Astrology Calendars Archive

Thursday, JANUARY 1

The Sun’s harmony with the Moon’s North Nodes encourages us to aspire to our goals, rise to a challenge, and grow and improve. We’re in good shape to strengthen and support one another and, in the process, build trust.

However, Mercury forms a square to Neptune just before it changes signs, compromising our decision-making.

With this influence, it can be challenging to follow or clearly communicate facts, directions, and instructions. Perceptions may be confused or overly idealistic, influenced heavily by wishful thinking and imagination. We may be dealing with deception or self-deception, and it can be difficult to be discriminating.

While we should watch for making poor choices, our minds are open to many different possibilities and options.

Mercury enters Capricorn today, however, where it will stay until January 20th. Our thinking is systematic, and our focus is sober and practical during this cycle. It’s easier to concentrate on the task at hand. Our conversations may be quite realistic or focused on business/practical matters. Our thought patterns and communication styles are more logical, orderly, and organized. We’re able to sort out what is relevant and essential.

Realism enters the picture, our speech is no-nonsense, and precision becomes most valuable to us. We should be wary of becoming too rigid in our thinking and coming across as cold or harsh during this cycle.

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Friday, JANUARY 2

The Moon continues its transit of Gemini until 8:10 AM EST, when it enters Cancer.

Chiron stations and turns direct today after retrograde motion since July 30th. The Chiron retrograde period in Aries has been one of reassessing our mental health and healing journeys, programs, or efforts.

With the direct shift today, we can feel vulnerable–emotional truths about matters we’ve been avoiding or confused about are beginning to emerge now and in the coming weeks. These may not always be comfortable, but they can motivate us to take appropriate action.

Mercury aligns with Juno today, stirring a strong desire to learn, reason things out, and gain knowledge as a means to empower ourselves. We seek a mental connection or rapport with others.

Later today, a Sun-Uranus sesquiquadrate comes into play, and we may want to make a move, but we may not know where to begin or how to proceed with our intentions for now.

While unexpected changes in plans or events can test our patience, they may also lead to new approaches, resulting in useful, instructive, or interesting detours.

The Moon is void from 7:24 AM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Neptune), until the Moon enters Cancer at 8:10 AM EST.

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Chiron now turns direct at 22° Ari 36′. This happens after retrograde motion since July 30th, 2025.

Chiron Retrograde Dates in the year 2026:

• On April 6, 2025, Chiron enters the Retrograde Zone (pre-retrograde shadow) at 22° Aries 36′
• On July 30, 2025, Chiron stations and turns retrograde at 27° Aries 10′ Rx
• On January 2, 2026, Chiron stations and turns direct at 22° Aries 36′
• On April 25, 2026, Chiron leaves the Retrograde Zone (post-retrograde shadow) at 27° Aries 10′

Chiron was retrograde in Aries since July 30th, starting at 27° Aries 10′, and turning direct at 22° Aries 36′.

[Chiron entered the retrograde zone (shadow) on April 6th, 2025, and will leave the shadow zone on April 25th, 2026]

Chiron Direct

The Chiron retrograde period in Aries has been one of reassessing our mental health and healing journeys, programs, or efforts.

Chiron now stations and turns direct, ending its retrograde cycle. With this shift, we can feel vulnerable–emotional truths about matters we’ve been avoiding or confused about are beginning to emerge now and in the coming weeks. These may not always be comfortable, but they can motivate us to take appropriate action.

Saturday, JANUARY 3

A Full Moon occurs this morning at 5:03 AM EST in the sign of Cancer–a time of culmination and heightened awareness. We can become especially aware of over-attachment to outdated pleasures, connections, or things.

The need for family, nurturing, safety, and comfort is strong. We seek nourishment from others, and we tend to support others more naturally in turn.

Something is exposed or illuminated, prompting us to get in touch with our emotions/hearts to better understand what needs to change or what needs to go.

With so much attention to our goals, careers, and relationships these days, there’s now a push to consider our emotional needs. This is a time to clear up past patterns that have held us back from personal fulfillment, particularly those that are home or family-centered or that revolve around our work-home balance and attitudes toward comfort and responsibility.

We can feel a wonderful spark of creativity and progress now. Our revelations are pivotal and growth-oriented. Relating and creating can be motivators as we set our goals and intentions. We feel very personally involved and want to fully immerse ourselves in the experience. It can also be a time to make notable connections and strong memories.

With a Venus-Uranus sesquiquadrate today, we can feel discontent with our current pleasures or pastimes. It’s best to tame restlessness or avoid abrupt moves while considering our needs for change and growth.

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The Moon is Full in Cancer on January 3, 2026, at 5:03 AM EST.

Full Moon in Cancer chart: January 3rd, 2026

A Full Moon occurs when the Sun in Capricorn forms an opposition to the Moon in Cancer. The Full Moon is a time of culmination and the promise of fulfillment of that which was started at the New Moon. It is an emotional time – a time of romance, fertilization, and relationships.

The Cancer-Capricorn polarity deals with the balance between the private life, domesticity, the need for a home base, and nurturance (represented by Cancer) versus the public life, career, reputation, and accountability (represented by Capricorn).

Attachments and love are ruled by Cancer, while achievements and rewards/punishments are ruled by Capricorn. In some ways, this polarity deals with the balance between unconditional love and conditional love. The Cancer Moon encourages us to value our home base and our roots, while Capricorn persuades us to consider our sense of duty and responsibility along public lines.

