February 1, 2026: Leo Full Moon

 

A trip to House of Intuition for a candle, cuz you know, it's Leo

February 1, 2026

2:09 PM PST
13 Leo 03

Leo expresses itself in bold ways and invites us to shine. This full moon applies in opposition to Mars and Venus in Aquarius. Our values and actions are tied to others, including loved ones, friends, and groups. That sounds good, but if we do not know what skills, values, and uniqueness we bring to the room, we risk getting swept into groupthink. This risk is heightened with the Sun separating from Pluto.   If you are caught up in some group think, recalibrate and find your truth.   

Leo carries bravery, though bravery is not always dramatic. Sometimes it is as simple as knowing our worth and saying yes or saying no. We might be walking to the store or running an errand and in a single moment be asked to step forward. Who is asking? A friend?  A stranger?  An animal in trouble? Or something internal that tugs at us and says step up.

Leo is heart driven.  Through tenderness we locate what is authentic and what matters. It may be something soft that has been pushed aside for too long and finally demands attention. The heart becomes our GPS throughout the three-day full moon phase.

Leo full moons, especially those carrying friction like this one, we may also see Leo’s shadow in the news. Performance for its own sake. People pulling focus. Making something about one person when it belongs to many. Those who cannot set ego aside may find themselves exposed.

Very close to the full moon, within the same three-day window, Uranus stations direct. This is not a small shift. It is Uranus’s final station direct in Taurus, a sign it has occupied since 2018. Although Uranus will not enter Gemini until late April, momentum begins to build on February 3. Things start to move faster.

Uranus can draw confidence from the Leo full moon to disrupt in grounded, tangible ways. This is change that touches daily life, resources, bodies, and the earth itself.

There is some simpatico between Uranus in Taurus and the Capricorn new moon from two weeks ago. What seeds did you plant then that speak to your place in the world? How have those seeds grown over the last fourteen days? Where are you being asked to lean into strength or bravery to impact those seedlings? How can you expand those goals by claiming your boldness? Where does innovation want to enter?

In closing this full moon has a quiet alignment between heart and action, courage and consequence, action and innovation.  What we choose to stand for now matters, not because it is loud, but because it is true.  Set your heart on “Go” and you should be good.  

Why I Cannot Be Quiet About 2026

 

Friends of Tracy's AstroSalon, 

Many of you have been following my astrological blog since I launched it in 2008.   Some of you I have known from earlier astro circles as well. For all of you I wanted to let you knoww that  today I posted a long piece on Substack about the astrology of 2026.   I wrote it for folks who don't know astrology.   Or for folks who do not know my background as an astrologer.   This year is just so loaded that I felt I had to write about it for all my circles.    Give it a read.  

February 3, 2026 Uranus Stations Direct in Taurus For The Last Time

 

Uranus Station Direct
February 3, 2026
6:33 pm PST
27° Taurus

On February 3, Uranus ends its final retrograde in Taurus and stations direct at 27 degrees. The planet of disruption, technology, revolution and systemic change is completing its last pause in a sign it has occupied since 2018. This moment deserves close attention.

Looking back nearly 300 years, a pattern emerges. Uranus stationed direct in Taurus on December 1, 1774, February 2, 1858, and February 3, 1942 before leaving the sign. Each moment followed prolonged stress on material systems. Debate had run its course. What remained was implementation. Performance stopped working.

In 1774, economic protest hardened into action. Colonists had challenged British taxation and trade policy for over a decade. By December 1, organized boycotts of British goods were enforced. Soon after, patriots seized gunpowder and military supplies. The argument was finished. Material enforcement began.

In 1858, instability extended across the United States, Britain, France, and Europe. Labor, empire, slavery, and national identity moved from theory into pressure. What followed in 1861 was no surprise.

The 1941 to 1942 Uranus cycle was more complex. Uranus stationed direct in Taurus at the end of January in 1941 as the United States maintained economic neutrality while supporting Allied forces. In August, Uranus entered Gemini, then stationed retrograde in September, returning to Taurus in October. By then the world was already at war. The United States remained officially unengaged until December 7, when the attack on Pearl Harbor forced entry into World War II.

