Daily Astrology, Saturday, October 31, 2026: Waning Gibbous Moon in Cancer, Algol Dimming Tonight

System used in this article

This article uses the tropical zodiac, Western tradition, for sign positions. That means Moon in Cancer, Sun in Scorpio, and so on, are tropical Western signs, measured from the spring equinox, not sidereal signs. The Algol caution in this article is labelled Western traditional lore, from Ptolemy, Jupiter-Saturn nature. This is the system used for this draft only. It does not decide the series tradition, which is still open for Athena to choose: Western, Eastern, or Arabic.

Sky facts for today, America/Vancouver

• Waning Gibbous Moon, about 65 percent lit, in Cancer for most of the day.
• Moon enters Leo at 9:18 p.m. PDT on Oct. 31.
• Sun in Scorpio. Mercury retrograde in Scorpio. Venus retrograde in Libra.
• Saturn is the evening planet. Jupiter and Mars are before-dawn planets. Mercury and Venus are too close to the Sun to use tonight.
• The Moon rises late in the evening, so the early evening is dark before moonrise.
• Algol in Perseus fades through Halloween evening, reaching minimum just after midnight, about 12:20 a.m. PDT Nov. 1 (07:20 UT Nov. 1). Algol predictions can vary slightly, so allow some margin.

Tonight the Moon is letting go, not gathering.

It is a waning gibbous Moon in Cancer, about two-thirds lit, and it stays in Cancer until 9:18 p.m. PDT, when it moves into Leo.

This is a night for remembering clearly, then releasing cleanly.

The Sun is in Scorpio, Mercury is retrograde in Scorpio, and Venus is retrograde in Libra, so old words, old bonds, and old unfinished business are close to the surface. Keep the work simple: name what is done, thank it or bury it, and do not reopen a quarrel to settle it tonight.

Use the dark early evening before the Moon rises.

Saturn is up in the evening sky, and the late moonrise leaves the first hours of the night dark. That is the better window for quiet protection, remembrance, and threshold work, rather than showy or hurried work after the Moon climbs.

Treat Algol with respect, not fear.

Western tradition label: In Western traditional lore Algol, the Demon's Head in Perseus, has long been treated as a difficult, malefic fixed star. Ptolemy gives it a Jupiter-Saturn nature. It dims tonight and is faintest just after midnight. No new binding, no heated confrontation, and no work done in anger is advised under that dimming light. Steady, protective work fits it better.

Let Leo arrive without forcing a new beginning.

When the Moon enters Leo at 9:18 p.m. PDT, the mood turns bolder and more outward. That is a shift in tone, not a signal to start something large on a waning Moon. Let the boldness stay in celebration and remembrance tonight, and save new beginnings for the waxing Moon.