New moon November 2026 in Scorpio

What time is it where you are?

The same instant falls on different dates around the world, so check the date as well as the time.

When to look for the first crescent

A new moon itself cannot be seen, because it sits in the Sun's glare. The thin crescent usually shows up low in the west after sunset once the Moon sets about 60 minutes after the Sun. This is the first evening that happens in each city.

Clear skies and a low western horizon help a lot, so treat these as the first good chance, not a promise.

The stars behind this new moon

Signs follow the seasons and constellations are patterns of stars, and the two have drifted apart over the centuries. At 16°53′ Scorpio, the Moon actually stands in front of Libra, the scales, not the constellation Scorpio is named after. The Sun, right beside the Moon at 16°53′ Scorpio, is in front of Libra.

More about LibraWhy signs and constellations differSee the real sky at your own birth

How close is the Moon?

At 397,761 km from Earth, this is the 11th closest of the 12 new moons of 2026.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 28 October 2026 at 18:04 UTC, 12 days before the exact new moon, at 364,397 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 13 November 2026 at 405,608 km.

The planets at this new moon

Where everything else stands at the exact moment, and any major aspect each planet makes to the Moon, using the same orbs Hali uses in every chart.

The tightest contact is a square from Mars, 5.8° from exact. A square from Mars adds some friction, which often gets things moving. Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are retrograde at this moment.

Planets to look for

With no Moon in the evening sky, the nights around a new moon are the darkest of the month, good for planets and faint stars.

• Mercury is too close to the Sun to see.
• Venus is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Virgo.
• Mars is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Leo.
• Jupiter is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Leo.
• Saturn is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Cetus.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 80.7° from the South Node, one of the two points where its path crosses the Sun's. Eclipses only happen when a new or full moon falls near a node, so this one falls outside eclipse season. The next eclipse is the annular solar eclipse at the new moon of February 2027.

What the lunar nodes are

This lunar cycle

This new moon starts a cycle that peaks with the full moon in Gemini on 24 November 2026. It ends with the next new moon on 9 December 2026.

A new moon in Scorpio

The Sun and Moon meet in Scorpio, so this new moon goes deep. It is a good moment to let something end so something truer can begin.

Astrology reads full and new moons as moments for reflection, not predictions. Take what helps and leave the rest.

When the Moon is in Scorpio

Scorpio Moon days run deep. Feelings grow stronger, secrets surface and small talk feels hollow, so it's a good time for honest conversations and for letting something go.

More about the Moon in Scorpio

The same moon in other years

• Last yearNew moon November 2025, Scorpio
• Next yearNew moon November 2027, Sagittarius
• Next new moon in ScorpioNew moon October 2027, Scorpio