The short version
If your birthday falls between February 19 and March 20, you are a Pisces: dreamy, compassionate, artistic, and boundless, the zodiac's mystic who feels the whole world. Those are the Pisces dates in most years, but the exact start and end move by a day or so as the Sun shifts, so the edges are worth a closer look.
Why Pisces dates shift by a day each year
The Sun does not cross into Pisces at the same minute every year. It enters around February 19 and leaves around March 20, but the precise moment drifts by roughly a day depending on the year and your time zone. That is why two reputable sources can list slightly different Pisces dates, and why anyone born right at the edge needs their exact birth chart, not a generic date list, to be sure.
Born on the Pisces cusp?
If you were born at the very start of Pisces, around February 19, you may be on the Aquarius-Pisces cusp: see February 18. If you were born at the very end, around March 20, you may be on the Pisces-Aries cusp: see March 20. On a cusp, only your full birth chart can settle which sign your Sun is actually in.
The three types of Pisces: decans
Not every Pisces is alike. The sign splits into three ten-day decans, each with its own flavor: Pisces decan 1 (February 19 to 29), Pisces decan 2 (March 1 to 10), Pisces decan 3 (March 11 to 20). Your decan sharpens the basic Pisces picture depending on which third of the sign you were born in.
Pisces at a glance
Pisces (♓) is a mutable water sign ruled by Jupiter and Neptune. Its opposite sign is Virgo, and it sits between Aquarius and Aries in the zodiac wheel. As a mutable water sign, Pisces is dreamy at its core.
Are you sure you are a Pisces?
Your Sun sign is the baseline, but it is only the Sun, one of about ten major chart factors. Your Moon, rising sign, and planets depend on your exact date, time, and city, and near a cusp they can even shift your sun sign itself. Calculate your free birth chart to confirm your real placements, then start your 7-day free trial for a personal reading on your WhatsApp each morning.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the dates for Pisces?
Pisces dates run from about February 19 to March 20. The exact boundaries shift by a day or so each year as the Sun moves, so a birthday right at the edge is best confirmed with a full birth chart.
Is someone born on February 19 a Pisces?
Usually yes, February 19 is right at the start of Pisces, on the Aquarius-Pisces cusp. In some years the Sun crosses a little earlier or later, so a birth on that exact date is best checked against a real chart rather than a generic date list.
What if I was born on the Pisces cusp?
If you were born near February 19 or March 20, you are on a Pisces cusp and could be either sign depending on the year and your birth time. Only your full birth chart, built from your exact date, time, and city, can tell you for certain which sign your Sun is in.
Why do Pisces dates change each year?
Because the calendar and the Sun's path do not line up perfectly. The Sun enters Pisces at a slightly different moment each year, so the start and end dates drift by about a day. The date ranges you see are the typical ones, accurate for most years.
Curious about the energy of this time of year? See Pisces season, what it means for every sign.