Your March 2024 horoscope reflects a month that is broken up into three parts: the confusing part, the less-than-satisfying part, and the part where everything changes.
Until March 9, Mercury is still wading through Pisces and getting lost in the Neptunian sauce, which can spell continued GPS blunders for travelers on the road, communication breakdowns between companions, and a general sense of disorientation. Whether it’s an unfamiliar place (or language) that’s giving you the spins or a well-known entity that’s suddenly speaking to you in hieroglyphs, don’t expect much to make sense in the beginning of March. This is probably not the best astro weather for finding your way around, but it’s an excellent time for those of you looking to lose yourself in the literature or poetry of a place. If you happen to be drinking more than usual on vacation or attending any plant ceremonies, use your discernment. The potential for overwhelm is certainly there.
On the 11th, Venus enters Pisces, which would normally ratchet up the ambient romance—except for the fact that Venus must encounter Saturn here. This can be a bit of a mood killer, or at least a vibe suppressor, but maybe there’s a need to implement guard rails, strengthen your boundaries, or be more choosy about who you let into your circle. If nothing else, this can be a moment of becoming more intentional about how you enjoy yourself (and with whom). This influence peaks on the 21st, but the middle of the month will still be saddled with it. Don’t take things too personally if you’re not feeling the love, or if that experience you were really looking forward to isn’t as enjoyable as you’d hoped.
The Sun’s entry into Aries on the 19th will bring a lively and clarifying directness to all this wallowing, but the real game-changer arrives on the 25th with the lunar eclipse in Libra. This is another plot twist in the story of what unraveled in your relationships, agreements, or desire for social harmony back in October. More than likely, your Venus-Saturn blues from earlier in the month will figure into this. Eclipses bring sudden endings and just as sudden beginnings, and this one might involve your willingness to overextend yourself, or something about the things that normally bring you pleasure. Is it time to stop being everyone’s unpaid travel planner, or snip the booze from your lifestyle (and budget)? Eclipses have a way of making those decisions for you sometimes, so hold your fate with a loose grip, and plan for the unexpected if you’re on the road at the end of March.
Below, find the complete March 2024 horoscope for your sign.
Astrologer's note: Below we refer to your signs as “rising” signs, also known as your ascendant sign. Horoscopes are more accurate when read this way—using your birth time and location, you can quickly find your rising sign online (it takes less than 30 seconds).
Aries Rising
Truth be told, March is a pretty sleepy month for you until the end, but there are ways to move with your lethargy if you’re feeling inclined. Going on a quiet solo retreat somewhere during the first part of the month might replenish you more than talking about that thing you’ve already talked a lot about in therapy. Sometimes it’s important to distinguish whether you’re tired-tired or just burned out emotionally. How can you tune out the excessive chatter that’s distracting you from the quiet signals your spirit is trying to send you?
After the sun enters Aries on the 19th, you emerge from your swamp and into the light as your confidence, vitality, and sense of self-assuredness return. Soon after, your Ascendant ruler, Mars, enters Pisces on the 22nd. You might still be vanquishing the bog monsters of your discontent, but this time, you’re no damsel in distress—you’re the hero who’s come to rescue yourself from worry, fear, and delusional thinking of both the hopeless and hopeful variety. Your greatest strength right now is your knowledge of who you are. Your sword of certainty can cut through the fog of doubt.
As you near the lunar eclipse on the 25th, time itself may get bendy as you approach a turning point in your relationships. Maybe you saw this coming from a distance, but you weren’t expecting to reach it this fast—eclipses, however, have a way of speeding up the inevitable. In your introspective journey of the last few weeks, you might have been dwelling on a specific person whose betrayal (or lack of availability) was clouding your judgment. Is it time to cut them loose, or just change the terms of how you’re relating to each other? That’s not a rhetorical question, by the way—only you know what makes sense for you. It definitely feels like it’s time to put yourself first, but make sure you’re not shooting yourself in the foot in the process.
Taurus Rising
At this point, challenging the world’s assumptions about you is second nature. You’ve been deep in that work for the past three years. So if you find yourself itching for another minor pivot around the 3rd, let your thirst for novelty guide you. This may or may not have something to do with last month’s controversies, or with the charged nature of whatever you’ve been working on professionally. You’re not who you were five years ago, or even five months ago. What’s the fresh new thing on the tip of your tongue?
