New Moon in Scorpio November 2026: Meaning, Exact Time and How It Affects You

The New Moon in Scorpio on November 9, 2026 is exact at 07:02 UTC, at 16°53' of Scorpio. It is the darkest night of the most private sign, and it arrives while Mercury and Venus are both still retrograde. That combination makes this a new moon for honest endings and quiet beginnings. Scorpio does not ask you to announce anything. It asks you to tell yourself the truth, and then to start from there.

At a Glance

Date: November 9, 2026 (late evening of November 8 on the Pacific coast of North America).
Exact time: 07:02 UTC.
Position: Sun and Moon together at 16°53' Scorpio.
Phase: New Moon, the start of a new lunar cycle.
Rulers of this Moon: Mars at 22°41' Leo, close to Jupiter at 25°15' Leo, and Pluto at 3°12' Aquarius.
Also in the sky: Mercury retrograde at 6°52' Scorpio and Venus retrograde at 23°19' Libra, both a few days from turning direct.
Core theme: Depth, trust and what you share with other people. What has to end so that something more honest can begin.

Exact Time of the New Moon in Scorpio by Time Zone

The new moon is a single instant everywhere on Earth. Only the clock reading changes. North America is back on standard time by this date.

City	Local date and time
Los Angeles	Sunday, November 8, 11:02 PM PST
Chicago	Monday, November 9, 1:02 AM CST
New York	Monday, November 9, 2:02 AM EST
London	Monday, November 9, 7:02 AM GMT
Berlin and Stockholm	Monday, November 9, 8:02 AM CET
Mumbai	Monday, November 9, 12:32 PM IST
Tokyo	Monday, November 9, 4:02 PM JST
Sydney	Monday, November 9, 6:02 PM AEDT

The Moon enters Scorpio at 22:39 UTC on November 7 and leaves for Sagittarius at 08:35 UTC on November 10. A new moon cannot be seen, so there is nothing to watch for. The useful window for setting intentions is the day of the new moon and the two days after it, once the first thin crescent returns to the evening sky.

New Moon in Scorpio: Core Meaning

Every new moon is a beginning. The Sun and Moon meet at the same degree, the sky is dark, and a new cycle starts with nothing yet visible. In Scorpio, that beginning happens below the surface. This is the new moon of the year least suited to vision boards and public declarations, and best suited to private decisions.

Scorpio is a fixed water sign. Its traditional ruler is Mars and its modern ruler is Pluto. It is concerned with what is hidden, what is shared, and what cannot be undone. A New Moon in Scorpio tends to bring up:

Trust. Who you let close, what you have told them, and whether that trust has been earned.
Shared resources. Joint money, debts, loans, taxes, inheritances, and any arrangement where your security depends on someone else.
Intimacy. Emotional and physical closeness, and the fears that sit right next to it.
Endings. The things that are over but have not yet been admitted to be over.
Power. Where you hold it, where you have given it away, and where you are fighting for it without saying so.

Scorpio's gift is its refusal to stay shallow. It would rather know a hard truth than live with a comfortable guess. That is why this new moon is often described as a reset at the root. An intention set now works best when it names the real issue and not the polite version of it.

For the wider logic of how new moons work, see the new moon meaning guide. For the emotional style of the sign itself, the Moon in Scorpio guide goes into detail.

What Makes This One Different: Two Retrogrades, and Mars With Jupiter

Three features set the November 2026 new moon apart from an ordinary Scorpio new moon.

Mercury is retrograde in Scorpio. Mercury turned retrograde on October 24 and sits at 6°52' Scorpio at the new moon, in the same sign as the Sun and Moon. It turns direct on November 13 at 5°02' Scorpio. Mercury in Scorpio digs. Retrograde, it digs through what has already been said: old messages, old agreements, things you half knew and did not want to confirm. On November 4, five days before this new moon, Mercury passed directly between the Earth and the Sun, the midpoint of the retrograde and often the moment when something clicks. The new moon picks up from that realisation. The 2026 Mercury retrograde dates show the whole period, and the Mercury Retrograde House Finder shows which house of your chart it is moving through.

