Zodiac sign 12 of 12 · मीन
Pisces zodiac sign: dates, traits, love and career
Pisces runs from 19 February to 20 March. It is a mutable water sign ruled by Jupiter (traditional), Neptune (modern).
Pisces is the last sign of the Western zodiac, closing the northern winter. People born under Pisces are often gentle, imaginative and kind, and they feel the moods around them strongly.
Pisces at a glance
| Dates | 19 February to 20 March (a day either way, by year) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | ♓︎ Two fish |
| Place in the zodiac | 12 of 12 |
| Element | Water |
| Modality | Mutable |
| Ruling planet | Jupiter (traditional), Neptune (modern) |
| Polarity | Negative (receptive; called feminine in older texts) |
| Opposite sign | Virgo |
| In Hindi | मीन |
The dates follow the Western (tropical) zodiac. The Sun changes sign at a different hour each year, so if you were born around 19 February or 20 March, the exact sign depends on your birth year, time and place.
Pisces traits and nature
In short: Pisces people are usually gentle, imaginative and sensitive to others. Clear boundaries and routines help them stay grounded.
Pisces people usually live richly in their inner world of feeling, dreams and art. They are quick to sympathise, slow to judge and often drawn to music, prayer or helping those in need.
The two fish swimming in different directions are often read as a pull between dream and daily life. Clear routines and limits help them turn their sensitivity into strength.
Strengths
- Compassion
- Imagination
- Intuition
- Adaptability
- Gentleness
Things to watch
- Escaping into daydreams
- Weak boundaries
- Being easily swayed
- Avoiding hard facts
Element, modality and ruling planet
Pisces is a water sign. Water signs are commonly linked with feeling, intuition and close bonds. The other water signs are Cancer and Scorpio.
It is a mutable sign. Mutable signs close each season and are said to adapt and pass things on. The other mutable signs are Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius.
Its traditional ruler is Jupiter; since the outer planets were found, modern Western astrology also names Neptune as its ruler. Its opposite sign is Virgo, often read as its complement.
Pisces in love and compatibility
In love Pisces is often tender, devoted and romantic, and gives a great deal. They need a partner who is kind and steady, and who will gently keep them grounded. Harshness hurts them more than it shows.
The table reads the match with all 12 signs by a common rule: the same element and complementary elements (fire with air, earth with water) read as easy, signs a square apart as tense, and signs that share nothing as mixed.
| With | Element | Aspect | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Fire | Neighbour | Mixed | Different element and modality: little in common at first, can grow with effort. |
| Taurus | Earth | Sextile | Easy | Complementary elements: friendly and easy going. |
| Gemini | Air | Square | Tense | Same modality, clashing elements: friction that needs patience. |
| Cancer | Water | Trine | Easy | Same element: natural understanding. |
| Leo | Fire | Quincunx | Mixed | Nothing shared: needs adjustment on both sides. |
| Virgo | Earth | Opposite | Mixed | Complementary elements, same modality: a strong pull that needs give and take. |
| Libra | Air | Quincunx | Mixed | Nothing shared: needs adjustment on both sides. |
| Scorpio | Water | Trine | Easy | Same element: natural understanding. |
| Sagittarius | Fire | Square | Tense | Same modality, clashing elements: friction that needs patience. |
| Capricorn | Earth | Sextile | Easy | Complementary elements: friendly and easy going. |
| Aquarius | Air | Neighbour | Mixed | Different element and modality: little in common at first, can grow with effort. |
| Pisces | Water | Same sign | Easy | Same element and outlook: easy to understand each other, and the same blind spots. |
This is a general guide from the sun signs alone. How two people get on shows in their full birth charts; in India, marriage matching uses the Moon sign and nakshatra in Kundli milan. Kundli matching by date of birth · Love calculator
Pisces career themes
Fields commonly linked with Pisces: Arts and music, Healing and therapy, Charity work, Film and photography, Spiritual work, Nursing.
These are tendencies of the sun sign as commonly described, not predictions. Your rising sign, Moon and the other planets shape each person far more than the sun sign alone.
Western Pisces and the Vedic sign
Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac, tied to the seasons: Aries always begins at the March equinox. Indian astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, tied to the stars, which now sits about 24° behind (the Lahiri ayanamsa). That is why most people’s Vedic sun sign is the sign before their Western one.
In 2026 the Sun enters sidereal Meena rashi on 15 March. So of the people born 19 February to 20 March, those born 19 February to 14 March have the Sun in Kumbha (Aquarius) in Vedic astrology, and those born 15 March to 20 March have it in Meena. These are the Sankranti dates.
Your Indian rashi (janma rashi) is a third thing: the sign the Moon was in at your birth. The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days, so it needs your date, time and place of birth: use the rashi calculator.
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Questions about Pisces
What are the Pisces dates?
19 February to 20 March. The Sun changes sign at a different hour each year, so the first and last day can shift by a day. If you were born on one of those days, check with the zodiac sign calculator.
What is the ruling planet of Pisces?
Traditionally Jupiter. Modern Western astrology also gives Pisces to Neptune, and many astrologers read the two together.
Which signs are compatible with Pisces?
By the common element and modality rule, Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio and Capricorn read as easy matches for Pisces, and Gemini and Sagittarius as tense. It is a general guide: a real match is seen from both full birth charts.
What are Pisces traits?
Strengths commonly given for people born under Pisces: compassion, imagination and intuition. Things they are often told to watch: escaping into daydreams and weak boundaries. These are tendencies of the sun sign, not certainties.
Is Pisces the same as Meena rashi?
No. Pisces is the Sun's sign in the Western tropical zodiac. In Indian astrology your rashi is the Moon's sign at birth in the sidereal zodiac, and it can be any of the twelve. Find it with the rashi calculator.
What is a Pisces's sun sign in Vedic astrology?
The sidereal zodiac sits about 24° behind, so in 2026 people born 19 February to 14 March have the Sun in Kumbha (Aquarius) in Vedic astrology, and those born 15 March to 20 March have it in Meena.