Full Moon in Pisces

Updated October 12, 2026

The Moon reaches full in Pisces, opposite the Sun in Virgo. Here's when the Pisces Full Moon happens in your own time zone, what it means for every sign, and how it differs from the calendar full moons — with writing from our astrologers.

When is the Full Moon in Pisces?

Sep 15, 2027

23:03 · In 328 days

22°53′ Pisces

Moon in Pisces · Sun in Virgo

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Every Pisces Full Moon, 2024–2031

Year	Date and time	Degree	Notes
2016	Sep 16, 2016, 19:05	24°20′ Pisces	Harvest Moon · Penumbral lunar eclipse
2017	Sep 6, 2017, 07:02	13°53′ Pisces	Corn Moon
2018	Aug 26, 2018, 11:56	03°12′ Pisces	Sturgeon Moon
2019	Sep 14, 2019, 04:32	21°05′ Pisces	Harvest Moon
2020	Sep 2, 2020, 05:22	10°12′ Pisces	Corn Moon
2021	Sep 20, 2021, 23:54	28°14′ Pisces	Harvest Moon
2022	Sep 10, 2022, 09:59	17°41′ Pisces	Harvest Moon
2023	Aug 31, 2023, 01:35	07°25′ Pisces	Blue Moon
2024	Sep 18, 2024, 02:34	25°41′ Pisces	Harvest Moon · Partial lunar eclipse
2025	Sep 7, 2025, 18:08	15°23′ Pisces	Corn Moon · Total lunar eclipse
2026	Aug 28, 2026, 04:18	04°54′ Pisces	Sturgeon Moon · Partial lunar eclipse
2027Next	Sep 15, 2027, 23:03	22°53′ Pisces	Harvest Moon
2028	Sep 3, 2028, 23:47	11°59′ Pisces	Corn Moon
2029	Aug 24, 2029, 01:51	01°12′ Pisces	Sturgeon Moon
2029	Sep 22, 2029, 16:29	29°57′ Pisces	Harvest Moon
2030	Sep 11, 2030, 21:17	19°11′ Pisces	Harvest Moon
2031	Sep 1, 2031, 09:20	08°46′ Pisces	Corn Moon
2032	Sep 19, 2032, 09:30	27°00′ Pisces	Harvest Moon
2033	Sep 9, 2033, 02:20	16°44′ Pisces	Harvest Moon
2034	Aug 29, 2034, 16:49	06°26′ Pisces	Sturgeon Moon
2035	Sep 17, 2035, 14:23	24°32′ Pisces	Harvest Moon
2036	Sep 5, 2036, 18:45	13°47′ Pisces	Corn Moon

The Pisces Full Moon drifts by almost a month across these years — from late August to late September — because twelve lunar months come to about eleven days less than a calendar year. Each year it falls about eleven days earlier, then jumps forward a whole lunar month, and it lands at a slightly different degree every time, so the exact spot is never repeated. In the years above, two fall in 2029: now and then two Full Moons in a row both land in Pisces, a month apart.

Pisces Full Moon, Harvest Moon or Corn Moon — which one is this?

Both, sometimes. “Pisces Full Moon” is a zodiacal name: it tells you the sign the Moon is standing in, and it belongs to astrology. “Harvest Moon” and “Corn Moon” are calendar names — the full moon nearest the September equinox, and a September full moon that isn't the Harvest Moon — and they belong to tradition and the old seasonal calendar.

They describe the same object from two angles. In the years above, the Pisces Full Moon was the Harvest Moon in 2024, 2027, 2029 and 2030, the Corn Moon in 2025, 2028 and 2031, and the Sturgeon Moon in 2026 and 2029. The zodiacal name changes sign every month, while the folk names follow the calendar, so one full moon can carry both. We track the zodiacal names in this section; the calendar names live with the moon phases.

For the seasonal names and the phase cycle, see Moon phases and Full Moon, and for the names themselves Harvest Moon.

What a Full Moon in Pisces actually is

A full moon is the Moon standing opposite the Sun, fully lit from our view. When the Moon is in Pisces, the Sun sits across the sky in Virgo — so this one lights the Pisces–Virgo axis: the line between order and surrender, the details and the whole, doing and simply being. It isn't about people with Pisces placements; it's the shared backdrop of a night for everyone. And a full moon is a peak, not a beginning — the culmination of something set in motion at the Pisces New Moon about six months earlier.

Whether you feel it as a tide going out or barely notice it is up to you; we won't promise anything you could call mystical.

