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February 29 zodiac sign: Pisces

The February 29 zodiac sign is Pisces in every leap year from 1932 to 2028: on that date the Sun stands 10°25′ into the sign, 10 days past its start and 19 days before Aries begins.

Sun sign
Pisces at noon in every leap year 1932–2028
US births a day
10,467 #351 of 366 dates
Day of the year
60th leap years only
Sun at noon 2028
10°25′ of Pisces

Births: US Social Security Administration 2000–2014. Sun: NASA JPL DE440.

A week either side: February 22 and March 7.

Every date of the year, boundary days flagged: the birth date calendar.

The same birthday number 29 a month apart: January 29 and March 29.

February 29 Zodiac Sign: Pisces, and Why It Never Changes

How common is this birthday

February 29 among the 366 days

Average US births per calendar day, 2000–2014
Average US births per calendar day, 2000–2014 February 29 averages 10,467 births a day in the US — the 16th least common of the 366 dates, 7.8% below the average day. The deep dips are holidays. 6,0009,00012,000February 29: 10,467February 29: 10,467JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: US Social Security Administration via FiveThirtyEightastrohot.com

February 29 averages 10,467 births a day in the US — the 16th least common of the 366 dates, 7.8% below the average day. The deep dips are holidays.

Where in Pisces this falls

Pisces 2028 in three decans, with February 29 marked
Pisces 2028 in three decans, with February 29 markedFebruary 29 falls on day 1 of the Jupiter decan (February 29–March 10, 2028).1st decan, ruled by Saturn: Feb 19 – Feb 291st · Saturn2nd decan, ruled by Jupiter: Feb 29 – Mar 102nd · Jupiter3rd decan, ruled by Mars: Mar 10 – Mar 203rd · MarsFeb 190°Feb 2910°Mar 1020°Mar 2030°February 29 · day 11Source: NASA JPL DE440; decans at 10° and 20°astrohot.com

February 29 falls on day 1 of the Jupiter decan (February 29–March 10, 2028).

Jupiter-ruled decan of Pisces

Decan 2 of 3 · 10°–20°
Sub-ruler Jupiter
Sign ruler Neptune (traditionally Jupiter)
Sun at noon, 2028 10°25′

Jupiter widens the sign — more appetite, more optimism, and less patience with detail. The middle ten degrees are Pisces at full strength: past the entry from Aquarius, not yet leaning toward Aries.

Personality

February 29 birthday personality

People born on February 29 are Pisces, and the sign is read as empathy, imagination and porous boundaries. Feels what other people feel, often before they do. Creative without forcing it.

The 29th reduces to 11, a master number, before becoming 2. Numerologists read it as the intuition and emotional depth of the 11 combined with the humanitarian breadth of the 9. Birthday number 29 in full →

In love

Devoted and idealizing. Prone to loving a version of someone rather than the person.

At work

Excels in creative and caring work. Needs structure supplied by someone else.

Look up your birth year

Every year, computed

All 25 years for February 29. Each row is calculated for that exact day — sun position, life path, the Moon's sign and nakshatra, and which planets were retrograde. Find your year.

