This month will be your chance to make your mark in your career. The new moon that appeared in Scorpio, 8 degrees, just days before the dawning of November, will put your name on the map. A new moon will always give you two weeks in which to act, and you will want to make efforts for your job immediately. This is a really exciting new moon, and while it will help everyone of every sign, it will be in different ways. You will be the only sign that will be outstandingly favored for reaching new heights in your career. Make calls and start the process. You won’t have to have to actually grasp the gold ring for your career to make this new moon work for you, but you do need to start by making inquiries and scheduling meetings. In astrology, the time you initiate an action means everything.

The actions you take now will have the power to affect you for at least a year, until the next new moon in Scorpio will have time to return to Scorpio on November 18, 2017, and that one next year won’t be quite a glittering as the one appearing now. Here is why. This new moon brings help from Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, now based in your ninth house – that won’t be the case next year. When it comes to career, think about working on an international scale, in import-export of ideas, goods, or services. You may need to go overseas to see people to generate business, or you may stay home and stay in touch by email or by telephone.

Not only will the international markets likely be lucrative for you, but you will get help from other industries too. The college market could help you generate profits – see if that resonates with your business. If you work in the legal profession, the ninth house that holds transiting Jupiter also rules the courts, so you should do exceptionally well either as lawyer presenting a case, or if you are in a case and hope for a favorable verdict. Alternatively, if you work in publishing or broadcasting, as a writer, editor, producer, on-air host, guest, or in support staff to the business or talent of the show, you will be in great demand, and you will be appreciated.

Romantically, your ruler, Uranus, will reach out to Venus in a very sweet way on November 4, and this aspect will spread glitter over the entire weekend of November 5-6. It’s a romantic, fun time to be out and about, and with Uranus involved, you will be named in this configuration.

You will need to divert your attention to home and family at the full moon in Taurus at 23 degrees on November 14, plus or minus four days. This full moon will bring some sort of home-related action to fullness. You may find the right apartment to lease, the right buyer to sell your property to, or you may win a bid on a house. You may find the perfect piece of furniture, or find that it is being delivered within a few days of this date. You may call in the maintenance crew to have your rug and upholstery cleaned and windows washed. Full moons finish up projects and bring closure. If you want to help a beloved relative, such as your mother, father, or someone you think of as a parent, now you can, as parents come under the house of home. Pluto will be very friendly to this full moon and help you transform your home in a special way.

You will be smart to schedule home-related actions now, for next month Mercury will be retrograde from December 19 to January 8. You will feel the effects of Mercury as soon as December 5, as we always feel the approach of this planet far ahead of the actual turnaround. Do not buy any new electronics for yourself or as gifts to others next month, as you should stay as far away from Mercury retrograde as possible. Shop for electronics and appliances, or even a car, this month, as Mercury rules the gears in machines, and all the electronic chips in products. Judgment is off when Mercury is retrograde, another reason the product won’t please – you may choose the wrong model, or a new one will come out soon after.

You are so lucky to have Mars moving into your sign on November 8 to stay until December 19. You’ve waited a long time for this privilege, specifically since December 2014 into January 2015. Everyone wants Mars in their sign, but we all have to wait our turn, for it takes Mars two years to travel around the Sun. The ancient astrologers always felt that having Mars in your sign when initiating an important life decision or action was a big advantage. Mars will give you courage, determination and drive, and you won’t take “no” for an answer (nor should you)! Your passion will attract all the right supporters to you and light them to action. Save your biggest launches and initiations for the time Mars will spend in Aquarius. Having said that, you do have to be mindful of Mercury about to retrograde and do most this month. You have so much time to get things started in November.

Your two houses ruled by Mercury are about to get good news because Mercury will be unusually busy, meeting and greeting many planets and in the process benefitting you. Let me show you the list. The houses ruled by Mercury include your financial house of other people’s money and the house of home. As Mercury moves around the horoscopes and talks with many planets, other areas will be drawn for good fortune.

November 22 will be my favorite day of the month for you. Mercury will sextile Jupiter, the great good fortune planet. This will be a wonderful day to and travel anywhere, including overseas. Also all written and spoken words do well – hand in that manuscript or report, and by all means, sign a contact, for if signed on this day, profits are likely to be hefty. A friend or someone based on foreign shores may be instrumental in your good fortune today. You could see money on this day due to the fine work you do.

