September arrives as a month of profound recalibration, where the practical meets the mystical in ways that demand both discernment and surrender. Dominated by Virgo's analytical energy for the first three weeks, this is a time for harvesting insights, organising priorities, and preparing for the shifts ahead. Yet beneath Virgo's methodical surface, deeper currents are stirring; eclipse season returns with transformative force, and the ongoing dance between Neptune, Pluto, and Uranus continues to reshape our collective foundations.

The month begins with Saturn's retreat from pioneering Aries back into compassionate Pisces, softening the edges of recent lessons and inviting a more intuitive approach to structure and responsibility. Mercury, both at home and exalted in its home sign of Virgo, takes centre stage as the month's primary narrator, weaving connections between the practical and the spiritual before dancing into diplomatic Libra later in the month.

Two eclipses bookend the heart of September: the Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on the 7th calls for emotional release and spiritual clarity, while the Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo on the 21st, opposed by Saturn, asks us to plant seeds of practical wisdom just before the Autumn Equinox shifts us into a new seasonal chapter.

Transits at a Glance - September 2025

1st – Saturn retrogrades from Aries back into Pisces
2nd – Mercury enters Virgo
3rd – Jupiter in Cancer trine North Node in Pisces
5th – Mars in Libra square Jupiter in Cancer
6th – Uranus stations retrograde at 1° Gemini
7th – Total Lunar Eclipse at 15° Pisces
10th – Sun in Virgo conjunct North Node
12th – Mercury in Virgo conjunct North Node; Sun and Mercury in Virgo sextile Jupiter in Cancer
13th – Sun-Mercury Cazimi at 20° Virgo
16th – Venus in Leo sextile Mars in Libra
17th – Mercury in Virgo opposite retrograde Saturn in Pisces
18th – Mercury enters Libra
19th – Mercury in Libra trines retrograde Uranus in Gemini and retrograde Pluto in Aquarius (Grand Air Trine); Venus enters Virgo
20th – Venus in Virgo square retrograde Uranus in Gemini
21st – Sun in Virgo opposite retrograde Saturn in Pisces; Partial Solar Eclipse at 29° Virgo
22nd – Mars enters Scorpio; Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
23rd – Sun in Libra opposite retrograde Neptune in Aries
24th – Sun in Libra completes Grand Air Trine with retrograde Uranus in Gemini and retrograde Pluto in Aquarius; Mars in Scorpio square retrograde Pluto in Aquarius

Key Astrological Themes for September 2025

1. Eclipse Season Returns: The Pisces-Virgo Axis of Service and Surrender

September's eclipses illuminate the delicate dance between practical service and spiritual surrender. The Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on the 7th arrives as an emotional full stop, releasing what no longer serves our highest vision. Pisces eclipses often bring dreams, intuitive downloads, and a call to trust the unseen currents guiding our lives.

Two weeks later, the Partial Solar Eclipse at the final degree of Virgo asks us to plant seeds of practical wisdom and discerning service. With Saturn opposing this eclipse from Pisces, there's a tension between perfectionist standards and compassionate acceptance. This isn't about getting everything right, it's about finding sustainable ways to be of service while honouring our genuine limitations.

✨ Everyday Magic Suggestion: Create a simple ritual of release around the Lunar Eclipse: write down what you're ready to let go of and dissolve the paper in water. For the Solar Eclipse, write one clear intention for how you want to serve (including yourself) in the months ahead.

2. Mercury's Journey: From Discernment to Diplomacy

Mercury commands September's narrative, beginning the month in its exalted home of Virgo before transitioning into relationship-focused Libra on the 18th. This journey from analysis to synthesis, from individual discernment to collective harmony, mirrors the month's broader invitation to integrate practical wisdom with relational awareness.

In Virgo, Mercury conjuncts the North Node (12th) and forms a Cazimi with the Sun (13th), highlighting important conversations, learning opportunities, or communication breakthroughs aligned with our soul's purpose. This is prime time for organising thoughts, clarifying priorities, and having those detailed discussions that create lasting foundation.

Mercury's opposition to Saturn (17th) may bring a reality check or require careful navigation of authority figures, but once Mercury enters Libra, the tone shifts. The Grand Air Trine with Uranus and Pluto (19th) opens channels for innovative solutions and transformative dialogue, especially in partnership contexts.

✨ Everyday Magic Suggestion: Keep a September communication journal. Notice how your conversations shift from detail-focused in early September to more collaborative and visionary as the month progresses. What insights are emerging about your communication patterns?

