The New Moon will be in Scorpio on November 16th (northern hemisphere). New Moons signify rebirth, beginnings, a clean slate, the start of a new cycle. This one is the mother of all dark Moons, in Scorpio, the sign of death that births the new. Scorpio rules power, transcendence, crisis, self-mastery, bonding, financial partnerships, misuse of power, and health restoration. It is a time to focus on empowerment and change, especially in the areas of relationships and finances. Scorpio is natively ruled by Pluto and co-ruled by Mars. In Scorpio, the Moon seeks truth, answers in order to thoroughly understand situations and will keep digging as many layers deep as necessary to arrive at the core. Thus, this New Moon opens the dark night of the soul. Do some soul-searching about negative attitudes and habits you need to eliminate - and get rid of them! By the way, Scorpio also rules FATE! Therefore, the universe will take care of the details. We simply need to put forth our intention.

Also, on November 17th, watch for the Leonids Meteor Shower. The predicted outburst, perhaps with rates of 100-500 Leonids per hour, strongly favors Asian observers, who should watch on the morning of November 18. North American observers should especially try to cover the morning of Tuesday, November 17 in case of unusual activity leading up to this peak. The Moon will be completely out of the picture and will not cause any problems. Just keep radiant elevation in mind wherever you're observing from. The radiant rises between 10pm and midnight for the bulk of the Northern Hemisphere. Leonid activity will be nonexistent before this time, and relatively very low for a couple of hours thereafter. Morning hours tend to produce the best rates, although the few earthgrazing Leonids seen around radiant-rise can be very impressive.