On the nights of September 17th-18th, 2024, we will witness a powerful cosmic event: a super moon coinciding with a lunar eclipse in the deeply spiritual and imaginative sign of Pisces. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow over the Moon. This event represents a culmination of energy, bringing to light things that have been hidden, unresolved, or needing closure. However, this eclipse holds an extra layer of significance as it coincides with a super moon—a time when the Moon is closest to Earth, appearing larger and brighter than usual. This amplifies the energy of the eclipse, making it even more potent.

A super moon in itself is an emotional high tide, and combined with a lunar eclipse in Pisces, we can expect an intensely spiritual and emotional experience. Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac, representing endings, the subconscious, and a connection to the divine. This lunar eclipse calls for deep emotional release, surrender, and spiritual awakening, while urging us to embrace closure and healing.

Let’s dive deeper into the context of this eclipse and what it means for the collective and each zodiac rising sign.

Connecting to Past Eclipse Cycles and the Power of Pisces

This lunar eclipse is part of the 2024 eclipse cycle, which started with a solar eclipse in Aries in April 2024. Lunar eclipses are moments of culmination within these cycles, often highlighting themes that began during previous eclipses or bringing closure to stories that started long ago. The emotional intensity of an eclipse in Pisces will pull us to let go of the past, embrace healing, and connect to the intuitive and unseen realms of life.

The last time we experienced a lunar eclipse in Pisces was on September 16th, 2016. That eclipse fell during a time when Neptune, the ruler of Pisces, was also in its home sign, amplifying the themes of surrender, illusion, and spiritual awareness. The 2016 Pisces lunar eclipse asked us to dissolve old emotional patterns and confront aspects of ourselves that were hidden from view, particularly related to spirituality, dreams, and compassion.

In 2024, we are being asked to revisit these themes with a greater sense of clarity and wisdom. Neptune, still in Pisces, is nearing the end of its long transit, which began in 2012, while Saturn’s presence in Pisces during this eclipse brings a grounding force to the otherwise nebulous energy of the sign. We are called to not only dream and dissolve boundaries but also to implement spiritual discipline, redefine our emotional boundaries, and manifest our deepest desires in the physical world. The super moon will bring everything to the surface, creating a potent moment for realizations, spiritual breakthroughs, and emotional clarity.

The Collective: Cosmic Shifts in Motion

This Pisces lunar eclipse isn’t happening in isolation—it is woven into the fabric of larger astrological transits that are influencing the collective in powerful ways. Let’s look at the key astrological players:

• 💥 Pluto back in Capricorn: Pluto has retrograded back into Capricorn, revisiting the final degrees of this sign of structure, power, and transformation. Pluto’s presence in Capricorn signals the dismantling of outdated systems and societal structures, pushing us to confront our relationship to authority, power, and control. The Pisces lunar eclipse, with its themes of dissolution and surrender, will help us release emotional attachments to rigid systems, making way for new ways of being in the world.

• 🪐 Saturn in Pisces: Saturn, the planet of structure, responsibility, and discipline, is currently transiting through Pisces, where it will remain until 2025. Saturn in Pisces brings a sense of groundedness to the ethereal energy of this sign, asking us to bring our spiritual, creative, and emotional visions into the material world. During this eclipse, Saturn’s influence will help us anchor our dreams in reality, encouraging us to take responsibility for our emotional healing and spiritual growth.

• 🔱 Neptune finishing its transit in Pisces: Neptune, the ruler of Pisces, is in the final stages of its long journey through its home sign. Since 2012, Neptune in Pisces has been dissolving boundaries, increasing our collective awareness of spirituality, compassion, and interconnectedness. As it nears the end of its transit, Neptune’s energy is at its most potent, asking us to let go of illusions, escapism, and any tendencies to bypass emotional growth. This lunar eclipse will be a moment of spiritual clarity, helping us see through the fog of confusion and align with our higher purpose.

Together, these transits make this lunar eclipse a moment of profound collective healing and transformation. The super moon will act as a magnifying glass, highlighting the areas in our lives—and in society—that need release, compassion, and closure. This eclipse is a collective call to step into a more spiritually aligned and emotionally mature version of ourselves.