✦ Today's Sky, In Short

We are moving through a rare stretch where the mind and heart have both been given unusual clarity, Mercury and Venus each passed directly across the Sun's face in recent weeks, and now we're tasked with integrating what we saw; these weeks invite us to review our bonds and our thinking without rushing to close anything, to let Jupiter and Mars fuel growth and action only where we've genuinely sorted out what we want. The tightest pull in the sky right now is that raw instinct and feeling are amplified together while power and freedom flow easily, which means we have both the honesty and the room to make real changes, but the opposition between growth and our deeper direction asks us to stay patient and not overreach, we're building something that lasts, not just moving fast.

🌙 The Moon's Next Void Of Course

The Moon, your inner emotional weather, and the fastest-moving body in the sky, will make its last close connection to another planet, then meet no other before it moves on into the next sign. Nothing new takes hold while it runs: plans made then tend to drift, and whatever is already in motion simply plays itself out. It is a pause, not a warning, a good window for rest, tidying and finishing rather than starting.

Begins

Saturday 14 November, 18:56 UTC

Lasts

14.5 hours

In the sign

Capricorn, disciplined, responsible, ambitious

Then into

Aquarius, innovative, independent, humanitarian

Last connection before it

a square to Venus (affection, aesthetics, values, attraction, how you give and receive harmony), 14 November at 18:56 UTC. This challenging aspect creates tension, friction, and a need for action to overcome obstacles

First connection after

a square to Mercury (thinking, learning, communication style, how you process information), 15 November at 20:28 UTC, the void of course ends just before this.

Counted the traditional way: the five major angles to the seven planets visible to the naked eye, Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, which are the ones this technique was built on. Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were discovered long afterwards and are not counted here. Western astrology only: neither Jyotish, the Vedic astrology of India, which measures the sky against the fixed stars, nor BaZi, the Chinese Four Pillars, which reads your birth moment as eight characters of stem and branch, has an equivalent reading, so this card has no counterpart in those two traditions.

The Current Sky

What's been shaping the mood and what's just ahead, sign changes, conjunctions and the other aspects, new & full moons, stations (a planet turning retrograde or direct), cazimi and out-of-bounds crossings, eclipses, solstices & equinoxes, and things to watch for overhead like meteor showers and planet parades.

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  Venus cazimi, in the heart of the Sun

  October 24, 2026 · 21 days ago

  Venus passes exactly across the face of the Sun's position in Scorpio, over intimacy, power, and deep change. Close to the Sun a planet is usually called combust, lost in the glare, but this close, tradition calls it enthroned instead: love and money gets a few hours of unusual clarity.
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  Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio

  October 24, 2026 · 20 days ago

  Mercury appears to stop and turn backwards in Scorpio, over intimacy, power, and deep change. It does not really reverse; from Earth it looks that way as we pass it. Tradition reads it as a stretch for reviewing rather than launching, especially anything to do with the mind. The backwards run lasts about 20 days, until 13 November.
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  Venus re-enters Libra

  October 25, 2026 · 19 days ago

  Venus slips back into Libra, a second pass over relationships, fairness, and balance, revisiting and tying up loose ends.
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  Hunter's Moon, a Full Moon in Taurus

  October 26, 2026 · 19 days ago

  A full moon lights up the body, comfort, and steady worth, a culmination, a reveal, or something finally coming to a head.
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  Venus sextile Jupiter

  November 4, 2026 · 9 days ago

  Venus in Libra and Jupiter in Leo come to an exact sextile, 60 degrees apart, a sixth of the circle. Love and growth cooperate, an open, easy opportunity.
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  Mercury cazimi, in the heart of the Sun

  November 4, 2026 · 9 days ago

  Mercury passes exactly across the face of the Sun's position in Scorpio, over intimacy, power, and deep change. Close to the Sun a planet is usually called combust, lost in the glare, but this close, tradition calls it enthroned instead: the mind gets a few hours of unusual clarity.
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  New Moon in Scorpio

  November 9, 2026 · 4 days ago

  A new moon resets intimacy, power, and deep change, a clean slate, and a good moment to set intentions.
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  Mercury turns direct in Scorpio

  November 13, 2026 · today

  Mercury appears to stop and turn forwards again in Scorpio, over intimacy, power, and deep change. Whatever the mind has been rethinking since it went backwards starts moving out into the world again. That closes a backwards run of about 20 days, begun on 24 October.
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  Five planets before dawn: four to the eye, one through binoculars

  November 13, 2026 · today

  A lineup of 5 planets gathered in the morning sky. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter are visible to the naked eye; Uranus needs binoculars or a small telescope.

  Strung across the eastern sky before dawn, best around the peak and for a week or so on either side.
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  Venus turns direct in Libra

  November 14, 2026 · today

  Venus appears to stop and turn forwards again in Libra, over relationships, fairness, and balance. Whatever love and money has been rethinking since it went backwards starts moving out into the world again. That closes a backwards run of about 42 days, begun on 3 October.
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  Mars meets Jupiter

  November 16, 2026 · in 3 days

  Mars and Jupiter pass close together in the sky.

  Two bright points side by side, low in the east before dawn (morning sky).
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  Leonids meteor shower

  November 17, 2026 · in 4 days

  Usually quiet, but the Leonids are famous for rare ~33-year storms when the sky can fill with hundreds or thousands an hour.

  Up to ~15/hr at peak; the Moon is 47% lit (some interference), viewing looks fair.
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  Sun square Jupiter

  November 18, 2026 · in 5 days

  Sun in Scorpio and Jupiter in Leo come to an exact square, 90 degrees apart, a quarter of the circle. Identity and growth clash, pushing growth through friction.
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  Sun enters Sagittarius

  November 22, 2026 · in 9 days

  A fresh chapter: Sun brings warmth, vitality, and a sense of self to adventure, belief, and the big picture.
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  Beaver Moon, a Full Moon in Gemini

  November 24, 2026 · in 11 days

  A full moon lights up ideas, conversation, and curiosity, a culmination, a reveal, or something finally coming to a head.
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  Sun opposition Uranus

  November 25, 2026 · in 12 days

  Sun in Sagittarius and Uranus in Gemini come to an exact opposition, 180 degrees apart, facing each other across the zodiac. Identity and freedom face off, asking for balance.
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  Mars enters Virgo

  November 25, 2026 · in 12 days

  A fresh chapter: Mars brings drive, courage, and the push to act to work, health, and the fine details.
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  Venus sextile Jupiter

  November 28, 2026 · in 15 days

  Venus in Libra and Jupiter in Leo come to an exact sextile, 60 degrees apart, a sixth of the circle. Love and growth cooperate, an open, easy opportunity.
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  Uranus trine Pluto

  November 29, 2026 · in 16 days

  Uranus in Gemini and Pluto in Aquarius come to an exact trine, 120 degrees apart, a third of the circle. Freedom and deep power flow together with natural ease.
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  Mercury square Jupiter

  December 4, 2026 · in 21 days

  Mercury in Scorpio and Jupiter in Leo come to an exact square, 90 degrees apart, a quarter of the circle. The mind and growth clash, pushing growth through friction.
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  Venus enters Scorpio

  December 4, 2026 · in 21 days

  A fresh chapter: Venus brings love, beauty, and the things we value to intimacy, power, and deep change.
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  Mars square Uranus

  December 4, 2026 · in 21 days

  Mars in Virgo and Uranus in Gemini come to an exact square, 90 degrees apart, a quarter of the circle. Drive and freedom clash, pushing growth through friction.
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  Mercury enters Sagittarius

  December 6, 2026 · in 23 days

  A fresh chapter: Mercury brings thinking, talking, and quick exchanges to adventure, belief, and the big picture.
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  Mercury opposition Uranus

  December 8, 2026 · in 25 days

  Mercury in Sagittarius and Uranus in Gemini come to an exact opposition, 180 degrees apart, facing each other across the zodiac. The mind and freedom face off, asking for balance.
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  New Moon in Sagittarius

  December 9, 2026 · in 25 days

  A new moon resets adventure, belief, and the big picture, a clean slate, and a good moment to set intentions.
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  Saturn turns direct in Aries

  December 10, 2026 · in 27 days

  Saturn appears to stop and turn forwards again in Aries, over bold action and fresh starts. Whatever discipline has been rethinking since it went backwards starts moving out into the world again. That closes a backwards run of about 137 days, begun on 26 July.
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  Pluto returns within bounds

  December 11, 2026 · in 28 days

  Pluto comes back inside the Sun's own range after a spell beyond it, and power settles back to something more predictable.