Born on March 22
March 22 zodiac sign
If you were born on March 22, 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 first spark of the zodiac, born as the year begins again.
On March 22 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Pisces into the first degree of Aries.
In 100% of years the Sun had already reached Aries by midday on March 22 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
The Sun reaches Scheat on March 20 every year, 2 days before 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 22 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Pisces, the fishes, even though the sign is Aries. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.
March 22 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 | Virgo | Pisces, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1941 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 10:34 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1942 | Taurus, then Gemini from 04:01 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1943 | Libra | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1944 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 05:59 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1945 | Cancer | Aries | Taurus |
| 1946 | Scorpio | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1947 | Pisces, then Aries from 14:23 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1948 | Leo, then Virgo from 19:43 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1949 | Capricorn | Pisces | Pisces |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Taurus | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1951 | Virgo | Aries | Taurus |
| 1952 | Aquarius | Aries | Pisces |
| 1953 | Gemini, then Cancer from 05:30 | Pisces, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1954 | Libra, then Scorpio from 04:26 | Pisces | Aries |
| 1955 | Pisces | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1956 | Leo | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1957 | Sagittarius | Aries | Pisces |
| 1958 | Aries | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1959 | Leo, then Virgo from 12:28 | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 10:10 | Pisces, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1961 | Gemini | Pisces | Aries |
| 1962 | Libra | Pisces | Aries |
| 1963 | Aquarius | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1964 | Cancer | Aries | Taurus |
| 1965 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:37 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1966 | Pisces, then Aries from 02:34 | Pisces, retrograde | Aquarius |
| 1967 | Leo | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1968 | Capricorn | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1969 | Taurus | Pisces | Aries |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Virgo, then Libra from 21:57 | Aries | Aries |
| 1971 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:29 | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1972 | Cancer | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1973 | Scorpio | Pisces, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1974 | Pisces | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1975 | Cancer | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1976 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 14:49 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1977 | Aries, then Taurus from 07:06 | Aries | Aries |
| 1978 | Leo, then Virgo from 01:50 | Aries | Aries |
| 1979 | Capricorn | Aries, retrograde | Aquarius |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Gemini | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1981 | Libra | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1982 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:02 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1983 | Gemini, then Cancer from 00:53 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1984 | Sagittarius | Aries | Pisces |
| 1985 | Aries | Aries | Aries |
| 1986 | Leo | Pisces, retrograde | Aries |
| 1987 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:49 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1988 | Taurus, then Gemini from 11:21 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1989 | Virgo, then Libra from 06:24 | Pisces | Pisces |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:32 | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1991 | Gemini | Aries | Taurus |
| 1992 | Scorpio | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1993 | Pisces | Pisces, retrograde | Aries |
| 1994 | Cancer, then Leo from 20:40 | Pisces | Aries |
| 1995 | Sagittarius | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1996 | Taurus | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1997 | Virgo | Aries | Pisces |
| 1998 | Capricorn | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1999 | Taurus, then Gemini from 02:06 | Pisces, retrograde | Taurus |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Libra, then Scorpio from 11:18 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 2001 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 05:29 | Pisces | Aries |
| 2002 | Gemini, then Cancer from 00:07 | Pisces | Aries |
| 2003 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:33 | Aries | Aquarius |
| 2004 | Aries | Aries | Taurus |
| 2005 | Leo | Aries, retrograde | Pisces |
| 2006 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:36 | Pisces, retrograde | Aquarius |
| 2007 | Taurus | Pisces | Taurus |
| 2008 | Libra | Pisces | Pisces |
| 2009 | Aquarius | Pisces | Aries |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gemini | Aries | Aries |
| 2011 | Scorpio | Aries | Aquarius |
| 2012 | Pisces, then Aries from 09:58 | Aries, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2013 | Cancer, then Leo from 06:50 | Pisces | Aries |
| 2014 | Sagittarius | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 2015 | Aries, then Taurus from 10:41 | Pisces | Taurus |
| 2016 | Virgo | Aries | Pisces |
| 2017 | Capricorn | Aries | Aries |
| 2018 | Taurus, then Gemini from 05:30 | Aries | Aries |
| 2019 | Libra | Pisces, retrograde | Aquarius |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pisces | Pisces | Taurus |
| 2021 | Cancer | Pisces | Aries |
| 2022 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 18:59 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 2023 | Aries | Aries | Taurus |
| 2024 | Leo, then Virgo from 07:42 | Aries | Pisces |
| 2025 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:29 | 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 22
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on March 22, Greenwich time.
- 1932, partial lunar eclipse at 12:32
How common is a March 22 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,967 babies were born on March 22 each year. That makes it number 233 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% fewer than an average day.
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The Aries in you
Courage. Stand next to you for five minutes and people find they are braver too.
Patience. The fire that starts everything can burn out before the finish, so your work is learning to stay.
Your decan, the first part of Aries
Ruled by Mars
Mars rules this decan as well as the sign, so you get Aries at full strength. Direct, quick and honest to a fault, you would rather try and fail than wait and wonder.
Born before the Sun reached Aries? Your story still belongs to Pisces. Read your Pisces birthday
When the Sun changed sign, year by year
Every year the Sun crossed from Pisces into Aries around March 22. 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 22
What zodiac sign is March 22?
If you were born on March 22, 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 22 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 22 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.
What is the birthday star for March 22?
The Sun reaches Scheat on March 20 every year, 2 days before 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 22?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On March 22 2023 the Moon was in Aries, and on March 22 2021 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 22?
On March 22 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Pisces, the fishes, even though the sign is Aries. 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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