February 17 zodiac sign
February 17 is Aquarius: at noon UTC on this date from 1950 to 2010, the Sun stood between 27°46' Aquarius and 28°57' Aquarius, in the third decan, with the constellation Aquarius behind it.
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | third of Aquarius |
| Birthday number | 8 |
| Day of the year | Day 48 |
| Into its sign | About 28 days, with 2 to go |
| Daylight at 40° north | 10h 46m |
What the third decan of Aquarius is read as
The third decan of Aquarius is read as carrying a touch of Libra and Venus. It is the warmest Aquarius. People here tend to mix their ideals with real charm, to want equality in love as well as affection, and to bring people together at work without needing to run the room.
What the number 8 adds
Numerology reads a birthday that comes to 8 as the mark of an organiser. It tends to mean a head for how things run, a wish to be in charge of your own work, and a respect for people who keep their word.
The sky on February 17, 1950 to 2010
Mercury: Aquarius in 40 and Pisces in 21 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1955, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 1994, 2001, 2007 and 2008. Mercury in Aquarius.
Venus: Capricorn in 21, Pisces in 16, Aries in 15 and Aquarius in 9 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1950 and 1958. Venus in Capricorn.
Mars: Aries in 8, Capricorn in 8, Sagittarius in 7, Taurus in 6, Aquarius in 6, Pisces in 6, Scorpio in 5, Gemini in 4, Cancer in 3, Leo in 3, Libra in 3 and Virgo in 2 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1950, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1980, 1995, 1997 and 2010. Mars in Aries.
New Moons: 1988 and 2007. Full Moons: 1954, 1973 and 1984. No eclipse peaked on this date.
The Chinese New Year moves between late January and mid-February. February 17 came before it in 1958, 1977, 1985, 1996 and 2007, so those years take the animal of the year before.
Every year's sky on February 17
At noon UTC. R: retrograde.
| Year | Sun | Moon | Phase | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Life path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28°15' Aquarius | 4°40' Pisces | New Moon | 3°16' Aquarius | 3°19' Aquarius R | 10°51' Libra R | 17°40' Aquarius | 17°25' Virgo R | 7 |
| 1951 | 28°01' Aquarius | 7°34' Cancer | Waxing gibbous | 11°43' Aquarius | 20°44' Pisces | 20°21' Pisces | 14°58' Pisces | 1°13' Libra R | 8 |
| 1952 | 27°46' Aquarius | 12°10' Scorpio | Last quarter | 24°05' Aquarius | 25°27' Capricorn | 11°32' Scorpio | 13°31' Aries | 14°29' Libra R | 9 |
| 1953 | 28°32' Aquarius | 16°55' Aries | Waxing crescent | 10°03' Pisces | 14°14' Aries | 7°08' Aries | 13°59' Taurus | 27°09' Libra R | 1 |
| 1954 | 28°17' Aquarius | 24°50' Leo | Full Moon | 15°27' Pisces | 2°45' Pisces | 4°14' Sagittarius | 16°29' Gemini | 9°21' Scorpio R | 11 |