Across these moments, Taurus themes of money, labor, land, trade, and security reached a threshold where delay was no longer possible. Material reality demanded confrontation before Uranus moved into Gemini.

In our own time, Uranus first entered Gemini on July 7, 2025, then stationed retrograde on September 7 and returned to Taurus on October 9. On February 3, 2026, it stations direct and now heads back toward Gemini on April 25.

During its brief Gemini passage last year, information systems showed strain. Speed overtook verification. Narrative control became power. Sorting truth from fabrication grew harder, especially as AI content accelerated(and don’t forget JumboTron moment).  That pattern echoes 1858, when the transatlantic telegraph compressed communication just before Neptune entered Aries and Uranus fully entered Gemini at the start of the Civil War. * Technology did not cause conflict, but it made containment impossible.

Recent events such as ICE raids in Minneapolis and widespread phone footage raise questions. How might history have looked if enslaved people, Union soldiers, or Confederate soldiers had carried cameras and instant communication? Would it resemble 2026?  

During the American Revolution, Pluto stood at the end of Capricorn and the start of Aquarius. Pluto did not occupy those signs during the Civil War or World War II. However, in 2026, Pluto is in Aquarius again. That makes the 1770s a closer parallel to our current Uranus in Gemini era.  

Uranus will remain in Gemini for seven years. Technology and communication will surge. Innovation and rebellion will be visible. Neighborhoods, networks, and sibling relationships will activate, sometimes together and sometimes in opposition.

Watch the space between now and April 25. Themes emerging now will intensify once Uranus settles into Gemini.

(*) Neptune has also entered Aries for the first time in 165 years, echoing the Civil War era. The overlap matters.

Astrology Landscape: January 25 - 31. Yep. Still Tense.

First Quarter Moon & Gibbous Moon

 

 

We are twenty five days into the new year and nine days into the Capricorn lunar month, and 2026 is already proving to be as potent as the astrology community anticipated. Sadly.

Looking ahead to this week, we are in the First Quarter waxing Moon, with an emphasis on practicality. Pragmatism rooted in the seeds you planted at the New Moon will go far now.

On Monday, Neptune makes a major move as it ingresses into Aries. This is not for the faint of heart, but we are all here, which means we must have signed up for the next fourteen years.

Tuesday the 27th brings the Mars conjunction to Pluto. This is an intense and volatile aspect that occurs about every two years. This one, however, is notable as the first Mars Pluto conjunction since Pluto moved into Aquarius in 2024. The last time Mars and Pluto formed their early conjunction in Aquarius was November 17, 1779, in the midst of the American Revolution and then again in 1781 near the end of the war.  So there is that.

Pluto conjunctions have been active all month, beginning with Venus on January 19, followed by Mercury on January 22, the Sun on January 23, and finally Mars on the 27th. Pluto rules masses, and Aquarius rules people coming together for a collective purpose. It is not hard to see how this has been playing out in the news.

As the Gibbous phase unfolds, we enter a window free of tense planetary aspects. Instead, we receive support from Mercury and Chiron, offering fresher thinking and communication. There may be inspiration around independence, along with a desire to chart a new path or begin a new adventure.

The Gibbous phase ends on Sunday, February 1, with the arrival of the Leo Full Moon. We will save that for next week’s report.

 

January 25, 2026

8:47 PM PST 

 

 

First quarter: We do more actions based on the information that we just received.  Or we feel our instincts guide us on something.  We pursue again. What hurdles have popped up involving the seeds you planted on new moon?    We make another call, or we see someone. We mail something.  We stir the pot again.  This can be a time when we realize that the goals, we planted on new need more action from us, perhaps actions that involve breaking away.   Are there people who say they have our best interest in heart but fear us growing away from them?  Maybe we need to get help from others not the usual suspects.  Some independence may need to be exerted.   

 

 

Focus on:   What actions are you taking that make practical sense?  What actions are you taking respect being grounded?  What actions are you taking lean into building something bit by bit?  What actions are you taking that support your goals launched on new moon that need financial investment?   

 

Planetary Notes:

1/26 – Neptune enter Aries where it will stay until 2038 (see separate post)

 

1/27: Mars conjunction Pluto (3 AQUARIUS)

This aspect is not by itself.  It is close to the Sun aspect four days ago.  They also formed a conjunction in Aquarius Feb of 2024.  Now Pluto is deeper into Aquarius.  It is sizing up the joint.  Mars lives to be in battle.  It’s answer is to fight.   Pluto  is more the assassin than the brawler.   Any war front will be stimulated with actions that are or are not helpful.   Pluto in Aquarius speaks to masses of people perhaps hearing a call to action? 

  

1/29 Mercury conjunction Venus (14 AQUARIUS)

The mind and the mouth come together for love of humanity and breakthroughs.    

 

 

Gibbous Moon

January 29, 2026

5:44 am PST  

 

 

Gibbous:

We refine our information.  We pick and choose, we discriminate, and we organize to be ‘Virgo’ like.  We sort through details.  Have we missed something?  How are we sifting through the information?  Go back and make sure something hasn’t been neglected.  Refine our actions.   How are we perfecting our goals? 

 

Focus on:

How are you refining your communication?  How are you refining your information gathering?  How are you finding the updated; facts on the ground and how does this shape the seeds you planted on new moon?  

 

Planetary Notes:  

 

Mercury sextile Chiron.  (23 Aries) Knowledge is sharpened and communication is straight shooting about finding independence and the power of self-agency.  

 

 

 

Neptune in Aries (January 26, 2026 - March 23, 2039)

January 26, 2026 - March 23, 2039

Last spring, on March 30, Neptune entered Aries for a brief window before returning to Pisces in the fall. As a reminder, the last time Neptune traveled through Aries was between 1861 and 1874.

I researched a number of seminal events that occurred during the previous Neptune in Aries cycle. What follows is the same write up I generated last spring for Neptune’s initial entry into Aries.

Neptune is one of the planets associated with creativity, imagination, and artistic vision, while Aries is the sign of war, battle, independence, and breaking free. It is no surprise, then, that the Impressionist movement emerged in 1872 during Neptune’s passage through Aries. These artists were independent thinkers and creators who broke away from the established and acceptable styles of the time.

An important and overlooked factor is that during the 1860s, particularly in France during the early part of Neptune’s time in Aries, the country was at war. Many of the men who would later become Impressionist artists were conscripted into military service, and that experience left an imprint on their work. Claude Monet, who was sent to North Africa as a soldier, said that the vivid colors of Algeria “contained the gem of my future research.” It would be Monet’s painting Impression of Sunset that gave the movement its name.

In the United States, Neptune’s transit through Aries altered the course of history. The last time Neptune was at zero degrees Aries was April 13, 1861. The day before, on April 12, the thirty four hour battle of Fort Sumter in South Carolina marked the beginning of the Civil War. While Neptune is intuitive, dreamy, and creative, it is also associated with confusion, illusion, and delusion. Fort Sumter itself was a man made island in a harbor, a Neptunian setting. It had been built in the 1830s to protect the city of Charleston.

Some historical context is helpful here. In November 1860, Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election. Lincoln opposed the expansion of slavery into the western territories. Southern politicians and power brokers recognized that if new states entered the Union without slavery, their influence in Congress would shrink, which could end their ability to own human beings. Imagine that.

The response to Lincoln’s election was swift. South Carolina seceded from the United States one month after his victory. Within six months, ten additional states joined the Confederacy. In response, Lincoln authorized Union troops to protect Fort Sumter.

On April 12, Confederate forces fired the first shots, and a two day skirmish followed. The Union lost the battle. Civilians watched from the shoreline as the fighting unfolded. If South Carolinians felt reassured by the Confederacy’s quick victory, that confidence did not last. If Lincoln and Union leaders believed the war would consist of a few brief clashes before victory, they were mistaken in part. The Union prevailed, but the war lasted four years and claimed 620,000 confirmed deaths, with another 400,000 missing. It was devastating.

