Born on March 9
March 9 zodiac sign
If you were born on March 9, your Sun sign is Pisces.
The last sign, holding every season before the wheel turns again.
On March 9 the Sun stands between 17° and 20° 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 9, 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.
Your birthday star
Achernar
The Sun reaches Achernar on March 6 every year, 3 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 9 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.
March 9 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Pisces on March 9, 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
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Pisces | Pisces, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1941 | Cancer, then Leo from 19:19 | Aquarius, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1942 | Sagittarius | Aquarius | Aquarius |
| 1943 | Aries, then Taurus from 15:54 | Aquarius | Aries |
| 1944 | Virgo | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1945 | Capricorn | Pisces | Aries |
| 1946 | Taurus, then Gemini from 03:12 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1947 | Libra | Pisces, retrograde | Aquarius |
| 1948 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:53 | Aquarius | Taurus |
| 1949 | Gemini, then Cancer from 00:22 | Aquarius | Pisces |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:38 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1951 | Aries | Pisces | Aries |
| 1952 | Leo | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1953 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:10 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1954 | Taurus | Pisces, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1955 | Virgo, then Libra from 15:20 | Aquarius | Aquarius |
| 1956 | Aquarius | Aquarius | Taurus |
| 1957 | Gemini | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1958 | Scorpio | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1959 | Pisces | Aries | Aries |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Cancer, then Leo from 05:25 | Pisces, retrograde | Aquarius |
| 1961 | Sagittarius | Aquarius | Aries |
| 1962 | Aries, then Taurus from 09:40 | Aquarius | Pisces |
| 1963 | Virgo | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1964 | Capricorn | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1965 | Taurus, then Gemini from 07:14 | Aries | Pisces |
| 1966 | Libra | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1967 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:42 | Pisces, retrograde | Aries |
| 1968 | Cancer | Aquarius | Aquarius |
| 1969 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:48 | Aquarius | Aries |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Aries | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1971 | Leo | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1972 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:50 | Aries | Taurus |
| 1973 | Taurus | Pisces, retrograde | Pisces |
| 1974 | Virgo, then Libra from 06:52 | Aquarius, retrograde | Aquarius |
| 1975 | Aquarius | Aquarius | Aries |
| 1976 | Gemini | Aquarius | Aquarius |
| 1977 | Scorpio | Pisces | Aries |
| 1978 | Pisces, then Aries from 23:09 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1979 | Cancer, then Leo from 10:48 | Aries | Aquarius |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Sagittarius | Pisces, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1981 | Aries, then Taurus from 10:23 | Aquarius | Pisces |
| 1982 | Virgo | Aquarius | Aquarius |
| 1983 | Capricorn | Pisces | Aries |
| 1984 | Taurus, then Gemini from 04:30 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1985 | Libra, then Scorpio from 23:47 | Aries | Aries |
| 1986 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:49 | Aries, retrograde | Aries |
| 1987 | Cancer | Pisces, retrograde | Aquarius |
| 1988 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:59 | Aquarius | Taurus |
| 1989 | Aries | Aquarius | Pisces |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Leo, then Virgo from 19:47 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 1991 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:14 | Pisces | Aries |
| 1992 | Taurus | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1993 | Virgo, then Libra from 04:47 | Pisces, retrograde | Aries |
| 1994 | Aquarius | Aquarius | Aries |
| 1995 | Gemini | Aquarius | Aquarius |
| 1996 | Scorpio | Pisces | Taurus |
| 1997 | Pisces, then Aries from 19:33 | Pisces | Pisces |
| 1998 | Leo | Aries | Aquarius |
| 1999 | Sagittarius | Aries | Aries |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aries, then Taurus from 12:01 | Pisces, retrograde | Aquarius |
| 2001 | Virgo | Aquarius | Aries |
| 2002 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:57 | Aquarius | Aries |
| 2003 | Taurus, then Gemini from 14:38 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 2004 | Libra | Pisces | Taurus |
| 2005 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:33 | Aries | Pisces |
| 2006 | Cancer | Pisces, retrograde | Aquarius |
| 2007 | Scorpio | Aquarius | Aries |
| 2008 | Aries | Aquarius | Aquarius |
| 2009 | Leo, then Virgo from 15:35 | Pisces | Aries |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Capricorn | Pisces | Aries |
| 2011 | Taurus | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 2012 | Virgo, then Libra from 04:51 | Aries | Taurus |
| 2013 | Aquarius | Pisces, retrograde | Pisces |
| 2014 | Gemini, then Cancer from 13:33 | Aquarius | Aquarius |
| 2015 | Libra, then Scorpio from 13:10 | Aquarius | Aries |
| 2016 | Pisces, then Aries from 19:40 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 2017 | Leo | Pisces | Aries |
| 2018 | Sagittarius | Aries | Aries |
| 2019 | Aries | Pisces, retrograde | Aquarius |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Virgo | Aquarius, retrograde | Taurus |
| 2021 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:41 | Aquarius | Pisces |
| 2022 | Gemini | Aquarius | Aquarius |
| 2023 | Libra | Pisces | Aries |
| 2024 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:04 | Pisces | Aquarius |
| 2025 | Cancer, then Leo from 22:59 | Aries | 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 9
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on March 9, Greenwich time.
- 1997, total solar eclipse at 01:23
- 2016, total solar eclipse at 01:57
- 2035, annular solar eclipse at 23:04
How common is a March 9 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,765 babies were born on March 9 each year. That makes it number 316 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% 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 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.
Questions about March 9
What zodiac sign is March 9?
If you were born on March 9, your Sun sign is Pisces.
Is March 9 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Pisces all day on March 9 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Pisces.
What is the birthday star for March 9?
The Sun reaches Achernar on March 6 every year, 3 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 9?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On March 9 2023 the Moon was in Libra, and on March 9 2022 it was in Gemini. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on March 9?
On March 9 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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