The Scorpio New Moon starts something private, and Mars wants an audience

Somewhere tonight, a woman is writing one sentence in the back of her diary that she has absolutely no intention of showing anyone. Good for her. The Scorpio New Moon of November 9 adores a secret beginning; the trouble is Mars, roaring away in Leo, and it already has opinions about yours.

When is this New Moon, and why is Mars making a fuss?

The Scorpio New Moon arrives at 2:02 a.m. Eastern on November 9, 2026 (11:02 p.m. Pacific on Sunday, November 8). It squares Mars in Leo, which has been strutting through the lion’s sign since September 28 and won’t leave until November 25. Astrologers read a New Moon as the first page of a lunar month.

Seat the two at one dinner party and the problem is obvious. Scorpio has taken the chair in the corner, glass of red in hand, listening far more than talking. Mars in Leo is at the head of the table in a sequined jacket, telling the story about nearly missing the last ferry from Capri. Together, for a few days, they’re prickly: expect thinner skins, shorter fuses and a powerful urge to prove a point. The consolation? That friction is wonderful material for self-work. With Mercury still retrograde in Scorpio until November 13 and Venus retrograde in Libra until November 14, the evening’s moral writes itself.

Start now. Announce later.

Our Moon phases guide follows the rest of the cycle, and NASA explains the astronomy.

Your New Moon horoscope, sign by sign

Twelve signs, twelve secrets, in three rounds.

Receipts, forks and running shoes

Aries: The joint account, renegotiated
It’s the receipt on the fridge that starts it: two concert tickets, one card, and a breezy promise to “sort it out later.” Later has arrived. The New Moon lights up shared money, while Mars, in your romance zone, would rather whisk everyone off to dinner. Have the dull five-minute chat first. Then book the table!

Taurus: A fresh contract with your person
Who loads the dishwasher has never felt so political. Mars has you patrolling the kitchen like a cat on a warm radiator. Step back, though. The New Moon falls in your partnership sector, and something you’ve only ever assumed together is ready to be said out loud. The forks can wait.

Gemini: The running shoes by the door
They’ve been “about to be used” since August. The New Moon would like a word about your routine. Swap one habit and keep it quiet; Mars, in your chatty sector, will want to post about it by Wednesday.

Cancer: The project you’d never show your mother
Somewhere in a cupboard sits the sketchbook, or the screenplay with your ex thinly disguised as a pirate. Creativity starts over, and this lunation likes it kept secret for a while. Mars, in your money sector, plays accountant: are you “good enough” to justify the pottery class? Nobody needs to be good at pottery. They just need to turn up on Thursday.

Candles, siblings and the group chat

Leo: The front door, closed for once
Mars is in your sign, the New Moon falls in your home sector, and you’ve been invited to three things this week. Decline one. Light the good candle and let the stage be your sofa.

Virgo: A sentence you finally send
A sibling, a neighbor, the friend ten minutes away who somehow feels a time zone off: conversations restart. Mars hides in your twelfth house, where irritation simmers unseen, so read your reply twice. The friendlier version is nearly always shorter.

Libra: The price tag, raised
Venus, your ruler, is retrograde in your sign, so this is a beginning in pencil, though a promising one, and it falls on money and self-worth. Meanwhile Mars has someone in the group chat recruiting you for the school fundraiser. Ask what it gives back, in money or in joy.

Blazers, early nights and a cottage near Lisbon

Scorpio: A birthday-season reset
Happy New Moon, Scorpio! This one opens your personal year, and with Mercury retrograde in your sign, you’ll know what you want long before you can explain it. Mars squares you from your career sector, where someone in a very good blazer wants an answer by Friday. Give them a date. They’ll cope.

Sagittarius: Clean sheets and an early night
Thirteen days before your season, the New Moon prescribes rest. Mars keeps opening flight sites in another tab. Close the tab.

Capricorn: A friendship worth a second draft
You know the friend. She always remembers your coffee order, and you haven’t called her since July. One person is due a proper invitation, one group chat a polite exit, and Mars stirs up an old favor that wants repaying. Settle it lightly, then ring her.

Aquarius: The career plan, kept in a drawer
There’s the plan in the slide deck and the far better one in your notes app. This New Moon backs the second. Keep it private, because Mars has the person across the table in a combative mood, more from nerves than malice. Start it on paper, where nobody can heckle.

Pisces: An education with no syllabus
Tabs open on your laptop right now: a Portuguese course and a cottage near Lisbon you’ve called “someday” for three years. The New Moon blesses both. Mars piles small jobs on your desk. Clear them by lunch; the cottage will still be there at nine p.m.

How to tell Mars is doing the talking

Your voice goes up half a tone on Monday. You explain a decision nobody asked you to defend. You draft the announcement before you’ve done the thing.

Our honest take? This is one of the more useful New Moons of the year precisely because it’s uncomfortable. And not every wish has to be wholesome: wanting to outshine someone who once doubted you is a perfectly respectable engine, as long as you’re steering.

Before the Moon grows back

Mercury turns direct on November 13, Venus a day later, and that’s when a private start can safely go public. Until then, look west just after sunset on November 10 or 11. The first thin crescent will be hanging there, about as wide as a fingernail clipping, keeping your secret beautifully.