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In short: Jupiter in your 5th house (a traditionally favourable transit), Mars into your 5th on 12 Nov, Mercury direct on 13 Nov (your 7th) and Venus direct on 14 Nov (your 6th). Saturn keeps you in Sade Sati's first phase. Best days: 5–7 Nov, 15–19 Nov and 26–27 Nov.
November 2026 at a glance
| Date (UTC+5:30) | In the sky | For your sign |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct (just before) | Jupiter moves from Cancer into Leo | your 4th → 5th |
| 4 Nov | The Sun and Mercury meet exactly in Libra | your 7th |
| 6 Nov | Venus (retrograde) moves back from Libra into Virgo, debilitated (its weakest sign) | your 7th → 6th |
| 9 Nov | Amavasya (new Moon) in Libra, Vishakha nakshatra, 12:32 | your 7th |
| 12 Nov | Jupiter and Ketu meet exactly in Leo | your 5th |
| 12 Nov | Mars moves from Cancer into Leo | your 4th → 5th |
| 13 Nov | Mercury turns direct in Libra | your 7th |
| 14 Nov | Venus turns direct in Virgo | your 6th |
| 15 Nov | Mars and Ketu meet exactly in Leo | your 5th |
| 16 Nov | Mars and Jupiter meet exactly in Leo | your 5th |
| 16 Nov | The Sun moves from Libra into Scorpio | your 7th → 8th |
| 22 Nov | Venus moves from Virgo into Libra, in its own sign | your 6th → 7th |
| 24 Nov | Purnima (full Moon) in Taurus, Krittika nakshatra, 20:23 | your 2nd |
Overview
Jupiter entered Leo, your 5th house from the Moon, on 31 Oct, just before the month began, and spends all of it there. Jupiter in the 5th is among its happiest transits: children, study, romance and good judgement are supported, and advice from elders lands well. From Leo it also looks at your 9th, your 11th and your 1st houses (luck and learning; income and friendships; personal matters), and its gaze on your Moon sign itself is traditionally protective.
Saturn is in Pisces, your 12th house, retrograde until it turns direct on 11 Dec. Saturn in the 12th opens Sade Sati: expenses, sleep and distant places need attention, and it is a good time to simplify. You are in the first phase of Sade Sati, the seven and a half years of Saturn around the Moon: tradition reads it as a time of slow building, not of punishment.
Rahu is in your 11th house and Ketu in your 5th. Rahu in the 11th is a gainful position: networks, large organisations and new income routes help. Ketu in the 5th deepens study and spiritual interest; keep plans for children simple. On 5 Dec the nodes change signs by the mean node used on Sunyra (panchangs that use the true node give an earlier date): Rahu moves to your 10th house and Ketu to your 4th, where they stay for about eighteen months.
The month's tightest gathering is in Leo: Mars, Jupiter and Ketu meet exactly (12 Nov, 15 Nov and 16 Nov). It falls in your 5th house for your sign — children, romance, study and creative work — and asks for clear aims there.
Love and marriage
Venus, the planet of love, begins the month retrograde in Libra (your 7th house), slips back into Virgo — debilitated (its weakest sign), your 6th — on 6 Nov, turns direct on 14 Nov and moves into Libra — in its own sign, your 7th — on 22 Nov. Venus in the 6th is not easy: small frictions and indulgence to watch. The direct station is the turning point: old feelings or an old flame may resurface before it, and clarity comes after.
Your 7th house of marriage holds the Sun and Mercury mid-month. The Sun in the 7th can strain partnership and stamina; avoid ego clashes. Mercury in the 7th can bring disagreements; spell out terms. Your 5th house of romance holds Mars, Jupiter and Ketu. The new Moon on 9 Nov falls in your 7th house, a natural point to start afresh together.
Career and money
The Sun starts the month in your 7th house — the Sun in the 7th can strain partnership and stamina; avoid ego clashes. On 16 Nov it moves into Scorpio, your 8th: the Sun in the 8th calls for rest and care with health and officials. Mercury turns direct in your 7th house on 13 Nov — paperwork, deals and messages delayed in recent weeks start to clear, though it is sensible to sign big contracts a few days after the station.
Rahu sits in your 11th house (income and gains), so what the overview says about it applies directly to income and gains. Nothing here is financial advice: use it to time effort, not to take risks.
Health and energy
Mars, the planet of energy, starts the month in Cancer (debilitated), your 4th house: Mars in the 4th stirs home and property matters; avoid quarrels at home and drive carefully. From 12 Nov it moves to Leo, your 5th: Mars in the 5th brings impatience around children, romance and speculation. The Moon passes through your 8th house (chandrashtama) on 10–12 Nov: tradition advises rest, no risky travel and no big decisions on those days. Read this as weather for your energy — anything worrying belongs with a doctor, not a horoscope.
Festivals this month
| Date | Festival | The Moon for you |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov | Dhanteras | Moon in Virgo, your 6th |
| 8 Nov | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Moon in Libra, your 7th |
| 10 Nov | Govardhan Puja | Moon in Scorpio, your 8th |
| 11 Nov | Bhai Dooj | Moon in Scorpio, your 8th |
Diwali's Lakshmi Puja on 8 Nov is held on the evening of the Kartik Amavasya; the new Moon itself is exact on 9 Nov at 12:32 in Libra (your 7th house). Traditionally, what you begin in the light of the new Moon grows with the waxing Moon — for you, plans for partnership are a natural place to start. Dhanteras buying is a custom, not an astrological necessity; buy only what you planned to.
Best and careful dates in November 2026
Best days: 5–7 Nov, 15–19 Nov and 26–27 Nov. Careful days (chandrashtama): 10–12 Nov. Quieter days: 20–21 Nov.
How these are chosen: each day's Moon (at noon UTC+5:30) is counted from your Moon sign. The 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th are the classical upachaya houses where the transiting Moon helps effort and results; the 8th is chandrashtama, kept free of new beginnings; the 12th favours rest. Your own chart's dasha and tara bala can change any single day.
A remedy, as tradition
Saturn's passage is the month's slowest influence for you. The classical counsel for Shani is service: on Saturdays help an elderly person, feed a labourer or offer mustard oil at a temple, and keep promises small and exact. Remedies are a devotional tradition: optional, free, and never a substitute for practical help.
Looking ahead
Rahu and Ketu change signs on 5 Dec (Rahu to your 10th, Ketu to your 4th), Saturn turns direct in your 12th house on 11 Dec, Jupiter turns retrograde in your 5th house on 13 Dec and Mars turns retrograde in your 5th house on 10 Jan. Read the full year in the Aries horoscope 2027.
Your exact chart, not just your Moon sign
Everyone with the Moon in Aries shares this page. Your ascendant, your running dasha and the exact degrees in your chart decide which of these themes you actually feel. The Full Kundli Report reads your whole chart — nature, career, marriage and every dasha period of your life — and Your Year Ahead turns the next twelve months into your own calendar.
Sources
- Sunyra engine (positions verified against NASA/JPL Horizons; Lahiri ayanamsa; mean node)
- Phaladeepika of Mantreswara, ch. 26 (transits from the Moon)
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, ch. 26 (graha drishti) (Santhanam)
Written by Sunyra Editorial. Astrology is a tradition of interpretation; read this as guidance, not a forecast. Disclaimer.
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