Capricorn Monthly Horoscope February 2018

Capricorn (Born December 22 to December 31) and Capricorn Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Capricorn:

February 2018 Capricorn Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until February 18th:

The Sun continues to transit your solar second house. This is the most "financial" period of the year for you. You might have a more materialistic view of life for the time being, or you have an increased interest in your own possessions, during this cycle. You are more attracted to objects and possessions that give you a sense of comfort, status, or luxury now.

You probably should be on the lookout for a tendency to create your own financial stress due to extravagant spending habits. At this point in the year, you are unlikely to take many risks, however, and you can be quite resistant to change. This is a time when "comfort zones" are more important to you than usual--you value the familiar.

From February 18th forward:

The Sun is illuminating your communications sector now, suggesting "busy-ness" and movement. You are exploring and searching, making connections, and paying more attention to your immediate environment. Social interaction is in emphasis during this period, and is, for the most part, light-hearted.

Give other people a little extra time and attention, notice their efforts on your behalf, and strengthen your connections. You are more curious and alert than usual, and you could be quite busy with errands, paperwork, phone calls, and light socializing. Much energy is expended in understanding and adapting to your immediate environment. Siblings, neighbors, close relatives, friends, and co-workers may play a more important role than usual in your life during this cycle.

You are more interested in exploring your own neighborhood than you are of something entirely new. This is not a time of big adventure-seeking! Rather, it's a time of little adventures close to home.

Neither is this a time when you are especially focused. In fact, you could have a finger in many pies right now. You are especially resourceful, and you could find yourself enjoying (or seeking) attention for your intellectual know-how. The ability to express and communicate your ideas is extremely important to you at this time. You are eager to investigate new things, whether scientific or technical.

Eclipse

A Lunar Eclipse Occurred on January 31st:

A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings.

This Lunar Eclipse stimulates your solar eighth house. Surprises surrounding intimate matters, shared finances and resources, or financial support may be in store. Something that has been "in hiding" or brewing under the surface of things comes to light, or there is a significant fruition or culmination. This could manifest as, for example, the need to make a financial settlement or large payment, the paying off of a loan, the loss of financial support, a change in your spouse's status (or ex-spouse's status if child support or alimony is given), a circumstance that calls for you to support someone, and other such possibilities. Do your best to avoid letting emotions overrule good judgment when it comes to spending or financial matters.

A Solar Eclipse Occurs on February 15th: A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings. The Solar Eclipse marks a new beginning for you. Letting go of the past is necessary in order to move forward. This eclipse occurs in your solar second house, suggesting a new approach to handling money and personal resources or new sources of income. A focus on ways to increase your income or a new budgeting/saving plan may be part of the picture in the coming months, as well as a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to the way you handle making yourself feel comfortable and secure. This is a phase when you have an increased awareness of the physical world of the senses, and this is a time to start fresh in terms of how you arrange your life in order to feel a sense of value and worthiness. It is also a wonderful time for taking moments to pleasure yourself through earthy, tactile, and comforting endeavors.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until the 10th: 

Venus continues to grace your solar second house during this period. You might receive gifts or bonuses now, or you find much comfort in what you already own and have. You may be a little extravagant with money for the time being, as your desire for luxury and comfort items is increased now, and this is something to watch for. When it comes to love, you value those who make you feel comfortable and secure.

From February 10th forward: 

With Venus moving through your solar third house during this period, you are mostly cheerful in your approach to others, and perhaps somewhat intellectual, during this transit. Essentially, you are quite companionable now. You enjoy talking about what interests you, and you find great value in the exchange of ideas. Sometimes this transit brings benefit through siblings, communications, or short trips. During this period, you are most attracted to wit, cheerfulness, and verbal rapport. You are especially good at mediating conflicts. Smoothing over differences using your diplomacy skills figures now.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Until the 18th:

Mercury continues to transit your solar second house. You might play with various ways to increase personal funds, resulting in more than one avenue for monetary gain. Avoid letting undue pressure from others push you into signing important papers that may create a serious financial commitment. Shopping when experiencing nervous tension should also be avoided. Your mind is always active with new ideas for an increase of income during this cycle. Brothers or sisters, or communications, may be a source of financial or material gain or loss now.

