Born on March 5

March 5 zodiac sign

If you were born on March 5, your Sun sign is Pisces.

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

WaterMutableNeptune, traditionally Jupiter

On March 5 the Sun stands between 13° and 16° 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 5, 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

Achernar

The day after your birthday, March 6, is when the Sun meets Achernar each year. 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 5 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 5 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Pisces on March 5, 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
1940Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:08AriesAries
1941Taurus, then Gemini from 01:12Pisces, retrogradePisces
1942LibraAquariusAquarius
1943Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:55AquariusAries
1944Cancer, then Leo from 20:20PiscesAquarius
1945Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:45PiscesAries
1946AriesAriesPisces
1947LeoPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1948CapricornAquariusAries
1949TaurusAquariusPisces
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Virgo, then Libra from 14:01AquariusAquarius
1951AquariusPiscesAries
1952CancerPiscesAquarius
1953ScorpioAriesAries
1954PiscesPisces, retrogradePisces
1955Cancer, then Leo from 02:49AquariusAquarius
1956Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:33AquariusAries
1957Aries, then Taurus from 17:21PiscesPisces
1958VirgoPiscesAquarius
1959Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:17AriesAries
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960GeminiPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1961LibraAquarius, retrogradeAries
1962Aquarius, then Pisces from 10:17AquariusPisces
1963CancerAquariusAquarius
1964Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:47PiscesAries
1965AriesPiscesPisces
1966LeoAriesAquarius
1967CapricornPisces, retrogradeAries
1968Taurus, then Gemini from 23:17AquariusAquarius
1969Virgo, then Libra from 11:34AquariusAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970AquariusAquariusPisces
1971Gemini, then Cancer from 09:48PiscesAquarius
1972ScorpioPiscesAries
1973PiscesPisces, retrogradePisces
1974Cancer, then Leo from 04:49Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1975SagittariusAquariusAries
1976Aries, then Taurus from 03:18AquariusAquarius
1977VirgoPiscesAries
1978Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:51PiscesPisces
1979GeminiAriesAquarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Libra, then Scorpio from 23:23Pisces, retrogradeAries
1981Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:13AquariusPisces
1982CancerAquariusAquarius
1983Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:15AquariusAries
1984AriesPiscesAquarius
1985Leo, then Virgo from 23:43PiscesAries
1986CapricornAriesPisces
1987TaurusPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1988Virgo, then Libra from 01:32AquariusAries
1989AquariusAquariusPisces
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Gemini, then Cancer from 07:03PiscesAquarius
1991ScorpioPiscesAries
1992Pisces, then Aries from 20:07AriesAquarius
1993Cancer, then Leo from 05:41Pisces, retrogradeAries
1994Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 21:25AquariusPisces
1995Aries, then Taurus from 08:51AquariusAquarius
1996VirgoAquariusAries
1997Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:55PiscesPisces
1998GeminiPiscesAquarius
1999LibraAriesAries
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000PiscesPisces, retrogradeAquarius
2001CancerAquariusAries
2002SagittariusAquariusPisces
2003AriesPiscesAquarius
2004Leo, then Virgo from 17:18PiscesAries
2005CapricornAriesPisces
2006Taurus, then Gemini from 14:38Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
2007Virgo, then Libra from 09:25Aquarius, retrogradeAries
2008AquariusAquariusAquarius
2009Gemini, then Cancer from 11:08AquariusAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010ScorpioPiscesPisces
2011PiscesPiscesAquarius
2012LeoAriesTaurus
2013SagittariusPisces, retrogradePisces
2014TaurusAquariusCapricorn
2015VirgoAquariusAries
2016Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:23PiscesAquarius
2017GeminiPiscesAries
2018Libra, then Scorpio from 13:23PiscesPisces
2019Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:11PiscesAquarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020CancerAquarius, retrogradeTaurus
2021SagittariusAquariusPisces
2022AriesAquariusCapricorn
2023LeoPiscesAries
2024CapricornPiscesAquarius
2025Taurus, then Gemini from 12:30AriesAries

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 5 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,979 babies were born on March 5 each year. That makes it number 227 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

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 5

What zodiac sign is March 5?

If you were born on March 5, your Sun sign is Pisces.

Is March 5 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Pisces all day on March 5 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Pisces.

What is the birthday star for March 5?

The day after your birthday, March 6, is when the Sun meets Achernar each year. 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 5?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On March 5 2024 the Moon was in Capricorn, and on March 5 2023 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 5?

On March 5 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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