Ephemeris March 2026

March 2026 opens with Mercury and Jupiter both moving retrograde. A total lunar eclipse falls on 3 March in Virgo. On 20 March Mercury turns direct in Pisces. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.

Ephemeris March 2026
Date	Sun	Moon	Mercury	Venus	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune	Pluto	True Node	Chiron	Moon phase
1	10°24' Pisces	9°07' Leo	21°58' PiscesR	23°12' Pisces	28°44' Aquarius	15°15' CancerR	1°43' Aries	27°43' Taurus	1°02' Aries	4°32' Aquarius	8°58' Pisces	24°02' Aries	Waxing Gibbous
2	11°24' Pisces	22°52' Leo	21°28' PiscesR	24°27' Pisces	29°31' Aquarius	15°13' CancerR	1°50' Aries	27°45' Taurus	1°04' Aries	4°33' Aquarius	8°58' Pisces	24°05' Aries	Full Moon
3	12°24' Pisces	6°25' Virgo	20°50' PiscesR	25°42' Pisces	0°19' Pisces	15°11' CancerR	1°57' Aries	27°46' Taurus	1°06' Aries	4°35' Aquarius	8°59' Pisces	24°08' Aries	Full Moon
4	13°24' Pisces	19°42' Virgo	20°05' PiscesR	26°57' Pisces	1°06' Pisces	15°10' CancerR	2°05' Aries	27°48' Taurus	1°09' Aries	4°36' Aquarius	8°59' PiscesR	24°11' Aries	Full Moon
5	14°24' Pisces	2°43' Libra	19°14' PiscesR	28°11' Pisces	1°53' Pisces	15°08' CancerR	2°12' Aries	27°49' Taurus	1°11' Aries	4°38' Aquarius	8°58' PiscesR	24°14' Aries	Full Moon
6	15°25' Pisces	15°27' Libra	18°19' PiscesR	29°26' Pisces	2°41' Pisces	15°07' CancerR	2°19' Aries	27°51' Taurus	1°13' Aries	4°39' Aquarius	8°57' PiscesR	24°17' Aries	Waning Gibbous
7	16°25' Pisces	27°55' Libra	17°20' PiscesR	0°41' Aries	3°28' Pisces	15°06' CancerR	2°26' Aries	27°52' Taurus	1°15' Aries	4°41' Aquarius	8°57' PiscesR	24°20' Aries	Waning Gibbous
8	17°25' Pisces	10°10' Scorpio	16°19' PiscesR	1°55' Aries	4°15' Pisces	15°06' CancerR	2°34' Aries	27°54' Taurus	1°17' Aries	4°42' Aquarius	8°55' PiscesR	24°23' Aries	Waning Gibbous
9	18°25' Pisces	22°13' Scorpio	15°19' PiscesR	3°10' Aries	5°02' Pisces	15°05' CancerR	2°41' Aries	27°55' Taurus	1°20' Aries	4°44' Aquarius	8°54' PiscesR	24°26' Aries	Waning Gibbous
10	19°25' Pisces	4°09' Sagittarius	14°19' PiscesR	4°25' Aries	5°50' Pisces	15°05' CancerR	2°48' Aries	27°57' Taurus	1°22' Aries	4°45' Aquarius	8°53' PiscesR	24°29' Aries	Last Quarter
11	20°25' Pisces	16°02' Sagittarius	13°21' PiscesR	5°39' Aries	6°37' Pisces	15°05' CancerR	2°56' Aries	27°59' Taurus	1°24' Aries	4°47' Aquarius	8°53' PiscesR	24°32' Aries	Last Quarter
12	21°25' Pisces	27°56' Sagittarius	12°27' PiscesR	6°54' Aries	7°24' Pisces	15°05' Cancer	3°03' Aries	28°01' Taurus	1°26' Aries	4°48' Aquarius	8°53' Pisces	24°35' Aries	Last Quarter
13	22°24' Pisces	9°57' Capricorn	11°38' PiscesR	8°08' Aries	8°11' Pisces	15°05' Cancer	3°10' Aries	28°02' Taurus	1°29' Aries	4°50' Aquarius	8°54' Pisces	24°38' Aries	Last Quarter
14	23°24' Pisces	22°08' Capricorn	10°53' PiscesR	9°23' Aries	8°59' Pisces	15°06' Cancer	3°18' Aries	28°04' Taurus	1°31' Aries	4°51' Aquarius	8°55' Pisces	24°41' Aries	Waning Crescent
