All dates and times in this forecast are in Eastern Standard Time (EST / UTC-5). US clocks fall back one hour at 2:00 AM on Sunday, November 1.

November: the review ends and the engine restarts. Two retrogrades resolve on a single Friday, Mars catches Jupiter in Leo, and a supermoon arrives with Uranus riding alongside.

October asked you to audit. November hands back the results. The first half of the month is still inward: a Mercury cazimi on November 4 lights up what the retrograde was really about, and the Scorpio New Moon on November 9 plants something in that cleared ground. Then comes the hinge: on Friday, November 13, Mercury stations direct in the morning and Venus stations direct in the evening, both on the same day, both on Venus's own day of the week. From there the sky accelerates. Mars conjoins Jupiter in Leo on November 16, the first meeting of the two in more than two years, Sagittarius season opens on November 22, and the Beaver Supermoon in Gemini on November 24 rises conjunct Uranus, one day before Uranus reaches opposition. The month closes with the second exact pass of the Uranus and Pluto trine on November 29, a slow aspect that will keep returning through 2028.

Use Planetaro to track planetary hours and time the month with intention. And first, some news of our own.

News on Planetaro

Episode 5 of Planetaro Talk is out. Meet Milkstrology: traditional astrologer Gabrielle Collazo on making astrology simple instead of scary, why pop astrology is a doorway rather than a dead end, creator ethics and fear-mongering, fate versus choice, and how she picks planetary days and hours for business, love, and even workouts. A perfect listen for the month the retrogrades end.

If you are catching up, Episode 4 with Moonruledmami and Episode 3 with CD + The Players are waiting, and the whole series streams from our own feed to YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

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Watch: November in Six Minutes

Prefer to watch? Astrologer AstroRosalie walks through the month's transits, from the Mercury cazimi and the double station on November 13 to the Beaver Supermoon, with exact degrees and the planetary days and hours that fit each one.

Astrological Spotlight: November 2026

November 1: Clocks Fall Back, and a Last Quarter Moon in Leo

At 2:00 AM, US clocks return to standard time. Planetary hours do not care about the clock, only about sunrise and sunset, so Planetaro recalculates your hours automatically; just expect the Sun hour to start an hour earlier on your watch. The day's Last Quarter Moon at 9°26' Leo (3:28 PM EST) is a release point: let go of the drama October stirred up before the new cycle begins.

Planetaro tip: Sunday is the Sun's day. A Sun hour on November 1 is a good moment to reset routines around the new daylight schedule.

November 4: Mercury Cazimi in Scorpio

At 9:24 AM EST the Sun meets retrograde Mercury at 12°11' Scorpio, the inferior conjunction astrologers call cazimi, "in the heart of the Sun." For a few hours the retrograde's static clears and a message comes through with unusual clarity: the thing you have been rethinking since October 24 shows its true shape. It happens on a Wednesday, Mercury's own day, and Venus sextile Jupiter the same morning (5:31 AM EST) softens the tone of whatever is said.

Planetaro tip: Mercury hours on November 4 are the sharpest thinking window of the retrograde. Write down the insight; act on it after November 13.

November 9: New Moon in Scorpio

At 2:02 AM EST, the New Moon falls at 16°53' Scorpio, on a Monday, the Moon's own day. This is the year's reset for intimacy, shared resources, and the things you only say in the dark. It arrives with both Mercury and Venus still retrograde, so the intentions that fit are about depth and honesty, not new signatures. Venus sextile Mars on November 10 (1:48 AM EST) adds warmth: desire and action briefly agree.

Planetaro tip: Set Scorpio intentions in a Moon hour on November 9, privately. Save the public version for after the stations.

November 13: The Double Station

A Friday, Venus's day, and the day both retrogrades end. Mercury stations direct at 5°02' Scorpio at 10:54 AM EST. Venus stations direct at 22°52' Libra at 7:28 PM EST. Stations are the most concentrated moments of a planet's cycle: expect the day itself to feel stuck or strangely quiet, and the days after it to move fast. Mercury clears its post-retrograde shadow on November 30; Venus returns to Scorpio on December 4 and clears her shadow on December 15, so the full reset is a slow release, not a switch.

What ends: six weeks of relationship and money review (Venus, since October 3) and three weeks of miscommunication and revisiting (Mercury, since October 24). What begins: the ability to decide. Conversations that stalled in October can be resumed with new language; relationships that were weighed can now be answered.

Planetaro tip: Do not sign on the 13th itself. Use the Venus hours that evening to say the honest thing, then let the decisions land on November 14 and 15, when both planets are visibly moving forward again.

November 16: Mars Conjunct Jupiter in Leo

At 1:24 AM EST, Mars catches Jupiter at 25°53' Leo. The two have not met since August 2024, and this meeting happens in Leo, the sign of performance, courage, and heart. It is the month's green light: launches, bold asks, physical challenges, and creative risks all gain a tailwind. The shadow is overreach, so keep the ambition and lose the arrogance. The pair is also a real sight in the sky, only about a degree apart before dawn.

The week that follows tests the high. The First Quarter Moon in Aquarius (25°08', 6:48 AM EST on November 17) asks whether the plan serves more than your ego, then the Sun squares Jupiter (November 18, 4:39 AM EST) and Mars (November 19, 12:49 PM EST): the friction of too much, too fast.

Planetaro tip: Monday, November 16, is the Moon's day, but its Mars and Jupiter hours are the best launch windows of the season. Point them at the bold thing. Then use Saturn hours on November 18 and 19 to trim what you overpromised.

