The overview of November opens with the nocturnal rulers at the edge of their power—Venus in late Libra and Mars in late Scorpio. A near-perfect trine between Jupiter in Cancer and Saturn in Pisces supplies the month’s background cadence. It never quite perfects; even so, it sets operational limits and asks for care that can be scheduled, funded, and staffed. Mercury’s retrograde carries the plot from early Sagittarius back into late Scorpio, scattering signals before distilling them. Two decisive lunations bookend the month’s work: a practical Taurus Full Moon early on, and a hard, clarifying reset in the last degrees of Scorpio fused to Mercury’s heart-of-the-Sun moment. Uranus’ return to Taurus reopens the long chapter on value, supply, and the tangible.
Venus: Libra’s Grace, Scorpio’s Depth
Venus spends her opening stretch in late Libra, and the tone is unusually generous. This is one of the sweeter Venus-in-Libra passages in the cycle—good times, elegant problem-solving, and real progress in diplomacy and cultural work. The square to Jupiter on November 2 expands appetite and reach; handled well, it brings backing, access, and a larger audience. As Venus slips under the beams on November 4, the public glow turns inward. Negotiations, aesthetic choices, and relationships trending toward the private in the coming months; the Taurus Full Moon on November 5, ruled by Venus, translates that discretion into practical resets for body, budget, and craft. In personal terms, this is a window for balance: schedule real leisure, refine a space, choose social settings that restore composure. In creative and intellectual arenas, the month invites polish—music, writing, design, and public discourse take clean lines and persuasive charm, and collaborative work finds a fair rhythm.
Make the most of this clear Venus-in-Libra window. In the coming years, her Libra visits will face Saturn across the Aries–Libra axis, turning what is typically a transit of ease into a recurring test.
On November 6, Venus enters Scorpio and the texture changes. Pleasure concentrates, preferences narrow, and the easy grace of Libra turns selective—Venus swaps her pastels for black polish and steps into candlelight. The water geometry strengthens through the second half of the transit: Saturn in Pisces receives her by exaltation, adding time and structure, while Jupiter in Cancer opens a warm channel for intimacy, resources, and creative focus. The late-month alignments bring coherence—Mercury joins Venus in Scorpio to articulate what has been felt but unspoken, and Venus trine Jupiter soon after restores flow and understanding. Within the Grand Water Trine, Venus acts as the harmonizer, weaving sentiment and alliance into a unified tone as the same decan quietly tests which bonds deepen and which dissolve.
Mercury Retrograde: Urgency Theater
Mercury stations retrograde at 6° Sagittarius on November 9, in the first-decan where w find correspondance with tarot’s 8 of Wands—rapid-fire communication, cascading tasks, too much moving at once. With Mercury debilitated and joined by Mars on November 12, the atmosphere tilts toward countdown clocks, pushy timelines, and manufactured pressure. Throughout the cycle Mercury criss-crosses an opposition to Uranus along the Taurus–Scorpio axis, adding volatility, reversals, and surprise disclosures. Expect a higher risk of scams and misroutes. Build in a cooling-off period for approvals, double-check links and payees, keep sensitive notes on trusted channels, and use the heat for triage: clear stale threads, cancel nonessential meetings, prune backlogs, and reduce language to essentials. If you can delay important decisions by a few days, do so.
At scale, the 8 of Wands can manifest as literal barrages in active conflict zones. In daily life it reads as overbooking and notification storms. Expect spillover into trade, tariffs, and parcel networks—surprise fee changes, compliance holds, redirected shipments, and sliding delivery windows. Add slack to shipping timelines, confirm customs codes and duties, and track status through trusted portals.
On November 18 Mercury returns to Scorpio and the pace shifts from speed to scrutiny. Interviews become candid, evidence organizes, and motives and timelines sharpen. The cazimi at 28° Scorpio on November 19—exact with the New Moon—offers a clean sightline through the retrograde maze. Treat it as a planning window: outline terms, draft statements, and set conditions for success. Prefer execution after Mercury goes direct, or use the Mercury–Venus conjunction on November 24 for signatures and announcements that need tact and precision. Misunderstandings in relationships begin to clear as tone steadies and details land.
Mercury trines Jupiter on November 22, giving plans a humane, workable frame. By the direct station at 20° Scorpio on November 29, move into implementation: clarify authorship and access, finalize terms and handoffs, and date milestones with room to breathe.
The Lunations: Provision and Consecration
The Taurus Full Moon on November 5 is quiet and abundant. With Venus dignified in Libra as ruler, the lunation favors balance, comfort, and refinements that make life more livable. Think proportion over excess: workflows simplified, tools upgraded for longevity, spaces arranged for ease. The two weeks that follow distribute its fruits in practical ways—steadier cash-flow moves, reliable routines, and somatic grounding reclaimed in small, repeatable doses.
