Step by step, we enter the phase of the full moon, which is at its peak on Wednesday, September 18, exactly at 4:34 a.m. according to our time. But this is no ordinary full moon that happens once every 28 days, this is a lunar eclipse, which is an incredibly powerful lunation, in this case a powerful full moon.
Lunar eclipses are relationship oriented. The “crisis” these eclipses tend to cause is a crisis of lack—a time when we quite suddenly realize or recognize a great need or desire. The impact of a crisis can break a relationship – it is possible – but it can also bring two people together with a sudden awareness of a great need for each other.
The September lunar eclipse occurs at 25°41′ Pisces and is in sextile with Uranus, the planet of sudden and revolutionary changes, which this time brings positive changes, independence, originality and imagination.
A stronger-than-normal intuition can guide you in making quick decisions. Follow your instincts and make the most of every opportunity that comes your way. You can get flashes of insight through meditation, dreams, or even while awake.
Although lunar eclipses are more relationship-oriented than solar eclipses, they are certainly not always about relationships between two people. They can trigger awareness of what we need or lack in other areas of our lives. For example, they can relate to our relationships with our work, health and bodies.
This is the time when things come to light – things that have been brewing under the surface.
We can burst out with proclamations and outpourings when the full moon occurs. These look fresh and new only because we haven’t rationalized them yet. However, it’s usually about things we’ve buried or kept away.
A lunar eclipse is a more powerful full moon, and its effects usually last longer – about six months.
The September lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon is at 25-26 degrees Pisces, opposed to the Sun at 25-26 degrees Virgo, and is a partial lunar eclipse.
To be precise, this is a partial lunar eclipse.
The Full Moon occurs this month when the Sun in Virgo opposes the Moon in Pisces. The full moon is the time of culmination and the promise of fulfillment of what was started at the time of the new moon. It is an emotional time – a time of romance, fertilization and relationships.
This phase of the Moon occurs at 25 degrees and 41 minutes of Pisces, opposite the Sun at the same degree of Virgo. Its alignment with Neptune and square with Jupiter speak to the extravagant nature of this time, and its harmony with Uranus suggests that we are ready to embrace change and progress. Feelings can be bloated, so it’s wise to sit with them for a while before taking action.
Note that this is the first eclipse of a set of eclipses to occur along the Virgo-Pisces axis.
While the next eclipse after this one (chronologically) is in Libra, there will be a Lunar Eclipse in Virgo in March 2025, a Lunar Eclipse in Pisces in September 2025, a Solar Eclipse in Virgo in September 2025, a Lunar Eclipse in Virgo in March 2026, a Lunar Eclipse in Pisces in August 2026, and the Lunar Eclipse in Virgo in February 2027.
As the first in a series, this September eclipse can serve as an initial push, push or encourage to improve the areas of life ruled by Virgo and Pisces in our charts, and feelings of dissatisfaction can increase.
This eclipse affects people with personal planets and is most indicative of 20 to 30 degrees of mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces) and 0 to 1 degree of cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn).
A lunar eclipse is a particularly powerful lunation, in this case a powerful full moon. Lunar eclipses are relationship oriented. The “crisis” these eclipses tend to cause is a crisis of lack—a time when we suddenly realize a great need or want. The impact of the crisis can affect the disconnection – it is possible. But it can also bring two people together with a sudden awareness of a great need for each other.
Although lunar eclipses are more relationship-oriented than solar eclipses, they are not always about relationships between two people. They can trigger awareness of need in other areas of our lives, such as our relationship to work, our health and body, and so on. This is the time when things come to light – things that have been simmering beneath the surface.
When the Full Moon occurs, we can suddenly burst forth with proclamations and outpourings that seem fresh and new, simply because they have not yet been rationalized. A lunar eclipse is more powerful than a full moon, and its effects tend to last longer. Many astrologers believe that the effects of a lunar eclipse last approximately six months.
Lunar eclipses speak of relationships and polarities. With the Virgo-Pisces service axis engaged, this lunar eclipse pushes us to take a closer look at our needs, shortcomings, and desires. We are encouraged to find a balance between daily functions and routines, physical health and the need for order (Virgo) and vision, spiritual health, disorder and the infinite (Pisces).
Virgo rules the tools and techniques we use in everyday life, while Pisces rules the tools we use to engage with our spiritual selves. The key to balance lies in identifying and expressing our spiritual needs while maintaining order in our daily lives. Neglecting either end of the axis is bound to backfire – either we would live in chaos or excessive order.
Some kind of crisis (which can be a crisis of consciousness) or a sudden awareness of a deficiency in our lives provides us with a golden opportunity to explore our emotional needs in the context of the polarity of the house where the eclipse occurs in our natal charts. Relationships can be challenged, severed, or dramatically strengthened shortly after the eclipse. Our discovery is emotionally charged and dramatic. An epiphany is probably at this point when we become acutely aware of our lack. This understanding can spur us to affirmative action.
