Starcodes for the week of November 14-20, 2025
The Sun has been throwing off solar flares all week, stirring geomagnetic storms which produce great Aurora, and turns up the heat on all the other aspects. Like heat under popcorn, when the Sun flares and CMEs head towards earth, our tempers, actions and politics activate.
Let’s watch what we do and say this week, as accidents, minor breakage, electrical oddities, strange fires, and unproductively tense conversations could proliferate while verbal Mercury retrogrades conjunct irritating Mars in impatient, fire-sign Sagittarius. While most travel and conversation will be swift and easy, watch out for fiery words and sparking transports, or mishaps of distraction. If interactions get strange, check for misunderstandings and misrepresentations when they arise. While this Mars-Mercury conjunction peaked last week, its effect lingers until Wednesday.
Mars conjunct retrograde Mercury in impulsive Sagittarius can cause us to stick our foot in our mouth or to make a sudden radical decision based on faulty information. So slow it down. Know when to take a hike, step outside and let the dust settle.
This conjunction can help us speak our truth and cut through red tape. But we have to be honest with ourselves first. When we speak up it will be important to ask ourselves first, is what we’re about to say true, productive, and kind? Necessary honesty can be kind when it cuts through a confusing fog and leads to clean healing.
Instead of getting swept up in other people’s circuses, it furthers to ask what takes us closer to important goals and what distracts from the prize. Process the past, but don’t get stuck there; the past is one thing we cannot change, but we can liberate our response. Make no permanent decisions until the dust settles and the path forward becomes clear in the weeks ahead.
The dust stirs in different ways midweek as Mercury retrogrades back into Scorpio and both Mercury and the Sun oppose Uranus while they form a grand trine with Saturn and Neptune on one corner and Jupiter on the other corner, with all those three planets retrograde. This pattern can bring the unexpected, in both the best and worst of ways – potential course corrections, electrical challenges, and surprising opportunities with roots in the past. This pattern asks us to work on the next cycle of the ongoing challenges of our time.
Friday, November 14: A busy Virgo Moon keeps our nerves stirred but helps us get things done. Take advantage of a last-minute work push this afternoon as the Moon opposes Saturn; it may take some wrangling but can be productive and get us over a hump before the weekend. It can be hard to shake the work mind tonight, let people obsess or process for a while until they’ve unpacked the week, then dwell in what else life has to offer.
Moon sextiles Sun 12:20 PM MDT, Moon sextile Jupiter 5:08 PM, Moon opposite Saturn 5:29 PM MST.
Saturday, November 15: Interesting dreams help process recent concerns as the Moon opposes Neptune, enters Libra, and trines Pluto early this morning. If we wake up with an ache for what’s missing, whether a person or our sense of empowerment, let it point to where we need kindness and healing. Let’s take care of ourselves, work to heal our relationships and our nervous system as the Sun quincunx Chiron. Assess what to learn from recent snafus, then bring life back into a beautiful balance. Just hanging with old friends or familiar comforts can do a world of good.
Moon opposed Neptune 1:49 AM MDT, Moon trine Uranus 2:08 AM, Moon enters Libra 2:43 AM, Moon trine Pluto 5:55 AM, Sun quincunx Chiron 10/20 4:00 AM, Moon sextile Mercury 10:39 AM, Moon sextile Mars 7:15 PM.
Sunday, November 16: Let go of a busy mind and tend to the heart. Stay abreast of world events but take a break from obsessing on problems and focus on what renews as the Sun trines gracious Jupiter. Be honestly generous and feel the warmth coming back. Converse about food supplies, food sources, and our responsibility to feed those who need it; good conversation with nourishing comfort food further as Mercury trines Ceres.
Mercury trine Ceres 6:51 PM MDT, Sun trine Jupiter 10:07 PM.
Monday, November 17: This is a complicated but potentially productive day. Don’t ask somebody else to do the work as the Sun trines Saturn and urges us to take on personal responsibility– let’s do it ourselves. Investigate some mystery as Mercury sextiles Pluto and the Moon enters curious Scorpio, be inspired to get to the bottom of something, while still respecting the boundaries of beloveds. If tough news or difficult moods barrel through like a freight train, acknowledge the feelings but don’t believe their story about the future. Stay present to the moment.
Sun trine Saturn 1:55 AM MDT, Moon trine Jupiter 4:50 AM, Mercury sextile Pluto 1:35 PM, Moon conjunct Scorpio 2:44 PM, Moon square Pluto 6:04 PM.
Tuesday, November 18: We may feel very private about our feelings, but let’s acknowledge to ourselves a potentially haunting wave of heart-felt memories as the waning Moon in Scorpio conjuncts Venus and Mercury retrogrades back into Scorpio. Watch where the mind obsesses and note what it’s avoiding by doing so. Watch the tendency to obsess an old pain, get jealous, or want to make somebody else pay for what they did. Let go of revenge fantasies or lingering resentments and gain wisdom from the past to enrich the present. Come back to the heart and open new layers of understanding and compassion in response.
Venus trines N node 4:41 AM, Mercury enters Scorpio 8:20 PM, Moon conjuncts Venus 9:48 PM.
Wednesday, November 19: The clutch is in- gears can shift, but we have to choose which way. Our nerves can feel stretched, the mood impulsive yet also creative as Mercury opposes Uranus and trines Neptune. If we’re pushed outside of our comfort zone or comfortable box, look for the hidden opportunities. Breakups could be more likely than makeups, but we have a choice. Before tonight’s Scorpio New Moon at 11:47 pm, strong reactions to past events can provoke sudden decisions in the present moment; make no sudden moves. Leave the room, not the relationship or job. Tonight is the perfect time to release what we’re ready let go, but do not throw out treasures with the trash.
Mercury opposed Uranus 4:44 AM MDT, Mercury trine Neptune 5:21 AM, Moon trine Jupiter 5:23 PM, Moon trine Saturn 5:44 PM, Moon conjunct the Sun 11:47 PM.
Thursday, November 20: Explore options. We can step farther on a new path, whether or not we choose that road consciously, as the Sun, Moon, and Mercury conjunct overnight, and the Moon enters Sagittarius this morning. Take time to heal any recently opened wounds and calm tumultuous emotions, but don’t let regret or resentment stop the progress. If we can radically accept this turn in the road or this decision, now we can step forward gently. Explore options.
Moon conjunct Mercury 12:14 AM MDT, Sun conjunct Mercury 2:22 AM, Moon trine Neptune 2:23 AM, Moon opposed Uranus 2:24 AM, Moon enters Sagittarius 3:25 AM, Moon sextiles Uranus 6:51 AM, Uranus trine Neptune 738 AM.
Provided by Heather Roan Robbins www.roanrobbins.com
