New Moon & Astrology for March
Pisces New Moon
February 27th, 4:45 pm PST – New Moon at 9 Pisces
The New Moon in Pisces gives us the opportunity to gather ourselves internally, pausing amid the tumultuous seas of change, and to tune in to what is essential in our lives. Pisces, as the last sign of the zodiac, looks over the past, and asks, what needs attention or completion?, before new beginnings takes place.
Pisces represents being stirred in the watery depths of the collective unconscious. It embodies the transcendent, the creative, the fertility of the deep subconscious and imaginative realms. Pisces highlights how we are not separate, but live within the feeling states of each other, our community, and the country. It lets us feel how we are all linked together in this interrelated sacred mysterious cosmos. Pisces calls us to remember how we mirror each other, and how creativity grows from spending time in these watery depths. This sign embodies the dreaming self, where the mysteries of creation surface into ideas, music, and arts. Pisces is the ocean of human emotions and feelings, the storehouse of humanity’s pains, joys, deceptions, and illuminations. How are we navigating these seas? Go deeper, get to the essence.
During the New Moon in Pisces, Saturn, Mercury, the North Node, and Neptune all conjunct in Pisces. When Mercury is in conjunction with Saturn, our mind and communications are asked to be focused. Saturn applies pressure to bring organization and discipline to our thinking and ideas, and to tell the truth. This is difficult in watery Pisces which carries all sides of truth, fish swimming in different directions, some wanting to create a new imagined future, and some heading to redo the past. The North Node in Pisces conjunct Neptune describes what is important now to nurture and grow, that’s empathy and the imaginative powers of the deeper soul, to dream up a new future. It calls us to pay attention to our dreams, to watch for deception, to realize our interconnectedness. Jupiter in Gemini can be scattered, distracted with bits and pieces of information. Like a windy day that scatters the leaves, Jupiter in Gemini creates difficulty in focusing and completing one thing. Key words, then, during this time is to slow so to deepen our insight, especially as Jupiter moves to its last square to Saturn during June.
Affirmation for New Moon in Pisces
“I slow down to honor my inner depths of feeling and my imagination, with the intention to remember and record my dreams. The Collective soul is speaking to us with important messages, for we are coming to and creating new beginnings.”
Mars in Cancer is now direct, being retrograde since December 6th
Do you feel an a sudden breakthrough or forward movement? Has your inner depths of being been stirred and activated, and now things are beginning to clear. Do we see collective action forming?
Mars in Cancer and the Moon in Capricorn are squaring Chiron and Venus in Aries, pointing out the wounded masculine. With Mars, the masculine, (the active, assertive archetypal principal) expressing itself through the subjective inner world of the watery realms (Cancer), this brings forth impulses and reactions from the unconscious. This is an opportunity to learn about our deeper programming, our inner judgments, that can be debilitating, inflating, or we might be remembering forgotten parts of the self that bring energy and vitality. We can learn of our own personal inner masculine or yang principal, and how it functions, or doesn’t function, in moving us toward what we want or intend. We can now observe this authoritative masculine (Mars opposite Moon in Capricorn), the wounded masculine, (Mars squaring Chiron in Aries) playing out in our society and culture, in the collective.
All three of these planets, Mars, Venus, and the Moon are in signs of their “debilitation” with Mars in the sign of its “Fall”. (Both Mercury, and Jupiter are also in signs of debilitation). Only Neptune is in its own sign, which creates a strength in its expression, while these 5 other planets struggle in signs that don’t support their essential qualities. What does that mean? For one, it means that we are in a particularly Neptunian time, overwhelm, confusion, spin, deception, illusion, yet can be highly imaginative, creative, and/or with mindfulness, feeling into the greater spiritual and unitive consciousness in which all events take place. When the 5 planets are in signs that don’t channel their qualities, we can have break down, chaos and difficulty maintaining clarity.
