Birthday signs · Pisces season
What zodiac sign is March 16?
March 16 is assigned to Pisces within the tropical zodiac. From 1930 through 2030, a span of 101 years, the Sun stood in Pisces at noon UTC on March 16, at 24.94° to 26.42° Pisces. Day 25 to 27 of Pisces season is March 16, situated in its late part with the element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
March 16 is Pisces
| Pisces at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 3 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
March 16 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 | 24.9° to 26.4° Pisces at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 25 to 27 of Pisces season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Mars |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Pisces |
| Day number | 7 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Pisces
| Noon Sun | 24.94° to 26.42° Pisces |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mars |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
March 16 by the numbers
| Day number | 7 (1 + 6 = 7) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 1 (3 + 7 = 10, then 1 + 0 = 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Pisces season | 25 to 27 |
|---|---|
| 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 in the last stretch of the Pisces season, this person arrived close to the point where one sign hands the season to the next. Late in any stretch of time, endings grow louder and the first signs of what follows start to appear. This person can feel ready to move on while still holding the people and routines of the current chapter. That mix of relief and reluctance shows up in small ways, like checking the calendar early or lingering over a goodbye. Wanting to finish and wanting to stay are both true at once.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Pisces, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Pisces | 1.4°–2.8° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on March 16
- James Madison (1751–1836), President of the United States from 1809 to 1817
- Georg Ohm (1789–1854), German physicist and mathematician
- Sully Prudhomme (1839–1907), French poet, Nobel prize for literature winner 1901
- Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), American comedian, actor and film director
- Bernardo Bertolucci (1941–2018), Italian film director and screenwriter
- Richard Stallman (1953), American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project
- Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Norwegian politician
- Mark Carney (1965), 24th prime minister of Canada since 2025
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
March 16 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of the Book Smugglers (Lithuania)
- Remembrance day of the Latvian legionnaires (Latvia)
- Saint Urho's Day (Finnish Americans and Finnish Canadians)
Events on March 16:
- 1355: Amidst the Red Turban Rebellions, Han Lin'er, a claimed descendant of Emperor Huizong of Song, is proclaimed emperor of the restored Song dynasty in Bozhou.
- 1898: In Melbourne, the representatives of five colonies adopt a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.[page needed]
- 1939: From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.
- 1995: Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.
- 2014: Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on March 16, which Astronomy Engine calculated at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is March 16?
The Sun at noon UTC places March 16 in Pisces across all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is March 16 on a zodiac cusp?
No. In every March 16 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun fell within Pisces, and March 16 is at least 3 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is March 16?
Because March 16 is in the third decan of Pisces (20°–30°) in every sampled year, its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Mars.
What is the birthday number for March 16?
Modern numerology assigns March 16 a day number of 7 and a month-day number of 1, both obtained by adding digits.
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 16 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .