January 23 2026

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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