November 20 2025

Thursday, NOVEMBER 20

The inferior conjunction of Mercury and the Sun occurs this morning, giving us a unique window into the past as it might impact our future. This is a good time for processing recent events and ideas and beginning to look at problems or issues from a new perspective and with a new understanding, mainly related to shared resources, intimate relationships, and indebtedness.

Significant new ideas are born at this time, and they’re likely to have real staying power or importance in our lives. What we say or write now has an impact, for better or for worse.

However, we may not have all the facts necessary to come to a solid conclusion, and we might later have to revise plans or decisions.

As well, the New Moon in Scorpio occurs at 1:47 AM EST, prompting a new beginning. In the weeks ahead, we may be working on our self-mastery skills. It’s a fine time to pinpoint the things in our lives that make us feel out of control, such as addictions and debts, and work toward release from these emotional burdens.

We may be able to rid ourselves of excess “junk” in our lives, material or spiritual. We may be moved to dig deeper into the mysteries around us rather than remain content with the status quo. Taking the time to understand others’ motives can enrich our feelings of intimacy. We could use this cycle to develop a particular project or relationship to add purpose and depth to our lives.

It can also be a time to seek ways to release our fear of confrontations and heavy emotional situations. We’re discovering that although they may be uncomfortable, these situations can lead us toward psychological healing.

The New Moon tightly aligns with retrograde Mercury, and it’s hard to see our path, but our discomfort with the past can be very real now, motivating new beginnings. With this lunation’s opposition to Uranus, we should watch for prematurity and abrupt changes or rebellion.

However, it can be a courageous, proactive time. The desire to change and improve our lives is intense.

This New Moon engages with many planets and major bodies, also drawing in the support of Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto.

Also today, Uranus and Neptune form an exact sextile, This is the first of five in this set. As with many outer-planet transits, this aspect repeats multiple times over the course of many months.

During the period influenced by this outer-planet transit with its longer-term effects, we’re seeking (and finding) illumination. It’s a time of more openness to alternative ways of living, believing, and expression. We’re receptive to different or unusual experiences and ideas.

At the same time, we’re averse to any form of force-feeding spirituality or belief systems, preferring our freedom to follow our intuition. It’s time to reform and update how we express compassion, care for the underprivileged, pursue our dreams, seek escape, and engage in art and creativity. However, we can also be more sensitive to stimulants.

The Moon is void from 4:25 AM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (an opposition to Uranus), until the Moon enters Sagittarius at 5:26 AM EST.

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