After Venus enters Pisces on the 11th, your urge to merge with the collective intensifies. This is normally a pleasurable, social transit for you that provides a satisfying sense of connection and puts you in rooms full of interesting, like-minded people. However, something feels a little different this time around. That something is Saturn. You might be feeling excluded from the group, especially around the 21st. Maybe you’re the one who can’t, or doesn’t want to, get on the same wavelength as everyone else. That’s not to say you should cancel the annual girls’ trip or avoid joining group tours like the plague—just know that you’ll be better off going into it with lowered expectations. Better yet, what is your hesitancy teaching you about what you actually desire out of social connection right now? If you’re getting an ick, where does your “no” redirect you instead?
The end of the month is where things get interesting. There’s a lunar eclipse in Libra on the 25th, which brings you to another big plot twist concerning your work, health, and maybe even your pets. What came up around these themes in October, and how must you now answer the call again? This time, the disruption might involve the team dynamics at your job, your friends, or a community you look to for guidance and belonging. Online groups can be excellent resources for information, and you can get by with a little help from your friends. But if you’re not feeling heard or getting your needs met, it might be time to seek other forms of support.
Gemini Rising
If there’s a speech or presentation you need to give at work this month, wait until after the 9th if you can help it. Mercury is swimming through some murky waters in early March, and it’s going to complicate your efforts to express yourself publicly. All is not lost, though, and this might actually be an inspired moment for a meaningful mic drop, or crushing it at the local poetry slam. Creative expression is favored under this transit—straightforward communication is not.
If you’ve been feeling more misunderstood than mesmerized by this influence, you’ll probably get a lot of relief out of Mercury’s ingress into Aries on the 9th. Your process will feel a lot more clear-cut and direct, and you’ll be generally less tangled up in logistical knots. Though you’ll have an easier time connecting with your audience in the second part of the month, there may still be a lingering professional hangover you’ll need to contend with, especially as Venus and Saturn near a conjunction on the 21st. For whatever reason, you’re not feeling appreciated for your contributions, you’ve been off on the wrong foot with your boss, or you hate the way your headshots came out. The through line in all of these possibilities is that you’re not happy with the way you’re being represented or seen by the world, and you’re not feeling super connected to the role you play in society. Perhaps this is the right time to define what you’re not about, so that your values resonate more clearly?
As a traveler, there are ways that you become a representative for your entire country when you’re a visitor in someone else’s. If this mood isn’t finding you at your desk, but rather on vacation, this knowledge will probably burden you. But on the other hand, what an opportunity this could be to show the world what’s important to you. As the lunar eclipse on the 25th strikes your fifth house of creativity and enjoyment, you might choose to change something about your preferred way of having fun, or maybe scrap the creative direction that you just can’t bring yourself to get behind.
Cancer Rising
March finds you adrift at sea, but is it more of a luxury cruise or a castaway vibe? Truth be told, there’s a decent chance that you’re going to run into some unpleasantries if you’re traveling this month, or at least some doubts and uncertainties on your spiritual and educational path. These are two things that can occur at the same time, by the way. The experiences you have on the road often open you up to looking at the world differently. Yes, even the ones you didn’t enjoy that much.
As far as what to expect, the first week of March is more problematic on the logistical side of things, and the middle part of the month is more likely to bum you out. Particularly around the 8th, your chances grow of getting lost in a new city, the dog eating your passport, or the rains flooding your one viable path out of town. Your navigational woes ease after the 9th, but your ability to enjoy yourself on vacation diminishes somewhat. Maybe the food’s not that good, maybe you don’t like the way you look in any of your travel outfits, or maybe you’re having a hard time making friends. This can be an especially challenging moment if you’re a solo traveler. The dissatisfaction peaks around the 21st, but so, too, does your discernment. This can be a teachable moment if you let it. You don’t have to force yourself to pretend you care about visiting overrated destinations. You can be that much clearer about what your values are.
There’s a lunar eclipse in your fourth house of home and roots on the 25th, and there’s a really good chance that something in this area of your life is about to change as a direct result of this confusing and not-so-fun experience you’re having. This might very well be related to a move, or to your evolving understanding of your family history. Releasing what no longer feels true will free you to find a way home.
