Born on March 20
March 20 zodiac sign
If you were born on March 20, your Sun sign is Pisces or Aries. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.
The last sign, holding every season before the wheel turns again.
On March 20 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Pisces into the first degree of Aries.
In 27% of years the Sun had already reached Aries by midday on March 20 in Greenwich. Your exact birth year, time and place decide which side you were born on.
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.
Your birthday star
Scheat
Each year the Sun meets Scheat on your birthday. The leg of Pegasus, sitting on the very last degree of the zodiac. A star of free thinkers and inventors.
Scheat sits at 29° Pisces.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On March 20 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Pisces, the fishes, the constellation that gave Pisces its name.
March 20 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving too. 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
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Leo | Pisces, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1941 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:25 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1942 | Taurus | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1943 | Virgo | Pisces | Aries |
| 1944 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 04:55 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1945 | Gemini, then Cancer from 19:32 | Aries | Taurus |
| 1946 | Libra, then Scorpio from 12:05 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1947 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 06:58 | Pisces, retrograde | Aquarius |
| 1948 | Cancer, then Leo from 18:58 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1949 | Sagittarius | Pisces | Pisces |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Aries | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1951 | Leo | Aries | Aries |
| 1952 | Capricorn | Aries | Pisces |
| 1953 | Gemini | Pisces, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1954 | Libra | Pisces | Aries |
| 1955 | Aquarius | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1956 | Cancer | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1957 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:54 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1958 | Pisces, then Aries from 11:17 | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1959 | Cancer, then Leo from 07:23 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:15 | Pisces, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1961 | Taurus | Pisces | Aries |
| 1962 | Virgo | Pisces | Aries |
| 1963 | Capricorn | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1964 | Gemini, then Cancer from 20:12 | Aries | Taurus |
| 1965 | Scorpio | Aries | Pisces |
| 1966 | Pisces | Aries, retrograde | Aquarius |
| 1967 | Cancer | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1968 | Sagittarius | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1969 | Aries, then Taurus from 16:21 | Pisces | Aries |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Leo, then Virgo from 10:30 | Pisces | Aries |
| 1971 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:38 | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1972 | Gemini | Aries | Taurus |
| 1973 | Libra | Pisces, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1974 | Aquarius | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1975 | Gemini, then Cancer from 20:49 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1976 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 10:34 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1977 | Aries | Aries | Aries |
| 1978 | Leo | Aries | Aries |
| 1979 | Sagittarius | Aries, retrograde | Aquarius |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Taurus | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1981 | Virgo, then Libra from 15:31 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1982 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 11:53 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1983 | Gemini | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1984 | Scorpio | Aries | Pisces |
| 1985 | Pisces | Aries | Aries |
| 1986 | Cancer | Pisces, retrograde | Aries |
| 1987 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 10:32 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1988 | Aries, then Taurus from 07:05 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1989 | Virgo | Pisces | Pisces |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Capricorn | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1991 | Taurus, then Gemini from 23:37 | Aries | Taurus |
| 1992 | Libra, then Scorpio from 23:20 | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1993 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 13:11 | Pisces, retrograde | Aries |
| 1994 | Gemini, then Cancer from 12:54 | Pisces | Aries |
| 1995 | Scorpio | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1996 | Aries | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1997 | Leo | Aries | Pisces |
| 1998 | Sagittarius | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1999 | Aries, then Taurus from 01:09 | Pisces, retrograde | Taurus |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Virgo, then Libra from 04:57 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 2001 | Aquarius | Pisces | Aries |
| 2002 | Gemini | Pisces | Aries |
| 2003 | Libra, then Scorpio from 14:38 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 2004 | Pisces, then Aries from 21:29 | Aries | Taurus |
| 2005 | Cancer, then Leo from 13:18 | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 2006 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:44 | Pisces, retrograde | Aquarius |
| 2007 | Aries | Pisces | Taurus |
| 2008 | Virgo | Pisces | Pisces |
| 2009 | Capricorn | Pisces | Aries |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Taurus | Aries | Aries |
| 2011 | Libra | Aries | Aquarius |
| 2012 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:06 | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2013 | Cancer | Pisces | Pisces |
| 2014 | Scorpio | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 2015 | Pisces, then Aries from 10:28 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 2016 | Leo, then Virgo from 17:40 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 2017 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:31 | Aries | Aries |
| 2018 | Aries, then Taurus from 01:07 | Aries | Aries |
| 2019 | Virgo | Pisces, retrograde | Aquarius |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Aquarius | Pisces | Taurus |
| 2021 | Gemini | Pisces | Pisces |
| 2022 | Libra, then Scorpio from 15:45 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 2023 | Pisces | Aries | Taurus |
| 2024 | Leo | Aries | Pisces |
| 2025 | Sagittarius | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
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 20
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on March 20, Greenwich time.
- 2015, total solar eclipse at 09:45
- 2034, total solar eclipse at 10:17
How common is a March 20 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,003 babies were born on March 20 each year. That makes it number 220 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
Compassion. You understand people without needing them to explain.
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.
Born after the Sun crossed into Aries? Your story belongs to Aries. Read your Aries birthday
When the Sun changed sign, year by year
Every year the Sun crossed from Pisces into Aries around March 20. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.
Questions about March 20
What zodiac sign is March 20?
If you were born on March 20, your Sun sign is Pisces or Aries. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.
Is March 20 a cusp birthday?
Yes. The Sun moves from Pisces into Aries around this day, at a different hour each year, so people born on March 20 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.
What is the birthday star for March 20?
Each year the Sun meets Scheat on your birthday. The leg of Pegasus, sitting on the very last degree of the zodiac. A star of free thinkers and inventors.
What was the Moon sign on March 20?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On March 20 2025 the Moon was in Sagittarius, and on March 20 2024 it was in Leo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on March 20?
On March 20 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Pisces, the fishes, the constellation that gave Pisces its name.
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