Lunar Placement

Last Quarter in Scorpio

Classical astrology meaning for the last quarter when it occurs in Scorpio - a Water Fixed sign ruled by Mars.

At a glance

What last quarter in Scorpio emphasizes

This page combines the lunar phase with a water, fixed sign ruled by Mars, so the doctrine is more specific than a generic phase page.

Current sky

Last Quarter in Pisces

The Moon is not in Last Quarter in Scorpio right now.

Next occurrence

January 29, 2027

Exact astronomical moment: Jan 29, 2027, 10:56 AM UTC

Moon in Scorpio

In Fall

Moon is in fall in Scorpio — deeply debilitated, restrained, and lacking dignity.

Sign profile

Water / Fixed

The Scorpion. Scorpio intensifies, conceals, and endures. It is fixed water, strategic, secretive, and difficult to move once committed.

Visual geometry

Last Quarter in Scorpio

The visual geometry stays fixed by phase, while the sign changes the atmosphere and expression.

270 deg square

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Solar side

Sun in Aquarius.

Lunar side

Moon in Scorpio during the last quarter.

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Next Last Quarter in Scorpio

Jan 29, 2027, 10:56 AM UTC

Last Quarter in Scorpio, with the Sun in Aquarius.

Why Scorpio changes this Last Quarter

Scorpio is water and fixed, ruled by Mars. That means the last quarter does not land in an abstract way: it is filtered through the scorpion. scorpio intensifies, conceals, and endures. it is fixed water, strategic, secretive, and difficult to move once committed.

Lunar condition in this sign

The Moon is in fall in Scorpio, so the lunation inherits a more sharply defined lunar condition than it would in a peregrine sign.

Sun-Moon geometry

A last quarter in Scorpio means the Sun is in Aquarius. The page therefore combines the Moon's phase doctrine with the zodiacal atmosphere of Scorpio and the implied solar counter-sign that completes the lunation.

The Last Quarter - Classical Doctrine

The Last Quarter Moon occurs when the Moon reaches 270 deg of elongation from the Sun - the third square in the lunation cycle. The Moon is now waning, decreasing in light and moving back toward the Sun's conjunction. Classical doctrine marks this square as a moment of release, clearing, and preparation for the cycle's end.

The Waning Square

The Last Quarter is geometrically the same as the First Quarter (both are 90 deg from the Sun) but carries entirely different quality. The First Quarter is a waxing crisis demanding action; the Last Quarter is a waning crisis calling for release. Classical doctrine is attentive to the Moon's direction of travel - and at the Last Quarter, the Moon is clearly moving toward the Sun's consuming embrace.

Decreasing in Light

At the Last Quarter, the Moon is decreasing in illumination while locked in a waning square to the Sun. In classical doctrine, that combination weakens its power for fresh beginnings, even while it remains appropriate for completing existing ones and preparing for what comes next.

Moon in Scorpio - Classical Doctrine

When Moon occupies Scorpio, lunar instinct passes through Mars' fixed water and the sign of the Moon's fall. Classical authors therefore treat it as intense, guarded, passionate, and more vulnerable to jealousy, fixation, or emotional extremity.

Element

Water

Modality

Fixed

Ruler

Mars

Classical Sources

Primary-source passages from the Hermetikon archive on the last quarter and Moon in Scorpio.