Networking is especially important this month, and so is being more intentional about who you spend your time with. Not every connection deserves your energy at the moment, so see discernment as its own form of momentum. Travel for or with professional contacts is likely, and conversations had on the road could plant seeds for larger opportunities ahead.
If you’re standing at the edge of a major decision about where to live, how to work, or what direction to move in, try not to rush it. March is a month for thinking things through rather than acting on them. If something feels imminent, trust that instinct, but let the plan develop fully before committing. Restlessness is expected right now, and later this year promises significant movement. March is your opportunity to make sure you’re pointing in the right direction.
Cancer Rising
Something is shifting in how you see yourself, and March gives you space to explore it. Major identity questions are emerging, particularly around your professional life and what you want to be known most for. This is a powerful time to consolidate your vision, clarify your offerings, and start dreaming bigger for yourself without apology. Who do you want to be? What would truly fulfill you, not just professionally but in your sense of self, day to day?
A restlessness to explore the world is building within you. You’re itching to break out of routine. Travel (especially the unscripted kind) will serve you beautifully right now. Rather than a tightly scheduled itinerary, opt for a looser trip with room for wandering and spontaneity. Some of your best insights will arrive when you’re between places, in transit, or simply somewhere unfamiliar.
Travel for work or professional reasons is also possible this month, and is worth leaning into. A change of scenery has a way of clarifying things that feel murky at home. Keep in mind that Mercury retrograde asks you to slow down, revisit, and reflect rather than launch into anything new, so use this time to gather information and let your bigger ambitions take shape before moving forward.
Lin Chen
Leo Rising
The first three weeks of March may feel like wading through murky water as the Sun spends most of the month in Pisces, drawing your focus inward toward deeper, more complex terrain. Financial matters are at the forefront, and this is useful energy for reviewing your relationship with money: short-term planning, long-term goals, and any spending patterns you’re ready to leave behind.
Travel is on your mind too, and you may find yourself fantasizing about a summer escape or even something more ambitious at year’s end. Let yourself dream! Researching destinations, comparing options, and building out a wish list is exactly the right use of this energy. Just hold off on booking anything or making firm decisions until after Mercury retrograde ends on March 20—your thinking will be sharper and your instincts more reliable once Aries season begins.
When the Sun enters Aries later in the month, expect a noticeable shift. The fog begins to lift, energy returns, and you’ll start to feel reconnected to your drive and enthusiasm. Use the first three weeks of March for reflection and research, then move into action with the clarity and confidence that’s so naturally yours. The trip you’ve been imagining will feel much more real once you can see it clearly.
Virgo Rising
When Mercury goes retrograde, you feel it more than most, as it’s your ruling planet, after all, and its backward turn this month is an invitation to slow down, turn inward, and revisit rather than forge ahead. The focus falls squarely on your relationships: romantic partnerships, close friendships, and professional collaborations are all up for review. Are you circling back to someone from your past? Reassessing what you need from the people closest to you? Both are classic themes for this transit, and worth sitting with. A potential move may also be on the table, possibly tied to a relationship, and the options feel worth weighing carefully. Strong intuitions could crystallize around March 7, when Mercury aligns with the Sun. Even so, hold off on finalizing any decisions until after March 20, when the retrograde ends and clarity begins to return more fully.
In the meantime, dreaming up a trip with a partner or close friend is a wonderful use of this reflective energy. Research together, compare notes, let the fantasy develop, but save the booking for when the retrograde lifts. The first three weeks of April look particularly lovely for travel, giving you something genuinely worth looking forward to as you navigate this thoughtful, inward month.
Libra Rising
March will keep you busy. Work is demanding your attention, your calendar is full, and the social and professional momentum leaves little room to breathe. Travel for work is likely, and networking and communication are running at a higher frequency. This is productive, generative energy, but it does come at a cost: time for yourself will feel scarce, and your nervous system will notice.
The good news is that a meaningful shift arrives on March 20, when Aries season begins and your focus moves toward one-on-one relationships, client work, and more personal forms of connection. If anything feels like a competition, personally or professionally, this is when that energy sharpens. Your body may also be working overtime this month in one way or another, which is all the more reason to start sketching out a restorative escape for April. Even now, in the thick of a full schedule, begin thinking about a weekend in the country or a few quiet days in nature next month. Having something to look forward to will help carry you through the busiest stretches. And if a bigger, more expansive trip (perhaps abroad?) is calling to you, Gemini season, running from late May through late June, looks like a beautiful window to make it happen.
