Good day, star seekers. The week begins in the quiet aftermath of Sunday night’s Scorpio New Moon, with the sky nearly dark and two important planets preparing to change direction. Monday evening, Venus in Libra forms a favorable sextile with Mars in Leo, offering an opportunity to bring cooperation and initiative into better agreement.
But the larger turning point arrives Friday, when both Mercury and Venus finally end their retrograde journeys. Mercury turns direct in Scorpio, encouraging progress on conversations and decisions that have been tangled since October, while Venus resumes forward motion in Libra, one of her traditional home signs.
Then Sunday night, Mars and Jupiter meet in Leo, bringing a powerful mixture of ambition, confidence and the temptation to take on more than circumstances reasonably allow. After weeks of looking backward, the road ahead is beginning to open. Just remember that a green light is not a guarantee of clear pavement, especially when the first winter weather is already finding its way into the Sierra.
Aries
Shared money, trust and private agreements are ready for a new chapter following the Scorpio New Moon, though Mercury’s retrograde motion suggests there may still be an important detail to recover before everything can move forward. Friday’s direct station should begin easing confusion around debts, taxes, loans or obligations involving another person. Venus also turns direct in your partnership sector, where her traditional strength may help restore cooperation to a relationship that has been under review. Monday’s Venus-Mars sextile favors a conversation involving romance, children or a creative project, particularly when both people are willing to contribute. By Sunday, Mars meets Jupiter in the part of your chart associated with pleasure and personal expression. An exciting opportunity could gather momentum quickly, but Saturn in your sign still insists on limits. Enjoy the possibilities without promising more time, money or energy than you actually possess.
Taurus
Relationships have occupied considerable attention during the recent retrogrades, and this week may finally begin revealing what the discussions have accomplished. Mercury turns direct in your partnership sector Friday, bringing greater clarity to an agreement, contract or conversation with someone close. The Scorpio New Moon also opens a fresh relationship cycle, although a genuine beginning may look more like revising the old understanding than replacing it entirely. Venus, your ruling planet, turns direct in the part of your chart associated with work, health and daily routines, making it easier to restore balance to an arrangement that has become unnecessarily demanding. Meanwhile, Mars and Jupiter are approaching a conjunction in your home sector, where family, property or household improvements could gain considerable momentum by Sunday. The opportunity may be welcome, but a larger house project or family commitment deserves a realistic budget. Measure twice before deciding the whole wall needs to come down.
Gemini
Work, health and daily responsibilities begin moving in a more useful direction this week, particularly after Mercury, your ruling planet, turns direct Friday. Something that has been delayed, misunderstood or repeatedly revised may finally become easier to organize. The Scorpio New Moon gives you an opportunity to establish better habits, although the most effective change may involve removing one unnecessary step rather than creating an elaborate new system. Venus also resumes direct motion in your creative sector, bringing renewed interest to romance, children, hobbies or work you pursue because it genuinely matters to you. By Sunday, Mars and Jupiter meet in the part of your chart associated with communication, writing, learning and local connections. A proposal, article, conversation or neighborhood project could suddenly attract attention. That is encouraging, but enthusiasm can turn a manageable idea into three times the work if you agree to every possibility at once.
Cancer
The Scorpio New Moon places creativity, romance, children and personal enjoyment at the center of the week’s developments. Something you previously set aside may deserve another look, especially now that Mercury is preparing to turn direct in the same part of your chart. An old project could regain momentum, or a conversation involving someone important to you may finally move beyond the point where it became stuck. Venus turns direct Friday in your home and family sector, improving the prospects for settling a household disagreement or returning to a plan that requires cooperation. Financial matters become considerably more active toward the weekend as Mars and Jupiter approach their conjunction in Leo, the part of your chart associated with income and possessions. An opportunity to earn, purchase or invest may be tempting, but Jupiter can enlarge an expense just as readily as a benefit. Give the numbers an honest look before allowing excitement to make the decision.
