The next New Moon happens on November 20, 2025, at 6:46 am UTC, 3 degrees 58 Scorpio, on the Moon’s debilitation degree. Nakshatra is Anuradha, Navamsha is Leo.
We were all born to inch towards Moksha, or self-realisation, in our lives, and to do so, we experience various challenges and learn to transcend them. However, the path to transformation is fraught with challenges. At some point in life, everyone experiences a moment when we catch a glimpse of light and intuitively seek to change ourselves, yet it is all too easy to revert to where we were before. Our mind carries patterns that cannot be easily erased. Therefore, it is essential to keep trying again and again, without blaming oneself for reverting. When reflecting on life, one can truly appreciate how far one has travelled on this journey. Signposts exist to guide the way, and this new moon is one of them.
Lotus flowers grow in the mud. They bloom in the morning but close in the afternoon. We show our beauty, but then recoil to retreat. Determination and discipline play an essential role in our slow progress towards our final destination. This is a good New Moon to be reminded about that. Om Shanti.