Leo Monthly Horoscope November 2026: Jupiter and Mars Rise in Your Sign as Ketu Finally Leaves

Leo, November 2026 may be the month you start to feel like yourself again.

Ketu has been sitting in Leo since mid-2025, and many of you have felt flat, unseen or oddly detached. Jupiter joined your sign on 31 October. On 12 November, Mars arrives too, and on 16 November it meets Jupiter almost exactly. Jupiter, Mars and Ketu all sit together in Magha nakshatra, in your own sign.

Mars is your yogakaraka, ruling your 4th and 9th houses. Jupiter rules your 5th and 8th. Together over your Moon, they bring confidence, blessings and a strong push to act.

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Then, on 25 November, Ketu leaves Leo for good, and Rahu moves into your 6th house, one of its best positions. There is one weight to carry through all this. Saturn in your 8th house, still retrograde, keeps your Dhaiya running.

Where the planets sit for Leo

Ketu’s exit on 25 November follows the true node. Mean-node panchangs show the same change on 5 December.

Three planets in your sign. When Jupiter, Mars and Ketu sit together over your Moon, life speeds up. Jupiter adds judgement and grace. Mars adds courage. Ketu, in its last days in Leo, adds sudden insight. A decision you have avoided for months may suddenly feel obvious.

Your ruler is weak until 16 November. The Sun, your sign lord, is debilitated in Libra, your 3rd house. You may hesitate to speak up, or a sibling may need your support. From the evening of 16 November, the Sun enters Scorpio, your 4th house, and turns your attention to home and property. From that evening, the Sun and Mars also sit in each other’s signs. This exchange links your sign lord with your yogakaraka, and home or property matters started then have staying power.

Ashtama Shani continues. Saturn has been in Pisces, your 8th house, since March 2025. Its retrograde through November can bring delayed paperwork, in-law issues or health worries. Mars in Leo aspects Saturn from mid-month, so take extra care with driving and machinery. The retrograde lifts on 11 December.

November in four parts

1 to 12 November: spending and restless nights

Mars is debilitated in Cancer, your 12th house of expenses and sleep. Diwali spending runs over budget, and sleep may be poor. The Sun is weak in your 3rd, beside a retrograde Mercury that turns combust on 4 November. A message to a sibling or neighbour can be misread.

Venus, your 10th lord, enters Virgo, your 2nd house, on Dhanteras morning. Watch your words at family gatherings. The Diwali new Moon on 9 November falls in your 3rd house. Write down your goals for the year at Lakshmi Puja. It suits this placement.

12 to 16 November: Mars enters your sign

On the evening of 12 November, Mars, your yogakaraka, enters Leo. Mercury moves forward again from late on the 13th, and Venus from the morning of the 14th. Energy returns almost at once.

On 16 November, Mars and Jupiter meet in Magha over your Moon. Your 4th and 9th lord joins your 5th lord. Property, fortune, children and blessings from elders all come together. That evening, the Sun enters Scorpio, your 4th house.

17 to 24 November: home, authority and a career moment

The Sun in your 4th house brings focus to home, mother and property. A family discussion about a house or land may begin. Venus returns to Libra, your 3rd, on 22 November and helps negotiations.

Kartik Purnima on 24 November falls in Taurus, your 10th house. A career recognition or an important meeting around this date is likely. Dress well. It matters on this day.

25 to 30 November: Ketu leaves, Rahu turns helpful

On 25 November, Ketu leaves Leo and enters Cancer, your 12th house. Rahu leaves your 7th and enters Capricorn, your 6th. Rahu in the 6th is one of its strongest positions: it helps you beat competition and clear debts. Ketu in the 12th draws you toward spiritual practice and quiet time. Many Leos will feel lighter by December.

The Magha cluster and Leo birth stars

For Leo, the Magha cluster is not in some distant house. It is in your own sign. Around 16 November, Jupiter, Mars and Ketu sit within about two degrees of each other in Magha, the first nakshatra of Leo.

Magha means “the great one”. Its symbol is a throne, and its deities are the Pitrs, the ancestors. If you were born in Magha, this is the most personal transit of your year.

Magha-born Leos may find that an elder hands them responsibility this month, or that they become the person the family turns to. Accept it with humility. That is what Magha asks for.

Career, money and love for Leo

Career. Venus, your 10th lord, is weak in your 2nd house from 6 to 22 November, so career moves made then may undervalue you. Kartik Purnima in your 10th on 24 November brings visibility. Rahu moving into your 6th from 25 November is excellent for jobs, interviews and competition. A promotion conversation is better in December than in November.

Money. Mars in your 12th until 12 November drains savings through festival and travel spending. Venus in your 2nd from 6 to 22 November makes it harder to hold on to money. Keep a firm Diwali budget. From late November, Rahu in the 6th helps you clear a loan faster than planned.

Love and marriage. Rahu has been in your 7th house since mid-2025, bringing tension or confusion with partners. It leaves on 25 November. Jupiter in your sign aspects your 7th house all month, which protects marriage. Couples who have struggled this year will notice the relief.

Children and studies. Jupiter, your 5th lord, sits in your sign and aspects your 5th house. Children do well, and students can expect good results. Mars, your 9th lord, joining Jupiter also supports higher studies.

Health. Ashtama Shani needs respect. Chronic issues, joint pain and fatigue need attention, especially in the first half while Mars is debilitated in your 12th. From 25 November, Rahu in your 6th helps recovery. A full check-up in early December is a good idea.

Home and family. The Sun enters your 4th house on 16 November. Home improvements or your mother’s needs come up. Mars, your 4th lord, is strong in your sign at the same time, so the outcome is likely to be good.

A Leo November in practice

Rajesh, a Leo man of 47 born in Magha, is a deputy director in a state government department. His promotion file has been stuck since spring. His father, who lives with him, has been unwell.

In early November, the file is returned again for a missing signature. Saturn is retrograde in his 8th house of delays, and Mars is debilitated in his 12th. He follows it up in writing, without complaint.

On 16 November, Mars and Jupiter meet on his birth star. That week, his father asks him to take over the family’s land matters in the village. Rajesh, being Magha-born, recognises the moment and agrees.

Kartik Purnima falls in his 10th house. A senior official praises his report in a review meeting that day.

On 25 November, Ketu leaves Leo and Rahu enters his 6th. After Saturn turns direct on 11 December, his promotion file finally clears the last desk.

Diwali and festival guide for Leo

Dhanteras, 6 November. Gold or copper suits the Sun. But Mars is still in your 12th house of expenses. Keep the purchase modest.

Lakshmi Puja, 8 November. The new Moon falls in your 3rd house. Offer red flowers and light a ghee lamp facing east, the Sun’s direction.

Govardhan Puja, 9 November. With Jupiter in your sign, offering food to cows or the needy this day brings blessings.

Chhath, 15 November. The Sun is your ruler. Offer arghya at sunrise with full devotion. It helps restore the confidence your weak Sun has taken this month.

Kartik Purnima, 24 November. The full Moon lights your 10th house. Pray for your work, and donate to a cause linked to your profession.

Your key dates

Your remedy for November

Offer water to the Sun at sunrise every day this month. Your ruler is debilitated until 16 November and needs the support. For Ashtama Shani, light a mustard oil lamp under a peepal tree on Saturday evenings.

Beyond your Moon sign

This reading follows your Moon sign. Your dasha and Saturn’s position at birth decide how hard Ashtama Shani presses on you.

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