Saturn Re-enters Pisces and Mercury Moves into Virgo as We Prepare for Eclipse Season

 

In case you have been living under a rock, we are entering the portals of eclipse season. Spoiler alert- big changes are coming! But I always tell my clients that the effects of Solar Eclipses can be felt for up to three months before and after they occur, while Lunar Eclipses are most potent six weeks before and after they occur. So many of us are in the thick of it now and feeling it big time. The month of September features a Lunar Eclipse in 15 degrees of Pisces on September 7 and we have a Solar Eclipse in 29 degrees of Virgo (our second New Moon in Virgo this year) on September 21.

The month of September will be launched with Saturn backtracking into Pisces until February 13, 2026.  I know, Saturn was previously in Pisces from August 1, 2023 through May 24, 2025.  Saturn has been retrograde in Aries (it only made it to one degree) since July 13 of this year.  It will station direct in 25 degrees of Pisces on November 27, 2025.  Saturn is not particularly comfortable in Pisces because Saturn is all about form and structure, while Pisces is more about spiritual awakening, reality checks, karmic cleansing and a test of compassion. Saturn in Pisces challenges us to make our dreams a reality, which is no short order.  It's literally a meeting of form and formlessness. When Saturn is in Pisces we can also experience health issues with our feel and be prone to auto-immune diseases.  

All I can say that is whatever we didn't finish up between August 2023 and May 2025 is calling out for one last do-over.  It's time to tackle that unfinished business before Saturn moves back into Aries on February 13, 2026 and remains there until April 12, 2028.  Saturn is not particularly patient in Aries, so the future should be interesting...

When Saturn stations retrograde in 29 degrees of Pisces on September 1, it will be in my 6th house of work and health while exactly trining my Jupiter in 29 degrees of Cancer in my 10th house of career and public standing.  At least it's a trine.  I can say that this aspect will give me patience, endurance and the ability to solve financial problems.  Saturn trining Jupiter also helps you practically focus on long-term goals and take responsibility.  Not exactly fun stuff to hear, but it is what it is...

On September 2, Mercury moves into Virgo, one of its home signs.  Mercury rules Gemini and Virgo, so it is always a very happy camper when it is in these two signs.  Mercury will quite literally be zipping through Virgo, as it leaves on September 18. When Mercury is in Virgo, we are more analytical and better equipped to deal with details.  Our speech is more precise and we tend to be more productive.  Just be mindful that the shadow side of Mercury in Virgo is a tendency to be more critical and we should all be fine with this Mercury transit.

Mars in Libra will be squaring Jupiter in 18 degrees of Cancer on September 4.   Despite this being a square, it will give us a boost of energy to start new projects, provide courage and allow us to take risks.  Okay, we might be on overconfident, impatient and exaggerate to take those bold moves.  But even the squares to Jupiter aren't as harsh say as a Venus-Pluto square.

This is what we have to work with until that Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on September 7, although Uranus will achieve its own fame on September 6 when it stations retrograde in 1 degree of Gemini on September 6.  Yes, Uranus will get back into Taurus to tackle its own unfinished business from November 7, 2025 through April 25, 2026.  More on that in that next week's post about the Lunar Eclipse.

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