As Mars goes direct it squares Venus in Aries, February 23rd, for the following week, there can be challenges and/or defining moments in relationship. What was one way in relationship has been turned around and reversed. Aggression and independence in relationship creates tension with a deeper urge that seeks emotional belonging. Now we are seeing the USA’s collective wound around the masculine, meaning that we are seeing a very deep wound from our foundation around assertion, independence, and self centered domination. We can witness the feminine (Venus in Aries) standing up to the wounded expression of the masculine (Mars in Cancer square Chiron). We can imagine with Mars squaring Chiron, the wounding of the collective masculine, includes trauma and distress from a lack of emotional integration and nourishment, a long history which has defined its shape. This, over the last generations, has been changing, while we work out the last ruminants of imbalance.
Mars is trining Saturn in Pisces as it goes direct. Saturn in Pisces seeks to give logical and structured form to the deep, (Pisces) to the imagined, to the inner fertility of the human psyche. Mars activates it with energy, and direction. What are we wanting and needing? Can we be clear now with our intentions and self realization?
We can now bring more clarity to what took place during the period from December 6th to February 23rd, (when Mars was retrograde. We are now in “post shadow phase” for insight and integration). What Has been reviewed? What actions did we take that needed to be redone during this period? What deeper insights did we get about our unconscious impulses, fears, and vulnerabilities? How have we been trying to maintain what we should be (Moon in Capricorn)? How have we moved ourselves forward?
Mars in Cancer squares Chiron in Aries, through March – Sensitive reactions respond to the collective wound of aggression. For individuals, the next month gives us insight in to the deeper unconscious patterns of reaction. What an opportunity to wake up into greater consciousness and choice based creative living and interacting! Watch what triggers you. To be triggered and to seek its deeper cause is the transformative passage before us. What values and beliefs shape our lives? And what actions will we take based on those values? What gives meaning to our lives? “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Carl Jung
Venus in Aries goes retrograde on March 1st, Mercury retrogrades in Aries on March 14th.
Celestial Events for March
Feb 27 – New Moon at 9 Pisces – Pisces is the great body of the seas, and it represents the power of our imagination, our ability to empathize, our spiritual and transcendent connections. It is beyond limits and boundaries, in the rhythmic yin yang of in and out, of past and future, of imaginative and real. This is a sensitive New Moon with deep with feelings.
Venus retrograde
Mar 1 – Venus goes retrograde at 10 Aries (to 24 Pisces, direct on April 12) – When Venus goes retrograde it is time to review our values, reflecting on how those values sustain our life path. It is a time of global review in terms of our values, diplomacy and quality of relationship with others. What’s been distorted, undervalued, what deeper essential qualities have been forgotten? What’s unfinished? Are there issues that need healing, clearing or repairing? It can also be a time to celebrate relationships that are thriving. (Venus goes retrograde once every 18 months)
Venus will retrograde back over the first 10 degrees of Aries into the last 6 degrees of Pisces (10 Aries to 24 Pisces). This retrograde period highlights a review of the new beginnings and changes we have been going through since the last week in January (pre-shadow time). The focus is on, does this match our values? What kind of relations are we having or wanting to have with others? As we relate with others, what does it touch in us? Who triggers us, and who do we admire who embody the courageous spirit than we desire (Venus in Aries)?
On March 27, Venus dips back into Pisces, in the sign of her exaltation, where her influence strengthens, promoting a reflection on the qualities of empathy, compassion, and imagination. Being the last sign of the zodiac, we can once again review how we want to cultivate new beginnings through reviewing our interrelatedness with each other and the earth. Have we left something out in our forward movement? What is the state of our ability to have empathy, compassion and imagination?
Check out where 10 Aries to 24 Pisces falls in your chart. This area, and the themes of this house, are up for review, review of the quality of interrelatedness with others, for how we live out our essential values in this area.
Mercury retrograding with Venus retrograde
Most interesting and synchronistic, is that Mercury will retrograde in this same area from March 14th to April 7, covering the degrees 9 Aries to 26 Pisces. (This hasn’t taken place for at least last 100 years) This is a deep dive into redo and restart what has began, and what needs greater review, in terms of what is being completed. Following on the heels of the Mars retrograde, quick forward movement initiated in December, January and February are continuing to be slowed for greater inspection. This time then indicates a powerful reset for our hearts and minds, for finances, for the quality of being with ourselves and each other, and how we effectively communicate.
