The Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces hits on September 7th at 2:08 PM EST like floodwater that's been pressing against a dam for months. It's the first of two eclipses closing out 2025's most intense reset, and it lands while five planetary objects are retrograde. You are not meant to push harder right now, just sit back and observe.

The eclipse at 15° Pisces forms a trine with Jupiter in Cancer, while Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto, and Chiron are all retrograde. In plain terms: stop pushing against the current. If you’ve been trying to force insights, explain everything, or organize your life into tidy boxes, this is your cue to pause. Let what you’ve learned sink in and focus on integration instead of trying to control the chaos, or push forward against it.

Key Dates
Feb 2025: Pisces New Moon 
August 23: New Moon in Virgo - Eclipse Season begins
September 7: Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces - Release and revelation
September 21: Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo - New foundations
October 21: New Moon in Libra - Integration and balance

The Pisces New to Full Moon Arc: From Seeds to Flood

That New Moon was a funeral: not tragic, but raw, inevitable, and necessary. It was the last Pisces New Moon before Neptune left the sign, your final chance to drop the illusions before Aries called for action. Which dream were you keeping on life support? What needed to end that you kept postponing, until life did the letting go for you?

In late February, none of it was random. The relationship that couldn’t hold. the career that was oversaturated. The toxic job. The spiritual routine that turned into another to-do list. The boundaries you knew you needed and kept avoiding. All of it was the trailer for this eclipse season. Every Virgo transit since then has tested whether you actually integrated those lessons or just intellectualized them.

The Retrograde Reality Check

These retrogrades intensifies the eclipse's transformative power. While Neptune and Saturn handle the major spiritual and structural rewrites, Pluto retrograde (until October 14) deepens the psychological excavation, and Chiron retrograde (through January 2026) extends the healing timeline beyond quick fixes. The message is clear: this is fundamental reconstitution at the cellular level.

Uranus stations retrograde at 1° Gemini on September 6th, one day before the lunar eclipse. The planet of sudden liberation changes direction precisely as eclipse energies peak. Think of it as cosmic whiplash, just when you think you know which way the current flows, everything reverses.

The changes coming aren't linear. They're more like finally understanding why your last relationship had to end, why the job never fit, why the layoffs happened despite your best efforts performance. This eclipse is here to show you exactly how exhausting that performance has become.

Where do you have Pisces in your chart?

Look at which house Pisces occupies in your natal chart. That's where this eclipse will have the most concentrated impact:

1st House: Your identity, how you present to the world, personal reinvention.
Divorce/job loss focus: redefine your story, rebuild confidence, update your personal brand and first impressions.

2nd House: Money, values, self-worth, what you consider valuable.
Divorce/job loss focus: income, severance, child support, budget reset, self-worth audit.

3rd House: Communication, siblings, daily routines, local environment.
Divorce/job loss focus: documentation, emails and text tone, résumé and outreach scripts, commute or schedule changes.

4th House: Home, family, roots, emotional foundation.
Divorce/job loss focus: housing decisions, custody routines, moving plans, safety and stability at home.

5th House: Creativity, romance, children, self-expression.
Divorce/job loss focus: quality time with kids, dating after a split, passion projects that rebuild joy and portfolio pieces.

6th House: Work, health, daily habits, service to others.
Divorce/job loss focus: daily structure, stress and health care, new routines, job search rhythm, medical or benefits paperwork.

7th House: Partnerships, marriage, visible conflicts, contracts.
Divorce/job loss focus: mediation, agreements, boundaries, vendor or client contracts, clear communication plans.

8th House: Shared resources, transformation, psychological depths.
Divorce/job loss focus: division of assets, debt, benefits, taxes, alimony, financial planning, deep therapeutic support.

9th House: Higher education, travel, philosophy, publishing.
Divorce/job loss focus: re-skilling or certification, relocation, belief resets, legal or jurisdiction considerations, thought leadership.

10th House: Career, reputation, public image, authority figures.
Divorce/job loss focus: direction, references, rebrand, LinkedIn and portfolio refresh, clean exit or public statements.