While Cancer may most enjoy attaching to the home and family, Capricorn urges us to attend to the responsibilities to the outside world. Neglecting either end of the axis will surely backfire on us. Ideally, a balance should be found between the two energies, and this is what the Full Moon invites us to do.

This Full Moon is about balancing our commitment to our career and families. Something has been building inside of us, and now is the time when the energy of the cosmos fairly demands that we let it out. Over the next two weeks, we will discover what this means for us. For now, we can’t sit on our feelings. We need to express them.

Something is exposed or illuminated, prompting us to get in touch with those things in our personal lives that we may have been neglecting or putting off. With so much attention to our relationships, careers, and personal plans these days, a push for considering our emotional needs occurs now.

This is a time to clear up past patterns that have been holding us back from personal fulfillment, particularly those that are home or family-centered or that revolve around our work-home balance and attitudes toward comfort and responsibility.

The Sun closely aligns with Venus and Mars at the time of this Wolf Moon, and this lunation harmonizes with the Moon’s nodes. We can feel a wonderful spark of creativity and progress now. Our revelations are pivotal and growth-oriented. Relating and creating can be motivators as we set our goals and intentions. We feel very personally involved and want to put ourselves fully into the experience. It can also be a time to make notable connections and strong memories.

Full Moon in Cancer 2026 chart with additional points

This phase of the Moon occurs at 13 degrees and 2 minutes of Cancer, opposite the Sun at the same degree of Capricorn, affecting people with personal planets and points at approximately 9 to 17 degrees of the Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn).

Sunday, JANUARY 4

With a creative aspect between Mercury and Uranus this morning, we prefer not to follow the crowd with our ideas and communications. We seek to stand out as different intellectually, or at least not sound like everyone else. This aspect inspires creative ways to approach technical matters.

As the day advances, both the Sun and Venus form quintiles with Saturn, bringing a responsible theme to the day. It’s a time to sort, categorize, and create order. There can be a willingness to make sacrifices if it seems the best way to make improvements. We’re inclined to maneuver and plan tastefully. We may be showcasing our reliability and loyalty.

A Saturn-Vesta sextile is also in play today, and we feel good about our work, obligations, and commitments, which we see less as burdens and more as purposeful activities. Independent work is favored. With this transit, we are more disciplined and efficient than usual.

The Moon is void today from 8:00 AM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to Neptune), until the Moon enters Leo at 8:44 AM EST.

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Monday, JANUARY 5

The Moon is in Leo all day, stirring our need to play, express ourselves, and create. We’re enthusiastic and take particular pride in our accomplishments. This Moon encourages our theatrical, playful, and competitive side.

The Moon trine to Chiron tonight promotes healing and reconciliation. Because we’re not inclined to worry over details or rely too heavily on rationale, it’s easier to see the bigger picture.

A Venus-Pluto parallel strongly influences the day as it advances, and we naturally connect with our deeper desires. We can be incredibly focused on pursuing our interests, especially in business and finance, or in love and partnership now. We seek more depth in our pursuits and connections.

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Tuesday, JANUARY 6

Venus aligns with the Sun today, heralding a time to reach out, make connections, and initiate fresh starts in our relationships.

This alignment symbolizes the potential for new beginnings and positive transformations in our interpersonal connections. We’re crystallizing the lessons we’ve recently learned through our focus on harmonizing and cooperating, and this newfound wisdom invigorates our relationships.

We’re re-awakened to the beauty of life around us, and a surge of new energy revitalizes our close relationships. The desire to strike a balance in our relationships or environment is a powerful motivator now. We’re expressing more graciousness, diplomacy, and charm, showcasing our ability to harmonize and beautify our interactions.

It can be a time to redefine what we want and need from our connections, relationships, and material affairs or goals.

Note that Venus aligns with the Sun today and with Mars tomorrow! It’s a highly creative or passionate time, when we might choose to create something special, entertain, enjoy an adventure, or otherwise pursue our joy. The Sun has been close to the midpoint between Venus and Mars for some time, and this week, these three bodies are all aligning.

The Moon continues in the sign of Leo for almost half the day. At 11:57 AM EST, it moves into Virgo, and the desire–or need–to tidy up our affairs is strong. Keeping busy and making headway satisfies us more than usual.

The Moon is void from 8:05 AM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Uranus), until the Moon enters Virgo at 11:57 AM EST.

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Wednesday, JANUARY 7

Venus aligns with Mars today after aligning with the Sun yesterday (the Sun and Mars will form a conjunction on Friday). All three bodies form quintiles with Neptune today.

Venus and Mars meet in the earthy sign of Capricorn, heightening our feelings, which can be passionate and feel pressing now. This transit generates warm, expressive, and lively energy. Venus is diplomatic, gentle, romantic, and sensitive, while Mars is more direct, sexual, and assertive.

On the one hand, Venus can soften the aggressiveness of Mars. On the other hand, Mars can bring impatience or force to the romantic impulses of Venus. Some level of competition is present in our interactions. While it’s likely to be a pleasurably challenging energy, it’s not out of the question that it can be disruptive. In fact, we can be impulsive with our relationships, pleasure, money, or material goods.

