Some new beginnings arrive in the light. This one arrives in the dark.
The New Moon in Scorpio is the darkest New Moon of the year: the Moon hidden, the Sun deep in the sign of death and rebirth, the nights growing longer. It isn’t the kind of New Moon that asks you to make a vision board. It asks you to go down, find the root of something, and plant a seed in what you discover there….
And this year, it lands with Mercury and Venus both retrograde, just four days before they turn direct together. Here’s what that means, and how to work with it.
The November 2026 New Moon at a Glance
- Exact: Monday, November 9, 2026, at about 2:02am ET (11:02pm PT on Sunday, November 8)
- Degree: about 16°53′ Scorpio
- Mercury: retrograde in Scorpio, widely aligned with this New Moon, and stationing direct on November 13
- Venus: retrograde in Libra, also stationing direct on November 13
- Also: a wide square to Mars and Jupiter traveling together in Leo
What a Scorpio New Moon Asks For
Every New Moon is a seed moment: the Sun and Moon meet, the sky goes dark and a new cycle begins. In Scorpio, the seed is planted underground. This is a New Moon for truth, intimacy, power, healing, shared resources and the parts of yourself you usually keep hidden.
Scorpio doesn’t do surface. If you set an intention this month, make it one that goes to the root: not “I want more money,” but “I’m ready to stop hiding how much I’m struggling.” Not “I want a relationship,” but “I’m ready to let someone see me.”
For more on the season itself, read Scorpio Season and the Thinning Veil.
Why the Retrogrades Change This New Moon
Usually, a New Moon is the green light to start something. This time, with Mercury and Venus both retrograde until November 13, it’s more like an amber light. The seed is real, but it’s a seed you’ve held before.
So let this New Moon be about the re- words: return, repair, reclaim, recommit. What did you start once, and set down? What truth did you almost say? Plant that. Then wait until after November 13, when both planets turn direct, to take the first outward step. Read more in Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio and Venus Retrograde in Scorpio and Libra 2026.
A Preview of the February Eclipse
Here’s a detail worth noticing. This New Moon at about 17° Scorpio sits almost exactly square the degree of the annular solar eclipse coming on February 6, 2027, at about 17° Aquarius. If this New Moon lands hard in your chart, pay attention. It may be showing you the first page of a story that eclipse will take further. Read more in Annular Solar Eclipse February 6, 2027.
Who Feels This New Moon Most
If you have planets or angles near 17° of the fixed signs, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius, you’ll feel this New Moon the most. Within about 2½° is the epicenter. Wider orbs are softer, but still felt, especially on your Sun, Moon, chart ruler or one of your angles: the Ascendant, Descendant, Midheaven or IC.
The Scorpio New Moon, House by House
Find the house that holds 17° Scorpio in your chart. That’s where the seed goes in.
- 1st house: a deep personal reinvention, and letting people see the real you.
- 2nd house: a new relationship with money, possessions and self-worth.
- 3rd house: the conversation you’ve been avoiding, or a truth you’re ready to write.
- 4th house: family secrets, ancestral healing and a new foundation at home.
- 5th house: passion, creativity and the courage to love wholeheartedly.
- 6th house: healing the body and changing a daily habit at the root.
- 7th house: trust, intimacy and power in your closest relationships.
- 8th house: Scorpio’s home. Shared money, debt, inheritance and deep rebirth.
- 9th house: beliefs you’re ready to question, and a truth you’re ready to seek.
- 10th house: power and purpose in your career, and owning your ambition.
- 11th house: friendships that go deeper, and letting go of groups you’ve outgrown.
- 12th house: a quiet, spiritual rebirth, and releasing what you’ve carried in secret.
The Lower and Higher Octave
Lower octave: Obsessing, controlling, keeping secrets that keep you stuck, or forcing a new start before you’re ready.
Higher octave: Honest, courageous renewal. Letting something die so something truer can grow.
A Simple Scorpio New Moon Ritual
- Sit somewhere dark and quiet. Light one candle, and let the rest of the room stay dark.
- Write down one truth you’ve been avoiding. Just name it.
- Write one intention that starts with a re- word: return, repair, reclaim, recommit or release.
- Fold the page and put it somewhere hidden, like a seed in the ground.
- After November 13, take it out and choose one small action to begin.
This New Moon also falls on the night of Kali Puja, honoring the fierce mother who clears away what isn’t true. If that calls to you, read Kali in Your Birth Chart.
Time Your Next Move
The free Best Days to Manifest Calculator shows the days that line up with your own chart, so you can choose the right day after November 13 to take your first step.
The Monthly Manifestation Forecast maps the month ahead, day by day, against your own planets, and your Personal Manifestation Map shows how your chart is built to receive.
Find your best days for free or Get your Monthly Manifestation Forecast
Recommended Reads on the Lunar Cycle
If you want to go further on your own, these are the books I’d put in your hands:
- New Moon Astrology by Jan Spiller: the classic guide to setting intentions with the New Moon.
- The Lunation Cycle by Dane Rudhyar: the deep dive into the Moon’s phases and what they mean for the soul.
- Mysteries of the Dark Moon by Demetra George: for anyone drawn to the dark phase of the Moon and what it heals.
Final Thoughts
Not every seed is planted in the sun. Some of the strongest ones are planted in the dark.
The New Moon in Scorpio is exact at about 16°53′ Scorpio at 2:02am ET on November 9, 2026, with Mercury and Venus both retrograde until November 13 and a wide square to Mars and Jupiter in Leo. It’s a New Moon for truth, intimacy, power and renewal, and it previews the February 2027 eclipse at 17° Aquarius. It’s strongest for planets and angles near 17° of the fixed signs. Plant a seed that goes to the root, and wait until after November 13 to take the first step.
Not a rush. Not a resolution. But a seed in the dark, ready to grow.
Name the truth. Plant the seed. And trust what’s growing underground.
With Love and Light,
Tiff
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