Born on March 2

March 2 zodiac sign

If you were born on March 2, your Sun sign is Pisces.

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

WaterMutableNeptune, traditionally Jupiter

On March 2 the Sun stands between 10° and 13° Pisces, in the 2nd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Pisces for the whole of March 2, wherever in the world you were born.

Find your exact Sun degree

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.

Birth time

Your birthday star

Achernar

Achernar gets its yearly visit from the Sun on March 6, 4 days after your birthday. The end of the river Eridanus, low in the southern sky. A star of doing good in public, and being remembered for it.

Achernar sits at 15° Pisces.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On March 2 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Aquarius, the water bearer, even though the sign is Pisces. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

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March 2 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Pisces on March 2, 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
1940Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:03PiscesAries
1941Aries, then Taurus from 12:24Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
1942Leo, then Virgo from 03:06AquariusAquarius
1943CapricornAquariusAries
1944GeminiAquariusAquarius
1945LibraPiscesAries
1946Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:25PiscesPisces
1947CancerPisces, retrogradeCapricorn
1948SagittariusAquarius, retrogradeAries
1949AriesAquariusPisces
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950LeoAquariusAquarius
1951Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 09:30PiscesAries
1952Taurus, then Gemini from 12:37PiscesAquarius
1953Virgo, then Libra from 11:41PiscesAries
1954Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:07Pisces, retrogradePisces
1955Gemini, then Cancer from 22:40AquariusCapricorn
1956ScorpioAquariusAries
1957PiscesAquariusPisces
1958Cancer, then Leo from 18:27PiscesAquarius
1959SagittariusPiscesAries
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960TaurusPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1961VirgoAquarius, retrogradeAries
1962CapricornAquariusPisces
1963GeminiAquariusCapricorn
1964Libra, then Scorpio from 13:54PiscesAries
1965Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:39PiscesPisces
1966CancerPiscesAquarius
1967Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:53Pisces, retrogradeAries
1968AriesAquariusAquarius
1969LeoAquariusAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:55AquariusPisces
1971TaurusPiscesCapricorn
1972LibraPiscesAries
1973AquariusPiscesPisces
1974GeminiPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1975ScorpioAquariusAries
1976Pisces, then Aries from 14:23AquariusAquarius
1977Cancer, then Leo from 09:25PiscesAries
1978SagittariusPiscesPisces
1979Aries, then Taurus from 07:09PiscesCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980VirgoPisces, retrogradeAries
1981CapricornAquariusPisces
1982Taurus, then Gemini from 01:50AquariusAquarius
1983Libra, then Scorpio from 23:51AquariusAries
1984PiscesPiscesAquarius
1985CancerPiscesAries
1986Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:52PiscesPisces
1987AriesPisces, retrogradeCapricorn
1988Leo, then Virgo from 13:07AquariusAries
1989Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:58AquariusPisces
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990TaurusAquariusCapricorn
1991Virgo, then Libra from 06:04PiscesAries
1992AquariusPiscesAquarius
1993GeminiPisces, retrogradeAries
1994ScorpioAquarius, retrogradePisces
1995Pisces, then Aries from 23:30AquariusCapricorn
1996LeoAquariusAries
1997SagittariusPiscesPisces
1998Aries, then Taurus from 05:01PiscesCapricorn
1999VirgoPiscesAries
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Capricorn, then Aquarius from 13:15Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
2001Taurus, then Gemini from 03:37AquariusAries
2002Libra, then Scorpio from 18:52AquariusPisces
2003Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:26AquariusCapricorn
2004CancerPiscesAries
2005Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 18:30PiscesPisces
2006AriesPiscesCapricorn
2007Leo, then Virgo from 21:32Aquarius, retrogradeAries
2008CapricornAquariusAquarius
2009TaurusAquariusAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Virgo, then Libra from 00:32PiscesPisces
2011AquariusPiscesAquarius
2012Gemini, then Cancer from 15:09AriesAries
2013ScorpioPisces, retrogradePisces
2014Pisces, then Aries from 15:40AquariusCapricorn
2015LeoAquariusAries
2016SagittariusAquariusAquarius
2017Aries, then Taurus from 07:43PiscesAries
2018VirgoPiscesPisces
2019Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:07PiscesAquarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020GeminiPisces, retrogradeAries
2021Libra, then Scorpio from 20:39AquariusPisces
2022PiscesAquariusCapricorn
2023CancerAquariusAries
2024Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 13:57PiscesAquarius
2025AriesPiscesAries

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 2

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on March 2, Greenwich time.

  • 1961, partial lunar eclipse at 13:28

How common is a March 2 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,802 babies were born on March 2 each year. That makes it number 309 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 second part of Pisces

Ruled by the Moon

The Moon deepens your feelings and your care. You nurture others by instinct, and home is your sanctuary.

Read about the second decan of Pisces

Questions about March 2

What zodiac sign is March 2?

If you were born on March 2, your Sun sign is Pisces.

Is March 2 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Pisces all day on March 2 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Pisces.

What is the birthday star for March 2?

Achernar gets its yearly visit from the Sun on March 6, 4 days after your birthday. The end of the river Eridanus, low in the southern sky. A star of doing good in public, and being remembered for it.

What was the Moon sign on March 2?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On March 2 2025 the Moon was in Aries, and on March 2 2023 it was in Cancer. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on March 2?

On March 2 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Aquarius, the water bearer, even though the sign is Pisces. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

Everything about PiscesExact Pisces dates every yearAll birthdays

Your Sun sign is one star in a whole sky. Your Moon and rising sign tell the rest of your story.

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