Leo Rising
You might have a little bit of an emotional hangover from February, which is somewhat normal for you this time of year, but also, things are hitting a little differently right now. For the last year, you’ve been entreated to take your emotional boundaries a little more seriously, to stop bypassing your pain, and to be a little more discerning about where you place your trust. And yes, learn to say “no” occasionally when that one friend asks to put shared vacation charges on your tab. So don’t be too surprised if mid-month finds you struggling to gain clarity on where you stand with certain friends and co-conspirators, and most especially, where you stand with yourself.
You’ll feel a lot more like yourself after the 19th. The Sun enters Aries and restores your radiance and confidence, and it will also be lighting up the part of your chart associated with travel. Yes, Aries Season is likely your favorite season to become a new person abroad or feel affirmed by your ability to navigate the world. Reclaiming your mojo is as good a reason as any to go somewhere new, take a chance on a new adventure, and shine for your knowledge.
Things are unlikely to feel entirely chill or uneventful as we head into eclipse season, however, so this might not be the year to pack your bags if you’re dead set on a lazy river vacation. The lunar eclipse on the 25th flips the circuit breaker in your third house of siblings, extended family, close friends, neighbors, and local space. If there was a slight falling out or disruption in one of these relationships in October, pay attention to the twists and turns that are bringing you around another bend in this road. It might not even be a person you’re going through it with, but a place. At this point, you might be ready to leave the familiar and venture further away into the unknown. Maybe you really are done with this city, especially if you’ve gone into debt just to afford rent there. All that boundary work we talked about earlier will aid you in deciding what needs to be decided next.
Virgo Rising
With Saturn transiting your seventh house of partnerships for the last year, the pressure to Define The Relationship has been on. Whether this is about firming up a dynamic you’re already in or getting really clear about what it is you need out of relationships, period, you’ve probably found yourself less willing to be everyone’s best friend (or tolerate other people’s wishy-washiness or lack of boundaries).
Those lessons are gonna hit home again this month, and as much as it might not feel good in the moment, you might be grateful to that person for showing you who they really are, or for their willingness to get their hands dirty with you in the work of tending to the relationship. Miscommunication might arise in the beginning of March, especially around the 8th, so don’t take other people’s words at face value, and make sure you clarify what your travel partner meant when they said they’d “taken care of all the planning.” The middle of the month might feel a little bit bad emotionally, but hopefully, your feelings of rejection can be an invitation into conversation and deeper intimacy, rather than a self-perpetuating closeness killer that makes you shut down prematurely. On a personal level, you’ll at least be a little more clear-headed after the 9th, and more capable of addressing things directly.
Whatever this is about, it’s likely to lead to lasting changes. The end of the month brings us into eclipse season, and this begins with a lunar eclipse on the 25th. Though this eclipse may impact your finances more than anything else, this relationship storyline may be woven into it. Perhaps there are changes coming down the pipeline affecting a partner’s income, or you’re negotiating some sort of contract that has a price tag attached to it. Maybe you’re just finding yourself tired of being in survival mode, and you’re ready to receive more support from others (which could be what these conversations have been about this whole time). Trust the clarity of your intentions to guide the way, and don’t dance around the difficult conversations.
Libra Rising
Remember how there was a version of you that existed before October, and a version of you that existed after? March is shaping up to be a similarly monumental pivot point in your evolution. Although this can absolutely be described as a process of “finding yourself,” it’s more that you’re taking off excess layers in order to get to the naked truth. Taking off excess layers is not always something we do because we feel like it, but because we’re too tired to keep it up.
This is mostly all referring to the lunar eclipse in Libra coming up on the 25th, but the twists and turns you take to get there matter too. Something as seemingly innocuous as “deciding to go salsa dancing in Colombia when you always swore you were too embarrassed to dance in public” can have ripple effects that amount to something bigger. Early in the month, you have an opportunity to change things up in your pursuit of joy as Venus squares Uranus on the 3rd. If the world had you pegged for a chocolate person, you’re going to want to pick the ginger pineapple gelato instead. Trust your instincts, and see what they teach you about yourself.
On the 11th, Venus enters Pisces. Normally, this is a Venus transit that encourages you to delight in your routines, luxuriate in your favorite self-care regimens, bond with your coworkers and gush over the aspects of your job you really love. But as Venus moves toward a conjunction with Saturn on the 21st, you might feel strained or inhibited when it comes to tapping into this magical flow, or perhaps just underappreciated for the thankless work you do on the daily. You might be feeling physically under the weather, or like you’re struggling to find the blessing in the small things, or in the day-to-day life you’ve built for yourself.