15	24°24' Pisces	4°34' Aquarius	10°14' PiscesR	10°37' Aries	9°46' Pisces	15°06' Cancer	3°25' Aries	28°06' Taurus	1°33' Aries	4°53' Aquarius	8°56' Pisces	24°44' Aries	Waning Crescent
16	25°24' Pisces	17°19' Aquarius	9°41' PiscesR	11°51' Aries	10°33' Pisces	15°07' Cancer	3°33' Aries	28°08' Taurus	1°35' Aries	4°54' Aquarius	8°57' Pisces	24°48' Aries	Waning Crescent
17	26°24' Pisces	0°24' Pisces	9°14' PiscesR	13°06' Aries	11°20' Pisces	15°08' Cancer	3°40' Aries	28°10' Taurus	1°38' Aries	4°55' Aquarius	8°58' Pisces	24°51' Aries	Waning Crescent
18	27°23' Pisces	13°51' Pisces	8°53' PiscesR	14°20' Aries	12°07' Pisces	15°09' Cancer	3°48' Aries	28°12' Taurus	1°40' Aries	4°57' Aquarius	8°58' PiscesR	24°54' Aries	New Moon
19	28°23' Pisces	27°38' Pisces	8°39' PiscesR	15°35' Aries	12°55' Pisces	15°11' Cancer	3°55' Aries	28°14' Taurus	1°42' Aries	4°58' Aquarius	8°57' PiscesR	24°57' Aries	New Moon
20	29°23' Pisces	11°43' Aries	8°31' PiscesR	16°49' Aries	13°42' Pisces	15°12' Cancer	4°03' Aries	28°16' Taurus	1°45' Aries	4°59' Aquarius	8°56' PiscesR	25°01' Aries	New Moon
21	0°22' Aries	26°02' Aries	8°29' Pisces	18°03' Aries	14°29' Pisces	15°14' Cancer	4°10' Aries	28°19' Taurus	1°47' Aries	5°00' Aquarius	8°53' PiscesR	25°04' Aries	Waxing Crescent
22	1°22' Aries	10°29' Taurus	8°33' Pisces	19°17' Aries	15°16' Pisces	15°16' Cancer	4°18' Aries	28°21' Taurus	1°49' Aries	5°02' Aquarius	8°50' PiscesR	25°07' Aries	Waxing Crescent
23	2°22' Aries	24°59' Taurus	8°43' Pisces	20°32' Aries	16°03' Pisces	15°18' Cancer	4°25' Aries	28°23' Taurus	1°51' Aries	5°03' Aquarius	8°47' PiscesR	25°11' Aries	Waxing Crescent
24	3°21' Aries	9°25' Gemini	8°58' Pisces	21°46' Aries	16°50' Pisces	15°21' Cancer	4°32' Aries	28°25' Taurus	1°54' Aries	5°04' Aquarius	8°44' PiscesR	25°14' Aries	Waxing Crescent
25	4°21' Aries	23°45' Gemini	9°18' Pisces	23°00' Aries	17°37' Pisces	15°23' Cancer	4°40' Aries	28°28' Taurus	1°56' Aries	5°05' Aquarius	8°43' PiscesR	25°18' Aries	First Quarter
26	5°20' Aries	7°54' Cancer	9°43' Pisces	24°14' Aries	18°25' Pisces	15°26' Cancer	4°47' Aries	28°30' Taurus	1°58' Aries	5°06' Aquarius	8°42' Pisces	25°21' Aries	First Quarter
27	6°20' Aries	21°51' Cancer	10°13' Pisces	25°28' Aries	19°12' Pisces	15°29' Cancer	4°55' Aries	28°33' Taurus	2°00' Aries	5°07' Aquarius	8°43' Pisces	25°24' Aries	First Quarter
28	7°19' Aries	5°36' Leo	10°47' Pisces	26°42' Aries	19°59' Pisces	15°32' Cancer	5°02' Aries	28°35' Taurus	2°03' Aries	5°08' Aquarius	8°44' Pisces	25°28' Aries	Waxing Gibbous
29	8°18' Aries	19°07' Leo	11°25' Pisces	27°56' Aries	20°46' Pisces	15°35' Cancer	5°10' Aries	28°37' Taurus	2°05' Aries	5°09' Aquarius	8°46' Pisces	25°31' Aries	Waxing Gibbous
30	9°18' Aries	2°27' Virgo	12°07' Pisces	29°10' Aries	21°33' Pisces	15°39' Cancer	5°17' Aries	28°40' Taurus	2°07' Aries	5°10' Aquarius	8°47' Pisces	25°35' Aries	Waxing Gibbous
31	10°17' Aries	15°34' Virgo	12°52' Pisces	0°24' Taurus	22°20' Pisces	15°43' Cancer	5°25' Aries	28°43' Taurus	2°10' Aries	5°12' Aquarius	8°47' PiscesR	25°38' Aries	Waxing Gibbous