We can also bring more creativity to our work or business. These transits boost our ability to solve interpersonal problems and are strong for getting along with others. It can feel terrific to put our faith in someone or something now, and we’re inclined to see the spiritual dimensions or imaginative elements of our pursuits.

Today’s Moon in Virgo complements these energies well, and tugs gently at our emotions. A Mars-Pluto parallel adds some determination to the mix–we don’t want to stagnate or be idle. We’re connecting with our initiative on many levels today.

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Thursday, JANUARY 8

The Moon continues its transit of helpful, observant Virgo until 7:06 PM EST, when it heads into gracious, reasonable Libra.

While the Moon’s oppositions to Saturn and Neptune today can be disorienting and tense, we’re tapping into our innovative spirit, and as the day advances, our determination to make things work. With the Libra Moon, we’re willing to meet people halfway.

Mercury forms a sextile to the North Node, and we might connect with information or people who encourage us to grow, improve, or move forward.

The Moon is void from 6:23 PM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (an opposition to Neptune), until the Moon enters Libra at 7:06 PM EST.

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Friday, JANUARY 9

The Sun aligns with Mars this morning, and this can be an especially vital, dynamic time when we thrive on activity and progress. Our more passionate, aggressive, and courageous natures come to the fore. We are direct and frank, and perhaps short-tempered and impulsive.

We should watch for bringing a strong ego to a situation, however. While it’s an excellent time to lead, we should avoid self-centered and egotistical behavior. Passions run high, but sudden urges and desires could be more about internal unrest than inner truth. If we can tap into our true desires, we can accomplish much.

Venus opposes Jupiter today, and we head toward both a Sun-Jupiter opposition and a Mars-Jupiter opposition. These transits are also enthusiastic but extravagant, having the effect of exaggerating or expanding our affections, and this state of mind can lead to overdoing, overstating our feelings, and overindulging.

It’s “borrow from the future” energy, and we should be careful not to commit to something we don’t yet have the resources for.

This powerful configuration is creative and excites our senses. We want to interact, create, and make an impact. This energy is enterprising and confident — our goals and expectations are high.

Culminations or unexpected changes in a project or goal can occur, and this can be a time to reap rewards. The urge to grow and expand is strong. If we’ve been overreaching, however, it may be time to adjust our expectations.

While we may want to act spontaneously, the lack of a plan could cause problems. The urge to experience something new or more freedom to explore can express itself as restlessness if we don’t know what we want.

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Saturday, JANUARY 10

The Sun opposes Jupiter early today, and Mars does the same this morning. The Libra Moon gets into the argument as it squares these three bodies and Venus (Venus opposed Jupiter yesterday).

It’s a time when recent excesses can come to light, demanding change or a shift in priorities. At issue now are conflicting urges regarding what we think we should do versus what we want to do. There are two areas of life where we have a particular need to shine, grow, and improve, represented by the Sun and Mars in Capricorn and Jupiter in Cancer, but these may seem to be in direct conflict with one another at this time.

We may have a strong desire to expand, to grow, and to do and know more. If we feel limited or restricted, or if we don’t know where to begin, it can frustrate us. There can be impatience. What we want to do may conflict with what is possible. We may get fired up over opposing viewpoints, and we may need to adjust our action plan.

The desire to go big is with us, but so is the tendency to overestimate. Competitive feelings, however, can motivate us to push ourselves a little harder–the trick will be to do so with moderation. Errors in judgment made now are likely due to impulsiveness and the overlooking of crucial details.

Mars-Jupiter can bring a turning point to a project or even an attitude. We can feel passionately about our goals and beliefs, but we should watch that this doesn’t become self-righteousness. Instead, we might work hard to improve our ideas and uncover information.

There is a lot of creative energy generated now, but perhaps a little too much, so that tempers can flare. It’s best to watch for arrogance. Ideally, we harness this power to make changes and improvements.

Note that mistakes made now can be more memorable than usual.

The Moon is void from 12:54 PM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Venus), until the Moon enters Scorpio on Sunday, January 11th, at 5:55 AM EST.

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Sunday, JANUARY 11

The Moon continues its transit of Libra until 5:55 AM EST, when it heads into Scorpio. The Scorpio Moon is observant, perceptive, and passionate. We want to uncover the hidden layers of any given situation.

However, Venus forms a square with Chiron today, coloring the first half of the day, and we may withdraw or hold back, as we’re easily rebuffed or hurt. We can feel drained, though this allows us to refuel with more authentic motivation. Temporarily, it’s not easy to assess what we genuinely value.

A good approach would be to recognize and explore our feelings of vulnerability.

The Moon is void until the Moon enters Scorpio today at 5:55 AM EST.

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Monday, JANUARY 12

The Moon spends the day in Scorpio, encouraging us to get in touch with our feelings and desires.

The Moon harmonizes with Mercury and Jupiter, and we’re especially observant and resourceful. It’s a period of more emotional intensity and focus.

This Moon transit stirs our interest in discovering deeper truths and motives.

However, today’s Sun-Chiron square suggests waning confidence levels. We may doubt our inner guide and face situations that test our vulnerabilities. Some indecision is possible.

This transit tends to stir up insecurity or uncertainty about our direction, convictions, or purpose. A dip in confidence or faith in our resolutions and principles can lead to following others’ leads, which can later be regrettable.

Recognizing our feelings of vulnerability is essential now.