| 1955 | 28°03' Aquarius | 27°11' Sagittarius | Waning crescent | 18°08' Aquarius R | 12°33' Capricorn | 23°43' Aries | 21°04' Cancer R | 21°03' Scorpio | 3 |
| 1956 | 27°48' Aquarius | 4°00' Taurus | Waxing crescent | 1°37' Aquarius | 7°22' Aries | 22°33' Sagittarius | 26°21' Leo R | 2°20' Sagittarius | 4 |
| 1957 | 28°34' Aquarius | 8°04' Libra | Waning gibbous | 6°43' Aquarius | 14°33' Aquarius | 12°14' Taurus | 0°12' Libra R | 13°19' Sagittarius | 5 |
| 1958 | 28°19' Aquarius | 15°29' Aquarius | New Moon | 17°14' Aquarius | 0°41' Aquarius R | 9°49' Capricorn | 1°39' Scorpio R | 23°59' Sagittarius | 6 |
| 1959 | 28°04' Aquarius | 16°43' Gemini | First quarter | 0°44' Pisces | 21°23' Pisces | 3°04' Gemini | 0°40' Sagittarius | 4°25' Capricorn | 7 |
| 1960 | 27°50' Aquarius | 25°47' Libra | Waning gibbous | 13°52' Pisces | 26°04' Capricorn | 25°41' Capricorn | 28°02' Sagittarius | 14°43' Capricorn | 8 |
| 1961 | 28°36' Aquarius | 28°23' Pisces | Waxing crescent | 7°25' Pisces R | 13°56' Aries | 0°45' Cancer | 24°52' Capricorn | 25°02' Capricorn | 9 |
| 1962 | 28°21' Aquarius | 5°58' Leo | Full Moon | 7°15' Aquarius R | 3°26' Pisces | 12°06' Aquarius | 21°36' Aquarius | 5°14' Aquarius | 1 |
| 1963 | 28°06' Aquarius | 6°36' Sagittarius | Last quarter | 2°19' Aquarius | 12°52' Capricorn | 10°03' Leo R | 19°01' Pisces | 15°29' Aquarius | 11 |
| 1964 | 27°51' Aquarius | 17°52' Aries | Waxing crescent | 9°44' Aquarius | 7°52' Aries | 27°46' Aquarius | 17°45' Aries | 25°51' Aquarius | 3 |
| 1965 | 28°37' Aquarius | 18°51' Virgo | Full Moon | 23°20' Aquarius | 15°13' Aquarius | 25°34' Virgo R | 18°28' Taurus | 6°30' Pisces | 4 |
| 1966 | 28°22' Aquarius | 26°19' Capricorn | Waning crescent | 7°29' Pisces | 28°17' Capricorn | 14°20' Pisces | 21°15' Gemini | 17°15' Pisces | 5 |
| 1967 | 28°08' Aquarius | 26°17' Taurus | First quarter | 16°11' Pisces | 22°02' Pisces | 1°07' Scorpio | 26°01' Cancer R | 28°18' Pisces | 6 |
| 1968 | 27°53' Aquarius | 9°50' Libra | Waning gibbous | 23°52' Aquarius R | 26°40' Capricorn | 0°16' Aries | 1°16' Virgo R | 9°42' Aries | 7 |
| 1969 | 28°39' Aquarius | 9°25' Pisces | New Moon | 2°51' Aquarius | 13°32' Aries | 26°22' Scorpio | 4°50' Libra R | 21°35' Aries | 8 |
| 1970 | 28°24' Aquarius | 16°44' Cancer | Waxing gibbous | 5°12' Aquarius | 4°07' Pisces | 17°19' Aries | 5°57' Scorpio | 3°50' Taurus | 9 |
| 1971 | 28°10' Aquarius | 16°34' Scorpio | Last quarter | 15°00' Aquarius | 13°14' Capricorn | 15°54' Sagittarius | 4°42' Sagittarius | 16°35' Taurus | 1 |
| 1972 | 27°55' Aquarius | 1°18' Aries | Waxing crescent | 28°06' Aquarius | 8°24' Aries | 4°33' Taurus | 1°55' Capricorn | 29°51' Taurus | 11 |
| 1973 | 28°41' Aquarius | 29°42' Leo | Full Moon | 13°35' Pisces | 15°54' Aquarius | 3°40' Capricorn | 28°43' Capricorn | 13°38' Gemini | 3 |