The eclipse on the 25th is a precipice of personal change, but it’s probably going to have something to do with this lackluster disenchantment you’re feeling. You can’t define yourself by the very things that are giving you burnout. Smaller symptoms are sometimes a sign that you need a lifestyle change. Don’t be afraid to part with what’s draining you, even if it was something you previously formed an identity around.
Scorpio Rising
Were you paying attention during the Marie Kondo craze a few years back? Either way, sensitizing yourself to what sparks joy—and what doesn’t—can be a valuable guidepost for you this month. More than anything else, cultivating the discipline to remove what’s no longer doing it for you, to thank it, and let it go, is one of the healthiest and most loving things you can do for yourself in March.
This actually isn’t so much about your home, however disorganized it may or may not be. It’s about the way your life feels meaningfully full or cluttered with pastimes and bar outings that actually distract you from feeling fulfilled. As far as sorting through all that goes, expect some uncertainty in the beginning of the month and something clearly getting in the way of your fun mid-month. But is it getting in the way, or merely redirecting you? If you’re a parent, you might be struggling to connect with your children and feeling pangs of rejection around the middle of March. Connecting all of these possible threads, the words “tough love” come to mind. Saying no to something (or to someone) can be the greatest demonstration of love, even if it disrupts the flow of happy hormones for a spell.
There are probably things that’ll need to happen next in this regard, and you’ll feel somewhat more motivated to jump into next steps after Mars enters Pisces on the 22nd. But also, the eclipses are soon upon us, and your intended plan of action might be thwarted—if not this month, then most likely in April. Something is ready to shift when it comes to your lifestyle, your wellbeing, and your negative self-talk, and you can’t ignore the writing on the wall.
Sagittarius Rising
Kinship is the predominant theme for you this month as you circle around questions of family—both the kind that involves your bloodline, and the kind that you choose. There are people you’re bound to because you share the same history and genetics, and there are people you’re bound to because you share a similar spirit. But there’s a good chance you’ll be weighing some important choices in March (like, for instance, can you no longer ignore how starved you are for real community in the place you moved to in order to be closer to your family? Have you outgrown the scene where you currently live, and are you now wondering if you should get out of Dodge?).
Issues around your home, or maybe some miscommunication blunders with your family, might contribute to your feelings of exasperation early in the month. Try to resist the temptation to read into things more than you need to, because you run the risk of hurting your own feelings around the 21st. Still, though—if you’re not feeling the love from your inner circle or you’re just not feeling the same sense of sanctuary that you used to in your home, that might be an important feeling to clue into. You’re looking for a real anchor these days, a lasting sense of stability, a forever home to welcome you back from all your travels. And also, a house is not a home without the right people in it.
On the 25th, a lunar eclipse in Libra turns the plot forward in your quest for belonging. Maybe you already got an internal sense of knowing around this back in October—that you might be outgrowing a circle of friends, or resonating less with one or more of the communities you belong to. Consider how you may or may not be feeling connected to various communities that exist on the basis of your shared ancestry. Are you struggling to find your place in the diaspora, or is it more that there are not that many people who look like you in your current neck of the woods? You know what we’re gonna say next—travel can be, at the very least, a temporary fix. But some of what you’re feeling might demand a more permanent solution.
Capricorn Rising
Content creation got your mind tangled in knots? Or maybe it’s your meeting calendar that’s got you in a funk? Things at work are probably in transition right now, and it’s creating a mild amount of mayhem for you. Your direction might be shifting as you walk away from a career or a version of your professional identity that doesn’t fit you anymore, and you might spend March workshopping some new social media content to try to capture your new mission statement. Maybe one of your bosses is leaving the company, which means you’ll be spending March in meetings as you wade through a messy transition.
Regardless of what’s going on, miscommunication (and logistical hiccups) might derail you in early March, but you’ll slowly start to get it right with enough patience and clarity around the values you’re trying to communicate. Some of this confusion might bleed into your close friendships and extended family relationships, too, which definitely won’t lessen the sting if you sense (perceived or real) rejection on the other end. The potential for feeling left out of the group chat peaks around the 21st. It’s never a bad idea to ask for clarity if you’re not sure what’s going on, but it’s entirely possible that none of this is a mystery to you, and that you more or less expected this reaction when you refused to keep playing the role everyone else has grown accustomed to.
