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.

WaterMutableNeptune, traditionally Jupiter

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.

Birth time

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.

See the real sky behind your whole chart

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
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1940PiscesPisces, retrogradeTaurus
1941Cancer, then Leo from 19:19Aquarius, retrogradePisces
1942SagittariusAquariusAquarius
1943Aries, then Taurus from 15:54AquariusAries
1944VirgoPiscesAquarius
1945CapricornPiscesAries
1946Taurus, then Gemini from 03:12AriesPisces
1947LibraPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1948Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:53AquariusTaurus
1949Gemini, then Cancer from 00:22AquariusPisces
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:38PiscesAquarius
1951AriesPiscesAries
1952LeoAriesAquarius
1953Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:10Aries, retrogradeAries
1954TaurusPisces, retrogradePisces
1955Virgo, then Libra from 15:20AquariusAquarius
1956AquariusAquariusTaurus
1957GeminiPiscesPisces
1958ScorpioPiscesAquarius
1959PiscesAriesAries
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Cancer, then Leo from 05:25Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
1961SagittariusAquariusAries
1962Aries, then Taurus from 09:40AquariusPisces
1963VirgoPiscesAquarius
1964CapricornPiscesTaurus
1965Taurus, then Gemini from 07:14AriesPisces
1966LibraAriesAquarius
1967Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:42Pisces, retrogradeAries
1968CancerAquariusAquarius
1969Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:48AquariusAries
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970AriesPiscesPisces
1971LeoPiscesAquarius
1972Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:50AriesTaurus
1973TaurusPisces, retrogradePisces
1974Virgo, then Libra from 06:52Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1975AquariusAquariusAries
1976GeminiAquariusAquarius
1977ScorpioPiscesAries
1978Pisces, then Aries from 23:09PiscesPisces
1979Cancer, then Leo from 10:48AriesAquarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980SagittariusPisces, retrogradeTaurus
1981Aries, then Taurus from 10:23AquariusPisces
1982VirgoAquariusAquarius
1983CapricornPiscesAries
1984Taurus, then Gemini from 04:30PiscesAquarius
1985Libra, then Scorpio from 23:47AriesAries
1986Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:49Aries, retrogradeAries
1987CancerPisces, retrogradeAquarius
1988Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:59AquariusTaurus
1989AriesAquariusPisces
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Leo, then Virgo from 19:47PiscesAquarius
1991Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:14PiscesAries
1992TaurusAriesAquarius
1993Virgo, then Libra from 04:47Pisces, retrogradeAries
1994AquariusAquariusAries
1995GeminiAquariusAquarius
1996ScorpioPiscesTaurus
1997Pisces, then Aries from 19:33PiscesPisces
1998LeoAriesAquarius
1999SagittariusAriesAries
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Aries, then Taurus from 12:01Pisces, retrogradeAquarius
2001VirgoAquariusAries
2002Capricorn, then Aquarius from 14:57AquariusAries
2003Taurus, then Gemini from 14:38PiscesAquarius
2004LibraPiscesTaurus
2005Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:33AriesPisces
2006CancerPisces, retrogradeAquarius
2007ScorpioAquariusAries
2008AriesAquariusAquarius
2009Leo, then Virgo from 15:35PiscesAries
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010CapricornPiscesAries
2011TaurusPiscesAquarius
2012Virgo, then Libra from 04:51AriesTaurus
2013AquariusPisces, retrogradePisces
2014Gemini, then Cancer from 13:33AquariusAquarius
2015Libra, then Scorpio from 13:10AquariusAries
2016Pisces, then Aries from 19:40PiscesAquarius
2017LeoPiscesAries
2018SagittariusAriesAries
2019AriesPisces, retrogradeAquarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020VirgoAquarius, retrogradeTaurus
2021Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:41AquariusPisces
2022GeminiAquariusAquarius
2023LibraPiscesAries
2024Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:04PiscesAquarius
2025Cancer, then Leo from 22:59AriesAries

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.

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 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.

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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