Leo
Mars and Jupiter have been traveling through your sign for weeks, and their conjunction late Sunday brings that developing energy to a peak. A personal goal, leadership opportunity or change in direction may suddenly feel much closer to becoming real. The combination traditionally joins action with expansion, but it can also encourage overconfidence, especially when enthusiasm arrives before the practical arrangements. Meanwhile, the Scorpio New Moon opens a fresh chapter around home, family, property and your private foundations. Mercury’s direct station Friday may help resolve a household question or bring new understanding to a family conversation that has been circling for weeks. Venus also turns direct in your communication sector, favoring more constructive exchanges with relatives, neighbors or collaborators. There is considerable momentum available now, but not every decision needs to be announced from the courthouse steps. Make sure the life behind the front door can support the one you are preparing to show the world.
Virgo
Mercury, your ruling planet, turns direct Friday in the part of your chart associated with writing, communication, siblings, neighbors and local affairs. That could bring welcome movement to paperwork, an application, unfinished correspondence or a conversation that has become more complicated than the original subject deserved. The Scorpio New Moon encourages a fresh approach to learning and everyday connections, particularly where an old assumption has prevented progress. Venus also resumes direct motion in your financial sector, making this a useful period for reconsidering prices, purchases or the value of your labor. The weekend brings a different kind of activity as Mars joins Jupiter in the private part of your chart. Something developing behind the scenes may gather unexpected momentum, whether it involves research, preparation or an obligation you have preferred to handle quietly. Keep your plans realistic and your rest protected. An important project still needs someone with enough energy to finish it.
Libra
Friday brings an important turning point when Venus, your ruling planet, finally resumes direct motion in your sign. After several weeks of reconsidering relationships, personal priorities and the way you want to present yourself, you may begin feeling more certain about what deserves your attention. That does not mean every question is resolved, but your position may be easier to understand. Mercury also turns direct in your financial sector, where the Scorpio New Moon encourages a fresh examination of income, possessions and personal security. An old expense, contract or pricing decision could benefit from one final review before you move ahead. Monday’s favorable connection between Venus and Mars may help a friendship or community project regain its footing, while Sunday’s Mars-Jupiter conjunction brings considerable energy to organizations, audiences and long-range goals. There may be more support available than you expected. The important question is whether the opportunity fits the future you actually want.
Scorpio
The New Moon in your sign begins a personal cycle, but the week may feel more like a gradual clearing than a dramatic transformation. Mercury has been retrograde in Scorpio, bringing old questions about identity, decisions and personal priorities back for examination. When it turns direct Friday, something that has been difficult to explain may finally begin making sense. Venus also resumes forward motion in the private part of your chart, encouraging a quieter resolution to an old relationship, emotional concern or financial matter that has occupied more attention than you intended. Professional life is another story. Mars, your traditional ruler, joins Jupiter near the top of your chart Sunday night, making career, reputation and public responsibility especially active. A larger opportunity may be developing, but the same alignment can magnify conflict if ambition outruns judgment. There is no shortage of energy available. Decide where it belongs before everyone else volunteers to spend it for you.
Sagittarius
The Scorpio New Moon falls in the most private part of your chart, suggesting that something important may be developing without much outward evidence yet. Mercury’s direct station Friday could help you understand an unfinished concern, old disappointment or matter you have been reluctant to discuss openly. Venus also turns direct in your friendship and community sector, bringing greater clarity to a former collaboration, group commitment or relationship that has been under consideration. The larger excitement comes from your ruling planet, Jupiter, which meets Mars in Leo late Sunday. Travel, education, publishing, legal matters and long-range ambitions could suddenly feel more urgent and achievable. A trip may begin taking shape, or a project that once seemed distant could find an unexpectedly direct route forward. Still, Saturn remains in the part of your chart concerned with creativity, romance and children, where responsibilities cannot simply be wished aside. The wider horizon is worth exploring, but the best journey leaves room for the people and commitments that matter along the way.