Tonight, Mercury forms a creative quintile to Neptune, and we are increasingly more idealistic and spiritually aware as the day advances. Giving one another the benefit of the doubt is likely.

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Tuesday, JANUARY 13

First Venus two days ago, then the Sun yesterday, and now Mars forms a square to Chiron today. Old emotional wounds may feel as if they’re wide open. There can be tension and pressure, along with some irritability. It can be challenging to express our desires and anger clearly and directly.

There can also be a tendency to rebel against others’ wishes or plans. With this aspect in play, we may be defensive and touchy. To navigate these challenges, it’s important to connect with what’s cramping our style and bringing us down, which can involve self-reflection.

As the day advances, we head toward a Mercury-Jupiter opposition, stirring our desire to grow and think in big terms. We can be excited and enthusiastic about our ideas and anxious to share them. We need room to explore and create, visualize new solutions to problems, and express ourselves freely.

However, we are inclined to exaggerate, and it’s best to watch for a strong tendency to overstate or overestimate in our quest for meaning. We might swing from implicit trust to skepticism, making it difficult to make good, practical choices. We’re stretching our minds now, and while this is an excellent mental exercise, we should avoid making commitments until we’re more realistic.

We should also watch for scattering our energies or taking on too many activities at once–we could be looking so far ahead that we forget the essential details or disclaimers. Positively, we might entertain possibilities that we wouldn’t normally consider.

The Moon is void from 5:59 PM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to Neptune), until the Moon enters Sagittarius at 6:34 PM EST.

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Wednesday, JANUARY 14

Today’s Sagittarius Moon promotes a happy, spontaneous, and curious attitude. We require less prompting than usual to get moving. Bored with the mundane, what breaks the routine is appealing now. We might take a philosophical attitude to problems or challenges in our lives.

The Moon in Sagittarius seeks out meaning and prompts us to look and forge ahead. The need to pull out of ourselves and consider new possibilities is strong.

However, as the day progresses, Venus approaches a sextile with Saturn, encouraging a considered, practical approach, particularly in our social lives. It’s a grounding influence that helps stabilize our affections. We place greater value on security, stability, and loyalty.

This transit boosts the appeal of the ordinary and reliable–we appreciate longstanding alliances or tried-and-true pleasures. We are more responsible with others and with our own feelings and affections.

Our judgment is sound, and we’re a little more conservative with money under this influence. We can enjoy planning and organizing.

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Thursday, JANUARY 15

Venus forms a sextile with Saturn very early today, and then it trines Uranus this morning. Our feelings are steady, but we’re also open to improvement and progress. We can discover more unique or interesting ways to fulfill our responsibilities.

Updating the “rules” in our relationships in pleasing ways can be a theme now. We’re both respectful and open to measured changes.

Venus trine Uranus encourages our bolder, more innovative natures, socially speaking. We are especially interested in everything new, fresh, invigorating, unusual, and out-of-the-ordinary regarding romantic involvements, entertainment or pleasures, and financial undertakings. We may be experimenting, improvising, and trying new ways of relating and expressing ourselves.

It’s possible we discover alternative ways to make (or spend) money. Although we can be a little detached, we’re freer with our feelings and find beauty in the unfamiliar or uncommon.

Because this trine occurs in Earth signs Capricorn and Taurus, we can delight in approaching our work, money, and practical affairs in new ways.

Mercury heads toward a square to Chiron, however, pointing to possibly strained, unnatural communications later today. We can be more sensitive to criticism than usual. We may doubt ourselves when solving problems, learning, or expressing ourselves.

Even so, a temporary dip might boost our motivation to improve.

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Friday, JANUARY 16

The Moon continues its transit of Sagittarius until 6:48 AM EST today, and we’re looking ahead and seeking meaning. The Moon then heads into practical Capricorn.

This responsible energy is echoed by an upcoming Sun-Saturn sextile, and we’re likely to connect with our desire to set goals.

However, we’re also approaching a Venus-Neptune sextile, which is exact very early tomorrow, and tuning into our need for magic, imagination, and wonder is also a theme as the day advances.

While attending to our duties and responsibilities, we also open our hearts and connect with our compassion and concern for others. We’re finding the best in people, our relationships, and our pleasures. We approach one another more gently and sensitively than usual. As we see the spiritual dimensions of our relationships, we embrace loving, non-possessive feelings.

Ideally, we make some room for decompressing. Putting our faith in loved ones, a cause, or a pet project can be a theme. It’s a time of feeling good about both showing up and caring.

The Moon is void from 6:20 AM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Neptune), until the Moon enters Capricorn at 6:48 AM EST.

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Saturday, JANUARY 17

The Sun forms a sextile with Saturn this morning and then a trine with Uranus closer to noon today. We’re ready to restructure and reform our usual duties or methods.

Combining the practical with the unusual can be successful. We pride ourselves on being calm and steady in the face of change. We have our feet on the ground as we look for ways to improve.

This morning’s Sun-Saturn sextile supports disciplining ourselves to bring more purpose and practicality to our lives. This time of increased self-awareness leads to realistic plans and goals.

This influence keeps our feet on the ground, while the Sun-Uranus trine ensures we’re also open-minded. We’re giving our priorities extra attention and our best efforts. We prefer safe moves now – slow and steady suits us fine – and we feel grounded and stable. Sun-Saturn gives us a sense of rhythm and helps us pace ourselves.