From February 18th forward: 

Mercury is right at home in the third house and offers a natural curiosity, facility with words, and the ability to multi-task successfully. More time spent on the phone, writing emails, in the car making short frequent trips, chatting, running errands, communicating with neighbors and siblings, visiting friends and relatives, and doing paperwork is likely now. There can also be a tendency to fuss over insignificant matters now, however.

Also, "information overload" is also a possibility. This may be a busy time with neighbors, classmates, siblings, and community affairs. Your interests are especially varied now and perhaps scattered. It's an ideal time to pick up information from your environment and the people in it, as your tendency is toward a certain level of intellectual detachment just now. Your mind is often distracted, particularly when circumstances call for you to stick to the routine, so this is not the best transit for focusing on one task or project.

Your mind is especially inquisitive during this cycle, when learning, short trips, and other forms of communication and making connections, appeal strongly. Some are fidgety or nervous during this cycle, perhaps due to increased errand-running, phone calls, and the like. Others enjoy the challenge of tackling a variety of subjects. As well, talking, writing, and studying can be good ways to handle stress.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

All month:

Mars continues to energize your solar twelfth house now. While Mars occupies the twelfth house, asserting yourself in a direct and straightforward manner can be difficult. This is largely due to a feeling of not being in touch with what it is you want or desire just for the time being as you reassess your goals and needs.

This lack of direction and self-knowledge should prompt you to look within to learn about your desires. It is likely that you will be much clearer when Mars reaches your first house. For the time being, take some time for rest and give your ego a break.

Overview Horoscope:

January & February 2018: The New Moon on January 16th is a powerful one for you personally, dear Capricorn, since it occurs in your sign. This is one of the best times for reinventing yourself, starting fresh, and putting personal updates or upgrades into motion. There is an unusually strong showing of planets in your sign, the last time of which occurred in 1991, and this can point to a significant turning point year for you. This is a time for showing others a fresh new face -- one that better reflects your current stage of growth -- and breaking out of outworn patterns of greeting the world and presenting yourself. You'll have more "work" to do in these areas later this year, but you're now enjoying a boost of energy and motivation to get started.

Supporting your goals are Mars and Jupiter in your friends and community sector, pointing to the powerful benefits of friendships, alliances, collaboration, and giving back to the community at this time in your life. Don't pass up a good opportunity to collaborate, cooperate, and get involved. Even though your first instinct may be to go it alone, this is an important time for connecting with others and sharing experiences or expertise.

There's likely to be some resistance, tension, unrest, or unresolved feelings related to home and family, however, that can sometimes (and perhaps often for some of you) interfere with your efforts to break out into a new phase of your life. Try not to allow this to sway you from your larger goals, but do take the time to deal with inconsistencies or surprise problems on these fronts. Saturn now in your sign is a continual reminder that you should be taking your life a little more seriously and getting things straightened out across the board, but there's no rush with Saturn - in fact, this is a planet that wants you to be thorough, deliberate, and consistent. Set small, doable goals to put more order into your life, and you'll be on the right track.

The Lunar Eclipse on January 31st is the second Full Moon in January (there are none in February) and emphasizes the need to clean up your finances or dependencies. A Lunar Eclipse happened in the same area of your solar chart in February 2017, and another (the final one) will occur in February 2019. This is a time of hyper-awareness of what you have, need, and want. This eclipse brings issues surrounding power dynamics and unpaid debts to a head. Consider ways to get back to a position of balance. Empower yourself by aiming to manage or settle debts, whether these are material, spiritual, or emotional. If you feel guilty or indebted, you're not working at full capacity, and now is the time to work towards fixing the problem. However, we all depend on others in some way, and these connections can be very healthy, so consider ways to get yourself more comfortable with healthy dependencies as well. Some of you will make a sudden decision to quit a bad habit now, and it's a good time to do so, but there is no rush to do it at the exact time of the eclipse.

The Solar Eclipse on February 15th gives you a fantastic push towards taking better care of your money and resources. This is undoubtedly a robust period for resolving problems with income, spending, and saving.  There are indications that you have some loose ends to tie up before pushing ahead as Mars in your privacy sector, a guest throughout February, clashes with Neptune, Venus, and then Mercury in your communications sector, delaying certain endeavors. This may be about your own hesitation or indecision. However, with no planets retrograde all month, you're in good shape for working with few obstacles on those projects and endeavors you genuinely believe in. You're transitioning into a very lively, connected, and communicative period from the 10th forward, and you'll do exceptionally well for yourself by putting your feelers out for new ideas.

