A buildup that began in late October concludes on Monday when Jupiter and Mars meet in Leo, according to the weekly horoscope covering November 15 through November 21. The alignment is expected to bring confidence that is easy to find but harder to manage, along with big plans and a sense that anything is possible. Tuesday's First Quarter Moon will put those plans to an immediate test, and by midweek the same two planets will square the Sun, a configuration in which pride may make promises the calendar cannot keep. Thursday is forecast to run hottest, with short tempers and easily bruised egos, before an evening Sun-Moon trine cools things off. Friday's Moon-Saturn conjunction favors steady effort over grand gestures, and Saturday evening's Moon opposition to Venus is expected to create push and pull between what one person wants and what someone else needs.

For Aries, Monday's Jupiter-Mars meeting in Leo will bring a readiness to fight for anyone who needs a champion, and Tuesday morning's Moon opposition to Mars will reveal exactly who that is, possibly not the expected person. Thursday's Sun-Mars square will bring a power clash and an instinct to go straight to the top on someone's behalf, though the horoscope advises asking first whether that help is wanted. Taurus will find compromise easier than expected as Venus is direct again and its sextile with Jupiter builds, with Tuesday's early Moon-Venus trine the time to float ideas. Saturday evening's Moon opposition to Venus may bring a hard push for a plan Taurus cannot stand, and the guidance is to choose one tradition worth refusing to give up and release the rest.

Gemini is advised to stick with the effort, with Wednesday morning's Moon trine to Mercury marked as the moment something finally clicks. Pluto's square to Mercury wraps up Saturday, taking a heavy mental weight with it. For Cancer, Tuesday's First Quarter Moon opposite Mars and Jupiter may bring a friend's plan that makes the stomach drop, and the gut is probably right. Thursday evening's Sun-Moon trine sets a soft mood for an opening, and Friday's Moon-Saturn conjunction offers backup if the friend pushes back.

Leo will see overcommitment clearly when Jupiter squares the Sun on Wednesday, with Mars following with its own square to the Sun on Thursday as patience runs thin. Backing out of one thing gracefully is suggested, and Thursday evening's Sun-Moon trine supports a night with nothing on the calendar. Virgo may find a comment about their work stings more than it should during Sunday afternoon's Moon square to Mercury, and Wednesday morning's Moon trine to Mercury will help sort fair points from cheap shots. Pluto's square to Mercury ends Saturday, along with the urge to replay every conversation.

Libra will see more plainly who returns favors as Venus moves forward again after weeks of retrograde, and Tuesday's early Moon trine to Venus recalls how good two-way friendships feel. Saturday evening's Moon opposition to Venus may bring a one-sided friend asking for something big, and Libra is allowed to decline. Scorpio may want to walk away from a standing weekly commitment during Sunday's Moon-Pluto conjunction, but is advised to plan a graceful goodbye instead. Pluto's square to Mercury wraps up Saturday, and by Friday morning a Moon-Pluto sextile will help the conversation go calmly.

Sagittarius will feel a generous streak cranked up by Monday's Jupiter-Mars conjunction, and Wednesday's Jupiter-Sun square is when big-hearted turns into overextended. Late Saturday's gentle Moon-Jupiter trine will make small gestures feel just as big. Capricorn is pointed to Sunday evening's Moon-Saturn sextile for doing something purely for fun, while Friday's Moon-Saturn conjunction will stir the inner manager. Aquarius, with the Moon in the sign from Sunday through Tuesday, may miss belonging to something a little odd during Sunday's Moon-Uranus trine, and Friday morning's Moon sextile to Uranus makes jumping back in easy. Pisces, with the Moon in the sign from Tuesday evening through Thursday and Neptune building toward a trine with the Sun, is encouraged to go first in group conversations.