Zodiac signs
Pisces (Meena)
Pisces, the Fish, is a mutable water sign ruled by Jupiter (modern Western: Neptune). The Sun is in tropical (Western) Pisces from February 19 – March 20, and in sidereal (Vedic) Pisces — called Meena — from about March 14 – April 13. The sign is associated with imagination, compassion and surrender.
| Symbol | the Fish |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit name | Meena |
| Element | Water |
| Modality | Mutable |
| Ruling planet | Jupiter (modern Western: Neptune) |
| Zodiac degrees | 330° – 360° |
| Opposite sign | Virgo |
| Exalted here | Venus |
| Debilitated here | Mercury |
| Nakshatras (sidereal) | Purva Bhadrapada (pada 4), Uttara Bhadrapada (all four padas), Revati (all four padas) |
| Western (tropical) dates | February 19 – March 20 |
| Vedic (sidereal) dates | about March 14 – April 13 |
| Sun enters, 2026 (tropical) | 18 February 2026, 15:52 UTC |
| Sun enters, 2026 (sidereal) | 14 March 2026, 19:30 UTC |
Why two sets of dates: the tropical zodiac is tied to the seasons and the sidereal zodiac to the constellations. The equinoxes have drifted about 24° against the stars since the zodiacs coincided (the Lahiri ayanamsa is 24°13′ in 2026), so the Sun enters sidereal Pisces roughly three and a half weeks after it enters tropical Pisces. The 2026 ingresses above are computed from the Sun's position, to the minute.
In Vedic astrology Meena holds Purva Bhadrapada (pada 4), Uttara Bhadrapada (all four padas) and Revati (all four padas). A Moon here is read through both the sign and its nakshatra.
Your Sun sign is only one placement: your Moon sign and your rising sign (ascendant) are read at least as closely, and Vedic astrology gives the Moon sign the most weight of all.
Questions
What are the dates for Pisces?
In Western (tropical) astrology, February 19 – March 20. In Vedic (sidereal) astrology, about March 14 – April 13. Both vary by about a day from year to year; in 2026 the Sun entered tropical Pisces on 18 February 2026, 15:52 UTC and sidereal Pisces on 14 March 2026, 19:30 UTC.
What is the ruling planet of Pisces?
Jupiter (modern Western: Neptune).
Which nakshatras are in Pisces?
In the sidereal zodiac, Purva Bhadrapada (pada 4), Uttara Bhadrapada (all four padas) and Revati (all four padas).
Which planet is exalted in Pisces?
Venus, in the Parashari scheme.
What is Pisces called in Vedic astrology?
Meena.
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