The Scorpio New Moon on November 19 brings darker, more complex hues. It perfects at 28° Scorpio exactly with Mercury’s cazimi, co-present with Venus, under a sky where Mars at 11° Sagittarius stands at the bendings applying a square to Saturn in Pisces (with Saturn ruled by Jupiter in Cancer). The symbolism concentrates: end what has outlived its purpose, swear in what deserves time, then test the choice against feasibility and schedule. Shadows in relationship and emotion come into view; with Jupiter and Saturn configured by trine, insight can translate into practice—therapeutic milestones, protective boundaries, commitments you can maintain. Use this lunation to map plans and workstreams for the weeks ahead; begin execution as the cycle turns and Mercury moves forward.
Mars, the Sun, and Uranus: Pressure, Aim, and Aftershock
Mars carries the month’s motive force from late Scorpio into Sagittarius, applying a square to Saturn in Pisces at the Scorpio New Moon. Both malefics are out of sect and peregrine, giving the tone an austere edge: hot tempers meeting cold restraint. Once Mars enters Sagittarius, the fire runs on conviction—zeal, purity trials, the hunt for culprits—and with Mercury retrograde nearby, accusation can outrun evidence. On the ground, pressure and enforcement collide at full force: some processes seize, others endure, depending on preparation and load-bearing capacity. The saving grace lies in context—both malefics occupy Jupiter-ruled signs, and with Jupiter exalted in Cancer, his influence can temper the harsher consequences of their square.
When the Sun enters Sagittarius on November 21, the field steadies and direction replaces thrash. Mars in Sagittarius benefits from the Sun’s light and Jupiter’s governance; messaging clarifies, teams rally, and initiative travels better across distance. Use the days after the ingress to set targets, write briefs, and align calendars with the late-month Mercury–Venus and Jupiter aspects that favor agreement and launch.
Uranus reverses into Taurus on November 7, re-activating the Scorpio–Taurus axis after a four-month foray in Gemini. This is a natural pause to assess what the July–November Uranus-in-Gemini preview stirred—signals, mobility, information channels, contracts, devices, the social grid. Those experiments step back while material questions step forward again: price, supply, land, food, craft, body. Uranus returns to Gemini in April 2026; use the present interval to stabilize what proved useful and retire what only produced noise.
House cues.
Note which houses Taurus and Gemini rule in your chart. The Taurus house marks where disruption recenters on tangible assets and habits. The Gemini house shows where July’s experiments resume in 2026. Track both. Align Mars’ push and the Sun’s clarity with the Jupiter–Saturn trine’s stewardship so effort lands where structures can hold it.
Closing Reflections
November invites a moment of reflection, though the pace itself may not ease. With Uranus retreating from Gemini into Taurus and Neptune sliding back into Pisces, two of the three outer planets revisit familiar territory. Their reversals reopen questions first stirred in early summer—about stability, value, faith, and the meaning of progress. What reappears now offers a preview of the deeper adjustments that will define the remainder of the decade.
Yet even as we look back, the sky refuses stillness. Mercury’s retrograde cuts through volatile ground this month, amplified by its proximity to Mars and the tension of the mutable cross. Words, contracts, and judgments can ignite faster than intended. Choose deliberation over reaction wherever possible; discernment is the stronger fire.
As we move into December, planets entering Sagittarius strike the square to Saturn in Pisces, testing optimism against structure. The atmosphere may feel restless, propelled by conviction rather than calm, yet Jupiter’s presence in Cancer lends a guiding intelligence to the chaos. It’s wise to carve intentional pauses for rest and integration—even if the world around you keeps accelerating.
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Key Transits Recap
Nov 2 – Venus square Jupiter
Nov 5 – Full Moon in Taurus
Nov 6 – Venus enters Scorpio
Nov 7 – Uranus re-ingress retrograde into Taurus
Nov 9 – Mercury stations retrograde in Sagittarius
Nov 11 – Jupiter stations retrograde
Nov 12 – Mercury conjunct Mars
Nov 17 – Grand Water Trine (Sun in Scorpio | Jupiter in Cancer | Saturn in Pisces)
Nov 18 – Mercury re-ingress Scorpio
Nov 19 – Mercury Cazimi | New Moon in Scorpio
Nov 21 – Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 22 – Mercury trine Jupiter
Nov 24 – Mercury conjunct Venus
Nov 26 – Venus trine Jupiter
Nov 29 – Mercury stations direct in Scorpio
Nov 30 – Venus enters Sagittarius