R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.

This month in the sky

Retrograde stations

≈ 11 March, 04:00 UTCJupiterturns direct15° Cancer

≈ 20 March, 20:00 UTCMercuryturns direct8° Pisces

Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.

Sign changes

2 March, 14:16 UTCMarsenters Pisces

6 March, 10:46 UTCVenusenters Aries

20 March, 14:47 UTCSunenters Aries

30 March, 16:02 UTCVenusenters Taurus

Moon phases

3 March, 11:37 UTCFull Moon12°53' Virgo

11 March, 09:38 UTCLast Quarter20°48' Sagittarius

19 March, 01:23 UTCNew Moon28°26' Pisces

25 March, 19:17 UTCFirst Quarter5°08' Cancer

Void of course Moon

≈ 2 March, 12:27 UTC→2 March, 12:34 UTClast aspect: Mars opposition · enters Virgo

≈ 4 March, 14:42 UTC→4 March, 18:56 UTClast aspect: Venus opposition · enters Libra

≈ 5 March, 23:22 UTC→7 March, 04:02 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Scorpio

≈ 8 March, 15:42 UTC→9 March, 15:37 UTClast aspect: Sun trine · enters Sagittarius

≈ 11 March, 09:39 UTC→12 March, 04:08 UTClast aspect: Sun square · enters Capricorn

≈ 14 March, 02:41 UTC→14 March, 15:14 UTClast aspect: Sun sextile · enters Aquarius

≈ 15 March, 12:42 UTC→16 March, 23:16 UTClast aspect: Venus sextile · enters Pisces

≈ 19 March, 01:23 UTC→19 March, 04:04 UTClast aspect: Sun conjunction · enters Aries

≈ 20 March, 09:23 UTC→21 March, 06:36 UTClast aspect: Venus conjunction · enters Taurus

≈ 22 March, 08:22 UTC→23 March, 08:19 UTClast aspect: Mars sextile · enters Gemini

≈ 24 March, 22:37 UTC→25 March, 10:34 UTClast aspect: Venus sextile · enters Cancer

≈ 27 March, 06:54 UTC→27 March, 14:11 UTClast aspect: Venus square · enters Leo

≈ 29 March, 17:28 UTC→29 March, 19:34 UTClast aspect: Venus trine · enters Virgo

Classical method: the last exact aspect of the Moon to a planet from the Sun to Saturn opens the void, and the Moon's sign change closes it. The start is approximate, the end is exact.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which planets are retrograde in March 2026?

In March 2026 the stations are: Jupiter turns direct (11 March) and Mercury turns direct (20 March). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.

When is the Full Moon in March 2026?

The Full Moon is on 3 March at 11:37 UTC, in Virgo.

How do I read this table?

Each row is one day at 00:00 Universal Time and each column is one body. A cell gives the degree and minute within the sign, and an R means the body is moving retrograde that day. Read down a column to follow one planet, read across a row to see the whole sky on one date.

Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Positions are geocentric and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.

Data generated on 30 August 2026.