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Capricorn (Born January 1 to 10) and Capricorn Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Capricorn:

February 2018 Capricorn Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

All month:

The Sun highlights your second house now, and your focus is on material affairs and comfort issues. Security is a driving force for you at the moment, and you might find that you are especially interested in accumulating possessions. What you have and what you don't have come into focus--what makes you feel comfortable, your sense of security, and what you value.

This is the time of year when personal finances and possessions receive maximum attention. Pour your energy into your work and your finances, and you might just be able to take your ideas to the bank.

Extravagance with your pocketbook is something you may want to look out for, however. If you find yourself itching to make unnecessary purchases, know that at the root of this urge is the desire to pamper and comfort yourself. Nothing wrong with it, but there are inexpensive (and even free) ways to make yourself feel good.

This is not the most eventful time of year for you. You are more inclined to dig in your heels and hang on to what makes you feel most secure than to take big risks.

Eclipse

A Lunar Eclipse Occurred on January 31st:

A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings.

This Lunar Eclipse stimulates your solar eighth house. Surprises surrounding intimate matters, shared finances and resources, or financial support may be in store. Something that has been "in hiding" or brewing under the surface of things comes to light, or there is a significant fruition or culmination. This could manifest as, for example, the need to make a financial settlement or large payment, the paying off of a loan, the loss of financial support, a change in your spouse's status (or ex-spouse's status if child support or alimony is given), a circumstance that calls for you to support someone, and other such possibilities. Do your best to avoid letting emotions overrule good judgment when it comes to spending or financial matters.

A Solar Eclipse Occurs on February 15th: A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings. The Solar Eclipse marks a new beginning for you. Letting go of the past is necessary in order to move forward. This eclipse occurs in your solar second house, suggesting a new approach to handling money and personal resources or new sources of income. A focus on ways to increase your income or a new budgeting/saving plan may be part of the picture in the coming months, as well as a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to the way you handle making yourself feel comfortable and secure. This is a phase when you have an increased awareness of the physical world of the senses, and this is a time to start fresh in terms of how you arrange your life in order to feel a sense of value and worthiness. It is also a wonderful time for taking moments to pleasure yourself through earthy, tactile, and comforting endeavors.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until the 19th: 

Venus continues to grace your solar second house during this period. You might receive gifts or bonuses now, or you find much comfort in what you already own and have. You may be a little extravagant with money for the time being, as your desire for luxury and comfort items is increased now, and this is something to watch for. When it comes to love, you value those who make you feel comfortable and secure.

From February 19th forward: 

With Venus moving through your solar third house during this period, you are mostly cheerful in your approach to others, and perhaps somewhat intellectual, during this transit. Essentially, you are quite companionable now. You enjoy talking about what interests you, and you find great value in the exchange of ideas. Sometimes this transit brings benefit through siblings, communications, or short trips. During this period, you are most attracted to wit, cheerfulness, and verbal rapport. You are especially good at mediating conflicts. Smoothing over differences using your diplomacy skills figures now.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Until February 7th: 

Mercury continues to transit your solar first house. During this cycle, you are more communicative than usual. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that conversations are at their best right now, simply because you are more interested in expressing yourself than listening! You are especially alert and a little cerebral now. You have a receptive audience for your ideas.

From February 7th to 23rd: 

With Mercury in your solar second house, this is a strong period for analyzing your cash flow, income, and earning power. You are more practical and rational in your approach to finances during this period. With your conscious mind focused on money and possessions, as well as personal values, this can be a strong period for gathering new money-making ideas.

Alternatively, it could be a time when you tend to fret over your finances. Conversations tend to be practical rather than frivolous now. Financial gain may come through communications.

From February 23rd forward: 

Mercury is right at home in the third house and offers a natural curiosity, facility with words, and the ability to multi-task successfully. More time spent on the phone, writing emails, in the car making short frequent trips, chatting, running errands, communicating with neighbors and siblings, visiting friends and relatives, and doing paperwork is likely now. There can also be a tendency to fuss over insignificant matters now, however.

Also, "information overload" is also a possibility. This may be a busy time with neighbors, classmates, siblings, and community affairs. Your interests are especially varied now and perhaps scattered. It's an ideal time to pick up information from your environment and the people in it, as your tendency is toward a certain level of intellectual detachment just now. Your mind is often distracted, particularly when circumstances call for you to stick to the routine, so this is not the best transit for focusing on one task or project.

