This week carries the feeling of a threshold. The sky moves through several turning points at once. Mercury, Mars and the North Node come together. The Moon begins again in Pisces, the final sign of the zodiac. The Sun crosses the celestial equator as Aries Season begins and the Astrological New Year opens with the Equinox. Mercury, having travelled retrograde through Pisces’ waters, stations direct and begins moving forward once more.
There is both a completion and an ignition here.
A quiet release moving beneath the surface while life simultaneously begins to stir again. The kind of moment where something within us softens, exhales, loosens its grip – and in that very space, a new spark begins to take hold.
Before the world moves forward, there is a final breath.
March 15, 2026: Mercury Retrograde conjunct Mars & North Node
At the very beginning of the week on March 15, 2026 Mercury, still retrograde, meets both Mars and the North Node in Pisces.
Mercury retrograde in Pisces has been less about revising plans or fixing details and more about wading through the deeper waters of the psyche. Pisces dissolves boundaries. It softens the edges of identity, story and control. Mercury here listens to things that live beneath language.
As Mercury meets Mars, emotion and instinct can surface quickly. Words may feel charged. Thoughts may arrive like waves rather than sentences. Yet Pisces rarely asks us to react immediately. Instead it invites us to feel what is moving through us.
The meeting with the North Node deepens this further.
The North Node speaks to a path unfolding, to something we are growing toward even if we cannot yet fully see it. Here in Pisces, that path may appear less like a clear road and more like an inner knowing slowly revealing itself.
A message may surface this week that does not arrive logically but intuitively. A truth that rises from somewhere deeper than thought.
Listening matters more than certainty.
March 18, 2026: New Moon in Pisces
Both an ending and a beginning, the Pisces New Moon arrives on March 18 and holds the final lunation of the astrological year.
Pisces is surrender, beauty, divinity and inspiration. The Moon feels, knows, allows. Together they invite softness, emotion and sensitivity. They invite us to breathe out so that something new may begin moving through us.
At the beginning of her cycle the Moon disappears from sight, yet something has already begun. Like a seed germinating beneath the soil or a tide forming far from the shore, life is moving before we can see its form.
This New Moon holds that same reminder.
It is a beginning, but not one that demands immediate clarity or action. It begins in the unseen. In feeling. In vibration. In the quiet unfolding of the heart.
Soon Aries Season will begin. Soon Mercury will turn direct and the world will begin to move forward again. Yet this Moon arrives just before those outward shifts, stepping gently ahead of them.
It invites us into the threshold first.
Here the invitation is not to push forward but to soften. To release what has been dissolving over the past months. To trust what is forming beneath the surface of life, even when we cannot yet name it.
Something is shifting beneath this lunation. And it is in stillness that we sense it.
Read more about this new Moon here.
March 20, 2026: Aries Season & Astrological New Year
March 20 holds one of the most potent turning points of the year. The Sun crosses the celestial equator as the Earth reaches the Spring Equinox, a word meaning equal day and night. Aries Season begins and with it the Astrological New Year opens.
Aries Season begins March 20, 2026 and continues until April 19, 2026. After Pisces’ season dissolved and released, Aries season ignites.
Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and the spark of life itself. It carries the energy of spring, of shoots emerging through soil, of instinctual movement returning to the body.
This is a fire season.
Here we are guided less by analysis and more by instinct. Less by careful emotional processing and more by an inner voice that feels alive and immediate. Aries reminds us of something innate within us. A part that wants to live fully and courageously.
Where Pisces invited surrender, Aries invites participation. Life begins again.
March 20, 2026: Mercury Direct
As if the cosmos were choreographed with intention, Mercury stations direct the very same day Aries Season begins and the Earth shifts into a new season on March 20, 2026.
Retrograde since February 26, 2026, Mercury has been travelling through the waters of Pisces, gathering unconscious material and inviting release rather than analysis.
Now, as the planet stations direct this week still in Pisces, something surfaces.
Like rising from underwater, what was sensed, reviewed or quietly realised during the retrograde may begin to form into awareness. Decisions that once felt unclear may now reveal themselves more naturally.
Yet Mercury remains in Pisces until April 14, meaning the mind still moves with intuition, imagination and openness rather than rigid certainty.
Forward movement returns, but it carries the wisdom gathered in the depths.
Weekly Astrology: March 15 – 21 2026
This week reminds us how alive existence truly is.
The Earth tilts and the seasons change. The Moon disappears and begins again. The planets move backwards and forwards across the sky. Life shifts in rhythms far older than our attempts to control them.
Something similar is moving within us.
Perhaps loudly. Perhaps quietly. Perhaps as a clear vision or perhaps as a feeling that cannot yet be explained.
As the cosmos turns a corner this week, we are invited to move with it. Not because life is instructing us to follow, but because we belong within these same rhythms.
The Pisces New Moon softens the heart. Aries Season ignites the spark of life. Mercury moving forward reminds us that understanding comes after experience.
A release. A beginning. A breath between worlds. And from that breath, something new begins to live through us.
Weekly Horoscopes for Your Zodiac Sign
As the planets shift in our cosmos, they simultaneously shift through our astrological chart, highlighting different areas of our human experience. By looking to your zodiac sign – in particular your rising sign for your horoscope forecast, we can begin to discern those shifts and invitations.
Read on for your weekly horoscope for March 15 to march 21. For a greater in depth reading based on your astrology chart, explore our Transits Astrology Reading.
