For you, November is always going to be a month of two halves, with an overlapping of the past, present and future but this time, this will be the case for the whole and not just part of the month. The Sun will always spend the first three weeks of November in a nostalgic and reflective part of your chart, with the month long wind down of your old solar year underway and the focus on the past, before returning to Sagittarius on 22nd November to begin your birthday month and new solar year. As Venus and Mercury travel close to but not to the same strict timetable, either one can return slightly ahead or behind the Sun, creating an overlap where new doors are opening before old doors have had a chance to close. The difference this year is that Mercury is running so far ahead of schedule that by the time you move into the new month, he is already in Sagittarius while held back by a retrograde phase, Venus won’t even return to a nostalgic and reflective part of your chart until 7th November, where she will spend the rest of the month. Adding to the overlap is that as you move into the new month, you are in the final days of a two year Mars cycle, with the planet of passion and the warrior planet of the cosmos returning to Sagittarius on 5th November. There isn’t a moment this month when there aren’t planets in Sagittarius opening new doors and there aren’t planets in a nostalgic and reflective part of your chart, still in the process of closing old doors. At the same time, even though in Sagittarius, Mercury’s retrograde turn on 10th November before retrograding all the way back out again on 19th November, will add to that overlap. Also contributing to the split picture this month is that once Jupiter returns retrograde in your financial sector on 12th November, every one of the outer planets will be in retrograde motion. This includes Uranus, who will retrograde back out of your relationship sector and back into your work sector on 8th November.
While things are scaling back on both the romantic and relationship fronts, with the right guardrails, both can be protected against what is likely to be a busy end to the year. On the romantic front, things may have dialled back, but to what is the norm for this time of year. The exception was having had Neptune, the planet of hopes and dreams returned to your romantic sector at the end of March and Saturn at the end of May. Saturn retrograded back out at the beginning of September, but Neptune didn’t leave until towards the end of last month, leaving things in the safe hands of the three planets that will keep the spirit of romance alive. Apart from the dwarf planet Ceres, who making her first deep dive into your heart’s needs and priorities in four years will turn direct on 22nd November, Eris and Chiron, one the warrior princess of the cosmos and the other the planet of healing, will remain in retrograde motion for the rest of the year. However, all three will be in retrograde motion when the Moon moves through from 3rd November to 5th November, with a strong sense of romantic nostalgia in the air. This will see the Moon move through during what will be the final days of all planetary activity on the relationship front for the year, which will come to an end when Uranus retrogrades back out of your relationship sector on 8th November. While Uranus, making his first visit in eight decades only returned in July, it was just a few days after the Sun left and less than a month after having returned in May 2024, Jupiter left your relationship sector. By the time Uranus leaves on 8th November, there will have been near continuous planetary activity on the relationship front for nearly 18 months. With Uranus returning in April to spend the next six years here and with support throughout that time from Pluto in your communication sector, this is a chance to first pause and let things play out. In your relationship sector from 7th November to 9th November, the Moon will be here, keeping you emotionally engaged and aware as Uranus leaves.
On both sides of the financial fence, it is business as usual or at least in terms of this financial year. It was this time last year, as you moved into November 2024, Pluto was just days away from ending his 16 year transit through your income sector, something that by the time the Sun and Mercury left at the end of January, apart from the Moon’s monthly visit, this has left the income side of the financial fence empty until then. While this has been the norm this year and will be for years to come, the last time this was the norm was in 2007. Until it will stay that way until January, when the Sun, Mercury and Venus not only return to your income sector, but Mars will return for his first visit in two years. This will get 2026 off to a lucrative start but until then, it is the Moon’s return to your income sector from 23rd November to 25th November, that there will be any direct focus on the income side of the financial fence. However, as this is something that every four weeks can sharpen your nose for money, this will be a chance to capitalise on Uranus’ return to your work sector on 8th November. With Uranus not leaving again until April, he will be when 2026 gets off to a lucrative start. Meanwhile, what is not the norm for this time of year is to have planets on the other side of the sky in your financial sector, the side where it is more about what you do with and how you manage the money you have. However, that all changed when taking advantage of the vacuum Pluto has left on the income side of the financial fence Jupiter, the planet of luck and expansion returned in June to begin your biggest year for income growth and expansion in over a decade. While Jupiter has been on his own since Venus left in August, the planets that were there during his early weeks are now returning to your home and family sector, where between them, they will spend the majority of the month at a friendly aspect. This is making this an especially good month for money matters and especially for financial matters on the home front. With Jupiter turning retrograde on 12th November, the Moon’s return from 9th November to 11th November will ensure your financial instincts are sharp.