Pisces at a Glance
| Dates | Feb 19 – Mar 20 |
| Symbol | the Fishes |
| Element | Water |
| Modality | Mutable |
| Ruler | Neptune (traditionally Jupiter) |
| Keywords | compassionate, imaginative, intuitive, dreamy |
Strengths & Challenges
Strengths
- Compassionate
- Imaginative
- Intuitive
- Gentle
Challenges
- Escapist
- Overly idealistic
- Boundary issues
Pisces Beyond Your Sun Sign
You may have Pisces energy even if it isn't your Sun sign. Any planet in Pisces — or Pisces rising — expresses itself in a compassionate, imaginative, intuitive, dreamy way. Check your full chart with our natal chart calculator.
Pisces at Work
Pisces thrives in art, music, healing, spirituality, film or charitable work.
Pisces in Love
In love, Pisces energy is compassionate, imaginative, intuitive, dreamy. It looks for emotional depth, trust and tenderness and shows care with empathy, loyalty and emotional attunement. For the full picture, look at Venus, Mars and the Moon in a chart: see Venus in Pisces.
Pisces as a Friend
As a friend, Pisces is compassionate and imaginative. Friends appreciate its compassionate energy; the challenge is that it can be escapist under stress.
Pisces Compatibility
| Match | Signs | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Natural harmony | Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn | Same Water element or complementary Earth element |
| Growth through tension | Gemini and Sagittarius | Square signs: same mutable modality, different element |
| Magnetic opposite | Virgo | Polar sign across the zodiac |
Real compatibility depends on whole charts; compare yours with the synastry calculator.
Pisces Through the Planets
| Placement | In a nutshell |
|---|---|
| Sun in Pisces | With your Sun in Pisces you are compassionate, imaginative and intuitive. |
| Moon in Pisces | Your Moon in Pisces is empathic, dreamy and highly sensitive. |
| Mercury in Pisces | Mercury in Pisces thinks in images and intuitions. |
| Venus in Pisces | Venus in Pisces loves romantically and compassionately — Venus exalted. |
| Mars in Pisces | Mars in Pisces acts on intuition and compassion. |
| Pisces Rising | Pisces rising gives a soft, dreamy presence. |
Placements in Pisces
Sun in Pisces
☽︎Moon in Pisces
☿︎Mercury in Pisces
♀︎Venus in Pisces
♂︎Mars in Pisces
♃︎Jupiter in Pisces
♄︎Saturn in Pisces
↑Pisces Rising
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Pisces's dates?
Feb 19 – Mar 20 (exact dates shift slightly by year).
What element is Pisces?
Water, mutable modality.
What planet rules Pisces?
Neptune (traditionally Jupiter).
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