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Pisces: the Meena sign

Pisces is a water sign ruled by Jupiter (Neptune in modern Western astrology). In Indian astrology the matching rashi is Meena, worked out in a different way. Here is our verdict from the readers we watch, and every source behind it.

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Pisces at a glance

Western dates

About 19 February to 20 March

Shifts by a day or two with the year and the source
Element and quality

Water · mutable

The Western system groups the signs by both
Ruling planet

Jupiter (Neptune in modern Western astrology)

Traditional rulers; modern lists can differ

Two different "Pisces" signs

A Western sign is your Sun sign, worked out from your birth date against the tropical zodiac. India's Meena rashi is normally your Moon sign, found from where the Moon stood at your birth, against the sidereal zodiac.2 The two zodiacs sit about 24 degrees apart, so many people are one sign in one system and a different sign in the other. A reading made for the other system can sound unfamiliar.

Where this comes from, and the evidence

Astrology is a belief system. Scientific tests have found no evidence that the positions of the stars and planets predict personality or events, and scientists regard it as a pseudoscience.1 Many people still enjoy it as a talking point or a cultural tradition. Treat it as entertainment, not guidance, and please don't base big decisions on it.

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References

  1. Wikipedia: Astrology and science
  2. Wikipedia: Jyotisha (Hindu astrology)