Venus is retrograde in Libra. Venus has been retrograde since October 3 and is at 23°19' Libra at the new moon. It turns direct on November 14 (UTC) at 22°52' Libra. Venus retrograde reviews relationships, prices and standards. With Venus in Libra, the sign of partnership, the review is about fairness: who gives more, who decides, and what each person assumed without asking. Scorpio wants to know what is really going on in a bond. Venus retrograde makes sure the question gets asked.

Mars and Jupiter are meeting in Leo. Mars, the traditional ruler of Scorpio, is at 22°41' Leo and closing in on Jupiter at 25°15' Leo. Their conjunction is exact on November 16 at 25°53' Leo. Mars with Jupiter is confident, generous and loud, which is close to the opposite of Scorpio's temperament. The new moon makes a wide square to Mars, about six degrees from exact. In practice, that is the pull between a private process and a strong urge to act, to prove something or to make a grand gesture. Venus softens it with a sextile to Mars that is less than a degree from exact, so the urge can be turned toward courage in a conversation instead of a display.

Put together, the sky says: decide in private now, act in public later. Within a week both Mercury and Venus are direct, and on November 16 Mars and Jupiter meet. Intentions set on November 9 have a natural runway into the second half of the month.

What to Begin, and What to Let Settle First

A new moon during two retrogrades is a real beginning, but it is a beginning of a particular kind. It favours anything that starts with "stop," "finish" or "tell the truth about," and it is less helpful for brand new ventures that depend on other people's quick agreement.

Good intentions for this new moon:

Close an open loop. A debt, an apology, a form, a conversation that keeps replaying. Scorpio rests when things are settled.
Get honest about shared money. Look at one joint account, one loan or one recurring payment and decide what you want it to look like in six months.
Choose depth in one relationship. Say one true thing you have been softening. Ask one question you have been avoiding.
Release a private habit. The one nobody else sees. New moons in Scorpio support quitting quietly.
Start inner work. Therapy, grief work, a journal, a practice that asks you to look at what you would rather not.
Protect your privacy. Change the passwords, tidy the accounts, decide what you no longer want to share and with whom.

Things better left until after November 14:

Signing joint financial agreements. Read them now. Sign once Mercury and Venus are direct, if the timing is yours to choose.
Defining a relationship that is still under review. Let the retrograde finish its work first.
Confrontations meant to win. Mars with Jupiter can make a point bigger than it needs to be.

The new moon rituals and intentions guide has a simple method you can adapt. For Scorpio, write fewer intentions and make them more specific. One honest sentence is worth more than a list of ten.

New Moon in Scorpio by Rising Sign

Your rising sign shows which part of life this new moon restarts. If you do not know yours, a free birth chart will show it. Mercury is retrograde in the same sign, so the same area of life is also under review.

Aries rising: Eighth house of shared money and intimacy. A fresh start with a debt, a joint budget or the level of trust in a close bond.
Taurus rising: Seventh house of partnership. A relationship restarts on more honest terms, or you admit what you need from one.
Gemini rising: Sixth house of work and health. A new routine that begins with dropping an old one. Listen to what your body has been saying.
Cancer rising: Fifth house of creativity, romance and joy. A creative project or a matter of the heart begins quietly, without an audience.
Leo rising: Fourth house of home and family. A new chapter at home, or an old family matter finally addressed at the root.
Virgo rising: Third house of communication. A conversation you start differently this time. Reread before you send.
Libra rising: Second house of income and self-worth. A reset in how you earn, spend and price yourself, with your ruler Venus retrograde in your sign.
Scorpio rising: First house of self. The new moon is in your sign. A personal restart: how you look, how you live, what you no longer explain.
Sagittarius rising: Twelfth house of rest and the inner world. A private ending that clears space. Sleep and solitude are productive now.
Capricorn rising: Eleventh house of friends and long-term hopes. A new goal, or a clearer sense of which groups deserve your loyalty.
Aquarius rising: Tenth house of career and reputation. A quiet professional decision, made before anyone else hears about it.
Pisces rising: Ninth house of beliefs, study and travel. A new line of study or a change of view that starts with a hard question.