November 23 brings Mercury conjunct Saturn, so it’s a weighty day. If you make a promise on this day, it will last forever. This is not as likely to be a favorable day to travel, as Saturn is likely to slow things down.

Here comes another wonder-day, November 26, when Mercury and your ruler will be beautifully in sync, allowing you to come up with dazzling ideas. This will also be a great day for shopping, as you are likely to find major bargains.

In the United States, we have the Thanksgiving Day holiday that spans four days, starting on November 24, the day we give thanks for all the blessings we have in life. The transiting moon will be in Libra, a place that is perfect for you, dear Aquarius. You should have a fun time that day meeting and greeting family and friends.

At month’s end, you have a new moon in Sagittarius, 8 degrees, lighting your house of friendship and humanitarian interests. This new moon comes with an entire package of good and not-so-good aspects. The most difficult one involves Neptune, in perfect 90-degree angle from your friendship house, suggesting that you should not borrow or loan money with friends. Neptune will be fogging the information, so you’ll need to be vigilant and dig deeper, or make sure you haven’t misunderstood what is being said to you. Saturn will be close to this new moon, so you may hear that a friend needs you, for she (the moon is female) may be going through a difficult patch. On the other hand, Jupiter, the ruler of Sagittarius (the sign of the new moon), will be friendly from your ninth house, so the final resolve of this new moon will go well – Jupiter is playing a leading role here.

Generally, in matters of love, you will do well with Mars in Aquarius, for Mars is known to make you more attractive, so you will have to get used to the extra fuss. This will happen from November 8 to December 19 – you are so lucky to have this as your romantic time, for this is the time for year-end holidays, so go to parties and have fun!

November is packed with opportunity, all of it exciting. First, watch for offers that come up in your career during November’s first two weeks. The beautiful new moon of October 30 will still be influencing you as you enter the month, and this is absolutely your best time of 2016 to investigate what else life holds for you professionally. If you are self-employed, you can give yourself a promotion by landing a new prestigious client or by getting positive publicity that becomes the talk of the industry. In terms of career, you are golden, having paid your dues in your career from October 2012 to December 2015. You learned a great deal during this phase and proved your mettle through a series of cosmic tests. Now, this month, you can reap the benefits.

This month’s full moon November 14 will bring a conclusion to a home living or family matter. You may move, sign a lease, buy or sell property, see a renovation completed, choose a roommate, or announce a decision about another important home-related matter. If you are helping an elderly family member with various tasks or decisions, you will find a course of action that will please you and your parent.

One of the happiest developments of the month will be Mars’ entry into Aquarius, set to bring you energy, courage, optimism, and drive from November 8 to December 19. You will have greater control over events without having to make many compromises, and you will have the perfect time to launch new ventures and start new relationships. Mars will also make your aura more sexy and attractive, and you’ll have to handle the fuss! (A good problem for most!) Think about doing something hard to achieve during this phase, and decide on your first steps to make it happen.

Although you will also have help from Mars in December, November will be your stronger month. Mercury will go retrograde from December 19 to January 8, and bring all sorts of delays and glitches. You will feel the approaching slowdown and indecision from higher ups (whose approvals you will need) the moment the new month dawns. Get started on making one dream a reality now, and go holiday shopping now too, keeping December free to catch what will almost certainly begin to fall between the cracks. People will be motivated to help you now, so while Mars is favoring you over all others, take full advantage!

As you see, you will have a lot on your plate, but the month ends on a very happy note, just in time to celebrate the year-end holidays. The new moon of November 29 will energize your eleventh house of friends, new acquaintances, events, parties, and charity benefits, as well as humanitarian and political endeavors. That new moon will be especially strong in the first ten days of December, the time you will be busiest.

One last date to note: On November 26, Mercury, the planet of travel and thinking, will receive golden beams from Uranus, planet of genius, innovation, and surprise. It will be a sensational day for generating original ideas, and also for spontaneously traveling to a location you’ve never seen. Include friends in your travel plans and you’ll have riotous fun.