Capricorn
Friendships, organizations and long-range plans begin a new cycle under the Scorpio New Moon, although Mercury’s retrograde passage through this part of your chart suggests that an old collaboration or unfinished group effort may be involved. Friday’s direct station could help clarify who is genuinely committed and what the next stage would require. Venus also turns direct near the top of your chart, improving the prospects for reconsidering a professional opportunity, public relationship or career direction that has been difficult to settle. Meanwhile, Mars and Jupiter approach a conjunction in your shared-resource sector, where loans, debts, taxes, inheritances or another person’s financial support may become unusually active. This can bring opportunity, but it also raises the stakes of an agreement. Saturn, your ruling planet, remains retrograde in the home and family sector, reminding you that private foundations deserve the same consideration as public ambitions. A promising arrangement is worth pursuing when everyone understands who is responsible for what.
Aquarius
Career and reputation begin moving toward a new chapter this week. The Scorpio New Moon occurs at the top of your chart, and Mercury’s direct station Friday may help reopen a professional conversation, clarify an assignment or bring renewed attention to an opportunity that was previously delayed. Venus also turns direct in your travel, education and publishing sector, making a larger plan easier to reconsider with better information. Partnerships become especially active toward Sunday, when Mars meets Jupiter in Leo directly across from your sign. A spouse, collaborator, client or important counterpart may arrive with a bold proposal or renewed determination to move an existing arrangement forward. The opportunity could be substantial, but two people moving quickly are not necessarily moving in the same direction. Saturn remains in your communication sector, making clear agreements and carefully chosen words particularly important. There is room for progress, provided everyone understands the terms before the wheels begin turning.
Pisces
Travel, education, publishing, legal matters and the beliefs guiding your future decisions receive a fresh beginning under the Scorpio New Moon. Mercury turns direct in the same part of your chart Friday, potentially bringing movement to an application, delayed journey, unfinished manuscript or question that has required more research than expected. Venus also resumes direct motion in your shared-resource sector, making it easier to reconsider debts, financial support, insurance or an agreement involving another person’s contribution. The weekend turns attention toward work and health as Mars joins Jupiter, your traditional ruler, in Leo. A job opportunity, new responsibility or ambitious improvement to daily routines may gather momentum quickly. That can be productive, but an expanding workload is not automatically an improvement. Saturn remains in your financial sector, asking for steady management of personal resources. Choose the opportunity that strengthens your life rather than merely filling every available hour.
Guide for Stargazers
The week begins under exceptionally dark skies following Sunday’s New Moon, giving northern Nevada observers a favorable opportunity to enjoy autumn’s star fields. A thin waxing crescent begins returning to the western evening sky Tuesday and becomes easier to spot Wednesday and Thursday, though it remains low and sets relatively early. The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its annual peak around November 11–12, with excellent moonlight conditions this year. The Taurids are not a particularly busy shower, typically producing only a handful of meteors per hour, but they are known for occasional bright, slow-moving fireballs. Find a dark location away from Carson City’s strongest lights, look toward a broad stretch of sky and allow plenty of time. A single memorable fireball may be the reward for an otherwise quiet evening.
Saturn remains the most dependable evening planet, visible after sunset and climbing into a favorable position in the southern sky. A modest telescope will show its rings, which are still presented at a relatively shallow angle. Earlier in the week, the darker evening skies also favor the Andromeda Galaxy and the Great Square of Pegasus, both high enough to make useful autumn observing targets. Before dawn, Venus shines brilliantly low toward the east-southeast, while Mercury is beginning to return to the morning sky but remains difficult to catch in bright twilight. A clear horizon will help, though Venus is by far the more reliable of the two.
The finest planetary sight arrives before sunrise Sunday, Nov. 15, and again Monday morning. Look southeast for brilliant Jupiter beside noticeably redder Mars, with the two planets appearing only about 1.2 degrees apart, a little more than twice the apparent width of the Full Moon. Their exact conjunction occurs late Sunday night Pacific time, although the planets will be below Carson City’s horizon at that hour. The predawn views are the ones worth setting an alarm for. No telescope is required, and binoculars can comfortably fit both planets into the same field. The Leonid meteor shower is also approaching its Nov. 17-18 peak, giving early risers another reason to watch the sky next week. Between the Northern Taurids, Saturn’s evening appearance and the gathering of Mars and Jupiter before dawn, northern Nevada has plenty to offer anyone willing to trade a little sleep for a look overhead.