Pisces energy and the north node in Pisces are emphasized as Neptune gets ready to leave Pisces, where it’s been for the last 14 years. How can we as a people move into a more compassionate standst and perception as the world enters a very powerful transformative moment? (For more on this join Susan’s monthly Astrology talk, March 7th Friday, 9:30 am, recordings included.)
For the USA chart the Venus and Mercury retrograde take place at the very bottom of the chart, both crossing the Nadir 3 times. This is our deep foundations. What are our foundations as a country, what our values that sustain us and how are we thinking and communicating those values to each other and to the world at large. The USA progressed Moon is also highlighting this area. (For more on this join Susan for her monthly astrology talk on March 7th, Friday at 9:30 am PST, sign up here to attend via zoom or receive the recording)
Mar 2 – Mercury conjunct Neptune at 28 Pisces – a day for imaginative journeys, artistic and musical pursuits. Watch for those who are deceptive in their communications. A day for the right brain activity, challenging for linear practicalities. Not beneficial for signing contracts.
Mar 2 – Sun at 12 Pisces squares Jupiter in Gemini – philosophical reflections. Watch going to extremes or excess on big projects, inflation of purpose.
Mar 3 – Mercury into Aries – Mercury leaves dreamy, illusory Pisces. The planet of communication becomes more direct, quick and sharp
Mar 7 – Sun at 17 Pisces trines Mars in Cancer – time to move, to be direct, quick pace forward
Mar 11 – Mercury conjunct Venus at 8 Aries – harmonious communications in direct ways
Mar 12 – Sun conjunct Saturn at 22 Pisces – our responsibilities are highlighted. A day for deeper introspection, or focused attention.
Mar 13 – Total Lunar Eclipse, full Moon – at 24 Virgo, 10:55 pm – high tides and full emotions, the exact alignment of earth, sun and moon. This eclipse may show us where we are too controlling, critical, analytical, or too perfectionistic in our lives, as the Moon is conjunct the south, not the north node. It may reveal our procrastination, or where we identify as victim or savior, and the need to release that way of being. Under this eclipse we might embrace the gift of Virgo, it’s grounded, discerning perception, that continually allows us to refine our awareness and mindfulness. The gift of being true to ourselves with kindness.
Lunar Eclipse, Full Moon
Mar 13 – Lunar Eclipse, Full Moon, at 23 Virgo, 11:55 pm PDT
Affirmation for Lunar Eclipse, full Moon, in Virgo
“With clarity and discernment I explore those places where I am too critical and tight, to receive the gift of Virgo’s self refinement and devotion to self realization.”
Mar 14 – The Sun at 24 Virgo sextiles Uranus in Taurus – be flexible, take time for insights and revelations
Mar 14 – Mercury goes retrograde at 9 Aries (goes direct at 26 Pisces, Apr 7) – Mercury retrograde in fire, slow down to review impulses. Passionate ideas and communication deepened. Explore your intuitive insights. Be flexible with schedules. Bring patience to miscommunications.
Mar 19 – The Sun conjuncts Neptune at 29 Pisces – A good day for meandering with no schedules, being immersed in water, for nourishing and letting go. Imaginative, mystical, and releasing. Stay grounded, not caught up in the mists of overwhelm or confusion that this potent combo may bring. 29 degrees is called an ‘Anaretic’ degree where situations are breaking down and dissolving, and especially in Pisces, where waters dissolve form. A good day for completion and transition. Be thoughtful of the themes of boundaries and identity.
Mar 20 – Spring Equinox – The Sun into Aries – New beginnings! Born out of immersion in the collective feeling realms of Pisces. Restate your intention for the year ahead. The rising Sun at dawn finds its East point and days equal night, light equals dark. The light grows longer each day. Whatever calls for boldness and initiative grows, even as Venus and Mercury are retrograde in Aries, bringing us more deeply into our authenticity, our calling. Starts and stops may continue and review strengthens our mission.
Mar 22 – The Sun conjuncts Venus retrograde at 2 Aries – Sun Venus ‘Cazimi’, in the heart of the Sun, when the Sun and Venus are exactly conjunction (within 17 minutes of a degree). This strengthens the virtues of Venus, love, artistic engagement, abundance and appreciation of the beauty of each other and this world. Aries brings a pioneering and bold approach to these Venusian themes.
