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March zodiac sign: Pisces or Aries?

A March birth falls under Pisces or Aries.

  • Pisces
  • Aries
  • spring equinox
March: Pisces, then AriesChange between the 20th and the 21st
The essentials

The March sign at a glance

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March moves from the last sign to the first: the changeover coincides with the equinox, the starting point of the zodiac.

March 1 to 19
♓︎ Pisces
March 22 to 31
♈︎ Aries
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By Thomas Guilhot · updated

The signs of March

In March, two signs follow each other

The Sun leaves Pisces for Aries between March 20 and 21, depending on the year.

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PiscesChange between days 20 and 21, depending on the yearAries
  • PiscesMarch 1 to 19, sometimes until the 21st
    Sign dates
    February 19 – March 20 (approximate)
    Element, modality
    Water, mutable
    Ruler
    Jupiter (modern: Neptune)

    Pisces embodies empathy and dreams: feeling, imagining, and connecting with something larger than yourself.

    The Pisces sign 
  • AriesMarch 22 to 31, sometimes from the 20th
    Sign dates
    March 21 – April 19 (approximate)
    Element, modality
    Fire, cardinal
    Ruler
    Mars

    Aries embodies the energy of the start: act first, adjust later, even if it means retracing your steps.

    The Aries sign 

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How is it calculated?

The Sun enters Aries at a precise moment, legal time in Paris: before, Pisces; after, Aries.

Frequently asked questions about the March zodiac sign

What is the zodiac sign for a March birth?

Until the spring equinox, the Sun is in Pisces; afterward, in Aries. This changeover, fixed by astronomers to the second, takes place toward the end of the third week of the month. For each year, the page shows its time. The first and last days of March leave no room for doubt.

Born on the day the sign changes in March: Pisces or Aries?

You need to place the birth time before or after that year’s equinox. A birth that occurred before that moment is Pisces, a birth that occurred after is Aries. Because the equinox can happen at any hour, even in the middle of the night, two births on the same day, in the same maternity ward, can belong to different signs.

Why is Aries the first sign of the zodiac?

Because the tropical zodiac is set to the seasons, and the spring equinox serves as its starting point. Greek astrologers, Ptolemy foremost among them, began the astrological year with the return of light in the Northern Hemisphere. Aries occupies the first 30 degrees counted from that point, Pisces the last 30.

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The sign for each month