Did Neptune know any of this when it entered Aries in 1861. Neptune remained in Aries until 1875, a period that included Reconstruction, industrialization, and westward expansion. While slavery was abolished, civil rights were not extended equally across races or genders. Laborers across industries endured harsh and abusive conditions, including child labor. At the same time, the United States emerged from the Civil War as a stronger international power.

As Neptune approaches this historical point of return, it is understandable to feel unease about what lies ahead. To be clear, Neptune’s entry into Aries does not mean another Civil War. The battles may take different forms. They could be cyber, financial, ideological, or related to the dissolution of borders and boundaries. It is difficult to say. However, given the events surrounding Lincoln’s election and Fort Sumter, it is reasonable to assume that whatever emerges on the horizon may not arrive without warning. It did not in 1861.

There are some write ups out there for how Neptune in Aries will impact your personal chart, one I found very thoughtful is Astrology by Lauren.   Give it a read.   

For a historical overview of Neptune in Aries reaching back to 464 BCE, I recommend astrologer Jessica Davidson’s work. From ancient Greece and Rome to the Peasant Revolt in Britain and the War of Spanish Succession, the same themes recur. Rebellions and uprisings appear alongside scientific and technological breakthroughs.

 

Treasure Mapper - It's Capricorn & Time to Do That Thing

Hey you guys who made Treasure Maps last Aries New Moon.    It is time to do that thing we do every year now.  On January 18th Capricorn New Moon launched.   This means we are in the final quarter of our 2025 Map. 

 

Pull out your map and look at what has manifested.   If you had successes, great. If you still are a work in progress and manifestations still to come, please know that there will be a lot of action between now and the next Treasure Map on April 17th, 2026, at 4:51 am PT (27°29 Aries).  

 

When I say a lot of action, I mean a boatload of action.    The astrology of 2026 is unlike any year I have seen in my lifetime and frankly even before I was born.  2025 was the beginning of this extraordinary time and 2026 has even more action.   A lot of that action will no doubt support maps. 

 

Look at your Map.  Breathe.  Remember your map understood what you wanted last spring when you made it.  It is assessing the extraordinary landscape and figuring out a way.    There is so much about what we are doing now not just Treasure Mappers but all of us that speaks to initiation and new.    Look no further than Saturn conjunction Neptune at Zero Aries the first degree of the whole zodiac.   We had that aspect or close to that aspect once since the Ice Age and it was about 7,000 years ago.    So, yeah, we are all feeling it.  

 

Check in with your map.   Begin your great decluttering which we also do in the last quarter.     We have two more lunar months (Aquarius & Pisces) before we get to Aries, so we have time to declutter, clear space, have more map manifestations and tune into our inner landscape that is talking to us.  

Astrology Landscape: January 18-24

 

Image: MayoDarkSkyPark

We are in the first week of the first lunar month of the new year. 

 

The new moon in Capricorn launched on Sunday January 18 initiating the power of personal ambition.    Big moves start with understanding our place in the world and what we want from it.   The Cap new moon pushes on us to upgrade our position. 

  

How many seeds can you plant that address your life in the world? 

We continue to have a lot of planetary aspect in the new window. 

 

The new period continues until January 22 when crescent phase rolls out in the morning (PST).   The energy is slightly different during that three-day phase where the focus is not as much on doing as receiving information.   For example, let’s say during Capricorn new moon you call a couple people who are working at places that interest you.   Maybe you leave a message.   Then during crescent, you hear from someone unrelated to those two businesses and they tell you, “Oh another business is opening up and I hear So&SO is leaving X to go there”.    You connect some dots.  Your seed you planted on new is getting informed on crescent.   

 

This crescent is potent due to two aspects with Pluto within two days of each other.   Mercury conjunct Pluto followed by Sun conjunct Pluto.    Consider anything that came up for you on the 19^th during the new phase and when Venus made its conjunction to Pluto, it could have a reverb on the 22^nd and 23^rd.   

 

There are lots of opportunities this week to harness the Capricorn pragmatism.    Go for it. 

 

Capricorn New Moon

January 18, 2026

11:51 AM

(28 Capricorn 43)

 

New moon: Plant seeds, make calls, activate, start projects.   Activate something that will ideally lead you to more results.  This is the phase where INTENT is critical.  Even if the results are not immediate, the intent is there.  You may not have all the answers or road map, but you should put out your Intent.

