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February 21 Birthday

Zodiac sign, birthstone, birth flower and more for everyone born on February 21.

The zodiac sign for February 21 is

Pisces

Pisces runs February 19 – March 20. February 21 is day 3 of 30 in Pisces season, in the 1st decan.

February 21 is on the Cusp of Sensitivity (Aquarius–Pisces). People born near a sign change are often said to share traits of both signs.

Zodiac sign

Pisces

Fish · Water · Mutable

Birthstone

Amethyst

Birth flower

Violet

Also primrose

Ruling planet

Neptune

Decan ruler: Neptune

How common

#213 of 366

11,054 US births a year

Day of the year

Day 52

Day 52 in a leap year

February 21 zodiac sign: Pisces

Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac and is said to carry a little of every sign before it. The Fish is linked with imagination, empathy, art and dreams.

Symbol♓ Fish
DatesFebruary 19 – March 20
ElementWater
ModalityMutable
Ruling planetNeptune (traditionally Jupiter)
Traitscompassionate, artistic, intuitive, gentle
StrengthsKind, imaginative, empathetic and wise.
WeaknessesEscapist, overly trusting and easily overwhelmed.
Opposite signVirgo
Most compatible withTaurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn

The 1st decan of Pisces

Each sign is split into three decans of about ten days. February 21 falls in the 1st decan, which is ruled by Pisces’s own planet, Neptune, so the classic Pisces traits are said to be strongest.

February 21 birthstone: Amethyst

Everyone born in February shares the same birthstone.

StoneColorHardness (Mohs)Said to symbolize
AmethystPurple7Calm, clarity and sobriety

February 21 birth flower: Violet and Primrose

More about February birthdays

How common is a February 21 birthday?

February 21 is the 213th most common birthday in the US out of 366. An average of 11,054 babies were born on it each year from 1994 to 2014, 1% fewer than on an average day.

Based on US birth records, 1994–2014. See every date ranked.

What day of the week was February 21?

Here’s the day of the week February 21 fell on each year, and the Chinese zodiac animal for someone born that day.

Birth dateDay of the weekChinese zodiac
February 21, 2030ThursdayMetal Dog
February 21, 2029WednesdayEarth Rooster
February 21, 2028MondayEarth Monkey
February 21, 2027SundayFire Goat
February 21, 2026SaturdayFire Horse
February 21, 2025FridayWood Snake
February 21, 2024WednesdayWood Dragon
February 21, 2023TuesdayWater Rabbit
February 21, 2022MondayWater Tiger
February 21, 2021SundayMetal Ox
February 21, 2020FridayMetal Rat
February 21, 2019ThursdayEarth Pig
February 21, 2018WednesdayEarth Dog
February 21, 2017TuesdayFire Rooster
February 21, 2016SundayFire Monkey
February 21, 2015SaturdayWood Goat
February 21, 2014FridayWood Horse
February 21, 2013ThursdayWater Snake
February 21, 2012TuesdayWater Dragon
February 21, 2011MondayMetal Rabbit
February 21, 2010SundayMetal Tiger
February 21, 2009SaturdayEarth Ox
February 21, 2008ThursdayEarth Rat
February 21, 2007WednesdayFire Pig
February 21, 2006TuesdayFire Dog
February 21, 2005MondayWood Rooster
February 21, 2004SaturdayWood Monkey
February 21, 2003FridayWater Goat
February 21, 2002ThursdayWater Horse
February 21, 2001WednesdayMetal Snake
February 21, 2000MondayMetal Dragon
February 21, 1999SundayEarth Rabbit
February 21, 1998SaturdayEarth Tiger
February 21, 1997FridayFire Ox
February 21, 1996WednesdayFire Rat
February 21, 1995TuesdayWood Pig
February 21, 1994MondayWood Dog
February 21, 1993SundayWater Rooster
February 21, 1992FridayWater Monkey
February 21, 1991ThursdayMetal Goat
February 21, 1990WednesdayMetal Horse
February 21, 1989TuesdayEarth Snake
February 21, 1988SundayEarth Dragon
February 21, 1987SaturdayFire Rabbit
February 21, 1986FridayFire Tiger
February 21, 1985ThursdayWood Ox
February 21, 1984TuesdayWood Rat
February 21, 1983MondayWater Pig
February 21, 1982SundayWater Dog
February 21, 1981SaturdayMetal Rooster
February 21, 1980ThursdayMetal Monkey
February 21, 1979WednesdayEarth Goat
February 21, 1978TuesdayEarth Horse
February 21, 1977MondayFire Snake
February 21, 1976SaturdayFire Dragon
February 21, 1975FridayWood Rabbit
February 21, 1974ThursdayWood Tiger
February 21, 1973WednesdayWater Ox
February 21, 1972MondayWater Rat
February 21, 1971SundayMetal Pig
February 21, 1970SaturdayMetal Dog
February 21, 1969FridayEarth Rooster
February 21, 1968WednesdayEarth Monkey
February 21, 1967TuesdayFire Goat
February 21, 1966MondayFire Horse
February 21, 1965SundayWood Snake
February 21, 1964FridayWood Dragon
February 21, 1963ThursdayWater Rabbit
February 21, 1962WednesdayWater Tiger
February 21, 1961TuesdayMetal Ox
February 21, 1960SundayMetal Rat
February 21, 1959SaturdayEarth Pig
February 21, 1958FridayEarth Dog
February 21, 1957ThursdayFire Rooster
February 21, 1956TuesdayFire Monkey
February 21, 1955MondayWood Goat
February 21, 1954SundayWood Horse
February 21, 1953SaturdayWater Snake
February 21, 1952ThursdayWater Dragon
February 21, 1951WednesdayMetal Rabbit
February 21, 1950TuesdayMetal Tiger
February 21, 1949MondayEarth Ox
February 21, 1948SaturdayEarth Rat
February 21, 1947FridayFire Pig
February 21, 1946ThursdayFire Dog
February 21, 1945WednesdayWood Rooster
February 21, 1944MondayWood Monkey
February 21, 1943SundayWater Goat
February 21, 1942SaturdayWater Horse
February 21, 1941FridayMetal Snake
February 21, 1940WednesdayMetal Dragon

More about February 21

Season (Northern Hemisphere)Winter
Day of the year52 (52 in a leap year)
Days left in the year313 (314 in a leap year)

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February 21 birthday questions

What zodiac sign is February 21?
People born on February 21 are Pisces (♓), the Fish. Pisces season runs from February 19 – March 20.
What is the birthstone for February 21?
The birthstone for February 21 is the February birthstone: amethyst.
What is the birth flower for February 21?
February’s birth flowers are the violet and primrose.
Is February 21 on a cusp?
Yes. February 21 falls in the Cusp of Sensitivity, between Aquarius and Pisces.
How rare is a February 21 birthday?
February 21 is the 213th most common birthday in the US out of 366. An average of 11,054 babies were born on it each year from 1994 to 2014, 1% fewer than on an average day.
What day of the year is February 21?
February 21 is day 52 of the year, or day 52 in a leap year.

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