March 24 zodiac sign: Aries, first decan
If you were born on March 24, your sign is Aries, the fire sign ruled by Mars: the Sun is in Aries on this date in every year from 1980 to 2030. The Sun sits about 3° 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 24 around sunrise has Aries 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 10,942 babies were born on each March 24, rank 300 of 366 dates; Aries is number 8 of 12 signs (8.14%). What's the most common zodiac sign?
The Moon on March 24, 1980–2030
Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on March 24 was most often in Cancer and Capricorn (6 years each) and least often in Aquarius (2 years). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On March 24, 2026, the Moon stays in Gemini the whole UTC day.
- 1980 Cancer
- 1981 Scorpio
- 1982 Pisces
- 1983 Cancer → Leo 03:43
- 1984 Sagittarius → Capricorn 00:36
- 1985 Taurus
- 1986 Virgo
- 1987 Capricorn → Aquarius 16:18
- 1988 Gemini → Cancer 19:27
- 1989 Libra → Scorpio 19:10
- 1990 Aquarius → Pisces 08:09
- 1991 Cancer
- 1992 Sagittarius
- 1993 Aries
- 1994 Leo
- 1995 Capricorn
- 1996 Taurus → Gemini 00:59
- 1997 Libra
- 1998 Aquarius
- 1999 Gemini → Cancer 04:33
- 2000 Scorpio → Sagittarius 20:43
- 2001 Pisces → Aries 16:44
- 2002 Cancer → Leo 05:13
- 2003 Sagittarius → Capricorn 18:48
- 2004 Taurus
- 2005 Virgo
- 2006 Capricorn → Aquarius 19:21
- 2007 Gemini
- 2008 Libra → Scorpio 02:06
- 2009 Pisces
- 2010 Cancer
- 2011 Sagittarius
- 2012 Aries → Taurus 21:43
- 2013 Leo → Virgo 15:49
- 2014 Capricorn
- 2015 Taurus → Gemini 13:22
- 2016 Libra
- 2017 Aquarius
- 2018 Gemini → Cancer 08:53
- 2019 Scorpio
- 2020 Pisces → Aries 00:58
- 2021 Leo
- 2022 Sagittarius → Capricorn 21:54
- 2023 Taurus
- 2024 Virgo → Libra 20:37
- 2025 Capricorn → Aquarius 15:25
- 2026 Gemini
- 2027 Libra → Scorpio 12:18
- 2028 Pisces
- 2029 Cancer
- 2030 Sagittarius
In 23 of those 51 years (45%) the Moon changed sign during March 24 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 24 in 1997, and new in 2020.
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 24: 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 24 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 24? 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
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- 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 24 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 24?
March 24 is Aries, the cardinal fire sign ruled by Mars. The Sun sits at roughly 3° Aries on this date, in the first decan.
What decan is March 24?
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 24?
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 24?
It depends on the year, and in 45% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Cancer; in 1990, Aquarius or Pisces; in 2000, Scorpio or Sagittarius; in 2010, Cancer; in 2020, Pisces or Aries. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on March 24 was most often in Cancer and Capricorn. A birth time and place pin it down.
Does everyone born on March 24 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 24 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.