Born on March 12

March 12 zodiac sign

If you were born on March 12, your Sun sign is Pisces.

The last sign, holding every season before the wheel turns again.

WaterMutableNeptune, traditionally Jupiter

On March 12 the Sun stands between 20° and 23° Pisces, in the 3rd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Pisces for the whole of March 12, wherever in the world you were born.

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Add your birth year, and your time and place if you know them. Hali will work out exactly where the Sun stood when you arrived, and when it next returns there.

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Your birthday star

Markab

Markab gets its yearly visit from the Sun on March 14, 2 days after your birthday. The saddle of Pegasus. A steady, honourable star for people who keep riding.

Markab sits at 23° Pisces.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On March 12 the Sun stands on the border between Aquarius and Pisces, and in some years it crosses from one to the other that very day. The sign is Pisces, because astrologers' signs follow the seasons rather than the stars.

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March 12 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Pisces on March 12, but the Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving. Open your decade to see where they were on your birthday. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so if the Moon changed sign that day, your birth time and place decide which side of the line you were born on.

The 1940s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1940Aries, then Taurus from 14:45Pisces, retrogradeTaurus
1941VirgoAquariusPisces
1942Capricorn, then Aquarius from 20:31AquariusAquarius
1943GeminiPiscesAries
1944LibraPiscesAquarius
1945Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:50AriesTaurus
1946CancerAriesAries
1947Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:34Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
1948AriesAquariusTaurus
1949LeoAquariusPisces
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950CapricornPiscesAquarius
1951TaurusPiscesAries
1952Virgo, then Libra from 11:17AriesAquarius
1953AquariusAries, retrogradeAries
1954Gemini, then Cancer from 10:38Pisces, retrogradeAries
1955Libra, then Scorpio from 01:05AquariusAquarius
1956PiscesPiscesTaurus
1957Cancer, then Leo from 10:12PiscesPisces
1958SagittariusPiscesAquarius
1959Aries, then Taurus from 21:37AriesAries
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960VirgoPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1961Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:29AquariusAries
1962GeminiAquariusAries
1963LibraPiscesAquarius
1964Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:06PiscesTaurus
1965CancerAriesPisces
1966Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:19Aries, retrogradeAquarius
1967Pisces, then Aries from 00:53Pisces, retrogradeAries
1968LeoAquariusAquarius
1969CapricornAquariusAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Taurus, then Gemini from 23:37PiscesAries
1971Virgo, then Libra from 21:06PiscesAquarius
1972AquariusAriesTaurus
1973Gemini, then Cancer from 12:29Pisces, retrogradePisces
1974ScorpioAquariusAquarius
1975PiscesAquariusAries
1976Cancer, then Leo from 07:56PiscesAquarius
1977SagittariusPiscesAries
1978Aries, then Taurus from 05:18AriesAries
1979VirgoAriesAquarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:46Pisces, retrogradeTaurus
1981GeminiAquariusPisces
1982LibraAquariusAquarius
1983Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:48PiscesAries
1984CancerPiscesAquarius
1985Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:29AriesAries
1986AriesPisces, retrogradeAries
1987LeoAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1988Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:32AquariusTaurus
1989Taurus, then Gemini from 16:17PiscesPisces
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Virgo, then Libra from 05:09PiscesAquarius
1991Capricorn, then Aquarius from 00:31AriesAries
1992Gemini, then Cancer from 16:50AriesAquarius
1993ScorpioPisces, retrogradeAries
1994Pisces, then Aries from 23:59AquariusAries
1995Cancer, then Leo from 20:29AquariusAquarius
1996SagittariusPiscesTaurus
1997TaurusPiscesPisces
1998VirgoAriesAquarius
1999CapricornAries, retrogradeAries
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000GeminiPisces, retrogradeAquarius
2001Libra, then Scorpio from 12:43AquariusAries
2002Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:57PiscesAries
2003Gemini, then Cancer from 02:12PiscesAquarius
2004Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:58AriesTaurus
2005AriesAriesPisces
2006Leo, then Virgo from 22:24Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
2007Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:35AquariusAries
2008Taurus, then Gemini from 17:55AquariusAquarius
2009LibraPiscesAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010AquariusPiscesAries
2011GeminiAriesAquarius
2012ScorpioAries, retrogradeTaurus
2013Pisces, then Aries from 11:18Pisces, retrogradePisces
2014Cancer, then Leo from 02:09AquariusAquarius
2015SagittariusAquariusAries
2016TaurusPiscesPisces
2017VirgoPiscesAries
2018Capricorn, then Aquarius from 22:45AriesAries
2019Taurus, then Gemini from 15:49Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Libra, then Scorpio from 09:29AquariusTaurus
2021PiscesAquariusPisces
2022CancerPiscesAquarius
2023ScorpioPiscesAries
2024AriesAriesPisces
2025Leo, then Virgo from 07:56AriesAries

Moon at midnight and the minute it changed sign, Mercury and Venus at noon, all Greenwich time. Your exact placements need your birth time and place. Find your exact Moon sign

Eclipses on March 12

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on March 12, Greenwich time.

  • 1933, penumbral lunar eclipse at 02:32

How common is a March 12 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,003 babies were born on March 12 each year. That makes it number 219 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% fewer than an average day.

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The Pisces in you

Your gift

Compassion. You understand people without needing them to explain.

Your growing edge

Boundaries. Taking in everyone's feelings can leave too little room for your own.

Your decan, the third part of Pisces

Ruled by Pluto

Pluto lends intensity and insight. You are drawn to mysteries and to change that goes all the way down, and your intuition is a powerful gift.

Read about the third decan of Pisces

Questions about March 12

What zodiac sign is March 12?

If you were born on March 12, your Sun sign is Pisces.

Is March 12 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Pisces all day on March 12 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Pisces.

What is the birthday star for March 12?

Markab gets its yearly visit from the Sun on March 14, 2 days after your birthday. The saddle of Pegasus. A steady, honourable star for people who keep riding.

What was the Moon sign on March 12?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On March 12 2024 the Moon was in Aries, and on March 12 2023 it was in Scorpio. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on March 12?

On March 12 the Sun stands on the border between Aquarius and Pisces, and in some years it crosses from one to the other that very day. The sign is Pisces, because astrologers' signs follow the seasons rather than the stars.

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