Saturn Returns to Pisces – A Final Review Before the Conjunction
September 1, 2025
Today, Saturn retrogrades back into Pisces, where it will remain until February 14, 2026, marking the last stretch of a transit we won't see again for 30 years. Saturn is not alone. Neptune is still lingering in late Pisces and will follow suit on October 22, retrograding back into Pisces before going direct on December 10. These two slow-moving planets are preparing for a historic conjunction at 0° Aries in February 2026, a rare alignment that hasn’t happened since 1989 and won’t repeat in Aries again for hundreds of years.
This is the final chance to integrate whatever Pisces has been trying to teach you.
Why This Pisces-Aries Overlap Matters
Earlier this year, Saturn and Neptune both dipped into Aries. We got a taste of new beginnings, ambition, identity shifts, and bold, sometimes impulsive pushes toward “what’s next.” But today, that forward momentum slows. Saturn says: not yet. There’s still unfinished business in the Pisces part of your chart.
The Pisces house shows where you've been tested in letting go, finding meaning, and dealing with uncertainty. The Aries house shows where you’re itching to assert control, lead, or make a bold leap. These two signs couldn’t be more different and that’s why this moment matters.
The eclipse cycle reinforces this tension. The Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on September 7 will pull emotions to the surface, especially around what hasn’t yet healed or been released. The Solar Eclipse in Virgo on September 21 (directly opposite) brings a push to fix, clarify, and make sense of things. You're being asked to surrender (Pisces), but also organize (Virgo). It’s a frustrating paradox. But that's the nature of this moment: it's not about perfect resolution. It’s about staying present through the fog.
A Rare Chance to Finish What Can’t Be Rushed
Saturn will not return to Pisces for another 30 years. Neptune? Not again in your lifetime.
This retrograde season is the closing chapter. It’s a cleanup of spiritual and emotional debris. You may find yourself revisiting the themes from March 2023 to May 2025, when Saturn moved through Pisces the first time. What broke down? What boundaries had to be built? What illusions did you have to let go of? Those same themes may now circle back for resolution…but not with panic. With clarity.
This is your last real stretch to lay the emotional, psychic, and spiritual groundwork before Saturn and Neptune start the world’s next myth at 0° Aries- a degree of birth, rebellion, and trailblazing initiative.
Final Saturn in Pisces Questions to Ask Yourself
What am I still holding onto that no longer fits?
What’s unresolved in my Pisces house that I’ve tried to skip past?
Where do I need stronger boundaries around emotional labor, idealism, or escapism?
Am I avoiding the hard work of healing because I’m too focused on chasing something new?
Track Your Houses
Look at your Pisces house: This is the area being closed out. A chapter is ending.
Look at your Aries house: This is what’s beginning but won’t fully launch until Feb 2026.
If you try to leap ahead without wrapping things up in Pisces, you’ll just drag the unfinished parts with you. And that’s the whole point of Saturn’s return: you don’t get to bypass the soul work.
Rising Sign Breakdown
Aries Rising
Pisces in the 12th, Aries in the 1st. You’re closing a long cycle of hidden struggles, endings, and behind-the-scenes work. The spotlight is about to shift fully onto you, but first Saturn asks you to clear out self-sabotage and old baggage.
Taurus Rising
Pisces in the 11th, Aries in the 12th. Friendships, alliances, and group dynamics are finishing a chapter. Who supports your vision, and who drains it? Before the new cycle of solitude and inner work begins, you need to clean up the social piece.
Gemini Rising
Pisces in the 10th, Aries in the 11th. Your public role, reputation, or career path is under review one last time. Any illusions about what you “should” be doing need to go. That way, when Aries lights up your 11th, you’ll have the right allies to move forward with.
Cancer Rising
Pisces in the 9th, Aries in the 10th. This cycle asks you to resolve unfinished business around beliefs, education, or travel before your career launches into new territory. What worldview no longer matches the work you’re meant to do?
Leo Rising
Pisces in the 8th, Aries in the 9th. You’ve been pushed to face shared resources, debts, and the deeper emotional exchanges in your life. Saturn wants you to finish cleaning up entanglements. Then Aries opens a new path in learning and expansion.
Virgo Rising
Pisces in the 7th, Aries in the 8th. Relationships and contracts have been tested; some may have dissolved. This retrograde is the last sweep: which partnerships still hold weight? Aries is waiting to transform how you share resources, but only after you sort the present commitments.
Libra Rising
Pisces in the 6th, Aries in the 7th. The final lessons in health, work habits, and boundaries in service roles are up now. Saturn wants clarity in daily life. Once that’s wrapped, Aries in your 7th brings the start of a new era in relationships.
Scorpio Rising
Pisces in the 5th, Aries in the 6th. You’ve been tested in love, creativity, and risk-taking. Illusions around romance or play had to be stripped down. Saturn is asking for one last pass before your Aries 6th house cycle kicks in, reorganizing your work and health routines.
Sagittarius Rising
Pisces in the 4th, Aries in the 5th. You’re tying up loose ends at home, with family, or in your sense of belonging. Once that’s done, Aries energy will launch a new cycle of creativity, dating, and self-expression, but not until you’ve faced the foundation work.
Capricorn Rising
Pisces in the 3rd, Aries in the 4th. Communication, siblings, and learning environments have been restructured. This is the last edit before a new era begins in your home and family life. Saturn says: finish the conversations and clear the mental clutter first.
Aquarius Rising
Pisces in the 2nd, Aries in the 3rd. Your finances, possessions, and values have been tested for cracks. Illusions around money or self-worth can’t survive this final round. Aries will soon push you to speak, teach, or move differently but first, Saturn insists you ground your resources.
Pisces Rising
Pisces in the 1st, Aries in the 2nd. This is the last sweep of identity work: who are you when illusions fall away? Saturn asks you to finish reshaping your image, boundaries, and approach to life itself. Only then can Aries open a new cycle in money and self-worth.
