Birthday signs · Pisces season
What zodiac sign is March 2?
The position of March 2 in the tropical zodiac is Pisces. On March 2, at noon UTC, the Sun stood in Pisces in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 10.95° to 12.43° Pisces. March 2 occupies the middle part of Pisces season, as day 11 to 13, with the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
March 2 is Pisces
| Pisces at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 10 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
March 2 at a glance
| Sign | ♓︎ Pisces, the Fish |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Jupiter (traditional); Neptune (modern, 20th-century assignment) |
| Sun on this date | 11° to 12.4° Pisces at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 11 to 13 of Pisces season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Aquarius |
| Day number | 2 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Pisces
| Noon Sun | 10.95° to 12.43° Pisces |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
March 2 by the numbers
| Day number | 2 (2) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 5 (3 + 2) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Pisces season | 11 to 13 |
|---|---|
| Pisces season opened | February 18 (4 years) or February 19 (80) or February 20 (17) |
| Pisces season closed | March 19 (20 years) or March 20 (77) or March 21 (4) |
| Element and mode | water, mutable |
| Traditional ruler | Jupiter |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Pisces season
Born on March 2, this person arrives in the middle of the Pisces season, after the first rush of spring feeling has settled into something steadier. Their pull toward other people's moods is easy to spot. Friends bring them problems, and they listen with real attention. The hard part comes when they have to say what they want, because being helpful has been their safest way to be included. Their birthday asks them to practise asking first.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Aquarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Aquarius | 17.4°–18.8° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on March 2
- Pope Adrian VI (1459–1523), pope of the Catholic Church from 1522 to 1523
- Pope Leo XIII (1810–1903), Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903
- Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), Czech composer
- Pope Pius XII (1876–1958), pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
- Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022), leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937–2021), President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019
- Anthony Albanese (1963), 31st prime minister of Australia
- Daniel Craig (1968), English actor
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
March 2 in history
Observed on this date:
- Air Force Day (Sri Lanka)
- Baloch Culture Day (Balochistan)
- Feast of 'Alá (Loftiness), First day of the 19th month of the Baháʼí calendar (Baháʼí Faith) and first day of the Baháʼí Nineteen Day Fast
- National Read Across America Day (United States)
- Peasants' Day (Myanmar)
- Texas Independence Day
- Adwa Victory Day (Ethiopia)
Events on March 2:
- 1458: George of Poděbrady is chosen as the king of Bohemia.
- 1901: United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion.
- 1955: Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
- 1983: Compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had previously been available only in Japan.
- 2017: The elements Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson are officially added to the periodic table at a conference in Moscow, Russia.
How the answer was worked out
At noon UTC on March 2, the Sun's tropical longitude was calculated for each year from 1930 through 2030 with Astronomy Engine, and each year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is March 2?
March 2 is Pisces in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is March 2 on a zodiac cusp?
No. At noon on every March 2 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun was in Pisces, and each March 2 lies at least 10 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is March 2?
Every sampled year finds March 2 within the second decan of Pisces (10°–20°), and the face ruler in the Chaldean order is accordingly Jupiter.
What is the birthday number for March 2?
In modern numerology, March 2 is assigned a day number of 2 and a month-day number of 5.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine JavaScript reference — Don Cross, Astronomy Engine. Verified .
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I — LacusCurtius, University of Chicago. Verified .
- Decan (astrology): the faces of the planets (after Lilly) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Life Path Number — Numerology.com (practitioner site). Verified .
- Ayanamsa (Lahiri and other sidereal conventions) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Pisces (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: March 2 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .