Oct 23 – Nov 22, 2026
Scorpio Season 2026
The Sun moves through Scorpio from October 23 to November 22, 2026. This year it comes with Mercury retrograde in Scorpio, Venus finishing its retrograde, and a new moon on November 9. Here are the exact dates and what the season means for your chart.
What Scorpio season means for your rising sign
Pick your rising sign to see which house of your chart Scorpio season lights up. Don’t know it? Find your rising sign.
Scorpio season 2026 dates
Oct 23
Sun enters Scorpio
Scorpio season begins at about 09:40 UTC (5:40 a.m. Eastern). The focus turns from Libra’s balance to what is real underneath it.
Oct 24 – Nov 13
Mercury retrograde in Scorpio
Mercury stations retrograde at 20°58′ Scorpio and turns direct at 5°02′ Scorpio. Good for research, second looks, and honest conversations you have been postponing; slower for brand-new contracts.
Oct 25
Venus (retrograde) slips back into Libra
Venus has been retrograde since Oct 3, when it turned at 8°29′ Scorpio. It backs into Libra and turns direct there on Nov 14 at 22°51′ Libra. Old relationship questions return to be settled fairly.
Oct 26
Full Moon in Taurus
The season’s full moon falls at about 2°45′ Taurus (around 04:15 UTC), lighting up the Taurus–Scorpio axis: what you own versus what you share.
Nov 9
New Moon in Scorpio
The Scorpio new moon lands at 16°52′ Scorpio (about 07:00 UTC), in the middle of Mercury retrograde. A quiet, inward start: set an intention you can keep private.
Nov 13 – 14
Mercury and Venus turn direct
Within a day of each other, both personal planets end their retrogrades. Decisions that felt stuck in late October start moving again.
Nov 16
Mars meets Jupiter in Leo
Mars and Jupiter come together at 25°53′ Leo: a burst of confidence and appetite for something bigger, especially in work and visibility.
Nov 22
Sun enters Sagittarius
Scorpio season ends at about 07:20 UTC (2:20 a.m. Eastern) as the Sun moves into Sagittarius.
What is Scorpio season?
Scorpio season is the month each year when the Sun travels through Scorpio, a fixed water sign. Where Libra season asks what is fair, Scorpio season asks what is true: about money we share, about intimacy and trust, about what we are holding on to after it has stopped serving us.
It falls as the days shorten in the Northern Hemisphere, around Halloween and Day of the Dead, and that mood fits: endings, memory, and the things we usually keep in the dark.
How to use this Scorpio season
With Mercury retrograde from October 24 to November 13, this is a month for going back over things rather than starting from scratch. Reread contracts, revisit an unfinished conversation, and research before you commit. Save big launches for after November 13.
The November 9 new moon is the best date in the season to set a private intention, especially about something you are ready to end.
Frequently asked questions
When is Scorpio season 2026?
Scorpio season 2026 starts on October 23, when the Sun enters Scorpio at about 09:40 UTC, and ends on November 22 at about 07:20 UTC, when the Sun enters Sagittarius.
Is Mercury retrograde during Scorpio season 2026?
Yes. Mercury is retrograde in Scorpio from October 24 to November 13, 2026, moving back from 20°58′ to 5°02′ Scorpio.
When is the Scorpio new moon in 2026?
November 9, 2026, at 16°52′ Scorpio, around 07:00 UTC.
What does Scorpio season mean for me?
It depends on where Scorpio falls in your birth chart. Pick your rising sign above to see the house Scorpio season activates for you, or calculate your full chart for the exact picture.