Birthday signs · Pisces season
What zodiac sign is March 17?
In tropical zodiac terms, March 17 is found in Pisces. Among the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Pisces at noon UTC on March 17, at 25.94° to 27.42° Pisces. March 17 marks day 26 to 28 of the Pisces season, located in the late part, with element water.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
March 17 is Pisces
| Pisces at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 2 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
March 17 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 | 25.9° to 27.4° Pisces at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 26 to 28 of Pisces season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Mars |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Pisces |
| Day number | 8 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Pisces
| Noon Sun | 25.94° to 27.42° Pisces |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mars |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
March 17 by the numbers
| Day number | 8 (1 + 7 = 8) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 11 (3 + 8 = 11, kept as a master number) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Pisces season | 26 to 28 |
|---|---|
| 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
Someone born in the last days of Pisces usually notices when a chapter is closing before anyone else says so. They read the mood of a room and feel what others carry. Their steadiness helps people through endings. The harder part comes when they need to say what they want before the next season begins, because waiting for the right moment can leave them overlooked.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Pisces, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Pisces | 2.4°–3.8° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on March 17
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537–1598), Japanese samurai and daimyo
- Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900), German engineer and industrialist
- Nat King Cole (1919–1965), American singer and jazz pianist
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975), President of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh and the 2nd Prime Minister and first President of Bangladesh
- Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993), Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer
- William Gibson (1948), American-Canadian speculative fiction writer
- Edin Džeko (1986), Bosnian association football player
- Shinji Kagawa (1989), Japanese association football player
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
March 17 in history
Observed on this date:
- Birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangladesh)
- Children's Day (Bangladesh)
- Evacuation Day (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
- Saint Patrick's Day, a public holiday in Ireland, Montserrat and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, widely celebrated in the English-speaking world and to a lesser degree in other parts of the world.
Events on March 17:
- 1400: Turko-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus.
- 1861: The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
- 1950: Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
- 1962: A Clockwork Orange, a British dystopian novel by Anthony Burgess, is published.
- 2016: Rojava conflict: At a conference in Rmelan, the Movement for a Democratic Society declares the establishment of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria.
How the answer was worked out
Using Astronomy Engine, the Sun's tropical longitude on March 17 was calculated at noon UTC for each year between 1930 and 2030, and the sign of each year was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is March 17?
When the Sun at noon UTC is counted, March 17 is Pisces in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is March 17 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The noon Sun was in Pisces on every March 17 from 1930 to 2030, and March 17 sits at least 2 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is March 17?
The third decan of Pisces (20°–30°) is where March 17 sits in every sampled year, so its Chaldean face ruler is Mars.
What is the birthday number for March 17?
By adding digits, modern numerology arrives at day number 8 and month-day number 11 for March 17.
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 17 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .