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What zodiac sign is March 20?
Using the noon UTC Sun from 1930 to 2030, March 20 is Pisces in 81 of 101 years and Aries in 20. The noon Sun on March 20 had a range from 28.92° Pisces to 0.4° Aries. The sign that applies to March 20 is set by the birth year and time.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
March 20: Pisces or Aries
| Pisces at noon UTC | 81 of 101 years |
|---|---|
| Aries at noon UTC | 20 of 101 years |
| Aries years include | 1976, 1980 and 1984 |
| Settled by | birth year and time |
March 20 at a glance
| Sign | ♓︎ Pisces (81 years) or ♈︎ Aries (20) |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | water, mutable |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Jupiter (traditional); Neptune (modern, 20th-century assignment) |
| Sun on this date | 28.9° Pisces to 0.4° Aries at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | Pisces day 29 or 30; Aries day 1 |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Mars |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Pisces |
| Day number | 2 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Pisces
| Noon Sun | 28.92° Pisces to 0.4° Aries |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mars |
| Aries years | 0.01°–0.4° Aries |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
March 20 by the numbers
| Day number | 2 (2 + 0 = 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 | 29 or 30 (in its Pisces years) |
|---|---|
| Day of Aries season | 1 (in its Aries years) |
| Pisces season opened | February 19 (66 years) or February 20 (15) |
| Pisces season closed | March 20 (77 years) 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 final stretch of Pisces, this person arrives as the season is closing its doors. Feelings have been gathering for weeks, and by now they are ready to become something practical. A friend asks for help finishing an old project, and they surprise themselves by picking it up with fresh energy. Their softness turns into a steady push forward, and they learn that finishing can feel like starting again.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Pisces, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Pisces | 5.4°–6.8° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on March 20
- Ovid (43 BCE–17), Roman poet (43 BC – 17/18 AD)
- Napoleon II (1811–1832), The second Emperor of the French
- Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906), Norwegian playwright and theatre director
- B. F. Skinner (1904–1990), American behaviorist
- Fred Rogers (1928–2003), American television personality
- John de Lancie (1948), American actor
- Chester Bennington (1976–2017), American singer, songwriter and musician
- Fernando Torres (1984), Spanish footballer and manager
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
March 20 in history
Observed on this date:
- Great American MeatOut (United States)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tunisia from France in 1956.
- International Day of Happiness (United Nations)
- UN French Language Day (United Nations)
- National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States)
- World Sparrow Day
Events on March 20:
- 1616: Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.
- 1888: The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
- 1923: The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
- 1985: Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
- 2019: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn in as acting president of Kazakhstan, following the resignation of long-time president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine calculated the Sun's tropical longitude on March 20 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and the sign for each year was then read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is March 20?
Sampled over 101 years at noon UTC, March 20 is usually Pisces in 81 of them and Aries in the other 20.
Is March 20 on a zodiac cusp?
Yes. Under the noon UTC convention the sample splits into Pisces in 81 years and Aries in 20, since in some years the Sun moved from Pisces into Aries during March 20, and the birth year and time decide which sign applies.
What decan is March 20?
In all sampled years March 20 appears in the third decan of Pisces (20°–30°), giving Mars as its face ruler in the Chaldean order.
What is the birthday number for March 20?
Within modern numerology, adding digits produces a day number of 2 and a month-day number of 5 for March 20.
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 20 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .