When: September 7th, 2025, at 11:08 am PT
What: Lunar North Node eclipse in Pisces
Takeaway: This eclipse is part of a larger story that started last September and will continue until 2027. Check in with your feelings about your own creativity, idealism, or delusions. And pay attention to anything and anyone that enters or exits your world. ’Tis the season for sudden plot twists and transformations.
Welcome back to eclipse season
Eclipses bring fateful shake-ups and surprises, and they activate issues related to the signs where they occur. In this case, the lunar eclipse on September 7th lights up the Pisces part of our charts, and it picks up a story that began with the lunar eclipse in Pisces on September 17th, 2024. Keep in mind that this plotline is far from over, since this series of eclipses will continue unfolding along the Virgo/Pisces axis until 2027.
This upcoming eclipse takes place near the North Node of the Moon, a point in space associated with appetite and increase. The ancients mythologized the North Node as the head of a ravenous dragon — overcome by desire and disconnected from its body. When astrological events happen on or near the North Node, they’re infused with a sense of hunger, restlessness, and ambition. That means this lunar eclipse in Pisces will amplify these North Node themes, and the surrounding days are likely to be extra buzzy — or draining.
This Pisces eclipse is all about balancing an open heart with sturdy personal boundaries
A dreamy, Jupiter-ruled sign, Pisces is compassionate, creative, and tuned in to its surroundings. Like a vast ocean, this mutable water sign instinctively expands, unifies, and connects — but sometimes it can go overboard. When it doesn’t set clear boundaries, Pisces can absorb other people’s feelings and get confused about its own desires.
The Pisces eclipse on September 7th highlights the areas of our lives that could benefit from a dose of imagination and magic — and the situations where we’re ungrounded or unrealistic. Around this date, resist the urge to flee the facts for a one-way trip to Wonderland. When practical details or tough truths show up, it can be tempting to seek an escape from stress. Be honest with yourself when you want to wiggle out of a tricky moment, and offer yourself gentleness and patience. There’s a difference between dodging reality and intentionally navigating it with the help of your intuition.
How to hack this lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse happens when the Sun and Moon line up in such a way that Luna gets obscured by Earth’s shadow. Lunar eclipses tend to heighten emotions, so keep your journal nearby for this one.
Eclipses can be unsettling and overwhelming moments. Things that were previously hidden or unknown can be revealed. And eclipses can often drain our batteries. Lying low and resting up on the days surrounding an eclipse is always recommended.
When eclipses take place in Pisces, it’s especially important to honor your limits and protect your energy. And if the tears come, let them flow. Pausing your notifications, declining unnecessary invitations, and soaking up relevant insights — ideally while soaking in a tub — can help you get through this turbulent time.
10 ways to support yourself during this lunar eclipse in Pisces
- Expect the unexpected. Leave some breathing room in your calendar as a buffer against unpredictable events.
- Refrain from making big decisions or launching major initiatives between September 7th and September 21st (aka eclipse season). Eclipse energy is volatile, so it’s best to start projects after the turbulence has passed.
- List the ways that you habitually check out, numb out, or overextend yourself. Then brainstorm the routines that help you stay practical and passionate at the same time. The key is to strike a balance between holding secure boundaries and expressing healthy vulnerability.
- Explore your creativity. Activities that connect you to your imagination can be healing — and remind you of your ability to find beauty in uncomfortable moments.
- Set limits with draining habits, energy vampires, and your own inner critics. Your nervous system needs an occasional tune-up. It’s difficult to know what you need when your thinking is clouded, so give yourself space to clear away any distractions.
- Rest abundantly. Reducing social media time, anointing yourself with essential oils, or winding down with one of our Sleep Stories can help you avoid burnout.
- Prioritize quality time with the people and practices that replenish you. Say yes to what recharges your system, and say no to everything else for now.
- Schedule time for your feelings. Morning crying sessions, afternoon dates with your diary, and intentional space-out breaks can facilitate the flow of your emotions.
- Listen to the Astrology of the Week Ahead podcast, as well as Your Reading in the “This Week” section of the CHANI app.
- Work through any emotions that this eclipse brings up with the journal prompts, guided meditation, altar suggestions, and ritual in the “This Week” section of the CHANI app.
