Daily Astrology, Tuesday, November 3, 2026: Waning Crescent Moon in Virgo, a Mars Day

Daily basics, in short form

  • Moon: waning crescent, about 32 percent lit, in Virgo (Western tropical). The Moon entered Virgo just after midnight Pacific time, after Leo.
  • Sun: in Scorpio (Western tropical).
  • Mercury retrograde in Scorpio, Venus retrograde in Libra, both until November 13 (Western tropical).
  • Before dawn: the waning crescent Moon stands below the Mars, Jupiter, and Regulus lineup. Mars and Jupiter are morning planets in Leo. Venus is low in the east-southeast before sunrise. Saturn is the evening planet.
  • New Moon: Sunday, November 8, at 11:02 p.m. PST, in Scorpio (Western tropical).
  • Tuesday is the day of Mars.

Mars hours for Vancouver, in PST

Sunrise in Vancouver is 8:04 a.m. PST and sunset is 5:47 p.m. PST on November 3, with sunrise the next morning at 8:05 a.m. PST. Day hours are about 49 minutes each and night hours are about 71 minutes each, so they are not fixed 60 minute hours. The first hour after sunrise belongs to Mars, and the hours then follow the Chaldean order Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, repeating, following Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy for the planetary hours method.

Mars hours on Tuesday, November 3, PST: 8:04 to 8:53 a.m., 1:45 to 2:33 p.m., 8:10 to 9:21 p.m., and 4:30 to 5:42 a.m. on Wednesday morning.

Today the Moon steps out of the bright Leo lineup and into Virgo. Look before dawn and you will see the thin crescent below Mars and Jupiter, with Regulus nearby, a grouping that is closing as Mars and Jupiter draw toward their conjunction on November 16.

The shift in sign changes the work, not just the picture. Leo carried display and heat. Virgo asks for order, sorting, and honest accounting of what is actually finished.

In the Arabic tradition of the Mansions of the Moon, the Moon begins the day in Al-Sarfah, the Changer, which runs from late Leo into early Virgo, and crosses into Al-Awwa, the Barker, at about 4 degrees Virgo during the day. That crossing fits the day well: a change of station, then a call to order.

In the evening, watch for a quieter pairing. Around 9 p.m., Capella in the northeast stands about as high as Vega has sunk in the west-northwest. The Taurid meteors are also sputtering along this week, slow and evening friendly, with a chance of a bright fireball, so a short evening watch is worth it even though no great shower peak is claimed for tonight.

Magical use today

Use a Mars hour to cut and close one thing that is already yours to end. This is waning Moon work, Mars work, and Virgo work together: Mars cuts, the waning Moon diminishes, and Virgo sorts what remains.

In the Mars hour, write down one unfinished obligation, habit, or lingering entanglement by name, speak a plain dismissal of it, and destroy the paper safely, by tearing it fully apart or burning it in a safe container. Then put the tools and the room in order and leave it done. Do not use the same hour to start a new venture, pick a new fight, or promise yourself a fresh project. A light general note: a short evening look at Capella and Vega, and a moment to note what you closed, is a fitting close to the day, but it is not a substitute for the cutting work itself.

Traditional caution for a Mars day: keep the cut narrow and lawful. Cut your own tie, not someone else's work, and do not let a Mars hour turn a small irritation into a confrontation.

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