3. Saturn's Retreat: Softening Structures with Compassion

Saturn's retrograde journey back into Pisces on September 1st marks a significant shift from the pioneering fire of Aries to the fluid depths of water. This is an invitation to integrate recent lessons about initiative and independence with deeper wisdom about flow, timing, and spiritual maturity.

With Saturn opposing both the Sun and Mercury mid-month, and then the Solar Eclipse, we're asked to hold space for both structure and surrender. The opposition aspects suggest a need to balance responsibility with compassion, discipline with intuition, practical goals with spiritual guidance.

This shift may bring relief to those who've felt pushed too hard by Saturn in Aries, offering a more gentle but no less profound approach to personal authority and long-term commitments. 

✨ Everyday Magic Suggestion: Revisit a goal or commitment from earlier this year. How might you approach it with more compassion and intuitive timing? Create a practice that honours both your ambitions and your need for spiritual nourishment and creative play.

4. The Grand Air Trine: Innovation in Relationships and Ideas

Mid to late September brings a powerful Grand Air Trine between Mercury in Libra, retrograde Uranus in Gemini, and retrograde Pluto in Aquarius (19th), followed by the Sun joining this pattern (24th). Air trines facilitate flow in the realms of ideas, communication, and social connection, but this particular configuration carries transformative potential.

With Pluto involved, conversations and partnerships have the power to catalyse deep change. Uranus adds an innovative, potentially disruptive element that challenges conventional approaches to relationship and collaboration. Mercury and later the Sun in Libra seek harmony and balance, but not at the expense of authenticity or growth.

However, Mars in Scorpio's square to Pluto (24th) adds intensity and potential power struggles to this otherwise flowing energy. The key is channelling this intensity into constructive transformation rather than destructive conflict.

✨ Everyday Magic Suggestion: Engage in a creative collaboration or meaningful dialogue that stretches your usual perspective. Stay open to unexpected insights while maintaining your authentic voice. Notice where compromise serves growth versus where it diminishes truth.

5. Seasonal Shift: From Analysis to Balance

The Autumn Equinox on September 22nd, coupled with Mars entering Scorpio on the same day, marks a profound seasonal and energetic shift. We move from Virgo's harvest-focused analysis into Libra's quest for balance and ethics, while Mars trades diplomatic Libra for the intense, transformative waters of Scorpio.

This transition from mutable earth to cardinal air, and from cardinal air to fixed water (with Mars), creates a complex energetic cocktail. Just as we're finding our equilibrium (Libra season), Mars in Scorpio begins stirring deeper currents that may challenge surface harmony in favour of authentic transformation.

The Sun's immediate opposition to Neptune (23rd) upon entering Libra suggests that this season's quest for balance must account for illusions, spiritual yearnings, and the sometimes uncomfortable truth that perfect harmony is often an idealised concept rather than a sustainable reality.

✨ Everyday Magic Suggestion: Create an equinox ritual that honours both the harvest of insights you've gathered and your readiness to engage more deeply with relationship and partnership challenges. Light two candles - one for what you're grateful to have learned, another for what you're ready to transform. It's time now.

September's Key Questions

(use as journal/ divination prompts)

• What practical skills or knowledge am I ready to harvest?
• Where in my life am I being called to compassionate acceptance?
• What structures or commitments in my life need softening with intuitive wisdom?
• What conversation or collaboration might catalyse positive transformation if I approach it with both courage and diplomacy?

 

 

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Horoscopes for September 2025

(Read for your rising sign, or your sun sign, or moon sign, if you don't know your rising).

 

Aries

Themes: Service, health, and spiritual integration

Key Areas: With Saturn returning to your 12th house, this month invites a gentler approach to healing and spiritual practice. The Pisces Eclipse (7th) may bring emotional release or dreams that guide your next steps. Mercury's journey through your 6th house emphasises work, health, and daily rhythms, while the Virgo Eclipse (21st) plants seeds for new service-oriented commitments.

Invitation: Listen to your body's wisdom. What daily practices support both your physical vitality and spiritual connection?

 

Taurus 

Themes: Creativity, partnership, and values alignment

Key Areas: Venus's journey from Leo to Virgo mid-month shifts your focus from bold self-expression to refined service and craft. Mars entering Scorpio (22nd) activates your relationship sector with intensity, while the eclipse pair highlights your creative projects and spiritual practices. The equinox brings new balance to your partnerships.

