled. Both share compassion for people in general.
Ambition for this date tends to be personal and idealistic. The Pisces version dreams of work that helps or heals, such as teaching, art or care, and moves toward it in loops rather than a straight line. The Aquarius version aims to improve a system. Neither cares much for climbing a ladder for its own sake. Both are more motivated by a cause than by a salary.
First impressions are gentle and slightly elusive. They smile easily, mirror the mood of the person they are talking to and seem to know what someone means before they finish. Strangers often tell them personal things within minutes. The Aquarius version adds a cooler, observant edge. Offering a clear opinion early helps new people meet the person and not only the reflection.
Aquarius or Pisces?
The Sun moves from Aquarius into Pisces around February 19, and the exact moment shifts from year to year. Between 1930 and 2040 it happened during the UTC day of February 19 in 66 years out of 111, at a median of 07:19 UTC (06:49 UTC in births from 1980 to 2010). In 45 years it was already Pisces all day. So a February 19 birthday is Aquarius or Pisces depending on the year and the time, never a blend of the two.
The Sun on February 19, year by year (UTC)
- 1970Pisces from 01:42
- 1971Pisces from 07:27
- 1972Pisces from 13:11
- 1973Pisces all day
- 1974Pisces from 00:58
- 1975Pisces from 06:50
- 1976Pisces from 12:40
- 1977Pisces all day
- 1978Pisces from 00:21
- 1979Pisces from 06:13
- 1980Pisces from 12:01
- 1981Pisces all day
- 1982Pisces all day
- 1983Pisces from 05:30
- 1984Pisces from 11:16
- 1985Pisces all day
- 1986Pisces all day
- 1987Pisces from 04:50
- 1988Pisces from 10:36
- 1989Pisces all day
- 1990Pisces all day
- 1991Pisces from 03:58
- 1992Pisces from 09:43
- 1993Pisces all day
- 1994Pisces all day
- 1995Pisces from 03:11
- 1996Pisces from 09:01
- 1997Pisces all day
- 1998Pisces all day
- 1999Pisces from 02:47
- 2000Pisces from 08:33
- 2001Pisces all day
- 2002Pisces all day
- 2003Pisces from 02:01
- 2004Pisces from 07:50
- 2005Pisces all day
- 2006Pisces all day
- 2007Pisces from 01:09
- 2008Pisces from 06:50
- 2009Pisces all day
- 2010Pisces all day
- 2011Pisces from 00:25
- 2012Pisces from 06:17
- 2013Pisces all day
- 2014Pisces all day
- 2015Pisces all day
- 2016Pisces from 05:34
- 2017Pisces all day
- 2018Pisces all day
- 2019Pisces all day
- 2020Pisces from 04:57
- 2021Pisces all day
- 2022Pisces all day
- 2023Pisces all day
- 2024Pisces from 04:13
- 2025Pisces all day
- 2026Pisces all day
- 2027Pisces all day
- 2028Pisces from 03:26
- 2029Pisces all day
- 2030Pisces all day
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 19 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 19 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Sagittarius
- 2018Aries
- 2019Leo → Virgo
- 2020Capricorn
- 2021Taurus → Gemini
- 2022Virgo → Libra
- 2023Aquarius
- 2024Gemini → Cancer
- 2025Scorpio
- 2026Pisces → Aries
Compatible signs for a Pisces
Sun-sign compatibility starts from the element. Pisces gets on most easily with its own element and with the two sextile signs, and feels the strongest pull from its opposite. The full charts decide how a real pairing feels.
A gift for a February 19 birthday
An art book, a set of watercolours or tickets to a contemporary dance performance, something that feeds the imagination of either sign this date can belong to.
Asked about February 19
What zodiac sign is February 19?
February 19 can be Aquarius or Pisces. The Sun changed from Aquarius to Pisces during this date in 66 of the 111 years from 1930 to 2040, so the answer depends on the birth year, time and place. The year-by-year list above shows when; a birth chart gives the exact answer.
Is February 19 a cusp birthday?
Yes. February 19 is one of the days the Sun leaves Aquarius for Pisces. People call it the Aquarius–Pisces cusp, but there is no blended sign: someone born before the change is Aquarius, after it Pisces.
What decan is February 19?
February 19 falls in the 1st decan of Pisces. In the triplicity system we use, that decan belongs to Pisces and its ruler Jupiter (modern: Neptune), which colours the Pisces Sun with a little of Pisces.
Your birthday is only the Sun
A February 19 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.