It’s also an excellent time to humble ourselves to sage advice. It’s easy to stick to a particular task and make headway. Considering time/energy limitations makes for better planning.

With the Sun-Uranus trine midday, we celebrate unique expression, new methods, and personal freedom. It’s a time when we find inspiration in unexpected places. We can experience sudden wins or advances now. We appreciate people, situations, and things that are a little irregular, unusual, or unconventional.

This transit can detach us just enough from a situation to move forward. We’re encouraged to embrace the new; an original approach to life is appealing and works to our benefit. Getting rid of deadweights is easier under this influence.

Venus sextiles Neptune early today, and then it leaves Capricorn and enters Aquarius this morning, where it will visit until February 10th.

With Venus in Aquarius, we’re moving towards more unconventionality, independence, and freedom in our social relationships. Under this influence, experimental or non-traditional relationships, entertainment, purchases, and pursuits are especially intriguing.

Allowing one another fuller freedom of expression and treating others fairly, unselfishly, and impartially are themes. Our tastes and interests incline towards the avant-garde during this cycle.

Pluto aligns with Vesta tonight, and there can be tremendous drive to pursue our goals and commitments now. We’re willing to work hard to fulfill our ambitions, we’re highly resourceful, and we might focus on renewing a project or passion.

As the day advances, we approach a mentally exciting Mercury-Mars conjunction in the sign of Capricorn that will perfect early tomorrow. We can be very interested in producing ideas and fixing problems!

The Mercury-Mars alignment is a good influence for motivated, energetic work related to communications and the mind. Since it occurs in the sign of Capricorn, practical goals may be the subject.

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Sunday, JANUARY 18

Very early today, Mercury aligns with Mars in the sign of Capricorn, exciting and overstimulating our nerves. We want to get to the point so that communications can be insensitive. Keeping busy and making headway satisfies us more than usual, and it’s best to channel excess mental energy constructively.

Tensions are possible, particularly when we are over-excited about an idea or resist considering others’ input. We are more invested in our ideas and convictions than usual, and we’re more courageous in expressing them. It’s a time of quick thinking and decisiveness.

A New Moon occurs today in the sign of Capricorn, at 2:52 PM EST. With this potent new-beginning energy, it makes sense to focus on some of the constructive traits of the sign of the Goat–-tenacious, resourceful, disciplined, wise, ambitious, prudent, constant–and consider how to positively incorporate these qualities into our lives.

It’s time to focus on practical, attainable long-term goals, develop maturity and common sense, prepare for the future, make commitments and recognize responsibilities, and realistically nurture our dreams. We have the chance to create some serious order in our lives!

Making concrete plans can be satisfying in the week ahead. We might develop reasonable boundaries and rules that offer us freedom from some worry and chaos.

This New Moon is aligned with Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Pluto. In other words, all of the inner planets are aligned, although Venus is the only inner planet not in Capricorn (Venus is in early Aquarius).

This lunation is sextile Saturn and Neptune, trine Uranus, and it’s also opposite Jupiter. We’re ready to make something special of our profession, reputation, long-term goals, and responsibilities. It’s a powerful time for practical solutions and innovation. Teaming up to achieve a work or material goal can be successful and attractive now. Meeting new people through these endeavors can also figure strongly. It’s as much of a practical time as it is a magical period. We’re both inspired and ready to put in the work to make things happen.

Tonight, Mercury forms a sextile with Saturn and heads toward a trine to Uranus, helping us reason things through. It’s a good time to put a new spin on our methods. We’re alert, pragmatic, and busy. Thoroughness brings rewards.

It’s a time of being more mentally grounded, and reasoning things logically and step by step can be beneficial and even soothing. At the same time, we’re not afraid to tap into our inventiveness.

The Moon is void today from 4:58 PM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a sextile to Neptune), until the Moon enters Aquarius at 5:19 PM EST.

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The Moon is New in Capricorn on January 18, 2026, at 2:52 PM EST.

New Moon in Capricorn Chart: January 18th, 2026

The New Moon in Capricorn marks the beginning of a new cycle. The Sagittarius New Moon cycle ends and the Capricorn New Moon cycle begins.

This New Moon chart has an interesting lineup and shape. Even looking at the aspect grid reveals the unusual number of inner planetary conjunctions and then sextiles and conjunctions further down the grid. It’s reminiscent of the August 30th, 2019 New Moon in Virgo, and it’s a powerfully creative influence.

The New Moon is exact on January 18th when the Sun and Moon align in the sign of Capricorn. This lunation symbolizes a new beginning in the cardinal earth sign of Capricorn. It’s a time to focus on some of the constructive traits of the sign of the Goat–tenacious, resourceful, disciplined, wise, ambitious, prudent, constant–and consider how to positively incorporate these qualities into our lives.

Now, we can focus on practical and attainable long-term goals, work on developing maturity and common sense, prepare for the future, make commitments and recognize responsibilities, and nurture our dreams in a realistic manner.

With this potent Capricorn energy, we have the chance to create some serious order in our lives. It’s time to make some solid plans and to set the stage for reaping the rewards from our new beginnings, as little or big as they may be, in approximately two weeks’ time after the Full Moon occurs.

One of Capricorn’s “lessons” is acceptance of the concept that reasonable boundaries and rules actually do offer us freedom–freedom from worry and chaos, for example. Setting goals for ourselves allows us to focus on what really matters.