 

This focus:    What is your place in the world?  What systems are you operating that keep your world manageable?  Where do you need to upgrade your position?  Not just in your life but in the world?  How are you navigating hurdles?  Do you need to climb higher to get a better view of your life and your aspirations?   

 

Planetary notes:

 

1/18 Mercury sextile Saturn (27 PISCES) 

Our sharp thoughts support creativity and humanitarian efforts.  Spirituality is pragmatic.  Words that help elevate causes is supported.  

1/18 Mercury trine Uranus (27 TAURUS)

Thinking that is dynamic can renovate that which is broken and stubborn.   Practicality from the ground up that is also novel is supported.  

1/19 Sun sextile Neptune (29 PISCES) 

Finding fun in spirituality and humanitarian is uplifting.  Faith, woo woo and joy can come together and bring new opportunities. 

2/19 Sun enter Aquarius 

1/19 Venus conjunction Pluto (3 AQUARIUS)

Love that is penetrating has our attention.  Anything less than that is less than.   Clearing out debris around joy is vital.  Group efforts are important.   Bring your creativity. 

1/19 Saturn sextile Uranus (27 TAURUS)

An opportunity to build structures and scaffolding for breakthroughs (which might look like breakdowns).  This is third time these two came together since round one last year (April 20) and the second one (August 11).   Saturn rules timing and Uranus is quick with out-of-the-blue moves.   Things can go from zero to 100 in a half a nanosecond.    

For a solid dive into Saturn & Uranus go check out Rick Levine & Steve Judd’s discussion on Amanda Pua’s Astrology Hub. 

 

1/19 Mars trine Uranus (27 TAURUS)

Let’s take the creative good when we can get it and this is the last time Mars will trine Uranus in Taurus unless you are super young and can hang in there for 80 more years.   Mars in Capricorn is all about meaningful productivity.  Uranus in Taurus is about practical innovation and pragmatic brilliance.    Let’s see what we can do to harness this energy.  

1/19 Mars sextile Saturn (27 PISCES)

There are opportunities when you bring a hammer and nail to your faith, spirituality, woo-woo and dreams.   That which has felt unworldly might be more in focus so a little work can be done.   

1/20 Mercury sextile Neptune (29 PI)

Practical thinking meets dreams, fuzzy, illusion, spirituality.  Great day to find a path through any systems that have felt elusive.  Thinking about humanity through a pragmatic lens. 

1/21: Mercury enter Aquarius 

1/21 Mercury conjunction Sun (1 AQUARIUS) 

Innovation with crowds, groups & friendships.   Conversations that elevate a whole sector versus one ego.   Inspired thinking could emerge. 

 

 

Crescent Moon Phase

January 22, 2025

7:05 AM PST   

 

 

Crescent:  We will receive information, we will research a bit more, perhaps get feedback on stuff that we planted on new.  Perhaps get some information that will help down the road on a seed we planted a while ago.  We can collect some data now.  Even if you think you are not getting information, stop, and re-look at everything.  Who called you?  Even the silliest things when they come up during Crescent are noteworthy.  A parking ticket.  An argument with a spouse?  A refund check from the phone company?  No matter how mundane it arrives, consider it as message.  How can this information help you?

 

Focus on: What are we learning from our inner mystic?  What info are receiving that is more vibe than concrete?   What are we learning from our unconscious state like dreams or flashes?  How does all of this connect to any seeds we planted on new moon that promote our executive skills?   

 

Planetary notes: 

 

1/22 Mercury conjunction Pluto (3 AQUARIUS)

Deep thinking and conversations that may have originally been triggered by something related to values on 1/19 (Venus/Pluto).  Now the talk and mental connections are as deep and figuring a way out.  

1/22 Mars sextile Neptune (29 PISCES)

It is the last aspect of the final degree of Pisces before Neptune moves into Aries.   Mars brings action.  Mars in Capricorn is pragmatic and productive.   Sextile brings opportunities.  Neptune is our spiritual. Our woo-woo.  Our arts and our humanitarian.  What comes up now could be the exact inspirational work that will be useful when Neptune moves into fiery Aries.    Inspiration before Independence.  

