Born on March 3

March 3 zodiac sign

If you were born on March 3, your Sun sign is Pisces.

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

WaterMutableNeptune, traditionally Jupiter

On March 3 the Sun stands between 11° and 14° 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 3, 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, 3 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 3 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 3 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Pisces on March 3, 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
1940CapricornPiscesAries
1941TaurusPisces, retrogradePisces
1942VirgoAquariusAquarius
1943Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:57AquariusAries
1944Gemini, then Cancer from 08:39PiscesAquarius
1945Libra, then Scorpio from 08:33PiscesAries
1946PiscesPiscesPisces
1947Cancer, then Leo from 23:00Pisces, retrogradeCapricorn
1948SagittariusAquarius, retrogradeAries
1949AriesAquariusPisces
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Leo, then Virgo from 12:25AquariusAquarius
1951CapricornPiscesAries
1952GeminiPiscesAquarius
1953LibraAriesAries
1954AquariusPisces, retrogradePisces
1955CancerAquariusCapricorn
1956Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:10AquariusAries
1957Pisces, then Aries from 06:31AquariusPisces
1958LeoPiscesAquarius
1959Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:06PiscesAries
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960TaurusPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1961VirgoAquarius, retrogradeAries
1962Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:52AquariusPisces
1963GeminiAquariusCapricorn
1964ScorpioPiscesAries
1965PiscesPiscesPisces
1966CancerAriesAquarius
1967SagittariusPisces, retrogradeAries
1968Aries, then Taurus from 10:28AquariusAquarius
1969Leo, then Virgo from 04:07AquariusAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970CapricornAquariusPisces
1971Taurus, then Gemini from 03:02PiscesCapricorn
1972LibraPiscesAries
1973Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:31PiscesPisces
1974Gemini, then Cancer from 03:00Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1975Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:06AquariusAries
1976AriesAquariusAquarius
1977LeoPiscesAries
1978Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:58PiscesPisces
1979TaurusPiscesCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Virgo, then Libra from 10:40Pisces, retrogradeAries
1981Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:51AquariusPisces
1982GeminiAquariusAquarius
1983ScorpioAquariusAries
1984PiscesPiscesAquarius
1985Cancer, then Leo from 21:29PiscesAries
1986SagittariusAriesPisces
1987Aries, then Taurus from 18:12Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
1988VirgoAquariusAries
1989CapricornAquariusPisces
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Taurus, then Gemini from 03:38AquariusCapricorn
1991LibraPiscesAries
1992Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:11PiscesAquarius
1993Gemini, then Cancer from 02:17Pisces, retrogradeAries
1994Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:54Aquarius, retrogradePisces
1995AriesAquariusAquarius
1996LeoAquariusAries
1997Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:39PiscesPisces
1998TaurusPiscesCapricorn
1999Virgo, then Libra from 18:35AriesAries
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000AquariusPisces, retrogradeAquarius
2001GeminiAquariusAries
2002ScorpioAquariusPisces
2003PiscesAquariusAquarius
2004Cancer, then Leo from 09:18PiscesAries
2005SagittariusPiscesPisces
2006Aries, then Taurus from 10:23Pisces, retrogradeCapricorn
2007VirgoAquarius, retrogradeAries
2008CapricornAquariusAquarius
2009Taurus, then Gemini from 07:59AquariusAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010LibraPiscesPisces
2011Aquarius, then Pisces from 16:47PiscesAquarius
2012CancerAriesAries
2013Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:11Pisces, retrogradePisces
2014AriesAquariusCapricorn
2015LeoAquariusAries
2016Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 10:02AquariusAquarius
2017TaurusPiscesAries
2018Virgo, then Libra from 08:21PiscesPisces
2019AquariusPiscesAquarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020GeminiPisces, retrogradeAries
2021ScorpioAquariusPisces
2022PiscesAquariusCapricorn
2023Cancer, then Leo from 15:16PiscesAries
2024SagittariusPiscesAquarius
2025Aries, then Taurus from 10:37AriesAries

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 3

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on March 3, Greenwich time.

  • 1942, total lunar eclipse at 00:21
  • 1988, partial lunar eclipse at 16:12
  • 2007, total lunar eclipse at 23:20
  • 2026, total lunar eclipse at 11:33
  • 2045, penumbral lunar eclipse at 07:41

How common is a March 3 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,074 babies were born on March 3 each year. That makes it number 190 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% fewer than an average day.

See every birthday and sign ranked

More from our studies: The rarest rising sign, city by city · How rare is your Big Three? · Were you born with Mercury retrograde?

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 3

What zodiac sign is March 3?

If you were born on March 3, your Sun sign is Pisces.

Is March 3 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Pisces all day on March 3 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Pisces.

What is the birthday star for March 3?

Achernar gets its yearly visit from the Sun on March 6, 3 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 3?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On March 3 2024 the Moon was in Sagittarius, and on March 3 2022 it was in Pisces. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on March 3?

On March 3 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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