Mar 24 – The Sun conjuncts Mercury retrograde at 4 Aries – The Sun Mercury Cazimi – brilliant ideas, passionate and inspiring communications. Bold and pioneering ideas.
Mar 26 – Mars at 21 Cancer squares Chiron at 21 Aries – tending to the collective wounds of the masculine. How does sensitivity and the longing for emotional belonging integrate with the wounds of aggression? Watch for emotional needs promoting action and assertiveness to understand where to bring more consciousness.
Mar 27 – Venus retrogrades into Pisces & conjuncts Neptune (and North Node) – a time for reflections on how we treat each other. Spiritual renewal, empathy and compassion, rather than south node Virgo criticalness, judgement and perfectionism. This is the power of unconditional love, of imaginative, creative forces to reshape the world as it moves into a powerful transformative time. Watch for the lower manifestation of this energy as it can be used for manipulation through deception and illusion, or through victim, martyr, savior themes. It calls us to connect with the greater spiritual truths of our oneness.
Mar 28-29 – Venus rises as a morning star – When Venus rises as a Morning star – March 27 –political situations are known to be unstable & leaders insecure, often it is a time when failure or resignation of leaders takes place.
Mar 29 – Partial Solar Eclipse at 9 Aries – Solar Eclipses in Aries open the door to bold new beginnings, unexpected openings to change, new experiences and transformations. This eclipse can ignite passions to take a stand, or initiate movement. A day to feel into our courage and boldness, inviting newness to come into our lives. Birth and releasing the old, renewal. What changes in your life will allow for this? Pay attention to signs and synchronicities as guiding directives.
Solar Eclipse, Full Moon
Mar 29 – Solar Eclipse, New Moon, at 8 Aries, 3:47 am PST
Affirmation for Solar Eclipse, New Moon, in Aries
“I tap into the courage of the wildness within me and dare myself into becoming.”
Mar 29 – Mercury retrograde enters Pisces, conjuncts Neptune in Pisces – a day for imagination, for painting and creating music. very nonlinear and moving into mystical dimensions.
Mar 30 – Neptune enters Aries – The mystical planet Neptune enters Aries and begins the beginning of a great new cycle. Last time Neptune entered Aries was 168 years ago. This is the beginning of the influence of the Aries Vortex, a unique planetary alignment from 2025-2026. (For more on this join Susan for her monthly talk Fri, Mar 7)
The Twelve signs for March 2025: Sun and Rising Signs
Aries (Mar 20-Apr 19): Dear Aries, With 5 planets now in Pisces, until the Sun moves into Aries on the 20th, it is a time of gathering yourself, of resting and reflecting, of tapping into the imaginative realms, remembering dreams, and grounding through self compassion. Your ruling planet, Mars, now direct, allows forward movement after a period of holding back. Something is freed up. Yet with Mars in Cancer, you are called to investigate your inner motivations, with reflection on family relations, and relationship dynamics in general. With Venus in Aries until the Mar 27th, cultivate ways to appreciate yourself. Invite positive reflections, even as many emotions are stirred. The Lunar Eclipse on the 13th, invites you to move into trust of a greater power, and to release worry, and constant mental analysis of what went wrong or where I should be. Remember, that for the next month, there is an energy of reviewing the values that are our very foundation and grounding and can positively navigate us into a brighter future.
Taurus (Apr 20-May 20): Dear Taurus, the planets now in Pisces highlight your relation to group dynamics, your involvement with others, and what you are imagining for this coming year. You bring a sensitivity and vulnerability to group dynamics, as well as empathy and compassion. With your planet, Venus, now in Aries, you can be bold in declaring yourself, “This is me!”, without apology. This is the perfect time to reflect on the balance of the masculine and feminine within yourself. What needs strengthening? How do you want to communicate your deeper perceptions? The Lunar eclipse on the 13th calls you to abandon your self criticalness and surrender to the imaginative realms. With Saturn next to the Sun, take time to organize your self and projects, and declare your intention.
