The new moon in Pisces on Sunday February 23, 2020 is sexy, sporty and exciting. New moon February 2020 is at the midpoint of Mars trine Uranus which brings opportunities to develop your natural talents and reach your full potential.

The February 2020 new moon is amplified by a positive aspect pattern and a helpful fixed star. So this is very a fortunate and powerful new moon. It is ideal for competing, starting new projects, taking risks and sexual relations.

New Moon Meaning

A new moon represents the end of one cycle and the beginning of another new 28-day cycle. Sun conjunct Moon gives an invigorating burst of energy and initiative. So this is an excellent time for making a fresh start, turning over a new leaf, or starting a new project. You can also question old habits, behaviors, and beliefs as you search for new and inventive ways to make progress.

New Moon February 2020 Astrology

At 04°28′ Pisces, the February 23 new moon is extremely well placed. It joins a powerful and fortunate fixed star called Fomalhaut. In the chart below I have highlighted three harmonious blue aspects that form a neat triangle.

The Minor Grand Trine aspect pattern funnels the positive energy of Mars trine Uranus into the new moon. It makes the individual aspects stronger and they work together so you don’t have to work so hard to reach your new moon goals.

New Moon Aspects

New Moon sextile Mars boosts your confidence, strength, vitality, and courage. It is good for physical activities like exercise, sport, manual labor and fighting. You can excell at anything competetive like sports and businesness negotiations.

New Moon February 2020 is perfect for starting new projects and completing difficult work. Your direct attitude and self-assertiveness will win you favors and impress superiors. Even though this directness is non-threatening to others, with sharp instincts you can go on the attack if needed and strike fear into your enemies.

Your love life will benefit from extra warmth, charm, and charisma. Your sex drive will be strong and others will find you more sexually attractive than normal. So don’t be shy about chasing your strong and passionate desires.

Sun sextile Uranus brings pleasant surprises and stimulating encounters. You will have the freedom and willingness to try something new and exciting. This is a good new moon for making changes, experimenting and learning scientific and occult subjects.

Socializing, group activities and chance encounters should be more frequent and exciting. You could meet unorthodox types of people or those from different cultural or ethnic backgrounds. And you should feel comfortable expressing the more flamboyant, or kinky side of your personality.

Increased self-awareness can come through flashes of insight or through feedback from personal interactions. Curiosity and inventiveness allow you to make new discoveries. You will find new ways of doing things that can lead to greater efficiency.

Mars trine Uranus gives a strong urge and daring to break free of any previous restriction or boring routines. It brings unique opportunities to experience new activities, feelings, and relationships.

Strong and acute instincts make this is a good new moon for risk-taking. Your need for freedom or a new type of self-expression will not result in major upheaval at it sometimes can.

This is an especially good new moon for dating. Sexual relations become more fun and exciting. If married, you may have wandering eyes if excitement is not available at home. But you may be surprised just how open-minded and experimental you partner is.

Minor Grand Trine

New Moon February 2020 is at the midpoint of Mars sextile Uranus. This creates an aspect pattern called a Minor Grand Trine. The Hubers call this configuration a Small Talent Triangle that gives an abundance of available abilities, competence, expressiveness, skilfulness and striving for harmony. ^[1]

The New Moon at the focal point makes it easier to bring out the best of Mars trine Uranus, to manifest its full potential. It makes the positive aspects even more fortunate, bringing more opportunities that allow you to develop your skills without having to work too hard.

New Moon Stars

The new moon in Pisces Sign is actually situated in Aquarius Constellation. This is because the Constellations have moved about 30° out of alignment with the Signs since they were invented over 2000 years ago. See Precession of the Equinoxes for more detail.

At 04°07′ Pisces, the closest star used by astrologers to the February 23 new moon is Fomalhaut in constellation Piscis Austrinus. With the Sun and Moon this star is very fortunate and powerful, and causes a change from a material to a spiritual form of expression.^[2]

Fomalhaut is one of the four Royal Stars, and associated with Archangel Gabriel. These Guardians of Heaven are referred to as horses in the New Testament: The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse (Revelations 6) and Chariot Horses in the Book of Zechariah. ^[2]

New Moon February 2020 Summary

Mars trine Uranus is the major influence on the February 23 new moon. This very fortunate aspect gives sharp instincts and courage that allow you to take advantage of exciting opportunities. This sexy and sporty influence is ideal for risk-taking and initiating new projects.

The new moon, Mars and Uranus form a Minor Grand Trine aspect pattern that amplifies the positive energy of Mars trine Uranus and focuses it on the action point, the new moon. Fixed star Fomalhaut makes new moon February 2020 even more fortunate and powerful.

The February 23 new moon lasts for four weeks up to the March 24 new moon. The best time for starting new projects and turning over a new leaf is during the waxing phase of the moon, from February 23 to the March 9 full moon.

If the new moon directly affects your Sign you can read about it in your free Monthly Horoscope. Finally, for more details about how it affects your natal chart see Sun Transits.

• Previous Moon Phase: Full Moon February 9, 2020
• Next Moon Phase: Full Moon March 9, 2020
• 2020 Moon Phases Calendar

New Moon February 2020 Times and Dates

• Los Angeles, February 23 at 7:31 am
• New York, February 23 at 10:31 am
• London, February 23 at 3:31 pm
• Delhi, February 23 at 9:01 pm
• Sydney, February 24 at 2:31 am

References

1. Aspect Pattern Astrology, Bruno and Louise Huber, 2005, p.150.
2. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.166.
3. The Living Stars, Eric Morse, 1988, p.56.