Invitation: Where can you express your values through both creative work and collaborative relationships?

Gemini

Themes: Communication, learning, and home foundations

Key Areas: With Uranus stationing retrograde in your sign (6th), inner revolution takes precedence over external change. Mercury's exaltation in Virgo emphasises practical communication and detailed learning, while the eclipses illuminate your home life and career ambitions. The Grand Air Trines activate your natural gift for synthesis.

Invitation: What innovative ideas are emerging from your inner landscape, and how can you communicate them with practical wisdom?

Cancer

Themes: Resources, communication, and emotional clarity

Key Areas: Jupiter's trine to the North Node (3rd) brings expansion through nurturing others or creating emotional safety. The Pisces Eclipse (7th) illuminates your beliefs and long-distance connections, while Mars's square to Jupiter (5th) may create tension between emotional needs and assertive action. Mercury's journey emphasises practical communication.

Invitation: How can you use your emotional intelligence to create both security and growth?

Leo

Themes: Identity, relationships, and creative refinement

Key Areas: Venus in your sign until the 19th emphasises personal magnetism and creative confidence, but her shift to Virgo calls for more discerning self-expression. The eclipse pair activates your axis of shared resources and personal values, while Mercury's Cazimi in Virgo (13th) brings clarity to financial or material concerns.

Invitation: How can you express your authentic self while also attending to practical details and partnerships?

Virgo

Themes: Identity reset, spiritual service, and personal authority

Key Areas: This is your month of renewal and recalibration. With both luminaries conjuncting the North Node in your sign, you're being called toward your highest expression of service and practical wisdom. The Solar Eclipse in your sign (21st) plants seeds for a new personal chapter, while Saturn's opposition demands integration of spiritual wisdom.

Invitation: What does authentic service look like when it arises from your deepest knowing rather than perfectionist expectations or people-pleasing?

Libra

Themes: Inner work, relationships, and seasonal leadership

Key Areas: Mars in your sign until the 22nd gives you extra energy for partnership matters, but its square to Jupiter (5th) suggests the need for balance between assertion and compromise. Your season begins with the equinox, but the Sun's immediate opposition to Neptune (23rd) calls for clarity about idealism versus reality in relationships.

Invitation: How can you lead in creating the harmony you seek while staying true to your authentic needs?

Scorpio 

Themes: Transformation, community, and deeper currents

Key Areas: Mars enters your sign on the 22nd, amplifying your natural intensity and desire for authentic transformation. The eclipse pair activates your creative projects and daily routines, while the Grand Air Trines bring unexpected opportunities through networks and friendships. Your power lies in embracing rather than resisting deep change.

Invitation: What is ready for profound transformation in your life, and how can you navigate this change with both courage and wisdom?

Sagittarius

Themes: Career vision, home foundations, and belief systems

Key Areas: The Pisces Eclipse (7th) brings culmination or clarity to your home and family sector, while Jupiter's trine to the North Node (3rd) expands your emotional and intuitive wisdom. Mercury's journey emphasises career communication and public reputation, with the Virgo Eclipse (21st) highlighting your professional service and daily impact.

Invitation: How can you ground your expansive vision in practical service that makes a real difference?

Capricorn

Themes: Learning, communication, and structural wisdom

Key Areas: Saturn's return to Pisces softens your approach to communication and learning, emphasising intuition over rigid methodology. The eclipse pair activates your learning and travel sector alongside your home foundations. Mercury's exaltation in Virgo brings clarity to philosophical or educational pursuits.

Invitation: What wisdom are you ready to share, and how can you communicate it with both authority and compassion?

Aquarius

Themes: Resources, innovation, and collective contribution

Key Areas: With Pluto retrograde in your sign, you're still integrating deep personal transformation. The eclipse pair illuminates your resources and shared finances, while the Grand Air Trines connect you to innovative networks and collaborative opportunities. Mercury's journey emphasises joint resources and intimate partnerships.

Invitation: How can your unique vision contribute to collective resources and shared prosperity?

Pisces 

Themes: Identity illumination, partnerships, and spiritual clarity

Key Areas: The Total Lunar Eclipse in your sign (7th) marks a major culmination in your personal journey, while Saturn's return to your sign on the 1st reinstates spiritual discipline and compassionate boundaries. The Virgo Eclipse (21st) highlights your partnerships and collaborative projects.

Invitation: What aspect of yourself is ready to be released so that your truest self can emerge more fully in relationship with others?

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