The sky this week
- Mon Nov 9 New Moon in Scorpio
- Tue Nov 10 Venus sextile Mars Venus in LibraMars in Leo
- Fri Nov 13 Mercury turns direct in Scorpio
- Sat Nov 14 Venus turns direct in Libra
The New Moon lands at 16° Scorpio, a fixed sign, and starts a cycle that rewards depth and decisions with staying power. It sits in a wide square to Mars and Jupiter, which are traveling together through Leo toward their exact conjunction on Monday the 16th. The urge to go big is real, but this isn't quite the week to cash it in.
The real story is the stations. Mercury has been retrograde in Scorpio since October 24 and turns direct on Friday the 13th at 5° of the sign. Venus, retrograde since October 3, stops at 22° Libra and starts moving forward again overnight between the 13th and the 14th. Both planets stay slow for a few days, so pick conversations and deals back up without rushing to close them.
Tuesday the 10th brings a small gift: Venus sextile Mars, an easygoing aspect for desire, making up and plans for two.
Coming next: Mars meets Jupiter exactly in Leo on Monday the 16th, and the Sun moves into Sagittarius on Sunday the 22nd.