Aries Rising
Something is completing quietly within you before a new personal cycle begins, Aries Rising. The Pisces New Moon invites rest, reflection and emotional release, drawing your attention inward toward the unseen spaces of the psyche. Allow yourself to exhale what has been dissolving over recent weeks without needing to fully understand it. As Aries Season begins, your vitality gradually returns and life stirs again within your body. Instinct awakens, courage rises, and a new chapter begins forming. You may not yet see the path ahead clearly, but the spark of life is returning.
Taurus Rising
Your future is whispering to you this week, Taurus Rising. The Pisces New Moon softens your perspective and invites you to reconnect with the dreams and visions quietly living within your heart. Rather than trying to determine how these ideas will take form, allow yourself to feel them first. Let inspiration move through imagination and possibility. As Aries Season begins, life invites you inward for a moment of reflection before the next outward chapter begins. Something meaningful is forming beneath the surface, asking for trust and spaciousness rather than certainty.
Gemini Rising
Your direction in the world is shifting, Gemini Rising. The Pisces New Moon invites reflection around career, purpose and the way your gifts move outward into the world. Something about your path may be softening, dissolving or quietly transforming. This is less about sudden clarity and more about listening to subtle intuition guiding you forward. As Mercury stations direct, thoughts begin to settle and perspective returns. Aries Season then awakens new inspiration around your future and the communities that surround you. Let ideas evolve gradually rather than forcing immediate answers.
Cancer Rising
Your perspective is widening this week, Cancer Rising. The Pisces New Moon opens a space for deeper reflection around belief, meaning and the direction your life is unfolding toward. You may feel called to explore new ideas, reconnect with spiritual understanding, or simply remember that life is larger than the immediate moment. Allow curiosity to guide you. As Aries Season begins, attention moves toward your public life and professional direction. Something inside you is preparing to step forward more boldly, trusting the wisdom that lives within your intuition.
Leo Rising
Something is shifting beneath your surface, Leo Rising. The Pisces New Moon invites you into deeper emotional waters where old patterns, attachments or fears may be gently dissolving. Rather than analysing the process, allow yourself to soften into it. Transformation often begins quietly within the unseen spaces of the psyche. As Aries Season begins, your spirit gradually lifts and the horizon widens. Life begins calling you forward again toward exploration, possibility and growth. Trust that the emotional clearing occurring now is preparing you for the next chapter ahead.
Virgo Rising
Relationships come into focus this week, Virgo Rising. The Pisces New Moon illuminates the relational space of your life, inviting healing, compassion and deeper emotional understanding between you and others. Old patterns around connection or expectation may surface so they can finally soften and release. Allow yourself to meet others with openness rather than certainty. As Mercury stations direct, communication begins to move more clearly again. Aries Season then invites emotional depth and vulnerability. True intimacy grows through honesty, courage and the willingness to meet one another without armour.
Libra Rising
Your daily life is asking for gentleness, Libra Rising. The Pisces New Moon invites you to soften the rhythms of your everyday existence and listen more closely to your body’s quiet wisdom. There may be habits, expectations or pressures ready to be released so that your routines can better support your wellbeing. Allow intuition to guide the way you move through your days. As Aries Season begins, relationships once again take centre stage. Life invites courage within connection, asking the heart to remain open, honest and present.
Scorpio Rising
Joy and creative life force begin stirring within you again, Scorpio Rising. The Pisces New Moon invites you to reconnect with the part of yourself that simply wants to express, play and experience life fully. This may arrive through creativity, romance or the quiet rediscovery of what makes you feel alive. Allow inspiration to emerge naturally rather than pushing it into form too quickly. As Aries Season begins, attention shifts toward your daily rhythms and wellbeing. Life asks you to create structures that support your vitality and creative expression.
Sagittarius Rising
Your inner world calls for attention this week, Sagittarius Rising. The Pisces New Moon draws you toward home, family and the deeper emotional foundations of your life. There may be healing or release unfolding within these spaces as old memories or feelings move gently through awareness. Allow yourself to listen rather than rush forward. As Aries Season begins, the energy lightens and creative inspiration begins to flow again. Joy, expression and play return to your life, reminding you that growth often follows periods of emotional tending and reflection.
Capricorn Rising
Your mind is moving through imaginative waters this week, Capricorn Rising. The Pisces New Moon invites intuition, creativity and emotional insight to shape your thinking. Conversations, ideas or reflections may feel softer and less structured than usual, yet they carry meaningful guidance. Allow yourself to listen deeply rather than seeking immediate solutions. As Mercury stations direct, clarity gradually returns to communication and planning. Aries Season then draws your focus toward home and inner stability, reminding you that grounding your roots strengthens every direction you grow.
Aquarius Rising
Your relationship with value and worth is shifting this week, Aquarius Rising. The Pisces New Moon invites reflection around both material resources and the deeper sense of security that lives within your heart. You may notice beliefs around abundance or stability gently dissolving so new perspectives can take shape. Allow this process to unfold naturally. As Aries Season begins, curiosity and communication awaken within your mind. Conversations, ideas and new perspectives begin circulating again, encouraging you to trust your voice and share what you see.
Pisces Rising
It is a powerful moment of renewal for you, Pisces Rising. The New Moon in your sign marks a deeply personal threshold, inviting both release and rebirth within your sense of self. Something about the way you see yourself or move through life may be quietly transforming. Allow this process to unfold gently rather than rushing to define it. As Aries Season begins, focus shifts toward grounding and stability. Life invites you to recognise your worth and begin building the next chapter from that inner strength.
