Monthly · October 23 – November 21
The lunar events falling across the month ahead, and what each means for you.
Sat 12 Sep
Compatible elements — fire with air, earth with water. Easy, cooperative and rarely explosive.
Fri 18 Sep
Neighbouring signs share a border and little else. They tend to find each other slightly baffling in a way that is more irritating than dramatic.
Fri 25 Sep
Same element. The smoothest combination in the zodiac — mutual understanding without translation, at the risk of never being challenged.
Sat 3 Oct
Same element. The smoothest combination in the zodiac — mutual understanding without translation, at the risk of never being challenged.
Sat 10 Oct
Neighbouring signs share a border and little else. They tend to find each other slightly baffling in a way that is more irritating than dramatic.
The dates above are astronomy — they are the same for everyone and were fixed long before anyone asked. What is added is the geometry between each lunar position and your sign. Anything beyond that would be invention, and inventing it is what makes most long-range horoscopes worthless.
Computed for the month ahead
Angles and focus below are computed against Scorpio, so this table differs for every sign. How it is worked out →
Sun 13 Sep · moon enters Libra · Semi-sextile
Balance, fairness and acute awareness of other people. The moon sits a sign away from yours, close enough to colour the days without dominating them — and for Scorpio that meets tests people rather than asking, and remembers slights for a very long time.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 12th house — rest, retreat and what you have been avoiding.
Tue 15 Sep · moon enters Scorpio · Conjunction
Intensity, privacy and refusal to accept surfaces. The moon sits in your own sign, so its mood and yours are the same thing for these days — and for Scorpio that meets sees through pretence instantly and commits completely once convinced.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 1st house — how you come across and what you initiate.
Thu 17 Sep · moon enters Sagittarius · Semi-sextile
Expansion, honesty and appetite for the unfamiliar. The moon sits a sign away from yours, close enough to colour the days without dominating them — and for Scorpio that meets tests people rather than asking, and remembers slights for a very long time.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 2nd house — income, spending and what you value.
Sun 20 Sep · moon enters Capricorn · Sextile
Ambition, structure and playing the long game. The moon is sextile your sign: workable, but only if you do something with it — and for Scorpio that meets tests people rather than asking, and remembers slights for a very long time.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 3rd house — conversations, messages and short trips.
Tue 22 Sep · moon enters Aquarius · Square
Independence, principle and distance from the herd. The moon squares your sign, which is friction rather than misfortune — and for Scorpio that meets tests people rather than asking, and remembers slights for a very long time.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 4th house — the household, roots and private life.
Thu 24 Sep · moon enters Pisces · Trine
Empathy, imagination and porous boundaries. The moon is trine your sign — the easiest angle, and the one you are least likely to notice — and for Scorpio that meets sees through pretence instantly and commits completely once convinced.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 5th house — play, flirtation and anything you make.
Sun 27 Sep · moon enters Aries · Quincunx
Initiative, appetite and the willingness to go first. The moon is quincunx your sign — an awkward angle with nothing in common to work from — and for Scorpio that meets tests people rather than asking, and remembers slights for a very long time.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 6th house — routine, the body and daily obligations.
Tue 29 Sep · moon enters Taurus · Opposition
Steadiness, comfort and a long attention span. The moon stands opposite you, which puts your own traits in someone else's hands — and for Scorpio that meets tests people rather than asking, and remembers slights for a very long time.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 7th house — partners, close others and negotiation.
Thu 1 Oct · moon enters Gemini · Quincunx
Curiosity, quickness and a need for variety. The moon is quincunx your sign — an awkward angle with nothing in common to work from — and for Scorpio that meets tests people rather than asking, and remembers slights for a very long time.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 8th house — intimacy, debts, and what is not being said.
Sat 3 Oct · moon enters Cancer · Trine
Protection, memory and deep attachment. The moon is trine your sign — the easiest angle, and the one you are least likely to notice — and for Scorpio that meets sees through pretence instantly and commits completely once convinced.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 9th house — travel, study and the bigger picture.
Tue 6 Oct · moon enters Leo · Square
Warmth, presence and the need to be seen doing it. The moon squares your sign, which is friction rather than misfortune — and for Scorpio that meets tests people rather than asking, and remembers slights for a very long time.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 10th house — work in public, reputation and ambition.
Thu 8 Oct · moon enters Virgo · Sextile
Precision, usefulness and noticing what is off. The moon is sextile your sign: workable, but only if you do something with it — and for Scorpio that meets tests people rather than asking, and remembers slights for a very long time.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 11th house — groups, networks and what you want next.
Sat 10 Oct · moon enters Libra · Semi-sextile
Balance, fairness and acute awareness of other people. The moon sits a sign away from yours, close enough to colour the days without dominating them — and for Scorpio that meets tests people rather than asking, and remembers slights for a very long time.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 12th house — rest, retreat and what you have been avoiding.
Mon 12 Oct · moon enters Scorpio · Conjunction
Intensity, privacy and refusal to accept surfaces. The moon sits in your own sign, so its mood and yours are the same thing for these days — and for Scorpio that meets sees through pretence instantly and commits completely once convinced.
Counting from Scorpio, that sign occupies the 1st house — how you come across and what you initiate.