What to expect from the Pisces Full Moon

Not every culmination is loud. A Pisces Full Moon tends to bring things to the surface quietly — a feeling held at arm's length, a situation left half-ignored, a hope that has drifted. With the Sun in Virgo, the urge to sort, fix and tidy meets the urge to let things blur and go, and lists and daydreams compete for the same evening. Nothing here is required; if a boundary has gone soft or a story you tell yourself has worn thin, the peak is often when you notice.

A simple Pisces Full Moon ritual

Pisces doesn't respond well to checklists, so a ritual for this Full Moon can be loose and quiet: less about deciding and more about letting go of something you no longer need to hold. With the Sun opposite in Virgo, one small practical gesture keeps it from floating off entirely.

Try this: around the peak, sit somewhere dim for five minutes and let whatever is on your mind drift past without sorting it. Then write a single sentence about what you're ready to stop carrying — a worry, a grudge, an old version of a plan — fold the page and put it in a drawer. Virgo gets the tidy ending; Pisces gets the quiet.

The Pisces Full Moon for every sign

A full moon lights one house of your chart, depending on your rising sign — the area of life where something reaches a peak. Find your ascendant below.

Rising sign	Where it lands for you	What it brings to a head
Aries	12th house · rest & the unseen	Something long hidden, even from you, surfaces gently.
Taurus	11th house · friends & hopes	An idealized friendship or group hope comes back to earth.
Gemini	10th house · career & standing	A career dream meets its practical test.
Cancer	9th house · travel & belief	A belief or faraway hope reaches its moment of truth.
Leo	8th house · shared money & depth	Shared money or a deep bond asks for clarity.
Virgo	7th house · partners & others	Blurred lines in a partnership finally get named.
Libra	6th house · work & health	Overstretched routines show where you've said yes too often.
Scorpio	5th house · romance & play	A daydream romance or art project meets reality.
Sagittarius	4th house · home & roots	Family ties and old memories reach a tender peak.
Capricorn	3rd house · talk & learning	An unsaid feeling finds its words.
Aquarius	2nd house · money & worth	Loose money boundaries ask to be firmed up.
Pisces	1st house · self & body	A blurry sense of self comes into focus.

Pisces Full Moon FAQ

When exactly is the Full Moon in Pisces?

It's an exact moment, not a day: the Moon reaches the point in Pisces directly opposite the Sun. The next one is on September 15, 2027 at 23:03 UTC, at 22°53′ Pisces — the table above shows the time in your own zone. It lasts an instant, though the Moon looks full for a night either side.

Why is it in a different month each year?

The lunar month is about 29.5 days, so twelve of them come to about 354 days — roughly eleven days short of a calendar year. The Pisces Full Moon therefore lands about eleven days earlier each year, then jumps forward a whole lunar month. That's how it drifts from late August to late September across the years above, at a new degree each time.

Is the Pisces Full Moon the same as the Harvest Moon?

It can be. “Pisces Full Moon” names the zodiac sign the Moon is in; “Harvest Moon” is a seasonal folk name — the full moon nearest the September equinox. The same full moon can carry both names, one from astrology and one from tradition: of the years above, the Pisces Full Moon was the Harvest Moon in 2024, 2027, 2029 and 2030.

Why does the Pisces Full Moon fall in Virgo season?

Because a full moon is the Moon opposite the Sun. For the Moon to stand in Pisces, the Sun has to be across the zodiac in Virgo — so the Pisces Full Moon always comes during Virgo season, never during Pisces season. The New Moon in Pisces is the one that falls in Pisces season.

What does a Full Moon in Pisces mean if I'm not a Pisces?

It's the backdrop for everyone. The Moon spends this peak in one house of your chart, lighting up that area of life; which house depends on your rising sign. The table above maps it for all twelve.

Can a Full Moon in Pisces be an eclipse?

Yes — a full moon becomes a lunar eclipse when it falls near one of the Moon's nodes, the points where its path crosses the Sun's. In the years above, three of them are eclipses: the partial lunar eclipse of September 18, 2024, the total lunar eclipse of September 7, 2025 and the partial lunar eclipse of August 28, 2026, flagged in the table. The eclipses of this year and the next are on the events calendar.

Is there a Pisces Full Moon every year?

Almost always one, but not always: between 2016 and 2036, two fall in 2029. Twelve lunar months fall about eleven days short of a year, so the dates slide — and now and then two Full Moons in a row both land in Pisces, a month apart.