| 1974 | 28°26' Aquarius | 6°44' Capricorn | Waning crescent | 11°35' Pisces R | 26°09' Capricorn | 24°36' Taurus | 25°29' Aquarius | 27°52' Gemini R | 4 |
| 1975 | 28°11' Aquarius | 7°05' Taurus | First quarter | 10°37' Aquarius R | 22°41' Pisces | 19°43' Capricorn | 23°02' Pisces | 12°30' Cancer R | 5 |
| 1976 | 27°57' Aquarius | 23°01' Virgo | Waning gibbous | 1°43' Aquarius | 27°17' Capricorn | 18°56' Gemini | 21°58' Aries | 27°22' Cancer R | 6 |
| 1977 | 28°43' Aquarius | 20°39' Aquarius | New Moon | 9°24' Aquarius | 13°04' Aries | 6°11' Aquarius | 22°58' Taurus | 12°13' Leo R | 7 |
| 1978 | 28°28' Aquarius | 26°34' Gemini | Waxing gibbous | 20°54' Aquarius | 4°47' Pisces | 23°20' Cancer R | 26°05' Gemini R | 27°01' Leo R | 8 |
| 1979 | 28°13' Aquarius | 27°48' Libra | Waning gibbous | 4°52' Pisces | 13°35' Capricorn | 21°49' Aquarius | 1°03' Leo R | 11°30' Virgo R | 9 |
| 1980 | 27°58' Aquarius | 13°52' Pisces | New Moon | 15°51' Pisces | 8°53' Aries | 8°47' Virgo R | 6°14' Virgo R | 25°33' Virgo R | 1 |
| 1981 | 28°44' Aquarius | 11°24' Leo | Full Moon | 28°42' Aquarius R | 16°34' Aquarius | 8°20' Pisces | 9°30' Libra R | 9°00' Libra R | 11 |
| 1982 | 28°29' Aquarius | 16°23' Sagittarius | Last quarter | 3°52' Aquarius | 24°13' Capricorn | 19°06' Libra | 10°15' Scorpio | 21°59' Libra R | 3 |
| 1983 | 28°15' Aquarius | 19°01' Aries | Waxing crescent | 3°53' Aquarius | 23°19' Pisces | 24°11' Pisces | 8°42' Sagittarius | 4°24' Scorpio R | 4 |
| 1984 | 28°00' Aquarius | 4°46' Virgo | Full Moon | 12°52' Aquarius | 27°54' Capricorn | 17°19' Scorpio | 5°43' Capricorn | 16°20' Scorpio | 5 |
| 1985 | 28°46' Aquarius | 2°21' Aquarius | Waning crescent | 27°18' Aquarius | 12°30' Aries | 11°04' Aries | 2°27' Aquarius | 27°50' Scorpio | 6 |
| 1986 | 28°31' Aquarius | 5°46' Gemini | First quarter | 11°21' Pisces | 5°28' Pisces | 8°53' Sagittarius | 29°14' Aquarius | 8°57' Sagittarius | 7 |
| 1987 | 28°17' Aquarius | 10°18' Libra | Waning gibbous | 14°23' Pisces | 13°58' Capricorn | 27°50' Aries | 26°54' Pisces | 19°44' Sagittarius | 8 |
| 1988 | 28°02' Aquarius | 25°43' Aquarius | New Moon | 15°02' Aquarius R | 9°23' Aries | 26°40' Sagittarius | 26°05' Aries | 0°17' Capricorn | 9 |
| 1989 | 28°48' Aquarius | 23°29' Cancer | Waxing gibbous | 2°25' Aquarius | 17°14' Aquarius | 16°50' Taurus | 27°24' Taurus | 10°44' Capricorn | 1 |
| 1990 | 28°33' Aquarius | 25°28' Scorpio | Last quarter | 7°38' Aquarius | 22°30' Capricorn | 13°42' Capricorn | 0°53' Cancer R | 20°59' Capricorn | 11 |
| 1991 | 28°19' Aquarius | 1°33' Aries | Waxing crescent | 18°32' Aquarius | 23°58' Pisces | 8°47' Gemini | 6°06' Leo R | 1°12' Aquarius | 3 |
| 1992 | 28°04' Aquarius | 16°14' Leo | Full Moon | 2°12' Pisces | 28°31' Capricorn | 29°28' Capricorn | 11°10' Virgo R | 11°26' Aquarius | 4 |
