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Positions for Monday, 9 November 2026 (London time) — New moon, moon in Scorpio.
Every morning the Moon has moved, and every two or three days it changes sign; Venus, Mars and Mercury move more slowly. This page looks at where they are today relative to each of the twelve signs and draws a few lines from it — the same logic astrologers use, applied honestly to today’s positions. The closing advice is a piece of common sense drawn by the date.
Only know your date of birth? The form above gives you your sign. Want more? Calculate your ascendant and read that sign’s lines too: the ascendant describes how the day reaches you.
21 March – 19 April
The Moon does not touch your sign today: an emotionally neutral day, ideal for practical matters. Venus opposite your sign: the couple or relationship is the subject of the day — what you expect from the other deserves to be said. Mars carries you: a good day to decide, move forward, dare a first approach. Mercury retrograde: misunderstandings and backtracking are more frequent; a time to resume an unfinished conversation rather than open a new one. New moon: a time for intentions and quiet beginnings.
Do not answer the message that annoyed you for an hour.
20 April – 20 May
The Moon is opposite your sign: the other person shows you what you would rather not see. A good day to listen rather than convince. Mars square: irritability and rash moves; breathe before answering. Mercury opposite: misunderstandings possible; rephrase, check you are talking about the same thing. Mercury retrograde: misunderstandings and backtracking are more frequent; a time to resume an unfinished conversation rather than open a new one. The Sun opposite your sign: the midpoint of your cycle, a time to take stock and rebalance with others. New moon: a time for intentions and quiet beginnings.
Pick one disagreement to drop.
21 May – 20 June
The Moon does not touch your sign today: an emotionally neutral day, ideal for practical matters. Venus favours you: gentleness in exchanges, a wish for shared pleasure. Mars gives you a nudge: initiative will be well received. Mercury retrograde: misunderstandings and backtracking are more frequent; a time to resume an unfinished conversation rather than open a new one. New moon: a time for intentions and quiet beginnings.
A conversation beats a long silence.
21 June – 22 July
The Moon is in harmony with your sign: the day flows, exchanges are easy — use it to say what has been waiting. Venus in tension with your sign: disagreement over wishes or money; do not settle it today. Mercury retrograde: misunderstandings and backtracking are more frequent; a time to resume an unfinished conversation rather than open a new one. New moon: a time for intentions and quiet beginnings.
Tidy one drawer; the mind follows.
23 July – 22 August
The Moon squares your sign: small frictions, impatience, sharper words than intended. Leave important conversations for the evening. Venus supports you: a meeting or a step closer happens without effort. Mars is in your sign: energy and desire rise, and so does impatience — channel it into sport or a project. Mercury in tension: messages misread, delays; reread before sending. Mercury retrograde: misunderstandings and backtracking are more frequent; a time to resume an unfinished conversation rather than open a new one. New moon: a time for intentions and quiet beginnings.
One concrete gesture is worth ten promises.
23 August – 22 September
The Moon quietly supports your sign: a simple gesture, a message, a kindness is enough to improve the day. Mercury retrograde: misunderstandings and backtracking are more frequent; a time to resume an unfinished conversation rather than open a new one. New moon: a time for intentions and quiet beginnings.
Decide before noon, celebrate after.
23 September – 22 October
The Moon does not touch your sign today: an emotionally neutral day, ideal for practical matters. Venus is in your sign: your charm is on show, you are noticed, and you tolerate lukewarm relationships less. Mars gives you a nudge: initiative will be well received. Mercury retrograde: misunderstandings and backtracking are more frequent; a time to resume an unfinished conversation rather than open a new one. New moon: a time for intentions and quiet beginnings.
Say thank you for something specific.
23 October – 21 November
The Moon is passing through your sign: emotions sit closer to the surface, making the day sensitive and true — say what you feel before it spills over. Mars square: irritability and rash moves; breathe before answering. Mercury in your sign: words come easily and important conversations go better. Mercury retrograde: misunderstandings and backtracking are more frequent; a time to resume an unfinished conversation rather than open a new one. The Sun is in your sign: this is your season. Take up space, decide for yourself. New moon: a time for intentions and quiet beginnings.
Do one thing slowly.
22 November – 21 December
The Moon does not touch your sign today: an emotionally neutral day, ideal for practical matters. Venus supports you: a meeting or a step closer happens without effort. Mars carries you: a good day to decide, move forward, dare a first approach. Mercury retrograde: misunderstandings and backtracking are more frequent; a time to resume an unfinished conversation rather than open a new one. New moon: a time for intentions and quiet beginnings.
Make an appointment with yourself.
22 December – 19 January
The Moon quietly supports your sign: a simple gesture, a message, a kindness is enough to improve the day. Venus in tension with your sign: disagreement over wishes or money; do not settle it today. Mercury retrograde: misunderstandings and backtracking are more frequent; a time to resume an unfinished conversation rather than open a new one. New moon: a time for intentions and quiet beginnings.
