February 27, 2025 at 4:44PM PST—Grab your broomsticks! March sweeps in with some of the most pearl-clutching astrology of the year! Mars may have recently wrapped up an emotionally turbulent retrograde in Cancer just four days ago, but won’t exit his post-retrograde shadow until May 2nd. This means we’re still in the integration phase, navigating the emotional debris left in his wake. And now, Venus and Mercury are stepping into their own retrogrades this month, just as we buckle in for Eclipse Season. If that wasn’t enough, Neptune is making a grand entrance into Aries, ditching the Pisces’ mystical water veil for Aries chainmail to forge heroic ideals in an iron-willed Zeitgeist. But before we charge ahead, we have a deeply reflective Pisces New Moon inviting us into stillness so we might gather ourselves before the tides really start to turn.
Pisces in Overdrive
Let’s take a moment to acknowledge that Pisces is buzzing with celestial activity right now! As mentioned above, Neptune, who entered the mutable water sign back in April 2011, is packing up his trident, preparing to drift into Aries for a 7-month trial period at the end of the month. His departure is like the tide pulling back after years of imprinting the Piscean shore, revealing both the glimmering treasures of artistic and spiritual insight alongside the sea-foam remnants of illusions that once seemed so real.
Meanwhile, Saturn has been hard at work since March 2023, chiseling maturation, wisdom, and responsibility in Pisces with his signature toolkit: tough challenges, reality checks, and boundary enforcement. The place of our chart that houses Pisces has had a rough go of it.
And what about Jupiter, Pisces’ celestial landlord? Jupiter’s been camping out in Gemini since last May, where he’s been a bit too distracted and under resourced to fully tend to his Pisces and Sagittarius tenants.
Then there’s the North Node, which moved into Pisces in January, bringing its insatiable hunger for growth, destiny, and more. Known as Rahu, the Dragon’s Head, it’s forever reaching, forever craving, a bit like the desire to hold on to dream fragments slipping away before they can take shape in our memory. And where the nodes go, eclipses follow! Until the final eclipse in Virgo landing February 2027, we’ll be navigating unexpected plot twists and moments that catalyze big changes in the houses that hold Pisces and Virgo in our charts.
As Pisces swirls and shapeshifts through the bustling tide of activity in its double-bodied waters, a New Moon emerges, guiding us into a new chapter in a part of our chart that is ripe for renewal.
Eight of Cups
Today’s New Moon rises in the first decan (10°) of Pisces. The tarot card that corresponds to this decan is The Eight of Cups, aka “The Lord of Success Abandoned”. In this card, a lone traveler steps away from eight chalices, venturing into the unknown under the cover of night. With only his staff and gut instinct to guide him, he’s on a mission to find meaning and emotional fulfillment that current circumstances didn’t bring. Draped in a red cloak—symbolizing his passion and primal urges—he follows an inner pull as he sets out into the night, a symbol for unconscious drives and trusting instinct. Sometimes, the call to leave is louder than the comfort of staying, and the Eight of Cups is that moment—the quiet, resolute decision to seek what truly fulfills.
More often than not, when this card appears, people are on the brink of major changes in their lives. Even though life looks good on the outside, there’s an unmet need for meaning and purpose urgently beckoning within. At times, pulling the Eight of Cups has signaled prioritizing an inner, invisible desire over more concrete material concerns.
Challenges spark resourcefulness
The New Moon is in a Jupiter ruled sign and is closely configured to its ruler by square. Squares create friction that forces action, and while they can feel difficult, they also provide opportunities for growth and resolution through effort and adaptation.
Jupiter’s condition is key to understanding how he’s influencing this New Moon. In Gemini, he’s in detriment, meaning he’s working with a bit of a disadvantage—like a chef who has to whip up a meal with a limited pantry. He’ll need to get creative to serve up those big ideas. Planets in fall and detriment often have to get scrappy to make things work, finding unexpected ways to express their essence. Even though Jupiter is under pressure from a square and his current placement, he’s still up for the challenge, ready to deliver his themes of meaning, purpose, expansion, and gratitude—just what the red-cloaked traveler in the Eight of Cups is seeking—even if he has to dig a little deeper to make it happen.
Moving Beyond Comfort
This month may feel a little bumpy, but it’s also brimming with chance for real change—change that nudges us closer to the heart of what we’re searching for. Sometimes, we have to turn away from what’s familiar and take a first step into the unknown to find what we’ve been quietly craving. The Pisces New Moon is that invitation, calling us to leave the safety of what’s known and step into the mystery of what’s next. It’s about shedding complacency and trusting that the next chapter holds something special even if we can’t see it yet. Where in your chart is this New Moon asking you to take a brave, little step forward?
- Aries Rising—The New Moon is in your 12th House
Behind the scenes, privacy, spiritual interior, hidden enemies. - Taurus Rising—The New Moon is in your 11th House
Friends, networks, sangha, hopes and dreams. - Gemini Rising—The New Moon is in your 10th House
Career, social reputation, public life, what you’re known for. - Cancer Rising—The New Moon is in your 9th House
Travel, religion, philosophy, world view, higher education, publishing. - Leo Rising—The New Moon is in your 8th House
Shared resources, inheritances, death, deep psychological processes. - Virgo Rising—The New Moon is in your 7th House
Significant relationships, clients, partners, collaborations. - Libra Rising—The New Moon is in your 6th House
Work environment, employees, health, schedule, routines. - Scorpio Rising—The New Moon is in your 5th House
Children, sex, love, dating, self-expression, pleasure. - Sagittarius Rising—The New Moon is in your 4th House
Home, family, roots, land, emotional foundation. - Capricorn Rising—The New Moon is in your 3rd House
Siblings, communication, learning, local environment. - Aquarius Rising—The New Moon is in your 2nd House
Money, resources, earning and spending. - Pisces Rising—The New Moon is in your 1st House
Self, appearance, identity, persona.