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February 28 Birthday

Zodiac sign, birthstone, birth flower and more for everyone born on February 28.

The zodiac sign for February 28 is

Pisces

Pisces runs February 19 – March 20. February 28 is day 10 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

#197 of 366

11,101 US births a year

Day of the year

Day 59

Day 59 in a leap year

February 28 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 28 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 28 birthstone: Amethyst

Everyone born in February shares the same birthstone.

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

February 28 birth flower: Violet and Primrose

More about February birthdays

How common is a February 28 birthday?

February 28 is the 197th most common birthday in the US out of 366. An average of 11,101 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 28?

Here’s the day of the week February 28 fell on each year, and the Chinese zodiac animal for someone born that day.

Birth dateDay of the weekChinese zodiac
February 28, 2030ThursdayMetal Dog
February 28, 2029WednesdayEarth Rooster
February 28, 2028MondayEarth Monkey
February 28, 2027SundayFire Goat
February 28, 2026SaturdayFire Horse
February 28, 2025FridayWood Snake
February 28, 2024WednesdayWood Dragon
February 28, 2023TuesdayWater Rabbit
February 28, 2022MondayWater Tiger
February 28, 2021SundayMetal Ox
February 28, 2020FridayMetal Rat
February 28, 2019ThursdayEarth Pig
February 28, 2018WednesdayEarth Dog
February 28, 2017TuesdayFire Rooster
February 28, 2016SundayFire Monkey
February 28, 2015SaturdayWood Goat
February 28, 2014FridayWood Horse
February 28, 2013ThursdayWater Snake
February 28, 2012TuesdayWater Dragon
February 28, 2011MondayMetal Rabbit
February 28, 2010SundayMetal Tiger
February 28, 2009SaturdayEarth Ox
February 28, 2008ThursdayEarth Rat
February 28, 2007WednesdayFire Pig
February 28, 2006TuesdayFire Dog
February 28, 2005MondayWood Rooster
February 28, 2004SaturdayWood Monkey
February 28, 2003FridayWater Goat
February 28, 2002ThursdayWater Horse
February 28, 2001WednesdayMetal Snake
February 28, 2000MondayMetal Dragon
February 28, 1999SundayEarth Rabbit
February 28, 1998SaturdayEarth Tiger
February 28, 1997FridayFire Ox
February 28, 1996WednesdayFire Rat
February 28, 1995TuesdayWood Pig
February 28, 1994MondayWood Dog
February 28, 1993SundayWater Rooster
February 28, 1992FridayWater Monkey
February 28, 1991ThursdayMetal Goat
February 28, 1990WednesdayMetal Horse
February 28, 1989TuesdayEarth Snake
February 28, 1988SundayEarth Dragon
February 28, 1987SaturdayFire Rabbit
February 28, 1986FridayFire Tiger
February 28, 1985ThursdayWood Ox
February 28, 1984TuesdayWood Rat
February 28, 1983MondayWater Pig
February 28, 1982SundayWater Dog
February 28, 1981SaturdayMetal Rooster
February 28, 1980ThursdayMetal Monkey
February 28, 1979WednesdayEarth Goat
February 28, 1978TuesdayEarth Horse
February 28, 1977MondayFire Snake
February 28, 1976SaturdayFire Dragon
February 28, 1975FridayWood Rabbit
February 28, 1974ThursdayWood Tiger
February 28, 1973WednesdayWater Ox
February 28, 1972MondayWater Rat
February 28, 1971SundayMetal Pig
February 28, 1970SaturdayMetal Dog
February 28, 1969FridayEarth Rooster
February 28, 1968WednesdayEarth Monkey
February 28, 1967TuesdayFire Goat
February 28, 1966MondayFire Horse
February 28, 1965SundayWood Snake
February 28, 1964FridayWood Dragon
February 28, 1963ThursdayWater Rabbit
February 28, 1962WednesdayWater Tiger
February 28, 1961TuesdayMetal Ox
February 28, 1960SundayMetal Rat
February 28, 1959SaturdayEarth Pig
February 28, 1958FridayEarth Dog
February 28, 1957ThursdayFire Rooster
February 28, 1956TuesdayFire Monkey
February 28, 1955MondayWood Goat
February 28, 1954SundayWood Horse
February 28, 1953SaturdayWater Snake
February 28, 1952ThursdayWater Dragon
February 28, 1951WednesdayMetal Rabbit
February 28, 1950TuesdayMetal Tiger
February 28, 1949MondayEarth Ox
February 28, 1948SaturdayEarth Rat
February 28, 1947FridayFire Pig
February 28, 1946ThursdayFire Dog
February 28, 1945WednesdayWood Rooster
February 28, 1944MondayWood Monkey
February 28, 1943SundayWater Goat
February 28, 1942SaturdayWater Horse
February 28, 1941FridayMetal Snake
February 28, 1940WednesdayMetal Dragon

More about February 28

Season (Northern Hemisphere)Winter
Day of the year59 (59 in a leap year)
Days left in the year306 (307 in a leap year)

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February 28 birthday questions

What zodiac sign is February 28?
People born on February 28 are Pisces (♓), the Fish. Pisces season runs from February 19 – March 20.
What is the birthstone for February 28?
The birthstone for February 28 is the February birthstone: amethyst.
What is the birth flower for February 28?
February’s birth flowers are the violet and primrose.
Is February 28 on a cusp?
No. February 28 is well inside Pisces season, so the sign is the same whatever the year.
How rare is a February 28 birthday?
February 28 is the 197th most common birthday in the US out of 366. An average of 11,101 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 28?
February 28 is day 59 of the year, or day 59 in a leap year.

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