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Ask / request — March 2027

The best days to ask for a raise in March 2027.

Computed in America/New York (Eastern Time). Event and interval times include their Eastern Time zone label (EDT or EST). A different timezone shifts the day boundaries — the sky doesn’t change, but the local days it lands in can.

You’ve got the raise on the calendar. Here is March 2027, scored for asking: every hour rated on the Moon void-of-course, Mercury retrograde, the Moon’s phase, and its next applying aspect for this decision — then averaged per day. Scores start at 50. Higher scores mean more favorable conditions under Orrery’s rules, not a higher chance of success. Check the times against your availability.

The month’s best stretch opens Sat, Mar 13, 5:00 PM EST and holds until Sun, Mar 14, 11:00 PM EDT, scoring 72.

Amber rows below are the days that stretch touches. Scores compare moments; they do not promise results.

Rows list factors in that day’s hourly samples. An applying aspect’s exact date can fall on a later day.

DateDayScoreThe computed sky
Mar 1Mon18Mercury retrogradeWaning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Mon, Mar 1, 2027, 11:19 AM EST – Mon, Mar 1, 2027, 5:35 PM EST
Mar 2Tue21Mercury retrogradeWaning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Tue, Mar 2, 2027, 8:37 PM EST – Thu, Mar 4, 2027, 6:31 AM EST
Mar 3Wed11Mercury retrogradeWaning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Tue, Mar 2, 2027, 8:37 PM EST – Thu, Mar 4, 2027, 6:31 AM EST
Mar 4Thu39Applying Moon–Venus conjunction · exact Thu, Mar 4, 2027, 3:05 PM ESTWaning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Tue, Mar 2, 2027, 8:37 PM EST – Thu, Mar 4, 2027, 6:31 AM EST
Mar 5Fri42Waning Moon (sampled hours)
Mar 6Sat33Waning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Sat, Mar 6, 2027, 9:00 AM EST – Sat, Mar 6, 2027, 6:25 PM EST
Mar 7Sun42Waning Moon (sampled hours)
Mar 8Mon35Waning Moon (sampled hours)Waxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Mon, Mar 8, 2027, 4:29 AM EST – Tue, Mar 9, 2027, 4:02 AM EST
Mar 9Tue59Applying Moon–Venus sextile · exact Tue, Mar 9, 2027, 11:52 PM ESTWaxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Mon, Mar 8, 2027, 4:29 AM EST – Tue, Mar 9, 2027, 4:02 AM EST
Mar 10Wed58Waxing Moon (sampled hours)
Mar 11Thu43Applying Moon–Venus square · exact Fri, Mar 12, 2027, 11:38 AM ESTWaxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Thu, Mar 11, 2027, 12:06 AM EST – Thu, Mar 11, 2027, 11:16 AM EST
Mar 12Fri54Applying Moon–Venus square · exact Fri, Mar 12, 2027, 11:38 AM ESTWaxing Moon (sampled hours)
Mar 13Sat54Applying Moon–Venus trine · exact Sun, Mar 14, 2027, 10:03 PM EDTWaxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Sat, Mar 13, 2027, 8:32 AM EST – Sat, Mar 13, 2027, 4:30 PM EST
Mar 14Sun71Applying Moon–Venus trine · exact Sun, Mar 14, 2027, 10:03 PM EDTWaxing Moon (sampled hours)
Mar 15Mon53Waxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Mon, Mar 15, 2027, 4:52 PM EDT – Mon, Mar 15, 2027, 9:10 PM EDT
Mar 16Tue58Waxing Moon (sampled hours)
Mar 17Wed53Waxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Wed, Mar 17, 2027, 6:51 PM EDT – Wed, Mar 17, 2027, 11:40 PM EDT
Mar 18Thu46Applying Moon–Venus opposition · exact Fri, Mar 19, 2027, 12:16 PM EDTWaxing Moon (sampled hours)
Mar 19Fri40Applying Moon–Venus opposition · exact Fri, Mar 19, 2027, 12:16 PM EDTWaxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Fri, Mar 19, 2027, 12:16 PM EDT – Sat, Mar 20, 2027, 1:36 AM EDT
Mar 20Sat37Waxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Fri, Mar 19, 2027, 12:16 PM EDT – Sat, Mar 20, 2027, 1:36 AM EDTVoid-of-course Sat, Mar 20, 2027, 5:33 AM EDT – Mon, Mar 22, 2027, 4:01 AM EDT
Mar 21Sun33Waxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Sat, Mar 20, 2027, 5:33 AM EDT – Mon, Mar 22, 2027, 4:01 AM EDT
Mar 22Mon53Applying Moon–Venus trine · exact Wed, Mar 24, 2027, 3:58 AM EDTWaning Moon (sampled hours)Waxing Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Sat, Mar 20, 2027, 5:33 AM EDT – Mon, Mar 22, 2027, 4:01 AM EDT
Mar 23Tue56Applying Moon–Venus trine · exact Wed, Mar 24, 2027, 3:58 AM EDTWaning Moon (sampled hours)
Mar 24Wed39Applying Moon–Venus trine · exact Wed, Mar 24, 2027, 3:58 AM EDTWaning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Wed, Mar 24, 2027, 3:58 AM EDT – Wed, Mar 24, 2027, 8:18 AM EDT
Mar 25Thu42Waning Moon (sampled hours)
Mar 26Fri25Applying Moon–Venus square · exact Fri, Mar 26, 2027, 4:55 PM EDTWaning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Thu, Mar 25, 2027, 11:04 PM EDT – Fri, Mar 26, 2027, 3:43 PM EDT
Mar 27Sat42Waning Moon (sampled hours)
Mar 28Sun26Waning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Sun, Mar 28, 2027, 8:39 AM EDT – Mon, Mar 29, 2027, 2:32 AM EDT
Mar 29Mon42Applying Moon–Venus sextile · exact Mon, Mar 29, 2027, 10:26 AM EDTWaning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Sun, Mar 28, 2027, 8:39 AM EDT – Mon, Mar 29, 2027, 2:32 AM EDT
Mar 30Tue31Waning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Tue, Mar 30, 2027, 12:12 PM EDT – Wed, Mar 31, 2027, 3:19 PM EDT
Mar 31Wed25Waning Moon (sampled hours)Void-of-course Tue, Mar 30, 2027, 12:12 PM EDT – Wed, Mar 31, 2027, 3:19 PM EDT

How to read this

Void-of-course— after the Moon’s last exact aspect in a sign, before it enters the next. The classical read: finish things; don’t start them. Exact times are in the void calendar for March 2027. Mercury retrograde — the traditional caution for messages, deals, and signatures; station times to the second are in the retrograde dates. Waxing / waning — growing favors starts, thinning favors finishing. The applying aspect— the Moon’s next exact contact with this decision’s planet, easy angles helping, hard angles dragging. The full rulebook — which conventions Orrery follows and which it refuses — is in Method.

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