Your mind is especially inquisitive during this cycle, when learning, short trips, and other forms of communication and making connections, appeal strongly. Some are fidgety or nervous during this cycle, perhaps due to increased errand-running, phone calls, and the like. Others enjoy the challenge of tackling a variety of subjects. As well, talking, writing, and studying can be good ways to handle stress.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

Until February 12th:

Mars continues to activate your solar eleventh house. You take a more direct approach to realizing your dreams now, rather than simply hoping and wishing.

You might find that you have more energy and enthusiasm for spending time with others, but arguments now may be with or on behalf of friends. You can be especially effective at encouraging others now, as well as at leading or organizing a group.

From February 12th forward:

With Mars moving through your solar twelfth house, this is the time to research and reflect upon your goals. It can be a time when past actions catch up with you--and this is not necessarily a bad thing!

It could also be a time when much of your energy is channeled into private matters, or when you prefer that others not observe what you are doing. This is natural--you may just as well do your best work alone for now. Unconscious behavior patterns could influence the way you assert yourself.

Some may experience insomnia during this phase, especially if they are not allowing themselves the chance to recoup and if they are not letting their intuition serve them. Others may enjoy a more active dreaming life (this includes day-dreaming), and, if allowed to run free, the imagination can serve them very well, especially with regards to goals and new concepts.

January & February 2018: The New Moon on January 16th is a powerful one for you personally, dear Capricorn, since it occurs in your sign. This is one of the best times for reinventing yourself, starting fresh, and putting personal updates or upgrades into motion. There is an unusually strong showing of planets in your sign, the last time of which occurred in 1991, and this can point to a significant turning point year for you. This is a time for showing others a fresh new face -- one that better reflects your current stage of growth -- and breaking out of outworn patterns of greeting the world and presenting yourself. You'll have more "work" to do in these areas later this year, but you're now enjoying a boost of energy and motivation to get started.

Supporting your goals are Mars and Jupiter in your friends and community sector, pointing to the powerful benefits of friendships, alliances, collaboration, and giving back to the community at this time in your life. Don't pass up a good opportunity to collaborate, cooperate, and get involved. Even though your first instinct may be to go it alone, this is an important time for connecting with others and sharing experiences or expertise.

There's likely to be some resistance, tension, unrest, or unresolved feelings related to home and family, however, that can sometimes (and perhaps often for some of you) interfere with your efforts to break out into a new phase of your life. Try not to allow this to sway you from your larger goals, but do take the time to deal with inconsistencies or surprise problems on these fronts. Saturn now in your sign is a continual reminder that you should be taking your life a little more seriously and getting things straightened out across the board, but there's no rush with Saturn - in fact, this is a planet that wants you to be thorough, deliberate, and consistent. Set small, doable goals to put more order into your life, and you'll be on the right track.

The Lunar Eclipse on January 31st is the second Full Moon in January (there are none in February) and emphasizes the need to clean up your finances or dependencies. A Lunar Eclipse happened in the same area of your solar chart in February 2017, and another (the final one) will occur in February 2019. This is a time of hyper-awareness of what you have, need, and want. This eclipse brings issues surrounding power dynamics and unpaid debts to a head. Consider ways to get back to a position of balance. Empower yourself by aiming to manage or settle debts, whether these are material, spiritual, or emotional. If you feel guilty or indebted, you're not working at full capacity, and now is the time to work towards fixing the problem. However, we all depend on others in some way, and these connections can be very healthy, so consider ways to get yourself more comfortable with healthy dependencies as well. Some of you will make a sudden decision to quit a bad habit now, and it's a good time to do so, but there is no rush to do it at the exact time of the eclipse.

The Solar Eclipse on February 15th gives you a fantastic push towards taking better care of your money and resources. This is undoubtedly a robust period for resolving problems with income, spending, and saving.  There are indications that you have some loose ends to tie up before pushing ahead as Mars in your privacy sector, a guest throughout February, clashes with Neptune, Venus, and then Mercury in your communications sector, delaying certain endeavors. This may be about your own hesitation or indecision. However, with no planets retrograde all month, you're in good shape for working with few obstacles on those projects and endeavors you genuinely believe in. You're transitioning into a very lively, connected, and communicative period from the 10th forward, and you'll do exceptionally well for yourself by putting your feelers out for new ideas.

