The Harvest Moon in Pisces, with a partial lunar eclipse. The full moon will reach peak illumination in the United States on Tuesday, September 17 at 10:35 p.m. The Harvest Moon is amongst my annual favorites, a Harvest Moon in Pisces makes me damn near giddy! The moon will appear full for about three days, from Monday evening through Thursday morning.
This Super Harvest Moon in Pisces brings a wave of deep emotional introspection and spiritual awakening. Pisces, ruled by Neptune, invites us to dive into our intuition and explore the hidden realms of our dreams and subconscious. This lunar phase opens a portal for healing, creativity, and empathy, encouraging us to release old wounds and embrace a higher vision. It’s a time to trust the flow of the universe and allow our inner wisdom to guide us toward emotional release and spiritual transformation.
Pisces is a mutable water sign known for its sensitivity, creativity, and connection to the mystical realms. Ruled by Neptune, the planet of dreams, intuition, and spirituality, Pisces energy is deeply introspective and otherworldly. When the full moon lands in this sign, it amplifies these qualities, creating a cosmic invitation to explore the depths of your soul. Themes of the full moon in Pisces include emotional healing, spiritual awakening, creativity and inspiration, compassion and empathy. Neptune, the ruling planet of Pisces, governs dreams, intuition, and spirituality. Under Neptune’s influence, you may find that your dreams are more vivid, your intuition is sharper, and your connection to the unseen world is stronger. Neptune invites you to trust the flow of the universe and surrender to the unknown.
Eclipses are essentially energetic resets. Slightly fated events will go down and unfold that we don’t expect to happen, but are meant to steer us in the direction that we’re meant to go in. Eclipses can be associated with wake-up calls and uncomfortable truths that break us out of our comfort zone. A full moon in Pisces is an amazing release valve. I would argue if you can’t let go of something on this Pisces moon, then I don’t know when you’re going to let it go. Although holding on does not mean something is meant for you. During the Harvest Moon, the moon will start entering the Earth’s partial shadow at 8:41 p.m., and the full shadow at 10:13 p.m. The moon will finish exiting the full shadow at 11:16 p.m., and the partial shadow on Wednesday morning at 12:47 a.m.
The zodiac sign for each full moon is determined by where the moon is positioned in the night sky relative to the different astrological signs. Each year, the moon will shift, resulting in different characteristics surround the moon. This year the Harvest Moon is a lunar eclipse in Pisces, a charming, compassionate, and highly creative water sign, and the 12th and last zodiac on the wheel. Thanks to Pisces deeply sentimental and spiritual nature, the Harvest Moon in Pisces can signify increased interest in religious and spiritual-based practices, and heightened senses. It’s opposite axis from the Earth sign, Virgo. This means that both zodiac signs hold ties to our health – physical or mental – as well as the physical or spiritual world. This duality grounds us in the practical while also opening us up to the divine as well.
Because Pisces is the domain of dreams and delusions, this eclipse could also signal a coming to light of things we’ve been avoiding or unclear about. Pisces energy is aimed at the pursuit of universal love, and this eclipse calls us to question whether we’re aiming high or living low. Where am I gaining pleasure? Where am I gaining comfort? How am I getting that sense of bliss? How am I experiencing universal love? Am I getting it from the right sources or escaping into mindless territory?
Mercury, our planet of communication, will oppose Saturn, the planet of restriction. This face-off will result in many people going ‘no contact’ with someone who has harmed them, choosing to forgive but recognizing there can be no forgetting and moving on from the relationship.
During the eclipse, Venus, our planet of love and attraction, will be in Libra, opposing Chiron, the asteroid of deep pain and the profound potential for healing, in Aries. Chiron in Aires has a lot to do with self-love, self-worth, embracing all sides of yourself, not seeing your weaknesses as things to run away from but things to address or accept.
With this opposition, that acceptance comes with and through another person. Venus in Libra is any union in which we trust that another person has some advice to give us that we cannot give ourselves. The Pisces Harvest Moon will also dish out an opportunity to break up with any addicting or distracting patterns you’ve developed over the past six months. It’s a moment to focus on accepting uncomfortable transitions, expressing complex emotions, and creating space for new beginning to unfold.
September 16, 2024 Renee Seymour