This New Moon is aligned with Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Pluto. In other words, all of the inner planets are aligned, although Venus is the only inner planet not in Capricorn (Venus is in early Aquarius). This lunation is sextile Saturn and Neptune, trine Uranus, and it’s also opposite Jupiter.

We’re ready to make something special of our profession, reputation, long-term goals, and responsibilities. It’s a powerful time for practical solutions and innovation. Teaming up to achieve a work or material goal can be successful and attractive now. Meeting new people through these endeavors can also figure strongly. It’s as much of a practical time as it is a magical period. We’re both inspired and ready to put in the work to make things happen.

New Moon in Capricorn Chart 2026: Additional Points

This phase of the Moon occurs at 28 degrees and 44 minutes of Capricorn, affecting people born with personal planets and points at approximately 25 to 30 degrees of the Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn)  and 0 to 3 degrees of the Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) most significantly.

Monday, JANUARY 19

Very early today, Mercury’s trine with Uranus is potentially enlightening. We can come up with innovative ideas to improve our daily lives. It’s a time of heightened perception and unusual but workable ideas.

The Sun forms a sextile with Neptune today, shortly before it leaves the sign of Capricorn and enters Aquarius. This Sun-Neptune transit encourages us to tune in to our imagination and intuition. It enhances instinctual judgment. We see things from a perspective that celebrates our differences.

This influence sets an excellent mood for respecting our intuition. We take things as they come, finding meaning in our experiences more readily than usual. We’re tuned in, inspired, and charitable. What feels like serendipity now may be due to a good sense of timing and a sense of being in sync with the universe.

The Sun heads into the sign of Aquarius today for a visit until February 18th. During this cycle, we are motivated by our need for knowledge, experience, and originality. Innovation is more important to us than convention.

Our attention turns to what’s outdated in our lives, and we strive to find new perspectives and methods. The structure and order that Capricorn found appealing now seem too rigid. The freedom of the individual becomes far more significant to us. We strive to free ourselves from some of the restrictions, inhibitions, and limitations that now feel constraining rather than safe in the month ahead.

However, we can be unreliable, unpredictable, or too rebellious for our own good when the Sun is under strain.

Venus aligns with Pluto tonight, and we’re more protective, intense, or private with our affections, tastes, money, and pleasures today. It’s a time of intense feelings and a stronger connection with our deeper wants. We’re looking to grow, change, or intensify our relationships, money, pleasures, or social lives–or grow ourselves through these things.

However, we might try to sway, coerce, and manipulate others, or we may seek more from our relationships or pastimes. It’s a time when we can be incredibly focused and perhaps obsessed, especially when interacting. There is a tendency to want–and demand–more than usual from a partnership or friendship.

We also approach a Saturn-Uranus sextile and Mars in harmony with both planets, exact early tomorrow. It’s a fine time to fix problems and strike a nice balance between tradition and progress.

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Tuesday, JANUARY 20

Saturn forms a sextile with Uranus today, and this is the final perfection of three in this set.

With this influence, we’re more likely to do what we enjoy and enjoy what we’re doing, mainly in career, work, and life-path matters, but extending to other areas of life. Events occurring now build character, and life lessons are digestible.

It’s a period of solid, meaningful progress. This can be a time to solidify connections, bond with allies, and work on the primary structures of our lives. The changes we make can have long-lasting benefits. Original ideas may now take form or develop quite successfully.

There is an opportunity to combine stability and improvement or excitement with good results. The same can be said about innovation and tradition.

Early today, Mars hooks into this energy by forming a trine with Uranus and a sextile with Saturn. We’re directing our energies in a balanced way, and it benefits us. It’s easier for us to not only recognize stale or unworkable methods and areas of our lives, but also to make improvements. We’re innovative and practical at the same time.

As the Sun did yesterday, Mercury forms a sextile to Neptune shortly before it moves on, entering the sign of Aquarius today.

Mercury-Neptune stirs our imagination. With this transit in play, we can experience a sense of knowing and understanding with minimal explanation or instruction. Intuition is highlighted or awakened, and we creatively apply it to practical matters. We appreciate subtleties as they aid our understanding of others and situations. We are more readily inspired and might inspire others with our words.

Psychic openness characterizes our interactions, and our communications are notably gentler or more compassionate.

Mercury will transit Aquarius starting today and running until February 6th. During this cycle, we’re hungry for knowledge and open to new and original ideas. Our thinking is progressive and objective. We’re reasonable, finding it easier to separate intellect and emotion when assessing a situation. Our communication and thought patterns are spontaneous, somewhat fragmented, yet sensible.

This is a time when inventive thinking is at its peak. Although progressive-minded and receptive to new studies and information, we are not quick to sway from our ideas and beliefs.

During this cycle, we take more interest in daring or original thinking. As we envision a better future, we can develop truly interesting ideas and concepts.

The Moon is void from 9:17 PM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Uranus), until the Moon enters Pisces the next day, Wednesday, January 21st, at 1:51 AM EST.

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Saturn sextile Uranus

Saturn, at 27° Pisces 34′, forms a sextile with Uranus, at 27° Taurus 34′ on January 20, 2026. This is the final of three in this set (as with many outer-planet transits, this aspect repeats three  times over the course of many months).

When Saturn and Uranus connect, we see how we combine tradition and progress, stability and change, development, and innovation.

