March starts up slowly, but it will pick up some speed as we go along. Late in the month we will have a Lunar Eclipse, which will go along with a Solar Eclipse early in April. The weeks around Eclipses are always eventful moments, so we should be alert and aware about that. Specially around mid-March, we can start to feel things becoming more intense.

But going a little bit back, into February, the month ends with an exact conjunction between the Sun and Saturn. This conjunction always shows a moment of low energy, slowdowns, as well as a harsher mood. February ends on this note and the first week of March starts like this. So be aware that this early portion of March can be a moment where you are more tired, where you might need more rest and where certain slowdowns are possible.

Events in March 2024

  • 28/02/2024 16:26 Sun Conjunct Saturn 15°35’04” Aquarius
  • 06/03/2024 23:06 Mercury in Pisces
  • 07/03/2024 00:17 Venus in Aquarius
  • 09/03/2024 17:55 Mars Square Uranus 25°40’11” Capricorn 25°40’11” Aries
  • 10/03/2024 05:00 New Moon in Purva Bhadrapada 26°05’09” Aquarius
  • 14/03/2024 03:06 Sun in Pisces
  • 15/03/2024 08:39 Mars in Aquarius
  • 17/03/2024 07:22 Sun Conjunct Neptune 03°09’55” Pisces
  • 25/03/2024 03:13 Lunar Eclipse in Hasta 11°02′ Virgo
  • 25/03/2024 17:27 Mercury in Aries
  • 31/03/2024 07:16 Venus in Pisces

Last month I mentioned how most of the planets were aligning in the Saturn signs, we start to see a break from that, with Mercury entering Pisces on March 6th. This lightens the mood, to a certain degree, as Saturn becomes a less dominant force. Although the planet is very strong, and a powerful influence, for most of early 2024 — up until around late April.

Saturn is all about problems, but also about solving these problems. So this shift, as well as the Eclipses, signals that these earlier months of the year showed us problem areas. Now we start dealing more with solutions, putting the work to fix things, etc.

On March 5th, we have the exact conjunction of Rahu to the asteroid Chiron. This is a longer transit, happening since late 2023 and in effect until around May. It deals a lot with old wounds, old emotional baggage and how affected we are by these troubled experiences and impressions.

Early March becomes a strong time to deal with this type of issue. We might be thinking a lot about the past, about how people affected us, how things could’ve been different, etc. This is an excellent moment to tackle any old wounds and rise above them.

The New Moon this month happens on Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra. This is an unusual and weird star, that deals with strange matters, upheavals and cycles of destruction and rebirth. The New Moon will happen just as Mars forms an aspect to Uranus, signalling a moment of tension.

So around the New Moon, we could see some shock, tension or trouble looming. Considering the nature of the influences involved, this can deal with actual violence. On a less radical level, it could deal with great tension and actions that cause great emotional shock on people.

The Full Moon this month is a Lunar Eclipse happening on Hasta nakshatra. As any Eclipse, it gains a much bigger importance than a standard Full Moon. As such, we should be aware weeks before, maybe even early in March, about this influence.

Hasta promotes trickery, so this could be a time of manipulation, exaggerated stories and riled up emotions on a mundane level. On a personal level, it signals a time for practical change, taking actionable steps towards changing something in our lives. Specially things related to our past or past problems.

The month ends amidst the strong energy of the Eclipses, as a Solar one will happen on April 8th. Similarly, Mercury will turn retrograde on April 1st (until April 25th), so we should be aware of issues regarding travel and communications in April. There is a lot of volatility between late March and April.

Summary

March is a fairly calm month, with a slow start, thanks to a tense Saturn aspect early on. But it will pick up the speed, and in surprising directions, as the month will be imbibed in the energy of the Eclipses. Shocking events, surprising events and many turns are possible, specially in the second half of March.

Later in March, I will publish specifically on the Eclipses, but for those curious I direct you towards my 2024 Predictions where I discussed the Eclipses and other events around the year. Also, my guide to Eclipses talks in detail about how Eclipses can affect you personally, so it is a good read now too.

On a personal level, Eclipses are always a time to go with the flow. We can feel intense yearnings and desires now. Sudden information can come out, which could alter our decisions, making it a bad time for big commitments. Yet, this intense energy can reveal a lot about our hidden needs and ideas, which can help us move forward, and maybe find something that we really wanted.