Scorpio Rising
March is your month to play. After what may have been an intense stretch, the cosmos are inviting you into pleasure, creativity, and lightness, and you’d be wise to accept. Whether it’s a dance class, time in the water, making art, or simply moving your body in ways that feel good, lean into whatever brings you alive right now. Fun is not frivolous this month; it’s the assignment.
Socially, this is a beautiful time for reunions and low-key gatherings with people who genuinely have your back. You may find yourself gaining clarity about who your real supporters are by who shows up, and who cheers you on, and that knowledge is worth more than you may realize in the moment. A big trip may also be taking shape financially, and if you’re ready to commit, wait until Mercury goes direct on March 20 before booking anything. If you simply can’t wait, make sure trip protection is in place. April brings a significant uptick in work and responsibility, so treat March as a window of relative ease and flow that’s asking you to enjoy it fully. Say yes to the fun invitation. Book the weekend away. Let yourself feel good.
Lin Chen
Sagitarrius Rising
With Mercury retrograde and Jupiter stationing direct, March is a month of review and integration rather than forward momentum, and while stillness doesn’t come naturally to you, there’s real value in what this pause is asking. Big decisions around home, family, and career direction are circling, and the most useful thing you can do right now is feel them out carefully rather than rush toward resolution. What are you ready to stop carrying as you move forward into spring cleaning season? A renewed sense of independence and movement is coming soon. But try to appreciate these slower, more mundane moments while they’re here, because the pace will pick up considerably. This is a good time to begin dreaming about a longer trip this summer or winter, just hold off on booking until after March 20 when Mercury retrograde clears. In the meantime, don’t let the slow pace of the beginning of the month become an excuse to stay home entirely. Aries season beginning March 20 is perfect for shows, live music, and getting out of the house, so start making plans now. Stretch your legs, go dancing, say yes to a good invitation. Pleasure and play are available to you this month even amid the time for reflection.
Capricorn Rising
March puts you in motion. Travel, whether for work, learning, or a change of scenery, is a major theme this month, and road trips or shorter distances are especially suited. If you’re teaching, studying, or simply moving through the world with curiosity, you’re in the right flow for what March offers. With that said, Mercury retrograde is active, so build in extra time wherever you can. Delays, schedule changes, and small logistical mix-ups are par for the course right now, and knowing that in advance takes the sting out of it considerably. Stay flexible, buffer your plans, and try not to let the small things get to you. At home, a new set of responsibilities is taking shape around family and domestic life, and time away could offer exactly the perspective you need to start figuring out how to structure this evolving chapter. Things may not make complete sense yet, and that’s okay. What matters most right now is extending yourself grace, staying pragmatic in the ways that come naturally to you, and allowing yourself to dream up the life you’re building toward, even if the full picture hasn’t come into focus just yet.
Aquarius Rising
Your relationship with money is quietly shifting this month, and the direction is a good one. Rather than approaching finances from a place of pressure or deprivation, you’re beginning to explore a more open-handed relationship with your resources, one that leaves room for enjoyment, experiences, and actually spending on what matters to you. That’s a meaningful shift worth nurturing. It’s also a wonderful time to learn something new, ideally close to home. Neighborhood classes, local workshops, or exploring an area you’re considering moving to can offer both stimulation and grounding. Getting out of your comfort zone doesn’t always require a plane ticket.
Travel is on the horizon and July and August look particularly promising, especially for a trip with a partner or close friend, and March is a good time to start dreaming about where you’d like to go and how you might budget for it. Just hold off on booking or making any large purchases while Mercury is retrograde. Instead, build a wish list and revisit it after March 20, when your thinking will be sharper and your decisions will feel more solid. The planning itself can be its own pleasure right now.
Pisces Rising
March places you at an interesting crossroads between self and other. You’re learning a great deal about who you are right now, often by contrast, through the mirror of your closest relationships. People from your past are likely to resurface while Mercury is retrograde in your sign, and returning to a childhood home or old neighborhood, or receiving family, is entirely possible. All of it is asking the same question: Who are you now, compared to who you were? This is a month for beauty and self-care alongside the deeper reflection. Spending on yourself, tending to your appearance, and allowing some genuine pleasure into your days is not only permitted, it’s encouraged. If you’re traveling, build in at least one day with no agenda, just space to think and absorb. You’re in the middle of a significant transition, and your inner life deserves room to breathe. When it comes to planning future travel, stay in dreamer mode for now rather than making any firm commitments. Once you have a clearer picture of where your finances land by month’s (and Mercury retrograde’s) end, bigger trips will be much easier to plan, and with more confidence.
