Let the Last Quarter Moon clear a shelf
Mercury enters Scorpio (Wednesday Sep 30, 11:44 UTC), a fellow water sign. Astrologers often read this as a supportive shift for deeper, more private conversations. If something at work or at home has been left unsaid, this is a calm week to draft how you would say it.
Moon enters Cancer (Friday Oct 2, 19:54 UTC). The Moon is your ruling body, and its time in your own sign is traditionally read as a weekend for comfort and closeness. Ask what kind of rest actually restores you, rather than what you think rest should look like.
Last Quarter Moon at 10°21' Cancer (Saturday Oct 3, 13:25 UTC). A Last Quarter phase is read as a moment to finish, sort and release before the next lunar cycle begins. One small clearing (a drawer, an inbox, a promise you no longer mean to keep) can be enough.
Sky facts behind this reading
- Mercury enters Scorpio: Wednesday Sep 30, 11:44 UTC (Sep 30, 07:44 ET)
- Moon enters Cancer: Friday Oct 2, 19:54 UTC (Oct 2, 15:54 ET)
- Last Quarter Moon at 10°21' Cancer: Saturday Oct 3, 13:25 UTC (Oct 3, 09:25 ET)
Times and positions from NASA JPL's DE440s ephemeris, calculated with Skyfield and cross-checked with astronomy-engine. Tropical zodiac. ET is US Eastern time.
Venus is retrograde Oct 3 – Nov 14, 2026 (UTC). Venus retrograde 2026 for Cancer.