With Saturn forming a sextile to Uranus, it’s a time when we’re more likely to be doing what we enjoy, and enjoying what we’re doing, mainly related to career, work, and life path matters, but extending to other areas of life. Events occurring now build character, and life lessons are digestible. It’s a period of solid, meaningful progress.

This can be a time to solidify connections, bond with allies, and work on the primary structures of our lives. The changes we make can have long-lasting benefits. Original ideas may take form or develop quite successfully now. There is an opportunity to combine stability and improvement or excitement with good results. The same can be said about innovation and tradition.

While this aspect forms infrequently, when it does occur, it usually perfects three times over the course of about ten to eleven months. Rarely, it is a one-time pass.

For example, in 1996-1997, Saturn formed a sextile to Uranus first in May 1996, perfected the aspect again in November 1996, and then formed for the final time in March 1997. This occurs due to planetary retrogrades. In effect, we can say that the Saturn-Uranus sextile was in effect from May 1996 to March 1997.

In 2025-2026, Saturn forms a sextile to Uranus in April 2025, then August 2025, and finally, January 2026. Effectively, it’s in play from April 2025 to January 2026.

Read more about this Saturn-sextile-Uranus aspect, whether it occurs in the natal chart, Solar Return chart, or is a transit to transit (as it’s occurring now) or transit to natal.

Saturn sextile Uranus dates:

• on April 4th, 2025, when Saturn is at 24° Pisces 56′
• on August 11th, 2025, when Saturn is at 1° Aries 12′ (second time)
• on January 20th, 2026, when Saturn is at 27° Pisces 34′

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Fun Facts:

The last time Saturn formed a sextile to Uranus was in 1996-1997 when Saturn happened to be in Aries but Uranus was in Aquarius. However, the last time Saturn formed a lower sextile to Uranus like this Saturn-Uranus sextile was from September 1979 to July 1980 when Saturn was in Virgo and Uranus was in Scorpio.

Wednesday, JANUARY 21

The Moon continues its transit of Aquarius only until 1:51 AM EST today, when it heads into Pisces. The Pisces Moon boosts our powers of perception and empathy.

The Sun entered Aquarius on the 19th, and Mercury did the same on the 20th; today, they meet.

With this Mercury-Sun alignment, sudden awareness or clarity spurs us on. What we say or write now has an impact, for better or worse! It’s an excellent time to flesh out recent ideas and turn our recent discoveries into something valuable and workable.

There can be an epiphany, illumination of a matter, or a clearing of the air. An idea or plan can come to full bloom, or ideas and realizations now are pivotal. We aim to be diplomatic, but in our enthusiasm, we should watch for intellectualizing issues that require sensitivity.

Both bodies are heading toward conjunctions with Pluto, intensifying our thoughts and ideas. We’re gearing up to bring buried matters into the light and getting ready to talk about or analyze them.

Venus aligns with Vesta today, making it easier to direct our energies into meaningful activities. This alignment encourages us to conserve our energy for what we love doing, stimulating our desire to devote, dedicate, and commit to a task, relationship, or person.

The Moon continues its void period today until the Moon enters Pisces at 1:51 AM EST.

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Thursday, JANUARY 22

Mercury aligns with Pluto today, and the Sun will do the same tomorrow morning. We might uncover valuable information or gain insight into a matter that’s important to us.

This is a time for finding hidden meanings, though if this goes too far, we may become obsessed, manipulative, paranoid, or inclined toward word battles. We can be quite concerned with getting to the truth or the bottom of a matter, perhaps too insistently. We might gain insight into a topic that’s important to us–indeed, we’re more determined than usual to find solutions.

Ideally, increased tension or worry may motivate us to make beneficial changes. Our powers of observation are excellent right now, and it’s a good time to develop strategies in preparation for busier, more action-oriented days to come.

Today and tomorrow, we may bring buried matters into the light and talk about or analyze them. We can be investigative, persuasive, and insistent.

As the day advances, we approach a Mars-Neptune sextile. Neptune will leave the sign of Pisces on the 26th, and Mars will leave Capricorn tomorrow.

This transit, occurring very late in the signs, encourages an inspired or gentle approach to pursuing our desires. We actively seek inspiration. Our intuitive guidance can be put to practical use, especially if it helps increase our sense of security.

There can be the letting go of anger or a softening of the disposition now. We prefer to cooperate or go our own way rather than compete. We are also ready to act on our compassion, communicating our intentions through actions and gestures, and our intuition for making the right moves is strong.

We might open up to unusual or alternative healing methods or to the use of compassion and forgiveness for healing purposes. Creative arts can thrive.

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Friday, JANUARY 23

Mars enters Aquarius today and will visit the sign until March 2nd. During this cycle, energy levels can be dynamic yet erratic. We are team players–cooperative and less concerned about personal power than in previous cycles. We could be achieving our goals through hit-or-miss tactics.

Impersonal expression of anger is characteristic of Mars in Aquarius. We are attracted to unconventional methods and tend to approach problems from an intellectual, detached perspective during the Mars-in-Aquarius cycle.

We tend to act only when we can entirely get behind or believe in our actions. As such, we might spend more time thinking about action than taking it. However, when motivated, we’re crusaders for our ideas and causes.

Mercury’s parallel to Mars today lends spontaneous, forthright, and energetic elements to our communications and can prompt lively thoughts and interactions.