11th House: Friends, groups, hopes and dreams, social networks.
Divorce/job loss focus: community support, masterminds, job leads, support groups, new circles that match your goals.

12th House: Spirituality, subconscious patterns, institutions, rest.
Divorce/job loss focus: therapy, grief work, rest, retreat, privacy, time off social to heal and recalibrate.

The house where this eclipse lands shows where the February 2025 seeds have been growing in the dark, and where the flood of release will uproot the ones that never took root.

The Nodal Activation

Precision meets surrender on the Virgo–Pisces line, but when the Moon is eclipsed in Pisces the conversation turns personal. The light cuts through fog. What was avoided asks to be felt. What was carried too long asks to be set down. Virgo still handles the edits and the systems. Pisces names the feeling and lets the tide move what logic cannot.

Both signs care about healing, integrity, and service. Both want wholeness. They simply travel different roads to reach it. Virgo teaches that reality changes through small repeatable actions. Edit one habit. Clean one corner. Keep one promise you can actually keep. Pisces teaches that life is larger than any plan. It opens imagination, compassion, and trust. Some moments ask for presence more than problem solving. Some questions do not want a spreadsheet. They want honesty and a softer jaw.

During a Pisces eclipse, these truths get amplified. The Moon in Pisces is not asking for performance. It is asking for contact. With yourself, with what hurts, with what is ready to end. Virgo gives Pisces a container so tenderness does not flood the room. Pisces gives Virgo a heart so excellence does not turn into punishment. When they speak to each other, doing and being stop fighting and start collaborating.

There are traps. On one side sits overcontrol. When fear gets loud, Virgo can tighten into micromanaging, endless edits, and criticism that crushes momentum. You try to fix everything so you do not have to feel anything. The project stalls. The body burns out. On the other side sits drift. When the world feels too sharp, Pisces can float into avoidance, martyr stories, and porous boundaries that let everything in. You wait for a sign and call it faith while your life waits for a decision. Confusion thickens. Commitments dissolve.

Both are strategies. Neither is freedom. Freedom lives between them, where discernment and trust meet. During this eclipse that balance sounds like this: I will tell the truth about how I feel, I will change one small thing that helps, and I will stop when enough is enough. That sentence can change a day. It can also change a year.

What does that look like in practice, right now. Begin with the smallest bridge you can build. Choose one tiny edit that reduces friction in your daily life. Put your phone in another room for an hour. Preload tomorrow’s coffee. Set a two-line agenda before a meeting. Then create one honest boundary that protects recovery time. Block a half hour for a walk. Say no to a request that costs more than it gives. Finally, give yourself five minutes of presence. Breathe through the nose. Name the feeling on the inhale. Allow the feeling on the exhale. Then take one concrete action that supports your day.

The Corridor: September 7-21

The two weeks between eclipses form what astrologers call the "corridor of fate" - a space where life accelerates and redirections occur. People may enter or exit your life. Systems may collapse or reset. Your job is to stay present and stop interfering.

Week One: Clarity Through Chaos During the first week post-eclipse, Mercury's continued journey through Virgo provides analytical precision that cuts through Pisces' emotional fog. The superior conjunction between Mercury and the Sun on September 13th at 20° Virgo creates a moment when mental clarity illuminates the concrete steps needed to integrate eclipse insights. This is when overwhelming emotional awareness transforms into workable knowledge.

The pressure intensifies on September 11th when Mercury forms a sesquiquadrate to Pluto, forcing examination of the power dynamics hidden within perfectionist patterns. This challenging aspect reveals where control has been masquerading as care, pushing unconscious motivations into conscious awareness. Physical symptoms may correlate with emotional releases during this period.

Week Two: Integration and Release The corridor's middle phase brings significant opportunities through Venus and Mars. On September 15th, Venus at 25° Leo forms a supportive sextile to Mars at 25° Libra, creating harmony between personal desires and relational action. People entering or leaving your life during this window often reflect the eclipse's deeper work around boundaries and authentic connection.

