March 2027 has 31 days, running Monday, March 1 through Wednesday, March 31. It contains no federal holiday and 23 working days, but it carries Easter Sunday on March 28, the spring equinox on March 20, and the start of daylight saving time on March 14.
March 2027 has more working days than any other month in the first half of the year, because no federal holiday falls inside it and only eight of its 31 days land on a weekend.
It is also an unusually crowded month for moveable dates: Easter Sunday arrives on March 28, six days after the earliest possible Easter, which pulls the whole Holy Week and Lent calendar forward with it.
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Holidays in March 2027
No federal holiday falls in March 2027. March is one of only two months in the year — the other is August — with no entry in the federal schedule under 5 U.S.C. 6103 (U.S. Office of Personnel Management).
| Date | Day | Observance | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 8 | Monday | International Women’s Day | United Nations |
| March 14 | Sunday | Daylight saving time begins, 2:00 a.m. | Statutory time change |
| March 17 | Wednesday | St. Patrick’s Day | Cultural |
| March 20 | Saturday | Spring equinox, 4:24 p.m. EDT | Astronomical |
| March 21 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian |
| March 25 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday, Holy Thursday | Christian |
| March 26 | Friday | Good Friday | Christian |
| March 27 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian |
| March 28 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Christian |
| March 29 | Monday | Easter Monday | Christian |
| March 31 | Wednesday | César Chávez Day | State holiday |
Easter 2027 falls on Sunday, March 28
Easter Sunday 2027 is March 28, an unusually early date. Western Easter can fall anywhere between March 22 and April 25, so 2027 sits six days from the earliest possible date. The last comparably early Easter was March 27, 2016.
The calculation is the computus, fixed by the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD: Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the March equinox.
In 2027 the equinox falls Saturday, March 20, the first full moon after it is the Worm Moon on Monday, March 22, and the Sunday that follows is March 28.
Easter is not a federal holiday in the United States. Neither is Good Friday. Federal offices, banks and the postal service operate normally on Friday, March 26 and Monday, March 29.
This is one of the sharpest differences between the U.S. and the rest of the English-speaking world: Good Friday and Easter Monday are both bank holidays in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, producing a four-day weekend that does not exist in the U.S. federal schedule.
Orthodox Easter 2027 falls on Sunday, May 2, five weeks after the Western date, because Eastern churches apply the same rule using the Julian calendar.
March 2027 calendar closures by institution
| Institution | Friday, March 26 (Good Friday) | Monday, March 29 (Easter Monday) |
|---|---|---|
| Federal offices | Open | Open |
| Banks, Federal Reserve schedule | Open | Open |
| U.S. Postal Service | Open | Open |
| NYSE and Nasdaq | Closed | Open |
| Public schools | Varies by district | Varies by district |
| State offices | Closed in 12 states | Open in most states |
The stock exchanges are the exception worth knowing. NYSE and Nasdaq close for Good Friday every year despite it having no federal status, so March 26, 2027 is a market holiday on a day when banks are open.
Events in March 2027
Month-long observances running through all of March 2027:
- Women’s History Month, designated by Congress since 1987
- National Nutrition Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- American Red Cross Month, observed by presidential proclamation since 1943
March Madness, the NCAA Division I basketball tournaments, opens in the third week of March 2027. Selection Sunday falls on March 14 and the men’s Final Four is scheduled for early April.
University spring break clusters in March, concentrated in the weeks of March 8, March 15 and March 22.
Dates are set individually by each institution and no national pattern applies, so the week that works for one university will be a normal teaching week at another in the same state.
Calendar Events & Observances in March 2027
March 2027 is an unusually dense convergence of major world observances, featuring an early Western Easter, the conclusion of Ramadan with Eid al-Fitr, Hindu Holi, Persian Nowruz, and the astrological transition from Pisces water to the Aries spring equinox.
Check out National Days in March 2027.
| Date | Day | Event / Observance | Category |
| March 1 | Monday | Women’s History Month begins | Cultural Observance |
| March 1 | Monday | St. David’s Day | Welsh National Day |
| March 8 | Monday | International Women’s Day | UN / International |
| March 9–10 | Tue – Wed | Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan, approx.) | Islamic Festival |
| March 14 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time begins (US) | Civic |
| March 14 | Sunday | NCAA Men’s Selection Sunday | Sports |
| March 16–17 | Tue – Wed | NCAA Tournament First Four | Sports |
| March 17 | Wednesday | St. Patrick’s Day | Cultural / Irish |
| March 18–21 | Thu – Sun | NCAA Tournament 1st & 2nd Rounds | Sports |
| March 20 | Saturday | Vernal Equinox (Astronomical Spring begins) | Astronomical |
| March 20 | Saturday | International Day of Happiness | UN / International |
| March 21 | Sunday | Nowruz (Persian New Year) | Cultural / New Year |
| March 21 | Sunday | Palm Sunday (Western Holy Week begins) | Christian |
| March 22–23 | Mon – Tue | Holi (Festival of Colors; Holika Dahan on Mar 22) | Hindu Festival |
| March 23 | Tuesday | Purim (14 Adar II, begins sunset Mar 22) | Jewish Festival |
| March 25–28 | Thu – Sun | NCAA Sweet 16 & Elite Eight | Sports |
| March 26 | Friday | Good Friday | Christian Holiday |
| March 28 | Sunday | Easter Sunday (Western Church) | Christian Holiday |
| March 29 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday (UK, Canada, Europe) |
Key Observance Highlights
- Early Western Easter (March 28): In 2027, the first full moon after the March 20 equinox arrives on Monday, March 22, placing Western Easter on the very next Sunday, March 28. (Note: Eastern Orthodox Pascha uses the Julian calendar and falls five weeks later, on May 2, 2027).