November 22: Sun Enters Sagittarius

At 2:23 AM EST on a Sunday, the Sun leaves Scorpio's depths for Sagittarius's open road. With Venus and Mercury both direct and Mars still blazing in Leo, this is the first season in months where the sky says "go." The Sun trine Neptune the next evening (November 23, 7:08 PM EST) opens the season on a note of vision and generosity.

Planetaro tip: Jupiter rules Sagittarius. Jupiter hours from November 22 onward favor travel plans, teaching, publishing, and anything that needs a bigger map.

November 24 and 25: The Beaver Supermoon, Conjunct Uranus

At 9:54 AM EST on Tuesday, November 24, the Full Moon peaks at 2°20' Gemini, the Beaver Moon and the second of the year's three supermoons. It is big, bright, and electric: the Moon conjoins Uranus just after noon (12:07 PM EST), and the Sun opposes Uranus the next evening (November 25, 5:41 PM EST), the moment Uranus itself reaches opposition and its brightest point of the year. Expect sudden news, changed plans, and a strong urge to say the surprising thing out loud. Gemini full moons are about information; with Uranus attached, the information arrives all at once.

The same day the Moon peaks, the Sun sextiles Pluto (November 25, 12:27 PM EST) and Mars enters Virgo (6:37 PM EST): after a month of Leo fire, the warrior turns practical. Just in time for Thanksgiving on November 26.

Planetaro tip: On a full moon this charged, Moon hours on November 24 are for listening and releasing, not deciding. Mercury hours on November 25 and 26 help you sort the sudden information into something usable.

November 29: Uranus Trine Pluto

At 6:26 AM EST, Uranus at 3°32' Gemini trines Pluto at 3°32' Aquarius. This is the second of five exact passes (the first was July 18, 2026; the series runs to May 2028), a slow, generational harmony between the planet of invention and the planet of deep structural change, both in air signs. On a personal level it rewards the people who are willing to rewire how they think and connect. Venus sextile Jupiter the day before (November 28, 7:05 AM EST), now with Venus direct, and Sun trine Saturn on November 30 (1:06 AM EST) close the month with grace and traction: the ideas of November get a foundation.

Planetaro tip: The last weekend of November is a strong window for long-horizon planning. Pair a Saturn hour (structure) with a Jupiter hour (vision) and sketch 2027.

Night Sky Highlights

  • Mars Meets Jupiter (November 16): The two planets rise together in the east around 11 PM and stand high in the south-east before dawn, only about 1.2° apart, close enough to share a binocular field. Jupiter is the brilliant one; Mars is the fainter orange point beside it.
  • Leonid Meteor Shower (peak November 17): The peak falls in daytime for the Americas, so watch the night of November 17 to 18. The First Quarter Moon sets before midnight, leaving dark skies for the best hours, roughly 2 AM to dawn, with about 15 meteors per hour under a dark sky.
  • Beaver Supermoon (November 24): The year's second supermoon rises near sunset, about 360,800 km away, noticeably larger and brighter than an average full moon. Look for it low in the north-east in the early evening.
  • Uranus at Opposition (November 25): Uranus is closest to Earth and up all night in Gemini, at the edge of naked-eye visibility from a truly dark site and an easy binocular target: a tiny, steady blue-green point.

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Full Calendar: November 2026

  • November 1: US clocks fall back (2:00 AM). Last Quarter Moon (9°26' Leo, 3:28 PM EST). Release before the new cycle.
  • November 4: Venus sextile Jupiter (5:31 AM EST). Warmth and goodwill in conversations.
  • November 4: Sun conjunct Mercury, cazimi (12°11' Scorpio, 9:24 AM EST). The retrograde's clearest insight.
  • November 9: New Moon in Scorpio (16°53', 2:02 AM EST). Reset for intimacy and shared resources.
  • November 10: Venus sextile Mars (1:48 AM EST). Desire and action agree.
  • November 13: Mercury stations direct (5°02' Scorpio, 10:54 AM EST). Communication begins to move forward.
  • November 13: Venus stations direct (22°52' Libra, 7:28 PM EST). The six-week review of love and money ends.
  • November 16: Mars conjunct Jupiter (25°53' Leo, 1:24 AM EST). The month's green light for bold action.
  • November 17: First Quarter Moon (25°08' Aquarius, 6:48 AM EST). Does the plan serve more than you? Leonids peak tonight.
  • November 18: Sun square Jupiter (4:39 AM EST). Too much, too fast; trim the promise.
  • November 19: Sun square Mars (12:49 PM EST). Friction and impatience; pace yourself.
  • November 22: Sun enters Sagittarius (2:23 AM EST). Sagittarius season begins.
  • November 23: Sun trine Neptune (7:08 PM EST). Vision and generosity.
  • November 24: Full Moon in Gemini, the Beaver Supermoon (2°20', 9:54 AM EST). Information arrives all at once; Moon conjunct Uranus at 12:07 PM EST.
  • November 25: Sun sextile Pluto (12:27 PM EST). Quiet power behind the noise.
  • November 25: Sun opposite Uranus (5:41 PM EST). Sudden turns; Uranus at opposition.
  • November 25: Mars enters Virgo (6:37 PM EST). The warrior turns practical.
  • November 28: Venus sextile Jupiter (7:05 AM EST). Grace returns, with Venus direct.
  • November 29: Uranus trine Pluto (3°32' Gemini and Aquarius, 6:26 AM EST). Second of five exact passes through May 2028.
  • November 30: Sun trine Saturn (1:06 AM EST). Ideas find a foundation. Mercury clears its retrograde shadow.