However, it is important to note that we are temporarily in the dark about some issue during an eclipse, and we see another area of life as if looking through a magnifying glass. It’s skewed – we still don’t have the full picture. This perspective does help us, but it helps us to remember that we are missing something and to suspend judgment.
Full Moons and lunar eclipses bring problems in our lives to fulfillment. Our emotions are heightened, and there is often some kind of drama about the house, sign, and any contact planets activated by the full moon. Look at 25-26 degrees of Virgo and Pisces in your natal chart (allow for about 5 degrees of orbis when examining planets and targeting their aspects).
Areas of life activated by the eclipse may see dramatic upheavals, after which the path is clear to move forward. Keep in mind that whatever happens at this point is nothing new. Problems arose within us, and emotions boiled and developed. Something comes to light during a lunar eclipse, and if we get in touch with our emotions, we can get a better idea of what needs to change or what needs to go.
This lunar eclipse in Pisces will surely push us into a state of heightened awareness. It’s time to pay special attention to your dreams, as well as insights or thoughts/emotions that seem to come “out of the blue”. This could be creatively inspiring.
The range of emotions that Pisces registers is extraordinary, and this could be the time when we feel that huge range. Around the date of a full moon eclipse, our idealistic side comes out in full swing. Some of us will be irritable and not know exactly why. Others will be directed towards romantic declarations or revelations.
Some others will again walk in a kind of stupor, seeing only what they want to see while their common sense is temporarily “darkened”.
With Virgo, we are acutely aware of imperfection. We see flaws around us and may become very tense and irritable, or work hard to fix them. For Pisces, however, imperfection is beautiful. During a lunar eclipse, we can suddenly see this Piscean “light”.
With the axis of health and services (Pisces-Virgo) involved, health or business problems can come to the fore. Also, the ability to set limits on the amount of service we provide can become a big problem. Situations that test our faith or increase our fears and doubts can be part of the picture. Secrets may be revealed, and this may include uncovering the secrets of our own nature from the depths.
For some, a new “calling” will appear in the next six months. A new line of work that better suits our inner nature, desire to serve, or emotional makeup may emerge in the months following this eclipse, especially if the natal Sun, sixth/twelfth house, or tenth house is activated.
We may find that we need more rest or attention to our spiritual nature than we currently allow ourselves. This is the time when the lunar energy appears and is most powerful. It is a time when we can tap into our more idealistic, imaginative and visionary nature. Our hearts are open, and issues of trust and faith are in focus. Decisions made now are emotionally driven.
With a full and bright Moon in the sky, symbolic “enlightenment” occurs in our lives.
However, these new feelings and discoveries are emotional, because there is a sense that emotions are bursting into our consciousness. It’s time to express ourselves and get things out of our systems. Of course, we might want to be careful as we do this, knowing that what comes out of us is new and not yet particularly rational.
This is the time to clarify past patterns that have held us back from personal fulfillment. We might open ourselves to the possibilities, exploring the emotions that surface, but finalizing plans should probably be saved for a later date.
In 2016, a lunar eclipse occurred at a similar degree to this one in Pisces on September 16, and in 1997, a total lunar eclipse occurred at a similar degree.
It may be helpful to go back to issues in your life that were in effect during the last four months of 2016 and 1997, if applicable, to get an idea of how this 2024 Lunar Eclipse might affect you. .
However, you can also refer in a general sense to the sets of eclipses occurring along the same Virgo-Pisces axis as the current one in effect from September 2024 to February 2027 for more information gleaned by looking back to understand themes in the present and the future.
Also below are periods in your past, if applicable, that may have had similar themes to this current set of eclipses:
Virgo-Pisces eclipse sets (current, future and some in recent history):
From March 2034 to February 2036
From September 2024 to February 2027
From March 2015 to February 2017
From September 2006 to February 2008
From March 1997 to September 1998
From September 1987 to August 1989
From September 1978 to August 1980
Below is a set of eclipses that fall only along the Virgo-Pisces axis (there are other eclipses in different signs in between):
Partial LUNAR eclipse on September 17, 2024. 25°41′ Pisces
Total LUNAR ECLIPSE March 14, 2025 23°57′ Virgo
Total LUNAR ECLIPSE September 7, 2025 15°23′ Pisces
Partial solar eclipse on September 21, 2025, 29°05′ Virgo
Total LUNAR ECLIPSE March 3, 2026 12°54′ Virgo
Partial LUNAR eclipse August 28, 2026 4°54′ Pisces
Penumbral LUNAR ECLIPSE February 20, 2027 2°06′ Virgo
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