To see exactly where this new moon falls for you, check the degrees around 15° to 19° of Scorpio, Taurus, Leo and Aquarius. Natal planets or angles there feel this new moon most directly.

How to Work With the Scorpio New Moon

Scorpio responds to privacy, focus and follow-through. A few ways to use the days around November 9:

Keep it to yourself at first. An intention shared too early loses pressure. Tell one trusted person, or no one.
Write the unsendable letter. Put everything on the page to the person, the debt or the version of yourself you are done with. Then keep it or destroy it.
Do one financial task you have avoided. Open the statement. Make the call. Scorpio energy is relief once the dreaded thing is done.
Clear something out completely. One drawer, one inbox, one account. Finish it rather than starting five.
Let feelings be strong without acting on all of them. Intensity is normal at this moon. It passes, and decisions made at its peak are often overstated.
Rest. The dark moon on the night of November 8 is the low point of the lunar month. Tiredness then is the cycle, not a failure.

To follow the sky day by day, today's sky shows the Moon's sign and phase and what is active right now, and the 2026 moon calendar lists every new and full moon of the year.

FAQ

What time is the New Moon in Scorpio on November 9, 2026?

The exact moment is 07:02 UTC on November 9, 2026. That is 11:02 PM PST on Sunday, November 8, and on Monday, November 9 it is 1:02 AM CST, 2:02 AM EST, 7:02 AM in London, 8:02 AM in Berlin and Stockholm, 12:32 PM in Mumbai, 4:02 PM in Tokyo and 6:02 PM in Sydney.

What degree is the November 2026 new moon?

The Sun and Moon meet at 16°53' Scorpio. Planets or angles in your birth chart near 15° to 19° of Scorpio, Taurus, Leo or Aquarius are the most strongly activated.

Is the New Moon in Scorpio on November 9, 2026 an eclipse?

No. It is a regular new moon. The eclipses of 2026 fell in February, March and August, and the next one is the solar eclipse of February 6, 2027. The Eclipse House Finder shows where that one lands in your chart.

Can I set intentions while Mercury and Venus are retrograde?

Yes. Retrogrades change the kind of intention that works. Aim at finishing, repairing, releasing and telling the truth. Leave launches, signatures and new commitments until after Mercury turns direct on November 13 and Venus turns direct on November 14, 2026.

What does a New Moon in Scorpio mean for me?

It restarts the part of your life that Scorpio rules in your chart. That depends on your rising sign: see the list above, or open a free birth chart to find the house that holds 16° Scorpio.

Why does this new moon feel heavy?

Scorpio is the sign of endings and of what is hidden, the Moon is dark, and two planets are retrograde. Old matters come up to be settled. The mood usually lifts within a few days as the Moon moves into Sagittarius on November 10 and the retrogrades end on November 13 and 14.

How is a new moon different from a full moon?

A new moon begins a cycle and suits intentions. A full moon completes one and suits release. The new moon versus full moon guide explains the difference in full.

When does this cycle peak?

The first checkpoint is the Full Moon in Gemini on November 24, 2026, two weeks later. The story that starts at this new moon comes to light at the Full Moons in Scorpio of April 20 and May 20, 2027.

This New Moon in Scorpio asks for one thing: honesty about what is finished and what you want in its place. The clearest way to see where it lands for you is to map it against your own chart. Open the live transits tool to see the current sky against your placements, and let this dark moon mark the point where you stopped pretending and started again.

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