Birthdays

Born on March 31

Sun sign
Aries — every year, 1940–2030
Sun degrees
9°53′ Aries – 11°18′ Aries · noon UTC, 1940–2030
Decan
first–second decan of Aries — the 10° line falls inside this date's span (rulers Mars / Sun)
This year
March 31, 2026: Sun 10°46′ Aries · Moon in Virgo at noon UTC

March ends inside Aries but on an ambiguous degree: the 31st straddles the seam between the sign’s first decan and its second, and only your birth year and hour say whether the Sun stood in Mars’ opening stretch or the Sun-ruled run that follows. The difference is real — it’s the difference between fire that starts things and fire that holds a room.

Where raw drive meets warmth

The pure first-decan profile is velocity: candid, kinetic, allergic to queues. What the second decan adds — wherever a birth time lands there — is sustain: loyalty with a longer half-life, generosity with some ceremony to it, an instinct for occasion. Most March 31s recognize both: the Aries Sun’s impatience wrapped around an unexpectedly warm center, the person who interrupts you at dinner and then gives the best toast of the year.

Devotion with a spotlight

In love this date runs hot and visible. Affection isn’t just felt but staged — the public birthday tribute, the defense of a partner delivered in front of witnesses. It bonds fast, Aries style, then keeps the bond with a warmth the sign isn’t always credited with. At work the double profile likes the front of the house: leading visibly, presenting, teaching, any role where drive also has to carry a crowd. Pure back-office speed wastes half the toolkit.

The applause problem

The friction, strongest on the Sun-leaning side: effort starts tracking its audience. A March 31 can catch itself doing generous things at half strength when nobody’s watching, or keeping count of thanks not received. The Mars side has the usual haste to manage; the deeper work is doing one substantial thing a month that stays anonymous on purpose. It recalibrates what the effort was for.

Whether your Sun sits with Mars or in its own namesake decan is a computable fact, not a personality quiz. Give the birth chart calculator your birth date, time, and city; it returns the exact degree, the decan, and everything else the calendar alone can’t see.

The date, answered

What zodiac sign is March 31?

Aries. In every year from 1940 through 2030, the Sun is in Aries on March 31 — between 9°53′ Aries and 11°18′ Aries at noon universal time.

Is March 31 on the cusp?

No. Across 1940–2030 the Sun sits at least 9.9° inside Aries on March 31, so the sign never changes with the year.

What decan is March 31?

The date straddles the 10° line: depending on your birth year and hour, the Sun falls in the first or second decan of Aries (traditional rulers Mars and Sun). A birth chart pins the exact degree.

What degree is the Sun on March 31?

Between 9°53′ Aries and 11°18′ Aries at noon universal time, depending on the year — the calendar drifts about a quarter degree per year against the Sun and resets on leap years. Your exact degree needs your birth date, year, and time.

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