On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, the young Moon does something it does every month, though hardly anyone notices. It crosses the whole of Scorpio (November 23 – November 29) in about thirteen hours. The Moon enters the stars of the Scorpion at 11:28 UT (13:28 Greek time) and moves on into Ophiuchus (November 30 – December 17) at about 00:28 UT on Wednesday (02:28 Greek time). No other part of the zodiac goes by so quickly.
Only a corner of the Scorpion
Scorpius is a long curve of bright stars ending in a raised stinger, yet the ecliptic, the path the Sun follows through the year, only clips its northwestern corner, near the head stars Acrab and Dschubba. Measured along that path, the constellation's official boundaries, drawn by the International Astronomical Union in 1930, cover only about 6.6 degrees. After that, the Sun's road runs through Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, for more than 18 degrees.
The rest of the Scorpion lies well to the south. Even Antares, the Scorpion's red heart, lies a little east of the point where the ecliptic leaves Scorpius, just below the stretch of the Sun's path that belongs to Ophiuchus.
A week for the Sun, half a day for the Moon
The Sun moves about one degree a day against the stars. In 2026 it enters Scorpio on November 23 at 17:30 UT and leaves on November 30 at 05:40 UT, a stay of just six and a half days. Compare that with Virgo (September 17 – October 30), where the Sun spends about 44 days.
The Moon is much faster, covering 12 to 15 degrees a day. That is why it needs only half a day to cross Scorpio. Tuesday's crossing will be invisible to the naked eye, though. The Moon is only a day past New Moon, a hair-thin crescent about 1 to 2 percent lit, setting soon after the Sun and lost in the evening twilight.
The Scorpion and the Hunter
The Greeks had a story for this corner of the sky. Orion, the mighty hunter, boasted that he could kill every wild animal on Earth. To stop him, Gaia, the Earth, sent a scorpion, and its sting brought the hunter down. Some tellings say Artemis sent it instead. Zeus placed both among the stars but kept them apart, on opposite sides of the sky. Watch on a spring night and you will see it happen. As Scorpius rises in the southeast, Orion sinks below the western horizon.
Above the Scorpion stands Ophiuchus, the healer Asclepius, with one foot planted on the creature's back. In some versions of the myth, Asclepius even tried to bring Orion back to life.
Short, but concentrated
In 13-sign astrology, the Scorpio born between November 23 and November 29 belong to the rarest Sun sign of all. Their constellation is brief, and its character is concentrated: focused, intense and loyal, with feelings that run deep and rarely show on the surface. When the Moon rushes through Scorpio, as it does today, that same energy passes through all of us for a few hours. It is a good moment to say what really matters, briefly and sincerely.
In Astrology of the 13 Signs of the Zodiac, each sign is read on the real sky, and Scorpio's narrow slice is one of its most surprising lessons. Born in late November? Find your true zodiac sign and see whether you belong to the Scorpion or to the Serpent Bearer.
Vasilis Kanatas, Delphi, November 2026