The Moon and Sun will begin their new phase together at 16 Scorpio on the night of November 8 at 11:02 PM Pacific Pacific time, and in the early hours of the morning of November 9 in the east. We are descending toward the darkest part of the year in the northern hemisphere.
Scorpio is the water sign of the fixed modality. It is water that’s not moving, like the dark stuff at the bottom of a lagoon. From above, what’s going on down there may seem to be nothing, but that’s not true. In the dark, there’s new life brewing.
A Scorpionic personality is emotionally driven, like those of the Cancerian and Piscean persuasions. Scorpio’s emotional depth may not be so obvious, may be more subterranean, more guarded. Scorpio is anything but superficial, prefers getting to the heart of the matter, shies away from small talk. Scorpio has the staying power to keep investigating serious matters, including issues that are taboo or off-putting to others.
This New Moon in the introspective sign of Scorpio comes at the tail end of periods of retrograde motion for both Mercury in Scorpio and Venus which has now moved backward into Libra. On November 12 and 13, both Mercury and Venus will be “stationing,” meaning they’ll be about to resume forward motion in relation to the Sun. This makes the November 8/9 New Moon and the days that follow a kind of last chance, for this cycle, to review and reflect on Mercurial and Venusian issues of thought patterns, relationships, and values.
Scorpio is ruled by Mars, the planetary force of action and desire. At the November 8/9 New Moon, the Sun and Moon in Scorpio will be moving toward making a tense square aspect with Mars, which is now in Leo.
Mars in Leo is making a conjunction with Jupiter, also in Leo, with Jupiter currently traveling at the same degree as the Moon’s south node. Jupiter is a force of magnification. It spends about a year in each sign, and while in Leo, it has been highlighting issues of art, celebrity, performance, and reputation. Yet the south lunar node (in Leo) speaks to what individuals and the collective are ready to let go of. Can one both care about having a public reputation and also be willing to watch it fade, or at least morph into something else? Jupiter’s conjunction with the south lunar node will be exact on November 12 and again in February and April of 2027.
At the November 8/9 New Moon, the Scorpio to Leo square is a key aspect because Scorpio is one of the most inwardly-focused signs while Leo is outwardly focused, performing out loud, for and with the attention of others.
A square aspect forms when one or more bodies are traveling approximately 90 degrees from one or more other bodies. Astrologically, they share a modality – Scorpio and Leo are both fixed signs. But they are of different elements—water and fire, here; and they are yin versus yang. Planets in a square aspect to each other call for some kind of negotiation.
If a New Moon in Scorpio has an agenda, it is to probe the depths of one’s mind and heart, to see what gems may be hiding there. Leo wants to make art, share it generously, and shine for all like its ruler, the Sun. Scorpio is more about how to better know oneself, as an inside job.
The question for some people at this New Moon may be about how to keep the creative fires burning while not losing sight of one’s shadow. It may be like dual vision, like keeping one eye looking out and the other eye continuously turned within.
Blessings for the Scorpio New Moon!
~ Sara
Sara R. Diamond, an astrologer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a life-long student and practitioner in several esoteric paths. Her style of astrology combines modern-psychological astrology with insights from traditional astrology. Sara is also an estate planning attorney. In addition, she has published four books on right-wing movements in the United States and earned her Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. You are invited to contact Sara via her website at www.SaraDiamondAstrology.com.
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