The corridor's most significant tension arrives with Mercury's opposition to Saturn on September 17th at 28° Virgo-Pisces. This aspect reactivates the eclipse degrees with Virgo's demand for practical structure opposing Pisces' call for spiritual surrender. Systems that seemed stable may reveal their limitations, while new structures emerge that honor both efficiency and flow.

Two important shifts shape the corridor's energy: Vesta's entrance into Sagittarius on September 13th redirects devotional energy toward broader meaning-making, often bringing dreams and synchronicities with themes of travel or teaching. Mercury's ingress into Libra on September 18th shifts mental focus from Virgo's analysis to Libra's synthesis.

The Pattern Recognition

The Final Reset: September 21st

Think of the Partial Solar Eclipse at 29° Virgo as the season’s closing ceremony and a release of the habit of controlling outcomes by overpreparing. At the final degree of Virgo, it points to mastery earned through real-life tests. Because it arrives just hours before the Autumn Equinox, treat it like a reset.

The 29th degree is a turning point. Old patterns have been tested. Keep what works and change what does not. Notice the routines and obligations that drain you instead of supporting your wellbeing.

On September 22, the Sun enters Libra and Mars enters Scorpio. The focus shifts to balance and emotional depth. This closing stretch runs through the Libra New Moon on October 21, helping you find your new equilibrium.

This is the integration phase. Let the changes take root through simple, steady actions. Embody the lessons, don’t just think about them. Stop treating your emotions like errors to fix. Some truths are felt in your body, not listed on a page. Some chaos is information. Let it teach you.

You’re allowed to float without the fear of drowning. To care for yourself and others without burning out. To choose excellence you can sustain, and let perfection go.

A lot of folks lost work, and the grief is real. The seeds planted in February are ready now. Some grew into wisdom you can carry forward. Some never rooted, and that is your cue to compost them. This eclipse helps you sort the two. Keep the skills, relationships, and habits that actually support you. Release the roles, stories, and routines that drain you.

Horoscopes for Eclipse Season

Use these horoscopes as your map. For a plan tailored to you, book an Eclipse Reading - either a 1 month reset or 6 month overview.

Aries & Aries Rising The eclipse hits your 12th house of hidden patterns and subconscious programming. You've been running on autopilot, reacting to triggers you don't fully understand. That anger that flares up seemingly out of nowhere? It's connected to something deeper that needs acknowledgment, not management. Your dreams may be more vivid during this period - pay attention to recurring themes. You're being asked to release patterns of self-sabotage that you inherited rather than chose. Stop pushing through exhaustion and start asking why you feel the need to prove yourself constantly. The part of you that needs to be first, best, fastest is protecting a wound that's ready to heal.

Taurus & Taurus Rising The eclipse activates your 11th house of friendships and collective belonging. You're seeing clearly which relationships have been one-sided, which groups drain your energy, and where you've been performing a version of yourself to fit in. That friend who only calls when they need something? The social circle where you feel like you have to earn your place? Time to reevaluate. Your nervous system knows the difference between authentic community and transactional relationships. You don't have to stay loyal to connections that consistently leave you feeling depleted. Real belonging doesn't require you to shrink or overextend yourself.

Gemini & Gemini Rising The eclipse illuminates your 10th house of career and public reputation. The professional persona you've been maintaining feels increasingly exhausting. You've been saying yes to opportunities that look good on paper but drain your soul. This eclipse reveals where your public image has become a prison that prevents authentic expression. The work that once felt meaningful may no longer align with who you're becoming. Trust the restlessness. Your mind is ready for challenges that engage your actual interests, not just your marketable skills. Stop performing competence in areas that bore you.

Cancer & Cancer Rising The eclipse hits your 9th house of beliefs and higher learning. Everything you thought you knew about spirituality, education, or life philosophy is up for revision. That spiritual practice that felt profound six months ago might now feel empty. The beliefs you inherited from family or culture are being tested against your lived experience. You're outgrowing teachers, traditions, or ways of understanding the world that once provided comfort. This isn't about losing faith - it's about developing discernment. Your intuition is becoming more sophisticated than the frameworks you've been using to understand it.

