Choose Your March Calendar
Each year has its own March page with the exact dates, weekdays and US holidays for that year.
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| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | | | |
About the Month of March
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.
March has no federal holiday, but it is dense with observances: St. Patrick's Day on the 17th, International Women's Day on the 8th, the first day of spring around the 20th, and the start of Daylight Saving Time on the second Sunday, when clocks move forward one hour.
| Position in the year | Month 3 of 12 |
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| Length | 31 days |
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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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Where the Name "March" Comes From
Named after Mars, the Roman god of war. Until 153 BC, March was the first month of the Roman year — the point at which military campaigning resumed after winter.
The Roman calendar originally ran for ten months beginning in March, which is why the last four month names
still carry the Latin numbers seven through ten even though they now sit in positions nine through twelve. That
two-month offset is one of the oldest quirks still built into the calendar on your wall.
What Day Does March Start On?
The weekday the 1st falls on changes every year, which is why a calendar printed for one year cannot be
reused for the next. Here is how March lines up across nearby years.
| Year | March 1 falls on | Days in March | Working days |
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| 2025 | Saturday | 31 | 21 |
| 2026 | Sunday | 31 | 22 |
| 2027 | Monday | 31 | 23 |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 31 | 23 |
| 2029 | Thursday | 31 | 22 |
| 2030 | Friday | 31 | 21 |
Because the pattern shifts by one weekday each year (two after a leap year), the same month only repeats its
exact layout every six or eleven years.
How to Plan a Productive March
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.