March 2026 at a Glance
March marks the turn from winter to spring, and with it a noticeable shift in how people schedule. Daylight stretches into the evening, outdoor commitments reappear, and the first quarter closes with reporting deadlines for anyone running a business. It is a month of transitions that benefits from a clear visual layout.
| Month | March 2026 — month 3 of 12 |
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| Number of days | 31 days |
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| First day | Sunday, March 1, 2026 |
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| Last day | Tuesday, March 31, 2026 |
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| Weekend days | 9 Saturdays and Sundays |
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| Calendar weeks | Spans 5 rows (ISO weeks 9–14) |
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| Season | Early Spring in the Northern Hemisphere |
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| Birthstone | Aquamarine & Bloodstone |
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| Birth flower | Daffodil |
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| Zodiac signs | Pisces (until Mar 20) & Aries (from Mar 21) |
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Holidays and Observances in March 2026
March 2026 has no federal holidays, which makes it one of the most uninterrupted working months of the year.
The month is dense with observances instead: St. Patrick's Day on the 17th, International Women's Day on the 8th, the spring equinox around the 20th, and the start of Daylight Saving Time on the second Sunday, when clocks move forward one hour and everyone loses an hour of sleep.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
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| March 8, 2026 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time Begins | Observance |
| March 8, 2026 | Sunday | International Women's Day | Observance |
| March 17, 2026 | Tuesday | St. Patrick's Day | Observance |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | First Day of Spring | Observance |
| March 29, 2026 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance |
See every date for the year on our 2026 holidays page, or browse the full
2026 calendar.
Planning Tips for March 2026
Mark the Daylight Saving change clearly
Clocks springing forward costs an hour of sleep and quietly shifts early-morning routines for a week. Noting the date on your printed calendar avoids the classic missed Sunday-morning appointment.
Close the quarter deliberately
March 31 ends the first quarter for most businesses. Work backwards from that date and place invoicing, reporting and review tasks in the final two weeks rather than the final two days.
Schedule the spring reset
Deep cleaning, garden preparation, tax document gathering and wardrobe swaps all compete for the same weekends. Assigning each to a specific Saturday keeps them from piling into one exhausting weekend.
How Many Working Days Are in March 2026?
March 2026 contains 22 working days once weekends and federal holidays are
removed from its 31 calendar days. These figures assume a standard Monday-to-Friday schedule;
shift and weekend workers will count differently.
31Total days
22Weekdays
9Weekend days
22Working days
| Calendar days | 31 |
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| Weekdays (Mon–Fri) | 22 |
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| Weekend days | 9 |
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| Federal holidays on a weekday | 0 |
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| Working days | 22 |
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Payroll periods, project estimates and billable-hour targets all depend on this number, and it varies by
several days from month to month — which is why estimating "about 22 days" every month quietly
distorts a quarter's planning.
Week Numbers in March 2026
March 2026 spans ISO week 9 through week 14. Under the ISO 8601 standard used across Europe and by
most project-management and payroll software, weeks run Monday to Sunday and week 1 is the week containing the
first Thursday of the year.
| Week number | Starts (Monday) | Ends (Sunday) |
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| Week 9 | February 23 | March 1 |
| Week 10 | March 2 | March 8 |
| Week 11 | March 9 | March 15 |
| Week 12 | March 16 | March 22 |
| Week 13 | March 23 | March 29 |
| Week 14 | March 30 | April 5 |
If your workplace refers to "week 9" or "W14", these are the dates it means.
Our guide to how many weeks are in a year explains why some years
carry 53 numbered weeks and how the ISO rule decides where week 1 begins.
Note that American calendars usually start the week on Sunday, so a US week-of-the-year count can differ by one
from the ISO numbering above — you can switch the grid between Sunday and Monday starts using the
Week starts menu above.
How to Print Your March 2026 Calendar
1
Choose your month
Use the arrows or the month and year menus to open any month between 2024 and 2030. The grid updates instantly.
2
Add your plans
Click straight into any date box and start typing. Appointments, shifts, birthdays and reminders are saved
automatically in your browser, so nothing is lost if you close the page.
3
Print or download
Hit Print for a clean paper copy, PDF to save a document, or
Image for a PNG you can share. All three are free and never watermarked.
For the clearest printed result, choose landscape orientation and
enable background graphics in your printer settings so the header row and holiday highlights appear. If you
prefer a calendar you fill in by hand, our blank calendar templates give you the
same layout without any dates.
Other Calendars You Might Need
You can also open the evergreen March calendar hub for
templates covering every year, or browse all 2026 months in one place.