Born on March 17

March 17 zodiac sign

If you were born on March 17, your Sun sign is Pisces.

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

WaterMutableNeptune, traditionally Jupiter

On March 17 the Sun stands between 25° and 28° 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 17, 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, 3 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 17 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Pisces, the fishes, the constellation that gave Pisces its name.

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March 17 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Pisces on March 17, 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
1940Gemini, then Cancer from 09:57Pisces, retrogradeTaurus
1941ScorpioPiscesPisces
1942Pisces, then Aries from 07:41PiscesAquarius
1943LeoPiscesAries
1944SagittariusPiscesPisces
1945TaurusAriesTaurus
1946VirgoAries, retrogradeAries
1947Capricorn, then Aquarius from 20:36Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
1948GeminiAquariusTaurus
1949Libra, then Scorpio from 04:25PiscesPisces
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950PiscesPiscesAquarius
1951CancerAriesAries
1952Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:16AriesPisces
1953Aries, then Taurus from 19:45Pisces, retrogradeTaurus
1954Leo, then Virgo from 04:22PiscesAries
1955Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:02AquariusAquarius
1956Taurus, then Gemini from 15:12PiscesTaurus
1957LibraPiscesPisces
1958Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:42AriesAquarius
1959Gemini, then Cancer from 22:28AriesAries
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960ScorpioPisces, retrogradePisces
1961Pisces, then Aries from 01:33AquariusAries
1962LeoPiscesAries
1963SagittariusPiscesAquarius
1964TaurusAriesTaurus
1965Virgo, then Libra from 17:04AriesPisces
1966Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:35Aries, retrogradeAquarius
1967Taurus, then Gemini from 02:19Pisces, retrogradeAries
1968Libra, then Scorpio from 05:33AquariusPisces
1969PiscesPiscesAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Cancer, then Leo from 21:40PiscesAries
1971Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:24AriesAquarius
1972Aries, then Taurus from 19:28AriesTaurus
1973VirgoPisces, retrogradePisces
1974CapricornAquariusAquarius
1975TaurusPiscesAries
1976LibraPiscesPisces
1977Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:06PiscesAries
1978Gemini, then Cancer from 02:49AriesAries
1979ScorpioAries, retrogradeAquarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Pisces, then Aries from 00:41Pisces, retrogradeTaurus
1981LeoAquariusPisces
1982Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:47PiscesAquarius
1983Aries, then Taurus from 14:05PiscesAries
1984Virgo, then Libra from 14:52AriesPisces
1985AquariusAriesAries
1986GeminiPisces, retrogradeAries
1987LibraPiscesAquarius
1988PiscesPiscesTaurus
1989Cancer, then Leo from 06:13PiscesPisces
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:56PiscesAquarius
1991AriesAriesAries
1992VirgoAries, retrogradePisces
1993CapricornPisces, retrogradeAries
1994TaurusAquariusAries
1995Virgo, then Libra from 08:18PiscesAquarius
1996Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:51PiscesTaurus
1997CancerAriesPisces
1998ScorpioAriesAquarius
1999PiscesAries, retrogradeAries
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000LeoPiscesPisces
2001Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:02PiscesAries
2002Aries, then Taurus from 04:01PiscesAries
2003VirgoPiscesAquarius
2004AquariusAriesTaurus
2005GeminiAriesPisces
2006Libra, then Scorpio from 22:59Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
2007Aquarius, then Pisces from 05:31AquariusAries
2008Cancer, then Leo from 01:04PiscesPisces
2009SagittariusPiscesAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010AriesPiscesAries
2011Leo, then Virgo from 20:53AriesAquarius
2012Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:12Aries, retrogradeTaurus
2013Taurus, then Gemini from 06:09Pisces, retrogradePisces
2014Virgo, then Libra from 00:46AquariusAquarius
2015AquariusPiscesTaurus
2016CancerPiscesPisces
2017ScorpioAriesAries
2018Pisces, then Aries from 18:57AriesAries
2019Cancer, then Leo from 00:57Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020CapricornPiscesTaurus
2021TaurusPiscesPisces
2022VirgoPiscesAquarius
2023Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:25PiscesTaurus
2024Gemini, then Cancer from 09:41AriesPisces
2025Libra, then Scorpio from 07:31Aries, 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

How common is a March 17 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,137 babies were born on March 17 each year. That makes it number 169 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is about the same as 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 17

What zodiac sign is March 17?

If you were born on March 17, your Sun sign is Pisces.

Is March 17 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Pisces all day on March 17 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Pisces.

What is the birthday star for March 17?

The Sun reaches Markab on March 14 every year, 3 days before your birthday. The saddle of Pegasus. A steady, honourable star for people who keep riding.

What was the Moon sign on March 17?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On March 17 2022 the Moon was in Virgo, and on March 17 2021 it was in Taurus. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on March 17?

On March 17 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Pisces, the fishes, the constellation that gave Pisces its name.

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