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February 23 Birthday

Zodiac sign, birthstone, birth flower and more for everyone born on February 23.

The zodiac sign for February 23 is

Pisces

Pisces runs February 19 – March 20. February 23 is day 5 of 30 in Pisces season, in the 1st decan.

Zodiac sign

Pisces

Fish · Water · Mutable

Birthstone

Amethyst

Birth flower

Violet

Also primrose

Ruling planet

Neptune

Decan ruler: Neptune

How common

#256 of 366

10,962 US births a year

Day of the year

Day 54

Day 54 in a leap year

February 23 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 23 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 23 birthstone: Amethyst

Everyone born in February shares the same birthstone.

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

February 23 birth flower: Violet and Primrose

More about February birthdays

How common is a February 23 birthday?

February 23 is the 256th most common birthday in the US out of 366. An average of 10,962 babies were born on it each year from 1994 to 2014, 2% fewer than on an average day.

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

What day of the week was February 23?

Here’s the day of the week February 23 fell on each year, and the Chinese zodiac animal for someone born that day.

Birth dateDay of the weekChinese zodiac
February 23, 2030SaturdayMetal Dog
February 23, 2029FridayEarth Rooster
February 23, 2028WednesdayEarth Monkey
February 23, 2027TuesdayFire Goat
February 23, 2026MondayFire Horse
February 23, 2025SundayWood Snake
February 23, 2024FridayWood Dragon
February 23, 2023ThursdayWater Rabbit
February 23, 2022WednesdayWater Tiger
February 23, 2021TuesdayMetal Ox
February 23, 2020SundayMetal Rat
February 23, 2019SaturdayEarth Pig
February 23, 2018FridayEarth Dog
February 23, 2017ThursdayFire Rooster
February 23, 2016TuesdayFire Monkey
February 23, 2015MondayWood Goat
February 23, 2014SundayWood Horse
February 23, 2013SaturdayWater Snake
February 23, 2012ThursdayWater Dragon
February 23, 2011WednesdayMetal Rabbit
February 23, 2010TuesdayMetal Tiger
February 23, 2009MondayEarth Ox
February 23, 2008SaturdayEarth Rat
February 23, 2007FridayFire Pig
February 23, 2006ThursdayFire Dog
February 23, 2005WednesdayWood Rooster
February 23, 2004MondayWood Monkey
February 23, 2003SundayWater Goat
February 23, 2002SaturdayWater Horse
February 23, 2001FridayMetal Snake
February 23, 2000WednesdayMetal Dragon
February 23, 1999TuesdayEarth Rabbit
February 23, 1998MondayEarth Tiger
February 23, 1997SundayFire Ox
February 23, 1996FridayFire Rat
February 23, 1995ThursdayWood Pig
February 23, 1994WednesdayWood Dog
February 23, 1993TuesdayWater Rooster
February 23, 1992SundayWater Monkey
February 23, 1991SaturdayMetal Goat
February 23, 1990FridayMetal Horse
February 23, 1989ThursdayEarth Snake
February 23, 1988TuesdayEarth Dragon
February 23, 1987MondayFire Rabbit
February 23, 1986SundayFire Tiger
February 23, 1985SaturdayWood Ox
February 23, 1984ThursdayWood Rat
February 23, 1983WednesdayWater Pig
February 23, 1982TuesdayWater Dog
February 23, 1981MondayMetal Rooster
February 23, 1980SaturdayMetal Monkey
February 23, 1979FridayEarth Goat
February 23, 1978ThursdayEarth Horse
February 23, 1977WednesdayFire Snake
February 23, 1976MondayFire Dragon
February 23, 1975SundayWood Rabbit
February 23, 1974SaturdayWood Tiger
February 23, 1973FridayWater Ox
February 23, 1972WednesdayWater Rat
February 23, 1971TuesdayMetal Pig
February 23, 1970MondayMetal Dog
February 23, 1969SundayEarth Rooster
February 23, 1968FridayEarth Monkey
February 23, 1967ThursdayFire Goat
February 23, 1966WednesdayFire Horse
February 23, 1965TuesdayWood Snake
February 23, 1964SundayWood Dragon
February 23, 1963SaturdayWater Rabbit
February 23, 1962FridayWater Tiger
February 23, 1961ThursdayMetal Ox
February 23, 1960TuesdayMetal Rat
February 23, 1959MondayEarth Pig
February 23, 1958SundayEarth Dog
February 23, 1957SaturdayFire Rooster
February 23, 1956ThursdayFire Monkey
February 23, 1955WednesdayWood Goat
February 23, 1954TuesdayWood Horse
February 23, 1953MondayWater Snake
February 23, 1952SaturdayWater Dragon
February 23, 1951FridayMetal Rabbit
February 23, 1950ThursdayMetal Tiger
February 23, 1949WednesdayEarth Ox
February 23, 1948MondayEarth Rat
February 23, 1947SundayFire Pig
February 23, 1946SaturdayFire Dog
February 23, 1945FridayWood Rooster
February 23, 1944WednesdayWood Monkey
February 23, 1943TuesdayWater Goat
February 23, 1942MondayWater Horse
February 23, 1941SundayMetal Snake
February 23, 1940FridayMetal Dragon

More about February 23

Season (Northern Hemisphere)Winter
Day of the year54 (54 in a leap year)
Days left in the year311 (312 in a leap year)

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February 23 birthday questions

What zodiac sign is February 23?
People born on February 23 are Pisces (♓), the Fish. Pisces season runs from February 19 – March 20.
What is the birthstone for February 23?
The birthstone for February 23 is the February birthstone: amethyst.
What is the birth flower for February 23?
February’s birth flowers are the violet and primrose.
Is February 23 on a cusp?
No. February 23 is well inside Pisces season, so the sign is the same whatever the year.
How rare is a February 23 birthday?
February 23 is the 256th most common birthday in the US out of 366. An average of 10,962 babies were born on it each year from 1994 to 2014, 2% fewer than on an average day.
What day of the year is February 23?
February 23 is day 54 of the year, or day 54 in a leap year.

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