Sagittarius Rising: Sun Enters Your 12th, Mercury Turns Retrograde, and Venus Retraces Her Steps

The Sun spends its last full week in your 11th house before entering Scorpio on October 23, which moves the spotlight from groups, friends, and long-term goals into your 12th house of retreat and closure. Mercury is already in Scorpio and turns retrograde on October 24 at 20 degrees, so the final stretch of October has a behind-the-scenes quality. Meanwhile Venus, retrograde in your 12th, backs into Libra and your 11th house on October 25, revisiting a friendship or group matter from earlier in the year. The Moon moves through Aquarius, Pisces, and Aries across the week, lighting up your 3rd, 4th, and 5th houses in quick succession.

In love, the 5th house is loaded with retrograde Saturn and Neptune in Aries, so romance carries a slow, testing quality. Commitments feel heavy or ambiguous, and clarity about a partner's intentions may not arrive this week. Venus retrograding back into your 11th house suggests a friendship is where the real emotional weather sits. An old friend resurfaces, or a group dynamic asks for repair. If you are single, social circles matter more than one-on-one pursuit right now.

Work runs through your 9th house, where Mars and Jupiter in Leo keep you pushing toward something bigger: a credential, a trip, a publishing or teaching opportunity. Momentum is real. The 12th house Mercury retrograde asks you to recheck contracts, emails, and travel documents before you sign or ship anything. Saturn and Neptune retrograde in your 5th house slow down creative projects, so expect revisions rather than launches. The Sun's move into your 12th on October 23 favors wrapping up loose ends over starting fresh.

One reminder: Mercury stations retrograde in your 12th house on October 24, so keep a private record of what you promise this week. Venus crossing back into your 11th on October 25 may bring an old social thread back to the surface. Answer it with care rather than reflex.