- Multi-Faith Spring Convergence: The second half of March brings major celebrations across multiple traditions: Eid al-Fitr (March 9–10) concludes a month of fasting, Nowruz welcomes the solar new year on March 21, Holi covers streets in colored powder on March 22–23, and Purim rejoices with costumes and gifts on March 23.
- March Madness Peak: The men’s college basketball tournament launches its bracket on Selection Sunday (March 14) and runs through the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight by the final weekend of the month.
March 2027 Zodiac, Birthstones & Symbols
| Attribute | Primary Symbol | Details & Lore |
| Zodiac Sign (Early) | Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20) | Element: Water • Ruler: Neptune / Jupiter Empathetic, artistic, intuitive, imaginative |
| Zodiac Sign (Late) | Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19) | Element: Fire • Ruler: Mars Dynamic, assertive, pioneering, bold |
| Primary Birthstone | Aquamarine (Beryl) | Named from Latin aqua marina (“sea water”); historically carried by sailors for protection, tranquility, and clear communication |
| Secondary Birthstone | Bloodstone (Heliotrope) | Deep green chalcedony with red jasper flecks; ancient warrior stone representing physical courage, vitality, and grounding |
| Birth Flowers | Daffodil (Jonquil / Narcissus) | Symbolizes rebirth, new beginnings, prosperity, and the arrival of spring |
| Celtic Tree Astrology | Ash (Feb 18 – Mar 17) & Alder (Mar 18 – Apr 14) | Ash represents visionary imagination; Alder symbolizes courage and trailblazing strength |
| Elemental Shift | Water to Fire | Transitions from the dreamlike, contemplative water of Pisces into the energetic spark of Aries at the spring equinox |
Daylight saving time begins March 14, 2027
Daylight saving time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 14, 2027. Clocks move forward one hour to 3:00 a.m., under 15 U.S.C. 260a as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Sunday, March 14, 2027 therefore contains 23 hours in observing states.
Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time and their clocks do not change; the Navajo Nation, which extends into Arizona, does observe it.
How many days, weeks and working days in March 2027
March 2027 has 31 days, 4 full weeks plus 3 days, 23 weekdays, and 23 working days, because no federal holiday falls in the month.
The calculation:
- March always has 31 days.
- 31 ÷ 7 gives 4 complete weeks with 3 days remaining.
- Eight of the 31 days fall on a Saturday or Sunday, leaving 23 Monday-to-Friday weekdays.
- No federal holiday falls in March, so the weekday count and the working-day count are the same: 23.
23 is the highest working-day count available to any month, matched in 2027 only by December. Employers that close for Good Friday count 22.
March 2027 calendar weekday counts
| Weekday | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monday | 5 |
| Tuesday | 5 |
| Wednesday | 5 |
| Thursday | 4 |
| Friday | 4 |
| Saturday | 4 |
| Sunday | 4 |
Five Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. A recurring Monday meeting occurs five times in March 2027; a recurring Friday meeting occurs four.
March 2027 calendar week numbers and day-of-year positions
March 2027 spans ISO weeks 9 through 13. March 1 is day 60 of 2027 and March 31 is day 90, closing the first quarter at exactly 90 days.
In a leap year, March 1 would be day 61. Every day-of-year calculation for March onward runs one lower in 2027 than in 2028.
March 2027 moon phases
Daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 14, so the first two phases are Eastern Standard Time and the last two are Eastern Daylight Time.
| Phase | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon | Monday, March 8 | 4:29 a.m. EST |
| First Quarter | Monday, March 15 | 12:25 p.m. EDT |
| Full Moon — Worm Moon | Monday, March 22 | 6:43 a.m. EDT |
| Last Quarter | Monday, March 29 | 8:53 p.m. EDT |
All four primary moon phases fall on a Monday. This happens when the month opens on a Monday and the lunar cycle of roughly 29.5 days happens to align with the 7-day week across four consecutive quarter phases.
The Worm Moon on March 22 is the paschal full moon — the first full moon on or after the equinox — and therefore the moon that sets the date of Easter 2027.
Frequently asked questions
How many working days are in March 2027?
23, the highest of any month in the first half of 2027. March has 23 weekdays and no federal holiday, so nothing is subtracted. Employers that close for Good Friday on March 26 count 22.
When is Easter 2027?
Sunday, March 28, 2027. Good Friday falls on March 26 and Easter Monday on March 29. This is an early Easter — the window runs March 22 to April 25 — because the paschal full moon arrives on March 22, only two days after the equinox. Orthodox Easter falls five weeks later, on Sunday, May 2, 2027.
Is there a federal holiday in March 2027?
No. March is one of two months in 2027 with no entry in the federal holiday schedule under 5 U.S.C. 6103; August is the other. St. Patrick’s Day, Good Friday and Easter are all widely observed but none closes federal offices.
