February 5 Birthday

Zodiac sign, birthstone, birth flower and more for everyone born on February 5.

The zodiac sign for February 5 is

Aquarius

Aquarius runs January 20 – February 18. February 5 is day 17 of 30 in Aquarius season, in the 2nd decan.

Zodiac sign

Aquarius

Water-bearer · Air · Fixed

Birthstone

Amethyst

Birth flower

Violet

Also primrose

Ruling planet

Uranus

Decan ruler: Mercury

How common

#332 of 366

10,727 US births a year

Day of the year

Day 36

Day 36 in a leap year

February 5 zodiac sign: Aquarius

Despite the Water-bearer symbol, Aquarius is an air sign. It is linked with new ideas, friendship, community and doing things differently.

Symbol♒ Water-bearer
DatesJanuary 20 – February 18
ElementAir
ModalityFixed
Ruling planetUranus (traditionally Saturn)
Traitsindependent, original, humanitarian, unconventional
StrengthsInventive, progressive, friendly and true to their ideals.
WeaknessesDetached, contrary and hard to pin down.
Opposite signLeo
Most compatible withAries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius

The 2nd decan of Aquarius

Each sign is split into three decans of about ten days. February 5 falls in the 2nd decan, which is co-ruled by Mercury, the planet of Gemini. Astrologers say this adds a touch of Gemini (curious, witty) to the Aquarius personality.

February 5 birthstone: Amethyst

Everyone born in February shares the same birthstone.

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

February 5 birth flower: Violet and Primrose

More about February birthdays

How common is a February 5 birthday?

February 5 is the 332nd most common birthday in the US out of 366. An average of 10,727 babies were born on it each year from 1994 to 2014, 4% fewer than on an average day.

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

What day of the week was February 5?

Here’s the day of the week February 5 fell on each year, and the Chinese zodiac animal for someone born that day.

Chinese New Year falls between January 21 and February 20, so the animal for February 5 depends on the year. In some years it belongs to the previous year’s animal.

Birth dateDay of the weekChinese zodiac
February 5, 2030TuesdayMetal Dog
February 5, 2029MondayEarth Monkey
February 5, 2028SaturdayEarth Monkey
February 5, 2027FridayFire Horse
February 5, 2026ThursdayWood Snake
February 5, 2025WednesdayWood Snake
February 5, 2024MondayWater Rabbit
February 5, 2023SundayWater Rabbit
February 5, 2022SaturdayWater Tiger
February 5, 2021FridayMetal Rat
February 5, 2020WednesdayMetal Rat
February 5, 2019TuesdayEarth Pig
February 5, 2018MondayFire Rooster
February 5, 2017SundayFire Rooster
February 5, 2016FridayWood Goat
February 5, 2015ThursdayWood Horse
February 5, 2014WednesdayWood Horse
February 5, 2013TuesdayWater Dragon
February 5, 2012SundayWater Dragon
February 5, 2011SaturdayMetal Rabbit
February 5, 2010FridayEarth Ox
February 5, 2009ThursdayEarth Ox
February 5, 2008TuesdayFire Pig
February 5, 2007MondayFire Dog
February 5, 2006SundayFire Dog
February 5, 2005SaturdayWood Monkey
February 5, 2004ThursdayWood Monkey
February 5, 2003WednesdayWater Goat
February 5, 2002TuesdayMetal Snake
February 5, 2001MondayMetal Snake
February 5, 2000SaturdayMetal Dragon
February 5, 1999FridayEarth Tiger
February 5, 1998ThursdayEarth Tiger
February 5, 1997WednesdayFire Rat
February 5, 1996MondayWood Pig
February 5, 1995SundayWood Pig
February 5, 1994SaturdayWater Rooster
February 5, 1993FridayWater Rooster
February 5, 1992WednesdayWater Monkey
February 5, 1991TuesdayMetal Horse
February 5, 1990MondayMetal Horse
February 5, 1989SundayEarth Dragon
February 5, 1988FridayFire Rabbit
February 5, 1987ThursdayFire Rabbit
February 5, 1986WednesdayWood Ox
February 5, 1985TuesdayWood Rat
February 5, 1984SundayWood Rat
February 5, 1983SaturdayWater Dog
February 5, 1982FridayWater Dog
February 5, 1981ThursdayMetal Rooster
February 5, 1980TuesdayEarth Goat
February 5, 1979MondayEarth Goat
February 5, 1978SundayFire Snake
February 5, 1977SaturdayFire Dragon
February 5, 1976ThursdayFire Dragon
February 5, 1975WednesdayWood Tiger
February 5, 1974TuesdayWood Tiger
February 5, 1973MondayWater Ox
February 5, 1972SaturdayMetal Pig
February 5, 1971FridayMetal Pig
February 5, 1970ThursdayEarth Rooster
February 5, 1969WednesdayEarth Monkey
February 5, 1968MondayEarth Monkey
February 5, 1967SundayFire Horse
February 5, 1966SaturdayFire Horse
February 5, 1965FridayWood Snake
February 5, 1964WednesdayWater Rabbit
February 5, 1963TuesdayWater Rabbit
February 5, 1962MondayWater Tiger
February 5, 1961SundayMetal Rat
February 5, 1960FridayMetal Rat
February 5, 1959ThursdayEarth Dog
February 5, 1958WednesdayFire Rooster
February 5, 1957TuesdayFire Rooster
February 5, 1956SundayWood Goat
February 5, 1955SaturdayWood Goat
February 5, 1954FridayWood Horse
February 5, 1953ThursdayWater Dragon
February 5, 1952TuesdayWater Dragon
February 5, 1951MondayMetal Tiger
February 5, 1950SundayEarth Ox
February 5, 1949SaturdayEarth Ox
February 5, 1948ThursdayFire Pig
February 5, 1947WednesdayFire Pig
February 5, 1946TuesdayFire Dog
February 5, 1945MondayWood Monkey
February 5, 1944SaturdayWood Monkey
February 5, 1943FridayWater Goat
February 5, 1942ThursdayMetal Snake
February 5, 1941WednesdayMetal Snake
February 5, 1940MondayEarth Rabbit

More about February 5

Season (Northern Hemisphere)Winter
Day of the year36 (36 in a leap year)
Days left in the year329 (330 in a leap year)

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February 5 birthday questions

What zodiac sign is February 5?
People born on February 5 are Aquarius (♒), the Water-bearer. Aquarius season runs from January 20 – February 18.
What is the birthstone for February 5?
The birthstone for February 5 is the February birthstone: amethyst.
What is the birth flower for February 5?
February’s birth flowers are the violet and primrose.
Is February 5 on a cusp?
No. February 5 is well inside Aquarius season, so the sign is the same whatever the year.
How rare is a February 5 birthday?
February 5 is the 332nd most common birthday in the US out of 366. An average of 10,727 babies were born on it each year from 1994 to 2014, 4% fewer than on an average day.
What day of the year is February 5?
February 5 is day 36 of the year, or day 36 in a leap year.

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