Cosmic Currents:
What’s Shifting in the Stars This Week?
What’s Shifting in the Stars This Week?
17 November, 2025
This week holds a quiet intensity. The Scorpio trio of Mars, Mercury, and the Sun continues to dominate the sky, bringing emotional depth, sharp perception, and powerful inner shifts. Mars is strong in its own sign, but Mercury remains retrograde, softening communication and turning the mind inward.
The highlight of the week is the New Moon on 20 November in Libra, in Anuradha Nakshatra—a lunar space of loyalty, devotion, and subtle transformation. Venus, ruler of Libra, is placed powerfully here in her own sign, bringing grace and calm to this new beginning. It’s a beautiful moment to reset relationships, refine beauty, or plant quiet intentions around balance.
On 23 November, retrograde Mercury moves back into Libra, creating a rare moment of harmony between head and heart. Let the mind return to gentleness. Let softness inform clarity.
Jupiter remains retrograde in exalted Cancer, still offering deep emotional guidance rather than outward momentum. Saturn stays retrograde in Purva Bhadrapada, continuing to reshape foundations and dissolve outdated structures. Rahu in Aquarius and Ketu in Leo remain stable but continue their karmic influence on ego, detachment, and purpose.
This is a week of small corrections and gentle power. Go inward to move forward.
The highlight of the week is the New Moon on 20 November in Libra, in Anuradha Nakshatra—a lunar space of loyalty, devotion, and subtle transformation. Venus, ruler of Libra, is placed powerfully here in her own sign, bringing grace and calm to this new beginning. It’s a beautiful moment to reset relationships, refine beauty, or plant quiet intentions around balance.
On 23 November, retrograde Mercury moves back into Libra, creating a rare moment of harmony between head and heart. Let the mind return to gentleness. Let softness inform clarity.
Jupiter remains retrograde in exalted Cancer, still offering deep emotional guidance rather than outward momentum. Saturn stays retrograde in Purva Bhadrapada, continuing to reshape foundations and dissolve outdated structures. Rahu in Aquarius and Ketu in Leo remain stable but continue their karmic influence on ego, detachment, and purpose.
This is a week of small corrections and gentle power. Go inward to move forward.
Sun, Mars, and Retrograde Mercury in Scorpio: Depth Over Speed
- Mars gives strong will and courage
- Mercury retrograde invites rethinking, reflection, and stillness
- The Sun continues to illuminate what’s hidden—truth, strategy, and personal power
20 November: New Moon in Libra (Anuradha Nakshatra): Subtle Realignment
- Time to begin again—quietly
- Anuradha supports disciplined love, loyalty, and devotion
- Excellent moment to reset relationships or refine inner harmony
Venus in Libra: Beauty, Balance, and Emotional Poise
- Venus remains strong in her own sign
- Supports aesthetics, creativity, healing conversations
- Harmonising force in an otherwise intense week
23 November: Mercury Retrograde Moves Back into Libra
- Mental clarity returns with gentleness
- A time to revisit recent conversations and soften sharp thoughts
- Libra’s grace helps ease misunderstandings
Jupiter Retrograde in Cancer (Punarvasu): Gentle Expansion, Inward Learning
- A phase for emotional integration
- Wisdom deepens through reflection, not action
- Trust what feels nourishing and honest
Saturn Retrograde in Purva Bhadrapada: The Work Beneath the Surface
- Long-term restructuring continues
- Invisible efforts now bring visible results later
- Let go of what no longer belongs in your future
Rahu in Aquarius, Ketu in Leo: Holding the Vision
- Keep looking forward, but integrate the past
- Avoid reacting from pride or pressure
âś… Weekly Vedic Astrology Action Steps:
- Use the New Moon for quiet intentions and relationship healing
- Speak gently—Mercury is still retrograde
- Trust your instincts in emotional or financial decisions
- Let Venus soften your choices—less force, more grace
- Reflect more than you act
đź”® Jyotish Insight of the Week:
This is not a week for dramatic moves.
It’s a quiet turning point.
Let small shifts take root
and trust the guidance that comes in whispers.
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