Daily Astrology, Sunday, November 1, 2026: Last Quarter Moon in Leo, Algol Dimming

Today the Moon turns toward darkness. The Last Quarter Moon is exact at 1:28 p.m. America/Vancouver, with the Moon in Leo and about 54 percent lit, waning toward the New Moon on Sunday, November 8, at 11:02 p.m. PST.

Look up after midnight for the clearest grouping of the night. Mars rises around 1 a.m., Jupiter follows about 30 minutes later, and the Last Quarter Moon stands near the pair in the predawn sky.

Saturn gives the evening its steady point. Saturn is already well up in the east-southeast just after dark, and it crosses the sky through the night.

Algol dims through the night that leads into today. Algol, Beta Persei, reaches its dimmest at about 12:20 a.m. America/Vancouver on November 1, fading from about magnitude 2.1 to 3.4 as its dimmer companion passes in front of its bright star.

Western tropical note: the Sun stands in Scorpio. Mercury is retrograde in Scorpio and Venus is retrograde in Libra, both until November 13 in Western tropical terms.

Use this waning light for finishing, review, and clearing. This is a common practitioner reading of the Last Quarter, not a manuscript citation. Close what is done, set aside what is not ready, and keep new work small until the dark Moon.

Watch Algol, do not chase it. No old electional rule for Algol is claimed in this draft. Note the dimming with your own eyes, and let the star do its own work.