Forecasts
Astrology for the Week of November 2, 2026
The week of November 2, 2026, day by day: the Sun meets Mercury in the middle of its retrograde, Venus sextiles Jupiter, and a Scorpio new Moon arrives.
Wednesday morning is the center of this week. Venus finds an easy line to Jupiter, then the Sun meets Mercury, and looking back and feeling good land in the same morning. Everything around it is the quiet middle of the retrograde season: Mercury and Venus are both retrograde all week, and neither turns direct until Friday, November 13. The Moon sets the mood in the meantime, running from a playful Leo Moon on Monday to a private Scorpio Moon by Saturday evening, with the new Moon in Scorpio right behind it.
The week at a glance
- Monday: the Moon is in Leo, the day after Sunday's last quarter Moon
- Tuesday, 3:27 a.m. ET: the Moon moves into Virgo
- Wednesday, 5:20 a.m. ET: Venus sextiles Jupiter, with Venus retrograde
- Wednesday, 9:25 a.m. ET: the Sun meets Mercury, the middle of the Mercury retrograde
- Thursday, 9:38 a.m. ET: the Moon moves into Libra
- Saturday, 5:39 p.m. ET: the Moon moves into Scorpio
- Monday, November 9, 2:02 a.m. ET: the new Moon in Scorpio (still Sunday night at 11:02 p.m. Pacific)
Day by day
Monday, November 2
Sunday's last quarter Moon in Leo is behind you, and the Moon is staying in Leo, so the mood is warm, playful and a little show-offy, with a pull to be seen and to celebrate. You're still running on Leo Moon energy, which is how a Monday ends with a yes to karaoke. From here the Moon is waning, the half of the cycle for clearing and reflecting, so clear the inbox first and sing after.
Tuesday, November 3
The Moon moves into Virgo at 3:27 a.m. ET, and the mood goes from showtime to logistics. The Virgo Moon wants the to-do list, the errands and the drawer that never closes right. You color-code the week and, for once, actually follow it.
Wednesday, November 4
Two events land before lunch, and they work well together.
Venus sextiles Jupiter at 5:20 a.m. ET, at 24°44' Libra and Leo, with Venus retrograde. Venus is what you love and who you want around, Jupiter is generosity and growth, and for today the line between them is open. Warmth, fun and good company come easily, and a small effort goes a long way: send the invite, make the reservation, be the one who says "come over."
At 9:25 a.m. ET the Sun meets Mercury at 12°11' Scorpio, the middle of the Mercury retrograde, when Mercury passes between Earth and the Sun. Your sense of self and your thinking point the same way. That thought you've had for weeks finally makes sense when you say it out loud, so try it on a friend or into a voice memo and notice what you actually think. The Mercury retrograde forecast covers the whole stretch through November 13.
The Virgo Moon keeps the day practical, so write the clear version down while you have it.
Thursday, November 5
Thursday swaps lists for people. The Moon leaves Virgo for Libra at 9:38 a.m. ET, and the Libra Moon is social and wants harmony, dates and good-looking things. Libra is Venus's sign, which makes it easy to follow the pull toward company: call someone, book the table, change the outfit twice.
Friday, November 6
Friday belongs to the Libra Moon, so plans are more about who's there than what you do. Pick the person and let the place sort itself out. Mercury and Venus both turn direct next Friday, November 13, so there's still time to circle back to whatever you've been meaning to revisit.
Saturday, November 7
Saturday night you'd rather stay in with one person than go out with ten, and the Scorpio Moon is why. It arrives at 5:39 p.m. ET, when the Moon leaves Libra, and the mood turns private and intense, the kind that wants depth or wants to be left alone. Until then the Libra Moon keeps the day sociable, so brunch and a long walk with a friend are easy to say yes to.
Sunday, November 8
The Moon stays in Scorpio, and this is the dark stretch before the new Moon, which arrives at 2:02 a.m. ET on Monday, November 9, at 16°54' Scorpio. In Pacific time that's 11:02 p.m. on Sunday. A Scorpio Moon is private and wants depth, so a slow morning and a quiet evening suit it, especially an evening spent thinking about what you'd like to start. Nobody needs to hear about it yet.
One thing to carry into the new Moon
Take whatever Wednesday makes clear and turn it into one sentence you can read back. On Sunday evening, read it and ask what small start it points to; the new Moon journal prompts are there if you want questions to write from. The new Moon opens a fresh cycle while Mercury and Venus are still retrograde, which suits a first draft: you can revise it before they turn direct on Friday, November 13. The November 2026 forecast has the rest of the month.