Year Sun Life path Moon Nakshatra Retrograde
1932 Pisces 9.7° 1 Sagittarius Jyeshtha 3 Jupiter
1936 Pisces 9.75° 5 Gemini Rohini 3 —
1940 Pisces 9.76° 9 Sagittarius Anuradha 2 —
1944 Pisces 9.79° 22 Taurus Krittika 2 Jupiter
1948 Pisces 9.82° 8 Scorpio Vishakha 1 Mercury Mars Saturn
1952 Pisces 9.86° 3 Taurus Ashwini 4 Saturn
1956 Pisces 9.89° 7 Libra Chitra 3 Jupiter
1960 Pisces 9.92° 2 Aries Revati 2 —
1964 Pisces 9.94° 6 Libra Hasta 1 —
1968 Pisces 9.97° 1 Pisces Purva Bhadrapada 4 Jupiter
1972 Pisces 10.01° 5 Virgo Purva Phalguni 3 —
1976 Pisces 10.04° 9 Pisces Shatabhisha 2 Saturn
1980 Pisces 10.06° 22 Leo Magha 1 Mercury Mars Jupiter Saturn
1984 Pisces 10.09° 8 Aquarius Shravana 4 Saturn
1988 Pisces 10.12° 3 Leo Pushya 3 —
1992 Pisces 10.16° 7 Capricorn Uttara Ashadha 2 Jupiter
1996 Pisces 10.19° 2 Cancer Punarvasu 1 —
2000 Pisces 10.21° 6 Capricorn Mula 4 Mercury
2004 Pisces 10.24° 1 Gemini Mrigashira 3 Jupiter Saturn
2008 Pisces 10.28° 5 Sagittarius Jyeshtha 2 Saturn
2012 Pisces 10.31° 9 Gemini Rohini 1 Mars Saturn
2016 Pisces 10.33° 22 Scorpio Vishakha 3 Jupiter
2020 Pisces 10.36° 8 Taurus Bharani 3 Mercury
2024 Pisces 10.39° 3 Scorpio Swati 2 —
2028 Pisces 10.43° 7 Aries Ashwini 1 Jupiter

The Moon and nakshatra columns change every year because the Moon returns to the same calendar date in a different position — which is why a birth date alone cannot tell you those, and why this table exists.

A century of February 29

Day of the year 60 of 366
Mercury was retrograde on this date in 4 of 25 years (16%)
Latest of those, to 2029 1948, 1980, 2000, 2020
Full moon fell on this date in 1 year — 1972
Most frequent moon phase Waxing Crescent · 6 years

Counted for February 29 alone, at noon UTC in each year from 1930 to 2029. Why the counts differ from date to date →

Year by year

1936 Pisces life path 5
1940 Pisces life path 9
1944 Pisces life path 22
1948 Pisces life path 8
1952 Pisces life path 3
1956 Pisces life path 7
1960 Pisces life path 2
1964 Pisces life path 6
1968 Pisces life path 1
1972 Pisces life path 5
1976 Pisces life path 9
1980 Pisces life path 22
1984 Pisces life path 8
1988 Pisces life path 3
1992 Pisces life path 7
1996 Pisces life path 2
2000 Pisces life path 6
2004 Pisces life path 1
2008 Pisces life path 5
2012 Pisces life path 9
2016 Pisces life path 22
2020 Pisces life path 8
2024 Pisces life path 3
2028 Pisces life path 7

The sign is the same in every tile; only the life path number moves.

Life path numbers this date produces

1 3 years · 12% 5 3 years · 12% 9 3 years · 12% 22 3 years · 12% 8 3 years · 12% 3 3 years · 12% 7 3 years · 12% 2 2 years · 8% 6 2 years · 8%

The most frequent is 1 with 3 years, tied with 6 other numbers; every other number turns up in 2 years. And this date can carry a master number: 22 in 3 of those years — kept whole rather than reduced. Why 11, 22 and 33 are treated differently →

Also tied to February

Pisces in full Element, ruler, traits and the whole reading for the sign. February birthstone The modern and traditional stones, with hardness and origin. February birth flower The flower for the month and what it traditionally carries.

Questions about February 29 birthdays

What zodiac sign is February 29?

Pisces in all 25 leap years from 1932 to 2028: the Sun stands at 10°25′ Pisces on February 29, 10 days after the sign begins and 19 before Aries takes over.

What life path numbers does February 29 produce?

Across 25 birth years the most common is 1 (3 years, tied with 6 other numbers); every other number appears in 2 years.

Which decan is February 29?

The 2nd decan of Pisces, 10° to 20°, sub-ruled by Jupiter in the Chaldean order.

Can February 29 be a master number birth date?

Yes — 22, in 3 of the 25 years: 1944, 1980 and 2016.

← February 28 The day before. All 366 dates Every date in the year, with the boundary ones flagged. March 1 → The day after.

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