All endings are beginnings, and all beginnings are endings.
The New Moon in Pisces on March 18, 2026 (9:23 pm ET) marks the ending of a major chapter and the beginning of a new one. This is a time of incubation and deep preparation that invites us to slow down, rest, release, and trust in unseen transformation.
Pisces is the last sign of the winter season and the last sign of the zodiac. It’s the big ocean in which everything merges, the deep sea in which boundaries dissolve, where everything ends and the seeds of new beginnings start to form under the surface.
At a new moon, the Sun and Moon come together at the same degree. This New Moon occurs at 28º27’ Pisces — almost the last degree of the last sign.
This is a place of both closure and incubation, of releasing and dreaming, of looking backward and looking forward.
In addition, this is the first lunation after eclipse season, and the first lunation in Pisces since September 2024 that is not an eclipse (although we will have one more eclipse in Pisces in August 2026).
Eclipse season brings big life shake-ups, often including major endings and beginnings.
As the first lunation after eclipse season, this new moon invites us to reflect on and integrate the big changes that have occurred over the past month, to consider what is ending and what is beginning, and how we want to move forward.
Pisces is the sign of intuition and inner knowing, and this new moon reminds us that new beginnings often start in the dark, in ways that aren’t visible.
New Moon Influences
The seeds of intention we set at this new moon have the power to grow into something long-lasting and real, if we put in the hard work and cultivate patience.
Ground Innovative Dreams in Practical Reality
At the New Moon, the Moon is in a sextile to Uranus in Taurus and applying to a conjunction with both Saturn and Neptune in Aries.
The sextile to Uranus fosters innovation and supports our ability to adapt to change — a skill we will need in these turbulent and quickly-changing times.
The Saturn/Neptune conjunction has been active for months and is just starting to separate, marking the early days of their new 36-year cycle. This is a potent time for planting new seeds, pursuing new visions, and starting to walk new and unfamiliar paths.
Neptune brings dreaminess, while Saturn brings structure and stability. Ground your visions and dreams in reality, and create practical plans to bring them into form through devotion, dedication, and discipline. Recognize that what you are seeding and beginning now will not grow into something mature overnight. This is a project or endeavor that will take time to build. Saturn asks us to cultivate patience over the long haul.
Supporting Self-Care and Bold Action
Looking to the ruler of the sign where the new moon occurs also provides information about the energy of the moment. The set-up for this new moon includes a mutual reception between the New Moon and Jupiter, the planet of blessings.
Jupiter is the “host” of Pisces, and rules this new moon from 15º11’ Cancer — the sign and exact degree of its exaltation. This means that Jupiter is at exactly its best conditions to support what is happening in Pisces. Jupiter gets an additional boost here because the Moon is the “host” of Cancer.
This means that Jupiter and the Moon are in residence in each others’ signs, and are also in a trine aspect — the most harmonious relationship. There is a flow between them, which encourages self-nourishment and care for the body and the soul.
Fostering Bold Action
At the time of the new Moon, Mars in Pisces is applying to a trine with Jupiter in Cancer, which will be exact on Saturday, March 21. The trine is an aspect of flow and harmony.
Mars in Pisces is creative and a hard worker. It looks for new solutions to old problems. Mars trine Jupiter pairs bold, courageous action with emotional wisdom. This alignment that helps us generate confidence that we can achieve whatever we desire. It facilitates bold action in right timing, with faith that results will follow — even if we can’t see those results immediately.
Beware of Over-Indulgence
Venus in Aries exactly square to Jupiter on the day of the new moon encourages optimism and exuberance that can support our desires, but it can also promote excessive self-indulgence. Be careful about impulsive spending or over-indulging. Jupiter in Cancer, especially at its exaltation degree, is exuberant and positive, but can also encourage gambling and taking risks that aren’t well thought through. Remember your goals — especially regarding your health and wellness.
New Moon in Pisces: Set the Foundation for a Bold New Beginning
Two days after the new moon, the Sun will move into Aries, marking the Spring Equinox and the start of a new cycle.
We often think of Aries as the beginning, but the true beginning happens in the darkness of Pisces season, underground.
In the body, Pisces corresponds to the feet, which are our roots and stabilization. We must find our stability before the growth can be visible. Seeds planted take root in the dark before shooting up through the soil.
At this new moon, we are ending one chapter and beginning another. This new moon at the end of Pisces reminds us that time is not linear. Endings merge with beginnings. Seeds root down before they shoot up and out of the ground.
The new moon in Pisces is not about taking big bold action right now. Instead, it’s about finding a place of stillness and presence, getting clear on our desires, letting go of what’s no longer working, and planting seeds in alignment with the inner state we desire to cultivate.
This is an invitation to cultivate trust in the unseen, in our intuition, in divine timing, and in all those processes the rational mind can’t grasp.
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