New Moon in Scorpio, November 2026: How to Set an Intention and What to Skip
In a few days, on 9 November at 07:02 UTC (Greenwich time; add or subtract your own offset), the new moon arrives. The Moon sits in Scorpio, right next to the Sun: both lights are in the same sign and the Moon's face is hidden from us. It works like a clean page: the old month is over and the new one has not yet begun.
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Why this new moon is special
In tradition Scorpio is the sign of depth, honesty and talking without masks. A new moon here is less about loud beginnings and more about quiet review: what do I really want, what should I let go of, what have I been avoiding telling myself.
There is a second detail. Mercury keeps moving "backward" until 13 November and Venus until 14 November. So this new moon falls in a "re-" window: reread, rethink, recheck. An intention about returning to a postponed task or an honest conversation suits this time better than "starting from zero".
How to set an intention in five minutes
- Pick one theme. Not ten items, just one: work, relationships, money, habits, rest. A new moon likes a narrow focus.
- Write one sentence in the first person and the present tense. For example: "I say what I think, calmly and on time." Drop "I want" and "I will try".
- Add one small step. What will you do in the next three days? A letter, a call, an hour sorting papers. An intention without a step stays a daydream.
- Ask whose wish it is. Scorpio senses falseness: if the goal was taken "because everyone does", you will notice at once.
- Put the note away and come back to it at the full moon on 24 November: see what has moved and what needs rewording.
What to skip
- Do not wish things for another person. An intention is about your actions and your choice, not someone else's will.
- Do not sign something important on impulse. While Mercury is retrograde it pays to reread contracts once more.
- Do not wait for a miracle. A new moon promises no result; it is a convenient moment to pause and choose a direction.
- Do not turn the ritual into pressure on yourself. If you have no energy today, one honest sentence is enough.
What comes next
Two weeks later, on 24 November, the full moon arrives: a time to sum up the month. What you wrote at the new moon is easy to read then, without extra words.
To see how this period falls on your own chart, open Lilit: the calendar shows which dates concern you, and the daily forecast explains the current day. This material is for entertainment and education and is not a prediction or medical, legal, psychological or financial advice.