Born on March 8

March 8 zodiac sign

If you were born on March 8, your Sun sign is Pisces.

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

WaterMutableNeptune, traditionally Jupiter

On March 8 the Sun stands between 16° and 19° 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 8, 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 Sun reaches Achernar on March 6 every year, 2 days before 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 8 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 8 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Pisces on March 8, 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
1940PiscesPisces, retrogradeAries
1941CancerAquarius, retrogradePisces
1942Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:28AquariusAquarius
1943AriesAquariusAries
1944Leo, then Virgo from 09:19PiscesAquarius
1945Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:38PiscesAries
1946TaurusAriesPisces
1947Virgo, then Libra from 03:51Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
1948AquariusAquariusTaurus
1949GeminiAquariusPisces
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950ScorpioPiscesAquarius
1951Pisces, then Aries from 21:16PiscesAries
1952LeoAriesAquarius
1953SagittariusAriesAries
1954Aries, then Taurus from 04:33Pisces, retrogradePisces
1955VirgoAquariusAquarius
1956Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:20AquariusTaurus
1957Taurus, then Gemini from 02:04PiscesPisces
1958Libra, then Scorpio from 18:35PiscesAquarius
1959Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:26AriesAries
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960CancerPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1961Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:04AquariusAries
1962AriesAquariusPisces
1963Leo, then Virgo from 18:34AquariusAquarius
1964CapricornPiscesTaurus
1965TaurusPiscesPisces
1966LibraAriesAquarius
1967AquariusPisces, retrogradeAries
1968Gemini, then Cancer from 11:22AquariusAquarius
1969ScorpioAquariusAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Pisces, then Aries from 15:16PiscesPisces
1971LeoPiscesAquarius
1972SagittariusAriesTaurus
1973Aries, then Taurus from 06:51Pisces, retrogradePisces
1974VirgoAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1975Capricorn, then Aquarius from 15:10AquariusAries
1976GeminiAquariusAquarius
1977Libra, then Scorpio from 20:37PiscesAries
1978PiscesPiscesPisces
1979CancerAriesAquarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 10:39Pisces, retrogradeTaurus
1981AriesAquariusPisces
1982Leo, then Virgo from 11:27AquariusAquarius
1983CapricornPiscesAries
1984TaurusPiscesAquarius
1985LibraAriesAries
1986AquariusAries, retrogradePisces
1987Gemini, then Cancer from 15:25Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
1988ScorpioAquariusTaurus
1989Pisces, then Aries from 14:37AquariusPisces
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990LeoPiscesAquarius
1991SagittariusPiscesAries
1992Aries, then Taurus from 05:06AriesAquarius
1993VirgoPisces, retrogradeAries
1994Capricorn, then Aquarius from 04:15AquariusPisces
1995GeminiAquariusAquarius
1996Libra, then Scorpio from 21:06PiscesTaurus
1997PiscesPiscesPisces
1998Cancer, then Leo from 20:46AriesAquarius
1999Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:46AriesAries
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000AriesPisces, retrogradeAquarius
2001Leo, then Virgo from 10:45AquariusAries
2002CapricornAquariusAries
2003TaurusPiscesAquarius
2004LibraPiscesTaurus
2005AquariusAriesPisces
2006CancerPisces, retrogradeAquarius
2007ScorpioAquariusAries
2008Pisces, then Aries from 14:24AquariusAquarius
2009LeoAquariusAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:14PiscesAries
2011Aries, then Taurus from 17:52PiscesAquarius
2012VirgoAriesTaurus
2013Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:02Pisces, retrogradePisces
2014GeminiAquariusAquarius
2015LibraAquariusAries
2016PiscesPiscesAquarius
2017Cancer, then Leo from 16:46PiscesAries
2018SagittariusAriesAries
2019AriesPisces, retrogradeAquarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Leo, then Virgo from 10:48Aquarius, retrogradeTaurus
2021CapricornAquariusPisces
2022Taurus, then Gemini from 18:40AquariusAquarius
2023Virgo, then Libra from 14:44PiscesAries
2024AquariusPiscesAquarius
2025CancerAriesAries

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 8 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,976 babies were born on March 8 each year. That makes it number 228 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 8

What zodiac sign is March 8?

If you were born on March 8, your Sun sign is Pisces.

Is March 8 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Pisces all day on March 8 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Pisces.

What is the birthday star for March 8?

The Sun reaches Achernar on March 6 every year, 2 days before 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 8?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On March 8 2025 the Moon was in Cancer, and on March 8 2024 it was in Aquarius. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on March 8?

On March 8 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

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