March 22 zodiac sign
March 22 brings the Sun to about 1° Aries, the zodiac’s opening stretch, with Mars ruling both the sign and its first decan, so nothing tempers the fire.
Sun signAries
- Sun at 0°–3° Aries
- 1st decan · Mars
- Near the cusp
March 22 in profile
One degree into Aries everything is new, emphatic and unpolished. Here the decan repeats the sign and Mars rules both, which leaves the cardinal fire of Aries without any softening. In almost every case this date is Aries; a birth in a far-off time zone is worth checking on a chart. A March 22 Aries is quick, direct, competitive and often funny in a blunt way, with energy that fills a room before they sit down.
Decisions take seconds. They pick the first restaurant on the street, accept the job offer during the call and buy the car on the test drive. Most of the time the instinct is good. When it is not, they change course just as fast and do not dwell on it. Long consultation exhausts them; a meeting that circles for an hour without a decision is their idea of a wasted afternoon.
Taste is bold and functional. They like strong colour, especially reds, clean lines and clothes they can move in. A jacket must survive a cycle ride; shoes must be ready for a sprint. Clutter irritates them, and rooms tend to be sparse with one striking piece. Asking someone with a slower eye for a second opinion before a big purchase saves them a few regretted impulse buys.
Aries near the cusp
In every year from 1930 to 2040 the Sun was in Aries for the whole of March 22 in Greenwich time (UTC). The change of sign happens within a day of this date, though, so a birth in a time zone far from UTC (New Zealand, Hawaii or the Pacific) can fall in Pisces. If that is you, the birth chart calculator settles it from your time and city.
Calculated by Lunonis from the same ephemeris code as our charts (astronomy-engine, checked against Swiss Ephemeris): geocentric, tropical zodiac, true equinox of date. Times are UTC: add or subtract your time zone’s offset, which can move the change to the day before or after.
Your Moon sign depends on the year
The Sun is in the same place on March 22 every year; the Moon is not. It changes sign every two and a half days, so people who share this birthday can have any of the twelve Moon signs. Here is where it was on March 22 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Capricorn
- 2018Taurus → Gemini
- 2019Libra
- 2020Pisces
- 2021Cancer
- 2022Scorpio → Sagittarius
- 2023Aries
- 2024Leo → Virgo
- 2025Sagittarius → Capricorn
- 2026Taurus
Compatible signs for an Aries
Sun-sign compatibility starts from the element. Aries gets on most easily with its own element and with the two sextile signs, and feels the strongest pull from its opposite. The full charts decide how a real pairing feels.
A gift for a March 22 birthday
A bold piece of sportswear in a colour they would grab instantly, or a good-quality bike accessory, chosen for function first and looks a close second.
Asked about March 22
What zodiac sign is March 22?
March 22 is Aries. In Greenwich time the Sun is in Aries all day in every year from 1930 to 2040; only a birth in a time zone far from UTC can fall in Pisces.
Is March 22 a cusp birthday?
Only just. March 22 is next to the day the Sun changes sign, so it is Aries in UTC but can be Pisces for births in far eastern or western time zones. There is no blend of the two: a chart with the birth time and city gives one sign.
What decan is March 22?
March 22 falls in the 1st decan of Aries. In the triplicity system we use, that decan belongs to Aries and its ruler Mars, which colours the Aries Sun with a little of Aries.
Your birthday is only the Sun
A March 22 birthday tells you where the Sun was. The Moon, the Rising sign and eight more planets each sit somewhere of their own, and they depend on the year, the hour and the place. The free calculator shows all of them.