Virgo Lunar Eclipse
March 13, 2025
11:54 PM PDT
In January the north node left Aries and moved into Pisces signaling the new eclipse cycle of Virgo and Pisces. The last time we were in the Pisces/Virgo period was 2006 and 2007. You may want to consider what was going on in your life in March of both years to get some insights of the Virgo Lunar eclipse.
This Virgo lunar eclipse on March 13, is taking place in an auspicious three-month window where we are long on lessons and nuances of Pisces. Obviously, the Virgo full moon is opposed the Sun in Pisces. This lunar eclipse is part of the process of navigating the bumps and harnessing the gifts of Pisces.
The chart of the Virgo Lunar Eclipse has Saturn oppose Moon conjunct Sun. Uranus trine Moon and sextile Sun which is exact eleven minutes after the full moon launches. Neptune oppose Moon conjunct Sun. Venus conjunct Mercury which is the ruling planet of Virgo. That is a lot of action for a full moon and this one is more juiced up because it is an eclipse. In addition to all the eclipse energy—the day after the launch of the full moon Mercury stations retrograde, which we will discuss later in this write up.
Virgo full moons remind us of the power of our daily schedules. Our calendars and our to-do lists make us productive. Of course, the feeling we have crossing stuff off our lists is empowering as well as showing up on time for anything is a reward. Tapping this inner dutiful employee, who dots all the I’s and crosses all the T’s, is a good for Virgo full moons. It keeps us grounded. All of this is great however, during the Virgo lunar eclipse we are reminded by the dark side of having our head bent down and doing work or clearing a to-do list by rote. We are missing some stuff that only comes when we raise our head up from out work and doing-ness.
What bigger picture is going on that we have not been tracking? And more important how have we been missing our intuition? Have we forgotten to check in with our gut? Every year, for eighteen years, the Virgo full moon is a good companion to Pisces vagueness. But, during this two-year eclipse cycle the accent is on Pisces the beacon which means deepening intuition and letting the psyche expand. Now, the Virgo lunar eclipse is put on notice that it is time to make pivots and practical adaptions. Abandoning behaviors, patterns, goals that are no longer relevant and replacing them with new practical purposes with aims that are in synch with the needs of our psyche is paramount.
Saturn oppose Moon suggests frustration and delays and disappointments. Either we are called out for our how we disappoint, or we experience it in others. There will no doubt be some world event where it is clear someone screwed up. Saturn rules structures and systems and in this eclipse, we see a big eff up, big fall or a collapse. What can we learn from it? How is it getting our attention? How is important is it to pull up our eyes from our tasks and get a longer perspective on the world around us?
Virgo rules our health and diet. If weight loss is needed, you may now feel connected to your higher self and are able to tap more discipline that comes from an inner sense of ‘now is the time’. Or if your health has been suffering on some level, now you get practical and shop for a new solution or new doctor. If your supplements do not feel like they are doing what they promise, you could ditch them and start researching other options. Even if your weight is fine and you are not on supplements, do you have practices that support a long healthy life? What needs to go?
Neptune oppose Moon conjunct Sun is a double down on mysterious, perhaps loss, or surreal event. The news will be about something big. The ocean or water could be part of the story. On the personal level look to see which house in your chart has 23 Virgo and 23 Pisces. Those are the houses pronounced during these eclipses.
Also, if you are feeling fuzzy and unclear and you need resolution---now would be the time to make tweaks to your daily life that can mitigate the vague. If you are looking for a job and your money is tight, you may need to start unplugging from costs that no longer are sensible. Perhaps the gym that you are not visiting enough to warrant the monthly payment should be ditched and replaced with walking in the neighborhood. If someone owes you money you may need to ask for a sensible payment plan that works for them and helps mitigate their debt to you. Is there stuff you need to sell that when you really think about it, you do not need anymore and should be out of your life? Do you finally need to unplug from cable? Look at what is part of your regular schedule that just does not need to be in your life either by costs or time commitment. This is probably a good place to make your pivots.
The Uranus trine Moon and sextile Sun is all about the benefit of pragmatic earthiness. There may be opportunities that come out of the blue that at first blush we want to dismiss but then there is something that stops us and we think, “hmmm”. “What if?” Uranus speaks to new technology, ideas that feel electric when we consider them. It is the planet of break throughs, even in the middle of break downs. Watch what comes up in the 3-day full moon phase that may shake things up.
Mercury conjunct Venus give us the strength to tackle anything that comes our way. Mercury as the ruling planet of Virgo is in harmony with Venus and they both are figuring out how to take care of self at 7 and 9 degrees of Aries. Mercury is thought and conversations. It is also the quickest planet on its feet. Venus is our value system and knows how to show up when something is important. We will be informed in some manner on this full moon about what we need to care about and what we can ditch. However, the way we may get informed is through some possible kerfuffle in part because Mercury begins its three-week retrograde on March 14. Planning more time is key to any Mercury retrograde. Although, Mercury in Aries wants to do everything now. We may have to be spontaneous but try your best to honor the retrograde and take a beat and consider anything that could be sloppy. Can you live with it? Perhaps Venus so close to Mercury will offset the usual confusion and miscommunication that can come with a Mercury retrograde. Perhaps.
Around the eclipses, both lunar and solar, there is often an event that speaks to the nature of the eclipse. In the case of this lunar eclipse, I am struck by the death of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy. On February 28 their bodies were found along with their dog who was dead in a crate. There was a lot of mystery and conjecture about what caused their death but there was a consistent thread for two weeks that they loved each other much and that 95-year-old Hackman had dementia from Alzheimer. Eventually on March 7, it was announced by authorities that Betsy died around Feb 11 from hantavirus and Gene, without Betsy to make sure he took his medicine, died on February 18 from heart and kidney disease. In the time since their deaths were announced there has been many social media posts by people who have said that they have been so out of rhythm, (either on purpose of just by life), that they have not been in regular contact with some family, friends and neighbors. But upon hearing the news of Gene’s death they have made a concerted effort to fold a more regular conversation with these folks. Pisces rules acting, art, film and music. Gene was an extraordinary performer in many award-winning films. His caring wife Betsy was an accomplished pianist, and they were supporters of the art museums in Santa Fe. This all feels so Pisces & Virgo. Perhaps their lasting gift was their death, as people made changes to reach out to others more regularly.
Anyway, remember the theme with the Virgo lunar eclipse is being practical and looking at things that take daily effort but ONLY after you raise your head and look around and see what is going on and of course connecting to your intuition. Pisces is gonging that bell loud. Can you hear it?
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