Postpone what can wait, not what matters.
20 January – 18 February
The Moon squares your sign: small frictions, impatience, sharper words than intended. Leave important conversations for the evening. Venus favours you: gentleness in exchanges, a wish for shared pleasure. Mars opposite: someone resists you. Seek agreement rather than victory. Mercury in tension: messages misread, delays; reread before sending. Mercury retrograde: misunderstandings and backtracking are more frequent; a time to resume an unfinished conversation rather than open a new one. New moon: a time for intentions and quiet beginnings.
Call the person you are thinking of.
19 February – 20 March
The Moon is in harmony with your sign: the day flows, exchanges are easy — use it to say what has been waiting. Mercury retrograde: misunderstandings and backtracking are more frequent; a time to resume an unfinished conversation rather than open a new one. New moon: a time for intentions and quiet beginnings.
Listen to the end of sentences.
The Chinese calendar does not only count years: each day also carries an animal and an element, in a sixty-day cycle (ten “heavenly stems” combined with the twelve “earthly branches”). Popular Chinese astrology compares the day’s animal with your birth animal — same animal, secret friend, triangle of affinity, clash, “harm” or “punishment” — and then the day’s element with your animal’s fixed element, following the cycle of the five elements (Wood feeds Fire, Fire feeds Earth, Earth feeds Metal, Metal feeds Water, Water feeds Wood; and each restrains the one two steps further on). The result below applies those rules to the letter, and invents nothing else.
Your animal is that of your lunar birth year: if you were born in January or February, check it with the calculator — Chinese New Year falls between 21 January and 20 February.
Day pillar: Fire Pig (yin, 丁亥), day 24 of the sixty-day cycle — in the Chinese calendar the day changes at midnight.
RatBorn in 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020…
No marked relationship between today’s animal and yours: an ordinary day, worth what you put into it. Your element controls today’s: you have the upper hand — use it to settle what has been dragging.
Do what you promised last week.
OxBorn in 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021…
No marked relationship between today’s animal and yours: an ordinary day, worth what you put into it. Today’s element feeds yours: you receive more than you give — let yourself be helped.
Listen to the answer to the end.
TigerBorn in 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022…
Today’s animal is your secret friend: meetings fall into place, requests get through, help arrives unasked. Dare the conversation you keep putting off. Your element feeds today’s: you give a lot, to others and to work; keep something for the evening.
A shared meal settles more than a long message.
RabbitBorn in 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023…
Today’s animal belongs to your triangle of affinity: a fluid day, shared plans move forward, complicity comes easily. Propose rather than wait. Your element feeds today’s: you give a lot, to others and to work; keep something for the evening.
Put the argument off until tomorrow: it will have melted.
DragonBorn in 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024…
No marked relationship between today’s animal and yours: an ordinary day, worth what you put into it. Today’s element feeds yours: you receive more than you give — let yourself be helped.
Tidy what clutters the bedroom.
SnakeBorn in 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025…
Today’s animal clashes head-on with yours: a day of jolts, setbacks and words that go too far. Leave big decisions and explanations for tomorrow. Today’s element is yours: stability, but few surprises.
Say the kind thing you are thinking.
HorseBorn in 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026…
No marked relationship between today’s animal and yours: an ordinary day, worth what you put into it. Today’s element is yours: stability, but few surprises.
Walk a quarter of an hour with the person who matters.
GoatBorn in 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015…
Today’s animal belongs to your triangle of affinity: a fluid day, shared plans move forward, complicity comes easily. Propose rather than wait. Today’s element feeds yours: you receive more than you give — let yourself be helped.
Don’t keep score today.
MonkeyBorn in 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016…
Today’s animal is the one that ‘harms’ yours in tradition: small misunderstandings, touchiness, promises taken the wrong way. Rephrase before taking offence. Today’s element restrains yours: tiredness or pressure from outside; don’t overload the day.
Do what you promised last week.
RoosterBorn in 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017…
No marked relationship between today’s animal and yours: an ordinary day, worth what you put into it. Today’s element restrains yours: tiredness or pressure from outside; don’t overload the day.
Listen to the answer to the end.
DogBorn in 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018…
No marked relationship between today’s animal and yours: an ordinary day, worth what you put into it. Today’s element feeds yours: you receive more than you give — let yourself be helped.
A shared meal settles more than a long message.
PigBorn in 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019…
A day of your own animal: your energy is doubled, which carries you as much as it exposes you. A good day to assert yourself, a bad day to demand. Your element controls today’s: you have the upper hand — use it to settle what has been dragging.
Put the argument off until tomorrow: it will have melted.
From a small astronomical engine published on this site, which calculates every day the longitude of the Moon, the Sun and the planets (accuracy: minutes of arc for the Moon, about a degree for the planets). For each sign, the text assembles what tradition associates with the relationship between those positions and the sign: Moon in the sign, opposite, trine, square… There is no prediction and no scientific claim: astrology is a language, not a law of nature.
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