New moon March 2026 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 28°27′ Pisces, the Moon stands in front of Pisces, the fishes, so this time the sign and the stars agree. The Sun, right beside the Moon at 28°27′ Pisces, is in front of Pisces.

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

How close is the Moon?

At 373,309 km from Earth, this is the 6th closest of the 12 new moons of 2026.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 22 March 2026 at 11:38 UTC, 3 days after the exact new moon, at 366,846 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 10 March 2026 at 404,374 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 sextile from Uranus, 0.2° from exact. A sextile from Uranus offers an opening that is easy to miss if you are not looking. With Neptune right beside the Moon, its themes tend to blend into the feel of these days. Mercury 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 in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Aquarius.
• Venus is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Pisces.
• Mars is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Aquarius.
• Jupiter is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Gemini.
• Saturn is too close to the Sun to see.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 19.5° from the North Node, one of the two points where its path crosses the Sun's. Eclipses only happen when a new or full moon falls near a node, so this one falls outside eclipse season. The next eclipse is the total solar eclipse at the new moon of August 2026.

What the lunar nodes are

This lunar cycle

This new moon starts a cycle that peaks with the full moon in Libra on 2 April 2026. It ends with the next new moon on 17 April 2026.

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

• Last yearNew moon March 2025, Aries
• Next yearNew moon March 2027, Pisces