Leo & Leo Rising The eclipse activates your 8th house of shared resources and psychological depths. Financial arrangements that seemed stable are revealing their true cost. This could be literal money - debts, joint accounts, or business partnerships that need restructuring. But it's also about emotional exchanges where you've been giving more than you receive. You're becoming aware of power dynamics that were previously invisible. That relationship where you always pick up the check, do the emotional labor, or provide the energy while getting little back? Time to reassess the terms. Intimacy requires reciprocity.

Virgo & Virgo Rising The eclipse hits your 7th house of partnerships and committed relationships. You're seeing your closest relationships with new clarity, and it might be uncomfortable. The person you've been accommodating, supporting, or trying to fix is showing you exactly who they are when you stop managing their experience. Your people-pleasing has been enabling behavior you wouldn't accept from a stranger. This eclipse asks whether you're in relationships where you can be yourself or where you have to perform being "easy to love." Real partnership supports your growth, not just your usefulness.

Libra & Libra Rising The eclipse illuminates your 6th house of daily routines, work, and health. The systems you've created to manage your life are either supporting your wellbeing or slowly undermining it. Your body has been sending signals about what's not working - the job that gives you Sunday scaries, the routine that leaves you exhausted, the health habits that feel like punishment rather than care. You've been trying to optimize your way into feeling good, but optimization requires you to first admit what actually feels good versus what you think should feel good. Stop forcing yourself through routines that drain your life force.

Scorpio & Scorpio Rising The eclipse activates your 5th house of creativity, romance, and authentic self-expression. You've been playing it safe with your creative output, your romantic choices, or how you express joy. The eclipse reveals where fear has been disguised as practicality. That creative project you keep postponing because it's "not commercial enough"? The person you're interested in but haven't approached because they're "not your type"? The hobby you abandoned because it seemed frivolous? This eclipse asks what would happen if you prioritized what brings you alive over what makes logical sense.

Sagittarius & Sagittarius Rising The eclipse hits your 4th house of home, family, and emotional foundation. Childhood patterns are surfacing for final resolution. You're seeing how family dynamics shaped your relationship with authority, money, or intimacy in ways you hadn't fully recognized. The home environment you've created may no longer feel like sanctuary. This could mean literal relocation, but it's definitely about emotional relocation - finding your sense of belonging within yourself rather than seeking it from family approval or familiar environments that no longer fit who you're becoming.

Capricorn & Capricorn Rising The eclipse illuminates your 3rd house of communication and daily interactions. You're becoming aware of how you edit yourself in conversations, how you minimize your thoughts to avoid conflict, or how you've been carrying other people's secrets at the expense of your own truth. The eclipse reveals where your communication style has been shaped by fear rather than authenticity. You might find yourself saying things you've been thinking for months but were afraid to voice. Trust the impulse toward honesty, even if it disrupts the peace you've been working so hard to maintain.

Aquarius & Aquarius Rising The eclipse activates your 2nd house of money, possessions, and self-worth. Your relationship with material security is shifting. You're seeing where financial anxiety has been driving decisions that don't align with your values. The job you took for stability but hate, the purchases you made to feel successful but don't use, the way you've been measuring your worth through external markers - all up for review. This eclipse asks what you actually value versus what you think you should value. Your sense of security needs to come from internal resources, not just external ones.

Pisces & Pisces Rising The eclipse hits your 1st house of identity and self-presentation. This is the most personal eclipse for you - a complete reset of how you see yourself and how you want to be seen. The persona you've been wearing feels increasingly inauthentic. You're tired of being the person who adapts to every situation, who makes themselves smaller so others feel comfortable, who absorbs everyone's emotions without boundaries. This eclipse is about reclaiming your right to take up space, to have needs, to be imperfect and still worthy of love. Stop apologizing for existing.