| 1993 | 28°50' Aquarius | 14°14' Capricorn | Waning crescent | 16°09' Pisces | 11°50' Aries | 8°42' Cancer | 14°05' Libra R | 21°52' Aquarius | 5 |
| 1994 | 28°35' Aquarius | 15°04' Taurus | First quarter | 4°25' Pisces R | 6°09' Pisces | 15°53' Aquarius | 14°27' Scorpio | 2°19' Pisces | 6 |
| 1995 | 28°21' Aquarius | 23°08' Virgo | Waning gibbous | 5°42' Aquarius | 14°23' Capricorn | 20°46' Leo R | 12°38' Sagittarius | 12°59' Pisces | 7 |
| 1996 | 28°06' Aquarius | 7°30' Aquarius | New Moon | 2°48' Aquarius | 9°52' Aries | 1°35' Pisces | 9°31' Capricorn | 23°54' Pisces | 8 |
| 1997 | 28°52' Aquarius | 4°59' Cancer | Waxing gibbous | 12°24' Aquarius | 17°54' Aquarius | 5°04' Libra R | 6°14' Aquarius | 5°16' Aries | 9 |
| 1998 | 28°36' Aquarius | 4°50' Scorpio | Waning gibbous | 24°44' Aquarius | 20°58' Capricorn | 18°10' Pisces | 3°07' Pisces | 16°53' Aries | 1 |
| 1999 | 28°22' Aquarius | 14°04' Pisces | New Moon | 8°53' Pisces | 24°36' Pisces | 7°43' Scorpio | 0°59' Aries | 28°57' Aries | 11 |
| 2000 | 28°07' Aquarius | 28°40' Cancer | Waxing gibbous | 15°49' Pisces | 29°08' Capricorn | 4°09' Aries | 0°25' Taurus | 11°29' Taurus | 3 |
| 2001 | 28°53' Aquarius | 25°31' Sagittarius | Waning crescent | 19°23' Aquarius R | 11°03' Aries | 1°23' Sagittarius | 2°04' Gemini | 24°34' Taurus | 4 |
| 2002 | 28°38' Aquarius | 25°01' Aries | Waxing crescent | 2°29' Aquarius | 6°49' Pisces | 21°21' Aries | 5°52' Cancer R | 8°07' Gemini | 5 |
| 2003 | 28°24' Aquarius | 5°11' Virgo | Full Moon | 6°01' Aquarius | 14°47' Capricorn | 20°09' Sagittarius | 11°08' Leo R | 22°09' Gemini R | 6 |
| 2004 | 28°09' Aquarius | 20°10' Capricorn | Waning crescent | 16°15' Aquarius | 10°20' Aries | 8°58' Taurus | 15°57' Virgo R | 6°37' Cancer R | 7 |
| 2005 | 28°55' Aquarius | 15°29' Gemini | First quarter | 1°23' Pisces | 18°35' Aquarius | 7°36' Capricorn | 18°29' Libra R | 21°20' Cancer R | 8 |
| 2006 | 28°40' Aquarius | 15°18' Libra | Waning gibbous | 14°35' Pisces | 19°38' Capricorn | 29°46' Taurus | 18°29' Scorpio | 6°14' Leo R | 9 |
| 2007 | 28°26' Aquarius | 26°01' Aquarius | New Moon | 9°16' Pisces R | 25°15' Pisces | 23°32' Capricorn | 16°27' Sagittarius | 21°05' Leo R | 1 |
| 2008 | 28°11' Aquarius | 12°09' Cancer | Waxing gibbous | 8°28' Aquarius R | 29°46' Capricorn | 25°52' Gemini | 13°16' Capricorn | 5°42' Virgo R | 11 |
| 2009 | 28°57' Aquarius | 5°34' Sagittarius | Last quarter | 3°07' Aquarius | 10°09' Aries | 9°57' Aquarius | 10°03' Aquarius | 19°52' Virgo R | 3 |
| 2010 | 28°42' Aquarius | 5°49' Aries | Waxing crescent | 10°27' Aquarius | 7°30' Pisces | 3°11' Leo R | 7°05' Pisces | 3°36' Libra R | 4 |
Who you tend to match with
Aquarius: closest Gemini, Libra and Sagittarius; hardest Scorpio. Its third decan leans Libra. All twelve.