Born on March 16

March 16 zodiac sign

If you were born on March 16, your Sun sign is Pisces.

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

WaterMutableNeptune, traditionally Jupiter

On March 16 the Sun stands between 24° and 27° 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 16, 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

The Sun reaches Markab on March 14 every year, 2 days before 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 16 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Pisces, the fishes, the constellation that gave Pisces its name.

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March 16 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Pisces on March 16, 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
1940GeminiPisces, retrogradeTaurus
1941Libra, then Scorpio from 00:03AquariusPisces
1942PiscesAquariusAquarius
1943Cancer, then Leo from 23:41PiscesAries
1944SagittariusPiscesAquarius
1945Aries, then Taurus from 13:55AriesTaurus
1946VirgoAriesAries
1947CapricornPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1948Taurus, then Gemini from 10:46AquariusTaurus
1949LibraPiscesPisces
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Aquarius, then Pisces from 10:00PiscesAquarius
1951Gemini, then Cancer from 05:06AriesAries
1952ScorpioAriesAquarius
1953AriesPisces, retrogradeTaurus
1954LeoPiscesAries
1955SagittariusAquariusAquarius
1956TaurusPiscesTaurus
1957Virgo, then Libra from 09:59PiscesPisces
1958AquariusAriesAquarius
1959GeminiAriesAries
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Libra, then Scorpio from 01:37Pisces, retrogradePisces
1961PiscesAquariusAries
1962Cancer, then Leo from 05:56PiscesAries
1963Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:27PiscesAquarius
1964Aries, then Taurus from 15:30PiscesTaurus
1965VirgoAriesPisces
1966CapricornAries, retrogradeAquarius
1967TaurusPisces, retrogradeAries
1968LibraAquariusPisces
1969Aquarius, then Pisces from 05:04PiscesAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970CancerPiscesAries
1971ScorpioAriesAquarius
1972AriesAriesTaurus
1973Leo, then Virgo from 20:42Pisces, retrogradePisces
1974Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 05:42AquariusAquarius
1975Aries, then Taurus from 03:53PiscesAries
1976Virgo, then Libra from 09:45PiscesPisces
1977AquariusPiscesAries
1978GeminiAriesAries
1979Libra, then Scorpio from 21:50Aries, retrogradeAquarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980PiscesPisces, retrogradeTaurus
1981LeoAquariusPisces
1982SagittariusPiscesAquarius
1983AriesPiscesAries
1984VirgoAriesPisces
1985Capricorn, then Aquarius from 13:11AriesAries
1986Taurus, then Gemini from 08:23Pisces, retrogradeAries
1987LibraPiscesAquarius
1988Aquarius, then Pisces from 05:42PiscesTaurus
1989CancerPiscesPisces
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990ScorpioPiscesAquarius
1991Pisces, then Aries from 16:38AriesAries
1992Leo, then Virgo from 20:14AriesPisces
1993CapricornPisces, retrogradeAries
1994TaurusAquariusAries
1995VirgoPiscesAquarius
1996AquariusPiscesTaurus
1997Gemini, then Cancer from 08:51AriesPisces
1998Libra, then Scorpio from 08:51AriesAquarius
1999PiscesAries, retrogradeAries
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000LeoPiscesPisces
2001SagittariusAquariusAries
2002AriesPiscesAries
2003Leo, then Virgo from 13:53PiscesAquarius
2004Capricorn, then Aquarius from 11:11AriesTaurus
2005GeminiAriesPisces
2006LibraPisces, retrogradeAquarius
2007AquariusAquariusAries
2008CancerPiscesPisces
2009Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 09:22PiscesAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Pisces, then Aries from 06:32PiscesAries
2011LeoAriesAquarius
2012CapricornAries, retrogradeTaurus
2013TaurusPisces, retrogradePisces
2014VirgoAquariusAquarius
2015Capricorn, then Aquarius from 10:14PiscesAries
2016Gemini, then Cancer from 00:57PiscesPisces
2017ScorpioAriesAries
2018PiscesAriesAries
2019CancerPisces, retrogradeAquarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:26PiscesTaurus
2021Aries, then Taurus from 10:57PiscesPisces
2022Leo, then Virgo from 04:59PiscesAquarius
2023CapricornPiscesAries
2024GeminiAriesPisces
2025LibraAries, retrogradeAries

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 16

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on March 16, Greenwich time.

  • 1942, partial solar eclipse at 23:36

How common is a March 16 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,773 babies were born on March 16 each year. That makes it number 314 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% 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 16

What zodiac sign is March 16?

If you were born on March 16, your Sun sign is Pisces.

Is March 16 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Pisces all day on March 16 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Pisces.

What is the birthday star for March 16?

The Sun reaches Markab on March 14 every year, 2 days before your birthday. The saddle of Pegasus. A steady, honourable star for people who keep riding.

What was the Moon sign on March 16?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On March 16 2025 the Moon was in Libra, and on March 16 2024 it was in Gemini. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on March 16?

On March 16 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Pisces, the fishes, the constellation that gave Pisces its name.

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