This post was originally written for Moon Craft Work‘s March 2026 Public Grimoire.
⭐️ About the March Astrology
The astrology of 2026 has already been intense and March comes in hot with a full moon eclipse at the beginning of the month. By the end of 2026 every planet will have changed signs, some (like Uranus, Neptune & Pluto) for the first time in decades. While these energies are shifting around, it can be difficult to experience astrology as it happens. Taking time to ground, integrate and rest between big cosmic events can make navigating things easier.
🪐 Saturn + Neptune in Aries
March continues to fan the flame sparked with Neptune + Saturn’s conjunction at 0º in Aries on February 20th. This moment of stunning clarity shows us where we have been misled, disillusioned or otherwise had the rose colored glasses ripped away. With this newfound perspective, it will fan that fire of initiation in each of us to take action, create something and in some ways, prepare to go to war. Aries is concerned with topics of asserting personal power, identity, conflict and initiation. This transit highlights for each of us where we are preparing to assert our power, navigate conflict for our values and start something new.
🌓 Eclipses: Manifest or Not?
During the first half of the month, don’t stress about engaging in deep ritual or manifestation if it doesn’t feel aligned. The chaotic energies of the eclipse are moving many things behind the scenes for us. Mercury’s retrograde adds another layer of chaos during this period that can make details, travel & communication prone to logistical issues and mishaps.
Eclipses can usher in sudden endings, transformations and realizations. Manifestations that have been working for a long time can come to fruition during eclipses seasons, often in sudden and unexpected ways. Exerting extra energy during this time could yield some unexpected and chaotic outcomes.
🪄 Callback to 2025 Virgo Eclipse Cycle
This Full Moon in Virgo eclipse calls back to the partial solar eclipse in Virgo that we experienced back on September 21, 2025, helping us write the final chapters of that story. Check back through your journals, photos and calendar entries to see what was happening for you during that time. Whatever themes came up during that eclipse season could return for a final review during this portal.
Mid-month we’ll feel an expansion in emotional energy as Jupiter stations direct in Cancer. Areas where we may have felt stalled growth, stagnant or even stuck will start to feel some relief after this time. Jupiter is about expansion, spirituality, and hope. Collectively we will experience greater levels of compassion towards one another, becoming more emotionally connected, and expanding the impact of our collective healing and growth.
The new moon in Pisces could have us in our feelings even more, marking some tenderness in our emotional centers. This New Moon is better aspected for manifestation rituals and setting intentions for the seasons and year to come.
💐 Start of Aries Season + Spring Equinox + Mercury Direct
March 20 marks the start of Aries season, the end of Mercury’s retrograde and the Spring Equinox. The Spring Equinox marks the start of spring, where nature finally starts to awaken from her winter slumber. After the Spring Equinox and Mercury stations direct we’ll have greater connection to the vision and the clarity we need to take aligned action.
This is the moment where we take the clarity and direction gleaned during eclipse season and integrate it into a plan. We don’t have to tackle all of it, but we will want to get started on some aspect of it immediately.
🔎 Aries House: Deeper Personal Insight + How it Impacts You
To go deeper into the personal impact you’ll be feeling during Neptune + Saturn’s transit into Aries, check the Aries area of your natal chart. I’ve broken the themes down by house on my blog.
✨ Key Dates + Transits
- 3/2: Mars ➡️ Pisces + Moon ➡️ Virgo
- 3/3: Virgo Full Moon 🌕 + Total Lunar Eclipse
- 3/4: Moon ➡️ Libra
- 3/6: Venus ➡️ Aries + Moon ➡️ Scorpio 🌖
- 3/11: Moon ➡️ Capricorn
- 3/10: Jupiter Rx in Cancer ends
- 3/18: Pisces New Moon 🌑
- 3/20: Spring Equinox 🌘 + Aries season begins + Mercury Rx ends
- 3/23: Moon ➡️ Gemini 🌒
- 3/25: Moon ➡️ Cancer 🌓
- 3/27: Moon ➡️ Leo
- 3/30: Venus ➡️ Taurus
- 3/31: Moon ➡️ Libra 🌔
Moon Phases + Themes
🌑 New Moon: new beginnings, set new intentions, fresh starts, plant a seed
🌒 Crescent Moon: build, create + gain momentum, tend to your efforts
🌓 First Quarter Moon: push beyond your comfort zone + take a risk, keep going
🌔 Gibbous Moon: fine tune + adjust, prosperity spells, celebrate progress
🌕 Full Moon: heightened power + feelings, big efforts, see projects over finish line
🌖 Disseminating Moon: clarity work, share your findings + fruits
🌗 Last Quarter Moon: personal inquiries + integration, notice what needs to change
🌘 Balsamic Moon: banishment, cord cutting, closure spells, endings
🌕 Full Moon in Virgo Ritual
You will need:
✅Candle
✅Mirror or metal candle-safe tray
✅Salt or Black Salt
✅Writing materials and tarot/oracle deck (optional)
Eclipse energy can power sudden breakthroughs and insights, allowing you to peer through the veil of time and space. Use this time to reflect & glean hidden insights.
Place a candle on a large mirror or reflective metal tray. Circle the candle with salt, light the candle and cast your intentions over it with your hands. While the candle burns, gaze into the flames and meditate on the magic that you’ve had in the works since the last eclipse of this cycle.
Use the writing materials to write out what comes forth from the meditation. If it resonates, pull 1-3 tarot or oracle cards for additional insight. Burn safely for release or keep in sacred space for reference later.
🌑 New Moon in Pisces Ritual
Put out water and crystals during the new moon to use for the Spring Equinox bathing ritual. During the new moon in Pisces, there is a heightened emphasis on tuning into your intuition.
🌘 Spring Equinox Ritual
The equinox represents a moment of balance between light and darkness. This balance has been symbolically associated with themes of harmony, renewal and the cyclical nature of life.
You will need:
✅ Dried herb blend (try herbs tied to spring like nettle, dandelion, violets & rose petals)
✅ Bath salts
✅ Incense or smoke cleanse
✅ New Moon Water
Cleanse your bathing space & smoke cleanse the area. Surround the bath with crystals and a candle that matches your energetic intent. Steep the bag of herbs in the moon water, holding your hands over the vessel while it steeps & chanting your intention over the tea.
Add the steeped tea and bath salts to the bathwater before getting in.
As you bathe, envision the water cleansing and preparing you for the season ahead. Drain the water after leaving the bath, envision every limitation and obstacle leaving your life and leaving down the drain with the bathwater. Afterwards, return the herbs to the earth or compost.
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