See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.

Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide to your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.

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Love & Romance Forecast Report

Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.

Romantic Compatibility Reports

Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.

See also 2018 Capricorn Preview Horoscope

Capricorn (Born January 11 to 20) and Capricorn Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Capricorn:

February 2018 Capricorn Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until February 8th:

The Sun continues to move through your solar first house. You experience a renewal of energy and vitality now, and it's a strong time for increased personal confidence. The emphasis is on self-expression, what kind of impression you make on others, and beginning new personal projects.

You are a little more self-centered than usual, and this is quite natural and healthy as long as you don't take it too far. You are more decisive and forward-looking now, and you put more faith in your own abilities. Physically, you are likely feeling strong. This is an excellent cycle for making personal changes in your manner or appearance, and for any self-improvement endeavors. Personal projects that you begin now are likely to blossom nine months down the road.

From February 8th forward:

The Sun highlights your second house now, and your focus is on material affairs and comfort issues. Security is a driving force for you at the moment, and you might find that you are especially interested in accumulating possessions. What you have and what you don't have come into focus--what makes you feel comfortable, your sense of security, and what you value.

This is the time of year when personal finances and possessions receive maximum attention. Pour your energy into your work and your finances, and you might just be able to take your ideas to the bank.

Extravagance with your pocketbook is something you may want to look out for, however. If you find yourself itching to make unnecessary purchases, know that at the root of this urge is the desire to pamper and comfort yourself. Nothing wrong with it, but there are inexpensive (and even free) ways to make yourself feel good.

This is not the most eventful time of year for you. You are more inclined to dig in your heels and hang on to what makes you feel most secure than to take big risks.

Eclipse

A Lunar Eclipse Occurred on January 31st:

A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings.

This Lunar Eclipse stimulates your solar seventh house. Surprises surrounding partnerships and relationships may be in store. Something that has been "in hiding" or brewing under the surface of things comes to light, or there is a significant fruition or culmination. This could manifest as, for example, a surprising revelation from a partner, a circumstance that calls for you to support a significant other, a flurry of activity prompted by a partner's needs or demands for your services from the general public, and other such possibilities. You now have a natural flair for sensing the needs and desires of the general public. You are likely to draw highly emotional and sensitive individuals into your social circle. Partnership "tests" are possible now, but so is a chance to truly connect to a special someone in your life.

A Solar Eclipse Occurs on February 15th: A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings. The Solar Eclipse marks a new beginning for you. Letting go of the past is necessary in order to move forward. This eclipse occurs in your solar second house, suggesting a new approach to handling money and personal resources or new sources of income. A focus on ways to increase your income or a new budgeting/saving plan may be part of the picture in the coming months, as well as a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to the way you handle making yourself feel comfortable and secure. This is a phase when you have an increased awareness of the physical world of the senses, and this is a time to start fresh in terms of how you arrange your life in order to feel a sense of value and worthiness. It is also a wonderful time for taking moments to pleasure yourself through earthy, tactile, and comforting endeavors.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until February 3rd: 

Venus continues to grace your solar first house now. Something about how you present yourself, your image, and your manner boosts your personal magnetism during this cycle. It's a good time to attract who and what you want into your life experience. You're more charming and you are likely to want to attract things to you indirectly rather than forcefully now, perhaps through charm and playfulness. You have a stronger need to be good to yourself, although a negative expression of this placement can be excessive attention to pampering oneself or taking the easy way out. You especially enjoy making a good impression on others, and peace-making. You might also be paying more attention to beauty and style now.

From February 3rd to 27th: 

Venus transits your solar second house and, as the natural ruler of the second house, Venus feels right "at home" here. This is a rather content position for Venus, although there can be some restlessness when it comes to money and spending it—you are more inclined to want more things around you! Financial security and enjoyment of the good things in life are important to you, although you also value simple pleasures. The ability to relate well with others might enhance your own personal finances during this period. You may find yourself in a position in which there is a blending of financial matters with social or public affairs. This is a stable position for love matters and close relationships. You value those who make you feel comfortable, and familiarity is more important to you than someone new during this cycle.

