Pisces (The Fish)

Pisces (The Fish) is the twelfth and final sign of the zodiac, for people born February 19 – March 20. It's a Mutable Water sign ruled by Neptune (traditionally Jupiter), known for compassion, imagination, and deep intuition, with an artistic, dreamy nature.

Dates

February 19 – March 20

Element

Water

Modality

Mutable

Ruling planet

Neptune (traditionally Jupiter)

Symbol

The Fish

Strengths

Compassionate, Imaginative, Intuitive, Gentle

Challenges

Escapist, Over-sensitive, Indecisive

Most compatible with

Cancer, Scorpio, Taurus, Capricorn

Pisces personality & traits

Pisces is the zodiac's dreamer — compassionate, imaginative, and profoundly intuitive. Ruled by Neptune and traditionally Jupiter, Pisceans feel the emotional currents around them and live partly in a world of imagination, art, and spirit. Their empathy and creativity are boundless. The shadow is escapism, over-sensitivity, or losing themselves in others. At their best, Pisces brings tenderness, creativity, and a rare capacity for unconditional compassion.

Pisces in love & compatibility

In love, Pisces is romantic, devoted, and deeply empathetic — it loves selflessly and longs for a soul-level connection. It bonds most naturally with the water signs Cancer and Scorpio, and with the earth signs Taurus and Capricorn that give it grounding. Its lesson is healthy boundaries: loving deeply without dissolving into a partner.

Pisces at work & career

Pisces thrives in creative, healing, or spiritual work: art, music, film, caregiving, counselling, and charity. Imaginative and compassionate, Pisces brings soul to whatever it does, and works best away from harsh, purely transactional environments. Meaning and creative freedom bring out its gifts.

Pisces is only your Sun sign

Your Sun sign — Pisces — describes your core identity, but it's only one part of your birth chart. Your Moon sign shapes your emotions, your Rising sign shapes how you come across, and the planets in their houses fill in the rest. That's why two Pisces people can feel quite different.

On Zodigram you can generate your full natal chart from your birth date, time, and place — and read AI interpretations of every placement in your language, alongside your Human Design and Gene Keys.

What are the Pisces zodiac dates?

Pisces covers birthdays from February 19 – March 20. If you were born on the edge of these dates (on a "cusp"), your exact Sun sign depends on the year and time of birth, so it's worth checking your birth chart.

What element and ruling planet is Pisces?

Pisces is a Mutable Water sign ruled by Neptune (traditionally Jupiter). This combination shapes its core temperament — the Water element gives its basic drive, and the Mutable modality shapes how it acts.

Who is Pisces most compatible with?

Pisces tends to be most compatible with Cancer, Scorpio, Taurus and Capricorn. That said, real compatibility depends on both people's full charts, not just their Sun signs.