However, we also seek more intensity in our lives and relationships as the Sun aligns with Pluto. We’re persistent, and the need to gain more control over our lives can feel pressing. We are strong-willed, resourceful, and focused, and we may benefit by keeping things to ourselves and not rushing forward prematurely.

This influence draws our attention to the desire for self-mastery. A minor crisis might alert us to an area of life that requires work, improvement, and transformation.
We should guard against temperamental behavior and decision-making. Some paranoia or extremes of thinking could be behind this.

The focus should be on recycling, updating, revising, and eliminating so that we can grow. Unusual, intense, or dramatic happenings are possible with friends and networks. We may be confronting issues of control and power related to individuality, equality, friendships, and group associations.

The Moon enters Aries at 8:27 AM EST, an assertive, action-oriented influence. We recognize our need for self-direction, but we’re cooperative and appreciate others. Refueling can involve finding new inspiration, helped along by the Moon’s sextiles to Mars, Pluto, the Sun, Mercury, and Venus.

The Moon is void from 8:18 AM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a conjunction to Neptune), until the Moon enters Aries at 8:27 AM EST.

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Saturday, JANUARY 24

The Moon spends the day in Aries, and we assert our needs more easily than usual. Our personal initiative is also strong. The desire to start fresh or take action can drive us. With the Aries Moon, we can be excited about our personal plans.

However, this Moon can be impatient and hasty, and we could feel torn between two drives at times today, and should aim to manage competing ambitions. A Mercury-Vesta alignment today helps us focus on our priorities. We might enjoy dedicating ourselves to a special interest or project.

The Moon is void from 4:37 PM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Jupiter), until the Moon enters Taurus the next day, Sunday, January 25th, at 1:06 PM EST.

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Sunday, JANUARY 25

The Moon continues its transit of Aries until 1:06 PM EST, when it heads into Taurus. With the Taurus Moon, we crave simplicity, comfort, and predictability.

The Sun forms a parallel to Venus, and we’re likely to experience a strong desire for harmony and comfort. We can be moved to express our affections. At the same time, we are taking more pride in our relationships and diplomacy skills, and we may be putting more effort into these areas now. We prefer to attract rather than pursue and to compromise rather than fight.

The First Quarter Moon occurs tonight at 11:47 PM, when the Sun in Aquarius forms a square with the Moon in Taurus.

There is a crisis theme surrounding any quarter Moon phase, as we feel compelled to take action. We become aware of how our actions affect those close to us, perhaps through trial and error.

Whatever project or initiative we began around the New Moon is now off the ground, and it may face its first obstacles. It can be a time of stress, clashing, and discord, but also high energy, motivation, and growth.

The Moon is void until the Moon enters Taurus today at 1:06 PM EST.

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Monday, JANUARY 26

Neptune enters Aries today. While Neptune flirted with the sign in 2025, it will now transit the sign for many years (until 2038-2039).

While Neptune is in Aries, we idealize independence, courage, bravery, freedom, and fresh starts. However, we may not see ourselves clearly, or we might struggle with defining ourselves and our boundaries during this period. We might also inflate our importance in times of insecurity, which can be quite detrimental. Presenting false images of ourselves that we end up identifying with can be especially tempting during this period.

Other issues to watch for include impatience with things we don’t understand or intricate matters, and being caught off guard by competitors or by anger we failed to recognize.

On the other hand, it can be a time of great wonder and impulse–we tend to boldly follow our intuition wherever it leads us. We have faith in our ability to innovate, lead, start anew, and win. We can be talented at inspiring others to action and promoting our beliefs, ideas, and missions.

Neptune was in Aries from March 30, 2025, to October 22, 2025, and is now in Aries from January 26, 2026, to May 21, 2038.

Today’s Moon in Taurus is harmony-oriented, comfortable, and stubborn. Stability and permanence satisfy a deep emotional need. While we’re not inclined to go out of our way, preferring to settle in, we enjoy some light interaction.

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Tuesday, JANUARY 27

The Moon continues its transit of Taurus until 3:55 PM EST, and while we’re listening to our needs for change and innovation, we’re respecting the process and the need for patience.

The Moon in Gemini from 3:55 PM forward is curious and communicative, making it a good time to look into new topics and handle several different tasks. While it’s not an ideal Moon transit for follow-through, tonight’s Moon-Pluto and Moon-Mar trines help us focus and boost our determination.

With Mars conjunct Pluto today, we can experience strong desires to take action on a matter, but impatience or pushiness could trip us up if we are not careful. We should also watch for buried resentments and anger driving our actions, as well as the tendency to ignore reason.

However, well channeled, this energy can bring increased focus and motivation. We dare to go after what we want and to take decisive action! We might entirely revise or rebuild something from the ground up, break something down to start anew, or we may be determined to put a difficult situation behind us so that we can move forward.

Still, we might be too forceful or willful and should avoid overdoing it to the point of exhaustion. This can be a compulsive time when power struggles are more likely, and we are tested to the limit. Positively, we enjoy a strong sense of purposefulness.

A minor square between Venus and Saturn occurs tonight, and there can be some diffidence in our interactions. With this transit, we can be cool with our sentiments and emotionally distant. Some anxiety or troubles with our feelings and affections are likely.

The Moon is void today from 12:58 PM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a sextile to Saturn), until the Moon enters Gemini at 3:55 PM EST.

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