February 17 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sun signAquarius
Date
February 17
Sun sign
Aquarius
Usual range
January 20 to February 18
Place in sign
late, decan 3
Sub-ruler
Venus
Element
Air
Modality
Fixed
Ruling planet
Uranus
Changeover
No
Constellation
Aquarius

Aquarius holds the Sun at noon UTC on February 17. That is true in every year of the 41 years from 1992 to 2032.

Aquarius dates are January 20 to February 18. February 17 falls in the late part of Aquarius. It is an air sign, fixed, ruled by Uranus. Independent, idea-led, a little apart from the crowd.

February 17 sits within two days of a sign change on February 18 and February 19. If the birth was late on this date, check the year in the calculator rather than the printed range.

In 2024 at noon UTC, the Sun on February 17 is in the third decan of Aquarius, the late 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Venus.

The constellation behind the Sun on February 17 is Aquarius. That is the true place of the Sun in the stars, and it is a separate fact from the astrological sign.

Moon, Rising, Mercury, Venus, and Mars still need a birth time and place. This page only settles the Sun sign.

Sign page: Aquarius. Check this birthday in the zodiac calculator.

Questions

What zodiac sign is February 17?

February 17 is Aquarius. These pages read the Sun at noon UTC, which is the same tropical sign the zodiac calculator reports for a birth at 12:00 UTC. From 1992 to 2032 that noon figure stays in Aquarius. Use a birth time in the calculator if you were born near a nearby changeover.

Is February 17 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on February 17 stays in Aquarius for every year checked. A sign change still sits nearby, on February 18 and February 19, so a late birth on this date can be worth a calculator check. The first and last days of January 20 to February 18 are the usual edge.

What is the February 17 star sign?

People searching for the February 17 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Aquarius, an air sign, fixed, ruled by Uranus, in the late decan with Venus as the triplicity sub-ruler. Aquarius dates are January 20 to February 18. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.