New moon February 2025 in Pisces

What time is it where you are?

The same instant falls on different dates around the world, so check the date as well as the time.

When to look for the first crescent

A new moon itself cannot be seen, because it sits in the Sun's glare. The thin crescent usually shows up low in the west after sunset once the Moon sets about 60 minutes after the Sun. This is the first evening that happens in each city.

Clear skies and a low western horizon help a lot, so treat these as the first good chance, not a promise.

The stars behind this new moon

Signs follow the seasons and constellations are patterns of stars, and the two have drifted apart over the centuries. At 9°40′ Pisces, the Moon actually stands in front of Aquarius, the water bearer, not the constellation Pisces is named after. The Sun, right beside the Moon at 9°40′ Pisces, is in front of Aquarius.

More about AquariusWhy signs and constellations differSee the real sky at your own birth

How close is the Moon?

At 364,681 km from Earth, this is the 4th closest of the 12 new moons of 2025.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 1 March 2025 at 21:21 UTC, 2 days after the exact new moon, at 361,953 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 18 February 2025 at 404,871 km.

The planets at this new moon

Where everything else stands at the exact moment, and any major aspect each planet makes to the Moon, using the same orbs Hali uses in every chart.

The tightest contact is a square from Jupiter, 2.5° from exact. A square from Jupiter adds some friction, which often gets things moving. A trine from Mars tends to make its themes easy to draw on. No planet is retrograde at this moment.

Planets to look for

With no Moon in the evening sky, the nights around a new moon are the darkest of the month, good for planets and faint stars.

• Mercury is too close to the Sun to see.
• Venus is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Pisces.
• Mars is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Gemini.
• Jupiter is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Taurus.
• Saturn is too close to the Sun to see.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 17.7° from the North Node, one of the two points where its path crosses the Sun's. That is inside eclipse season, but not close enough for an eclipse this time. The next eclipse is the total lunar eclipse at the full moon of March 2025.

What the lunar nodes are

This lunar cycle

This new moon starts a cycle that peaks with the full moon in Virgo on 14 March 2025. It ends with the next new moon on 29 March 2025.

A new moon in Pisces

The Sun and Moon meet in Pisces, the last sign, so this new moon is quiet and inward. Rest, dreams and creative work make good beginnings here.

Astrology reads full and new moons as moments for reflection, not predictions. Take what helps and leave the rest.

When the Moon is in Pisces

Pisces Moon days are soft and dreamy. They're good for rest, art, music and kindness, and less good for deadlines and small print.

More about the Moon in Pisces

The same moon in other years

• Next yearNew moon February 2026, Aquarius
• Next new moon in PiscesNew moon March 2026, Pisces