What Day: March 1
Find the day of the week for any date of the year.
March 1 this year (2026) falls on a Sunday. It's day 60 of the year, with 305 days left afterward, sits in Q1 (Spring), and falls under the zodiac sign Pisces in Western astrology. Because of how leap years shift the calendar, a date's day-of-week doesn't repeat on a fixed yearly schedule. March 1 will next fall on a Sunday again in 2037. Within March, this is day 1 of 31, roughly 3% through the month. Overall, that's roughly 16% of the way through the year.
As of October 1, 2026, 12:18 PM (America/New York).
A Decade Ago
March 1, 2016 fell on a Tuesday, a useful reference point if you're comparing how a recurring event has shifted across the week over the years.
Half a Year Away
Roughly six months from March 1 is September 1, which falls in fall and lands on a Tuesday this year.