From February 27th forward: 

With Venus moving through your solar third house during this period, you are mostly cheerful in your approach to others, and perhaps somewhat intellectual, during this transit. Essentially, you are quite companionable now. You enjoy talking about what interests you, and you find great value in the exchange of ideas. Sometimes this transit brings benefit through siblings, communications, or short trips. During this period, you are most attracted to wit, cheerfulness, and verbal rapport. You are especially good at mediating conflicts. Smoothing over differences using your diplomacy skills figures now.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Until February 12th: 

Mercury continues to transit your solar first house. During this cycle, you are more communicative than usual. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that conversations are at their best right now, simply because you are more interested in expressing yourself than listening! You are especially alert and a little cerebral now. You have a receptive audience for your ideas.

From February 12th forward: 

With Mercury in your solar second house, this is a strong period for analyzing your cash flow, income, and earning power. You are more practical and rational in your approach to finances during this period. With your conscious mind focused on money and possessions, as well as personal values, this can be a strong period for gathering new money-making ideas.

Alternatively, it could be a time when you tend to fret over your finances. Conversations tend to be practical rather than frivolous now. Financial gain may come through communications.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

All month:

Mars continues to activate your solar eleventh house. You take a more direct approach to realizing your dreams now, rather than simply hoping and wishing.

You might find that you have more energy and enthusiasm for spending time with others, but arguments now may be with or on behalf of friends. You can be especially effective at encouraging others now, as well as at leading or organizing a group.

Overview Horoscope:

January & February 2018: The New Moon on January 16th is a powerful one for you personally, dear Capricorn, since it occurs in your sign. This is one of the best times for reinventing yourself, starting fresh, and putting personal updates or upgrades into motion. There is an unusually strong showing of planets in your sign, the last time of which occurred in 1991, and this can point to a significant turning point year for you. This is a time for showing others a fresh new face -- one that better reflects your current stage of growth -- and breaking out of outworn patterns of greeting the world and presenting yourself. You'll have more "work" to do in these areas later this year, but you're now enjoying a boost of energy and motivation to get started.

Supporting your goals are Mars and Jupiter in your friends and community sector, pointing to the powerful benefits of friendships, alliances, collaboration, and giving back to the community at this time in your life. Don't pass up a good opportunity to collaborate, cooperate, and get involved. Even though your first instinct may be to go it alone, this is an important time for connecting with others and sharing experiences or expertise.

There's likely to be some resistance, tension, unrest, or unresolved feelings related to home and family, however, that can sometimes (and perhaps often for some of you) interfere with your efforts to break out into a new phase of your life. Try not to allow this to sway you from your larger goals, but do take the time to deal with inconsistencies or surprise problems on these fronts. Saturn now in your sign is a continual reminder that you should be taking your life a little more seriously and getting things straightened out across the board, but there's no rush with Saturn - in fact, this is a planet that wants you to be thorough, deliberate, and consistent. Set small, doable goals to put more order into your life, and you'll be on the right track.

The Lunar Eclipse on January 31st is the second Full Moon in January (there are none in February) and emphasizes the need to clean up your finances or dependencies. A Lunar Eclipse happened in the same area of your solar chart in February 2017, and another (the final one) will occur in February 2019. This is a time of hyper-awareness of what you have, need, and want. This eclipse brings issues surrounding power dynamics and unpaid debts to a head. Consider ways to get back to a position of balance. Empower yourself by aiming to manage or settle debts, whether these are material, spiritual, or emotional. If you feel guilty or indebted, you're not working at full capacity, and now is the time to work towards fixing the problem. However, we all depend on others in some way, and these connections can be very healthy, so consider ways to get yourself more comfortable with healthy dependencies as well. Some of you will make a sudden decision to quit a bad habit now, and it's a good time to do so, but there is no rush to do it at the exact time of the eclipse.

The Solar Eclipse on February 15th gives you a fantastic push towards taking better care of your money and resources. This is undoubtedly a robust period for resolving problems with income, spending, and saving.  There are indications that you have some loose ends to tie up before pushing ahead as Mars in your privacy sector, a guest throughout February, clashes with Neptune, Venus, and then Mercury in your communications sector, delaying certain endeavors. This may be about your own hesitation or indecision. However, with no planets retrograde all month, you're in good shape for working with few obstacles on those projects and endeavors you genuinely believe in. You're transitioning into a very lively, connected, and communicative period from the 10th forward, and you'll do exceptionally well for yourself by putting your feelers out for new ideas.

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