You’re beyond ready to let one or more of those roles go, and this will feel more and more palpable the closer you get to the lunar eclipse on the 25th. This could feel like a sudden development, or merely the natural unraveling of realizations you were starting to have back in October. Your professional path, worldly status, and reputation are going through a shedding process, like a snake outgrowing a skin. If your identity has been tied to something you’re now feeling strained around, it might be time to make way for the new, even if (and especially if) that older identity reads as deeply familiar to you.
Aquarius Rising
You barrel into March still riding last month’s high, and you might feel emboldened to do one more cute little script-flip around the 3rd, as Venus in Aquarius squares Uranus. Will it be a dramatic chop at the hair salon, trying something different on for size that you never thought you’d like, or some other version of a makeover? This is a logical next step in your personal liberation journey, even if it looks like a non-sequitur to everyone who’s watching.
The bigger story this month is your ongoing process around laying more durable financial foundations to support your travel habit. Though you’ve likely felt the need to take this more seriously for the last year, you might be doubling down on your efforts in March, or maybe just feeling frustrated at everything that’s not going right (not yet, at least). You’ll need to check your bank statements (and check them twice) during the first week of March, because the likelihood of oversights is high.
Mid-month is challenging in its own way, but not because you overslept on paying your bills on time. You might be feeling the austerity budget pang more than usual, particularly around the 21st, when Venus conjoins Saturn in your second house of spending. Whether you’re sorely missing some of the little treats you’ve had to forgo or feeling excluded from the dinners you’ve had to decline, this is one of those things that probably feels bad in the moment, but can be made more tolerable by keeping your eye on the prize. If going without some of those things in the short-term lets you enjoy more stability in the long-term—and yes, afford the things you care about most—then this is also a way of clarifying your values.
The lunar eclipse on the 25th pings your ninth house of long journeys, which means that part of your money equation this month might have to involve subtracting some of your long-held travel ambitions—or maybe just allowing them to take a different form. Perhaps you’ve already been waking up to the joys of local road trips, or opening yourself up to the idea of traveling in ways you hadn’t considered. Maybe instead of staying in hotels, you’ll volunteer at a hostel in exchange for free lodging, or work on organic farms around the world. If it’s travel on a budget you need, you have options. You might just need to let go of some of your old assumptions.
Pisces Rising
You’ve been learning some hard lessons this past year, and in part, they might have to do with the need to pull your energy back from dynamics that aren’t being reciprocated. As much as you love to give and give (without necessarily expecting or wanting much in return), you’re being shown the necessity of self-preservation, and of not pouring into everyone else’s cup when yours is depleted.
This is ultimately an act of self-love that feels like tough love in the moment. As you approach another decisive moment that might involve needing to set some boundaries or opt out of an exchange that’s not working for you anymore, you might cringe at the idea of having to “play the villain,” but sometimes, the hard thing to do is the best thing to do.
As far as communicating your needs effectively goes, you might have more success after the 9th. Before then, and especially around the 8th, the potential for being misunderstood is certainly there. Perhaps the March 10th new moon in Pisces will feel like a better time to check in with where you’re at and start over on a fresh foot. You’ll need some of that resolve to fortify yourself against the perceived slights and pangs of rejection that you might feel as you get closer to the Venus-Saturn conjunction on the 21st. If prioritizing yourself negatively impacts one of your relationships enough to make you feel like this, it’s probably not a relationship you want to be in, but that doesn’t make it hurt any less in the moment. Ultimately, it’s important to trust yourself to have your own back.
On the 25th, the lunar eclipse in Libra cancels some of the emotional transactions that are bleeding you dry and putting you into debt. This spring’s eclipses may also bring you to another turning point in your financial life. You might be changing jobs, rethinking something about the way you make money, making a significant purchase or moving funds around—perhaps reconsolidating your debts, or paying off a credit card. Even with the best of intentions, it’s easy to rack up a tab—especially if you’re prioritizing experiences over things. The changes you make now might ultimately resource you better to fit more travel, and more of those unforgettable experiences, into your budget.
Enjoyed your March 2024 horoscope? Look back on February to see how things lined up.