March 22 zodiac sign: Aries, not Pisces
If you were born on March 22, your sign is Aries, not Pisces: from 1980 to 2030 the Sun always enters Aries on March 20 or 21, so this date is Aries at any hour. The Sun sits about 1° into Aries on this date, in the first decan, where Aries's core takes on a Mars flavour. Here's what the date fixes, and what only your birth time can tell you.
Your sign: Aries
The first sign of the zodiac — initiator, fighter, and patron of fresh starts.
If your Sun is in Aries, your core identity is built around action. You feel most yourself when you're starting something — a project, a fight, a workout, a brand-new chapter. You hate stagnation more than you hate failure. The slow consensus-building meetings and the relationships that need careful tending? That's not where you shine. You shine in the opening move, the new venture, the moment someone needs to just decide already.
- ElementFire
- ModalityCardinal
- RulerMars
- SeasonMarch 21 – April 19
The date fixes the Sun; the hour fixes the rest. A Aries born March 22 in the small hours has Aquarius rising, and a different first impression from one born at dawn. Your rising sign needs the birth time; the twelve Aries Sun combinations show what each one changes.
Aries dates, traits & compatibility → · What a Aries birth chart looks like →
In the US (2000–2014), an average of 11,258 babies were born on each March 22, rank 208 of 366 dates; Aries is number 8 of 12 signs (8.14%). What's the most common zodiac sign?
The Moon on March 22, 1980–2030
Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on March 22 was most often in Gemini (7 years) and least often in Leo, Virgo, Capricorn, and Pisces (3 years each). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On March 22, 2026, the Moon stays in Taurus the whole UTC day.
- 1980 Gemini
- 1981 Libra
- 1982 Aquarius → Pisces 21:01
- 1983 Gemini → Cancer 00:52
- 1984 Sagittarius
- 1985 Aries
- 1986 Leo
- 1987 Sagittarius → Capricorn 13:48
- 1988 Taurus → Gemini 11:21
- 1989 Virgo → Libra 06:24
- 1990 Capricorn → Aquarius 02:31
- 1991 Gemini
- 1992 Scorpio
- 1993 Pisces
- 1994 Cancer → Leo 20:39
- 1995 Sagittarius
- 1996 Taurus
- 1997 Virgo
- 1998 Capricorn
- 1999 Taurus → Gemini 02:05
- 2000 Libra → Scorpio 11:17
- 2001 Aquarius → Pisces 05:28
- 2002 Gemini → Cancer 00:06
- 2003 Scorpio → Sagittarius 15:33
- 2004 Aries
- 2005 Leo
- 2006 Sagittarius → Capricorn 15:36
- 2007 Taurus
- 2008 Libra
- 2009 Aquarius
- 2010 Gemini
- 2011 Scorpio
- 2012 Pisces → Aries 09:57
- 2013 Cancer → Leo 06:50
- 2014 Sagittarius
- 2015 Aries → Taurus 10:40
- 2016 Virgo
- 2017 Capricorn
- 2018 Taurus → Gemini 05:30
- 2019 Libra
- 2020 Pisces
- 2021 Cancer
- 2022 Scorpio → Sagittarius 18:59
- 2023 Aries
- 2024 Leo → Virgo 07:42
- 2025 Sagittarius → Capricorn 07:29
- 2026 Taurus
- 2027 Virgo → Libra 08:02
- 2028 Aquarius
- 2029 Gemini
- 2030 Scorpio
In 21 of those 51 years (41%) the Moon changed sign during March 22 itself, so in those years the birth time decides the Moon as well as the rising sign. Cells with an arrow mark them, with the UTC time of the change. The Moon was exactly full on March 22 in 1989 and 2027, and new in 2012.
Find your birth year. One sign means the Moon spent the whole UTC day there; an arrow means it changed sign that day, at the UTC time shown: born before it, the first sign; after it, the second. The Moon sign calculator settles it in seconds; your birth chart adds the rising sign and houses.
Times in UTC: a birth late in the evening in the Americas, or early in the morning in Asia, can fall on the neighbouring UTC date.
March 2026: full moon March 3, 2026, Virgo · new moon March 19, 2026, Pisces.
Your decan: the first decan of Aries
Each sign is divided into three 10° decans, and each decan has a sub-ruler that shades the sign's core. Degrees 0–10 of Aries belong to Mars: your drive — how you take action, what makes you angry, and what you fight for. Read it as Aries with a Mars accent — the fire core is unchanged, the emphasis moves.
Two of Wands
Planning · Decisions · Discovery. The card assigned to this ten-degree slice of the zodiac — a birthday card in the same sense a sun sign is a birthday sign: one lens on the date, not a verdict.
Read the Two of Wands in full on My Day Check →All the tarot cards for March 22: decan, sign, ruling planet and year card →
What the date can't tell you
The Sun is one placement out of ten. Your Moon sign changes every two to three days, so Aries born on March 22 in different years have different Moons; your rising sign changes every two hours and needs a birth time and place. Those two carry most of what people mean by "personality" in a chart.
Born March 22? Add your year, time and place
Your Moon and rising depend on the year and hour. Computed here in a few seconds — then your full chart with a preview of its reading, no sign-up.
Your big three
- Sun
- Moon
- Rising
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Or browse the twelve possibilities: Aries Sun with each Moon → · just my Moon sign · how the free birth chart calculator works
Classic matches for a March 22 birthday
By sun sign, Aries pairs most easily with Leo, Sagittarius, Gemini, Aquarius. Sun-sign compatibility is the coarse layer; the couple reading compares both full charts.
Common questions
What zodiac sign is March 22?
March 22 is Aries, the cardinal fire sign ruled by Mars. The Sun sits at roughly 1° Aries on this date, in the first decan.
What decan is March 22?
The first decan of Aries (0°–10°), sub-ruled by Mars. Decans divide each sign into three 10° slices; the sub-ruler adds a second flavour to the sign's core — here your drive — how you take action, what makes you angry, and what you fight for.
What tarot card is March 22?
In the Golden Dawn system each decan has a minor arcana card: for the first decan of Aries it is the Two of Wands (planning, decisions, discovery). It's a birthday card in the same way a sun sign is — one lens, not a verdict.
What Moon sign is someone born on March 22?
It depends on the year, and in 41% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Gemini; in 1990, Capricorn or Aquarius; in 2000, Libra or Scorpio; in 2010, Gemini; in 2020, Pisces. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on March 22 was most often in Gemini. A birth time and place pin it down.
Does everyone born on March 22 have the same chart?
No. They share the Sun in Aries, but the Moon changes sign every two to three days, the rising sign every two hours, and the outer planets by year. Two people born March 22 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.