The lunar cycle

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Full moon and new — beginnings and endings. The larger arc of the month, drawn for you.

October 2026
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Virgo

Aug 23 — Sep 22

October opens with a quiet turn inward. Mars and Jupiter both sit in Leo, in your twelfth house of rest, retreat and the unseen, and that pairing asks you to give some of your attention to what happens out of sight. Virgo is usually the sign that tidies, corrects and improves, but this month the useful work is lighter: noticing what you already carry without comment. Early in the month you may find your mind drifting at the edges of the day, and that drifting is information, not distraction. On the 10th, the new moon in Libra in your second house of resources and self-worth offers a fresh start in how you value your time and your own steadiness. A practical way to meet it is to choose one commitment you keep out of habit and let it go without ceremony. Late in the month, as the Sun enters Scorpio on the 23rd and moves into your third house of conversation, your thinking turns sharper and more curious. By then you will have rested enough to use it well. Let the first half be spacious and the second half articulate.