Gemini (May 21-Jun 20): Dear Gemini, are you reimagining your public role or aspirations, dreaming up new possibilities amid change? You are definitely entering a new era as the planets, both, Neptune this month and Saturn in May, shift into Aries, encouraging bold new projects, and encounters with new ideas and groups. Jupiter in Gemini opens doors for new experiences and alliances, while its square to Saturn, views possibilities with practical grounded considerations. Your planet, Mercury, which has been in Pisces, where its organizational skills take detours into past reminisces, enters Aries on the 3rd! Here it clarifies its objectives and wants to hurry with great speed to carry out its ideas. With its upcoming retrograde period, starting the 14th through April 7th, prepare for more review and reflection, more clarification and refining objectives, or redoing projects. There is a deeper orientation taking place. Under the Lunar Eclipse on the 13th, meditate, be still, and allow a deeper wisdom float to the surface. If you feel stuck, break a pattern or habit, visit a museum or gallery, or listen to musicians perform, which will stir you into the upcoming newness around the corner.
Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 21): Dear Cancer, while the planets travel through Pisces, they light up the philosopher in you. You may feel the travel bug buzzing around your head. You feel the need for expansion into new territory. Your imaginative powers are lite up. Your guiding Muse, the Moon will reflect the shadow of the Earth during the lunar eclipse on the 13th, in the sign Virgo. You resonate with Virgo’s frequencies, its subjectiveness, both reflective and seeking out the mind’s analytical critics. With the Moon conjunct the South Node, this is the time to release those introspective pondering and to abandon your self to creative expression, whether through remembering and working with your dreams, making music, or meandering in nature. Surrender yourself to self compassion and reverie for your evolution.
Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 22): Dear Leo, as the planets gather in Pisces, dive into the deeper aspects of your psyche. Leo is the fiery king or queen of the forrest. But you must now pretend you are a whale plunging into the deeper waters, sensing what you perceive. Write about it, share it, perform it, give form to it through your hands, especially as the Sun, your royal planet, conjuncts Saturn on the 12th, leading us into the lunar eclipse. The Lunar Eclipse on the 13th, over shadows your ability to perfect, organize and worry over what might be, should have been, and gives you the chance for liberation from your inner high standards. Move into your imaginative realms, design something new, validate your insightful perceptions and transform yourself. Go to the baths and soak into newness. Soon Mars will enter Leo and rebirth your energy, April 17th. Prepare yourself.
Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22): Dear Virgo, the gathering of planets in Pisces highlight your generous giving to others. Your planet, Mercury, leaves Pisces on the 3rd and enters fiery Aries. Now directness is called for. As much as you serve others, you are also a leader now, who through your words and thoughts have the power to transform others. During this month, Mercury and Venus travel together, both retrograding in Pisces and Aries. Something deep is cooking itself into something new. Something is sparked. Writing and speaking find a lyrical beauty and resonance to renew our tired psyches. You are at a completion and new beginning. The Lunar Eclipse on the 13th in Virgo, may help you loosen the ties that hold you back. Celebrate the day with spaciousness and reverie.
Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22): Dear Libra, with the gathering of planets in Pisces, the question is, how are you taking care of yourself? The thoughtfulness in how you serve others is well known and felt. And yet, right now, your planet, Venus, is in fiery, self determined and independent Aries, stirring up the equilibrium you’ve cultivated in relationships. Are you finding there are things you can’t talk about right now, but feel the need to be direct and yourself? The ongoing square between Venus and Mars in Cancer, shows a dilemma. The desire for emotional bonding with the desire for freedom to be oneself without always considering the other. As Venus retrogrades back into Pisces on the 27th, conjuncting Neptune, situations shift, either becoming more compassionate toward each other, or getting disillusioned and foggy. Take time to review your values, finances, and relationship qualities, until Venus goes direct on April 12. New insights bring clarity. During the Lunar Eclipse on the 13th, in Virgo, you may see some past events or issues that are ready to be released or integrated afresh. Your spiritual practices bring great benefit right now.
Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): Dear Scorpio, deep feeling, gentle, and intense at times, the gathering of planets in Pisces, resonates with your emotional self. Perhaps your heart is touched. Your children or creative processes take center stage. With the North Node now traveling through Pisces until July 2026, your are encouraged to dive into what you love, to experience more confidence in how you express yourself, and to deeply honor your uniqueness. How might that change your perspective on life? On yourself? With the South Node passing through Virgo, you are encouraged to be mindful of how you criticize yourself or others, because the momentum is to find your deep authentic heart. And to share that with others. Your ruling planet, Mars, is in Cancer freshly direct, and you may feel like a horse just released from a gate that has limited and complicated your ability to fully enjoy your life. Through April 4th, its a great time to focus on or complete a project. Under the Lunar Eclipse on the 13th, you may receive unexpected information about a friend or concerning friendship. Take your time to feel into what’s being revealed.
Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 20): Dear Sagittarius, home is where it is at right now. Unveiling deeper aspects of yourself, healing and integrating into a new sense of wholeness, is where it is at right now. As Sag is the fiery adventurer, heady philosopher and the profound thinker, this month you change your element to swim in the deep waters of your soul. Your creative, imaginative soul is becoming your inner foundation. You can feel the sturdiness there. Your ruling planet, Jupiter, is in airy Gemini, where it is sharing insights with others, and learning, also, from others, or a unique teacher or healer. This will lead to powerful changes and transformations as Jupiter enters Cancer in June and throughout next year. The Lunar eclipse on the 13th, brings out your fastidious perfectionist. Or I could say, that part of you that perceives in such fine tuned detail what should be done or accomplished. Under the Lunar Eclipse on the 13th, the call is to surrender any intense analysis to trust in the universe. Surrender to the spirit that moves through you and all living things.
Capricorn (Dec 21- Jan 19): Dear Capricorn, who appreciates structure and organization, the gathering of planets in Pisces highlights your mind and how you connect with others, how you communicate yourself. Though the earthy steadiness of Capricorn utilizes the imaginative realms and broad interests of the Piscean influence, these signs are also very different. Form and formless. Logic and creative. You have a mind that can swim in deep waters, as your Capricorn self seeks to find the greater meaning and structure in these waters of both imagination and transpersonal realms. There is a certain openness and sensitivity to your environment, to people around you. This is highlighted in March. Trust your imaginative powers. Your ruling planet, Saturn, is also seeking to give form to the deeper aspects of the transpersonal, the empathetic, the compassionate. The Lunar Eclipse on March 13th, in Virgo, has the capacity to illuminate old belief systems that no longer serve you. Reach into the imaginative, bring compassion to your self. A process is taking place to clear ways of thinking that are obstruct your natural growth.
Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 17): Dear Aquarius, the gathering of planets in Pisces highlights your creative and imaginative talents. It’s as if you feel into people or the situation at hand to gain your insight, than you can translate that into words. We could say you have Piscean talents of perception and empathy, touching into the essence of things. This month highlights those abilities. You have a complexity illustrated by your two ruling planets, Saturn and Uranus. One loving systems and maps that show the structure of things, and the other, being outside of the box, perceptive with unique ways of seeing and understanding the world. This month these two planets harmonize and spark your creative juices. On March 13th, the Lunar Eclipse takes place in Virgo. It’s a great day for retreat and contemplation, dear Aquarius, a day where you may recognize old patterns deep in your psyche that you can now release and find renewal.
Pisces (Feb 18-Mar 19): Dear Pisces, with this gathering of planets in Pisces, many people may now feel what is natural to you. All the many faucets of the human drama, the complexity of giving expression to stirring emotions of the collective. You definitely live and experience the collective like the movements of the ocean’s currents, the emotional ups and downs of these times. Saturn in Pisces seeks to bring a steadiness to all the deep emotions of these times. This month, Neptune, which has been in Pisces since 2012 begins a shift into Aries, marking a new era for us, and especially for you, dear Pisces. What have you been dreaming of? Those dreams now are sparked with an energy like the arrival of spring. A new birth awaiting you. The lunar eclipse on the 13th takes place in Virgo, next to the south node. Virgo can bring up the critical voices within, that see all our flaws to the ideals we hold. This is a great day for ceremony, to release those old critiques and bring loving kindness to yourself.
Susan Heinz is a professional astrologer in Santa Cruz for 42 years, bringing together traditional & esoteric astrology, Tarot and Qabalah. For info on her Friday monthly astrology groups, her Qabalah, astrology and/or painting classes, and for personal readings, call (831) 479-3751, or go to www.susanheinz.com