 

1/23 Sun conjunction Pluto (3 AQUARIUS)

Let’s go back to January 21, 2024--- On this date was the final conjunction of Sun/Pluto at 29Cap59.    On January 21, 2025 was the first conjunction of Sun/Pluto at 1 degree of Aquarius.  That was the first full day of a new administration in USA.   This second conjunction by Sun/Pluto at 3 AQ will no doubt have some call back to last year.   Aquarius is about people. The sun is about identity.  Pluto will find the weakest link.   Be prepared for weak links to be felt and possibly have light shined on them.  

 

 

Capricorn New Moon: Your Place In The World

 

Capricorn New Moon 

January 18, 2026

11:58am PST 

28 Cap 43 

This Capricorn New Moon is asking a simple question: What is your place in the world?

Not just what you do, but the systems you move within, the structures you rely on, and the authority around you and that which you carry. With Pluto fresh in Aquarius and several major planetary shifts unfolding, this 29-day lunar cycle arrives with unusual clarity and pressure at the same time. Of course it does.  Cuz you know that’s what we are doing in 2026.  

Capricorn knows how to see the whole system from the mountain top. This New Moon invites us to sharpen our inner executive, understand where power actually lives, and decide how we want to engage with the world around us as things begin to accelerate.

Read my whole article for this 29 day CAP cycle full of punch.  

Last Quarter & Balsamic Moon This Week Astrology - January 11 - 18

 

Last Quarter Moon Phase & Balsamic 

 

We start the week continuing Last Quarter Moon.   I know Sagittarius new moon feels like ten light years ago but Dec 19, when we launched this lunar month, was only 23 days ago. 

 

As we head to the end of the lunar month, now is a good time to pull out the themes we have been working on.   In my Sagittarius report, which was a complicated new moon chart in an even more complicated astro landscape I mentioned: 

 

So, the question becomes: How do we process difficult news?
During this 29-day lunar month, not only what news we consume, but how we consume it matters. How does it broaden our perspective or narrow it? How are we impacted by it. How does it shape what we believe our role is in humanity?

During these 29 days we may be looking to find our hearth.
Is it friends?  Is it houses of faith? Is it other stories unfolding at the same time.  The quieter stories that inspire you?

There is also a Sun/Moon inconjunct Uranus which is a destabilizing aspect. An inconjunct is 150 degrees which is two signs that can’t see each other, don’t speak the same language. They are ships in the dark. And yet, both create wakes, and those waves can collide.   We could feel seasick with too much news.  

With the Sun and Moon in Sagittarius inconjunct Uranus in Taurus, we may be asked throughout this lunar month:  Where is my belief system costing me stability?

Can we make micro-adjustments rather than sweeping changes? Clarity can’t be forced.  It emerges through lived experience. The deeper work of this lunation is updating our personal philosophy, so it matches our actual life.

This Sagittarius New Moon is not operating in isolation. It’s arriving inside a hot-house of late-degree outer-planet astrology.  We feel closure, reckoning, and the sense that an old era is unraveling even as a new one approaches.    We may need all the Sag in the world to make sense of whatever is going on around us given the Sag lunar cycle is when we put our arrows in the sky, aim and shoot.   But before we do that, we gotta be clear we have sure footing and we can be forgiven if we feel a little wobbly because the anaretic Neptune, Uranus & Saturn are a bitch and a half for sure.   Here’s some questions to ask: 

Neptune (29° Pisces):

Are we tired of being gaslit? Tired of being gullible? Tired of pinning our hopes on fill-in-the-blank and being wildly disappointed?
Neptune raises its hand.

Saturn (29° Pisces):

Are we noticing that we can’t cut through the fog? That our responsible, problem-solving side still can’t make sense of anything? That peeling the onion of chaos only reveals… more crazy onion?
Hi, Saturn.

Uranus (29° Taurus):

Are we tired of being shocked? Is our money getting weird? Are we realizing we can’t stay the same? Are we seeing the places where fear keeps us stuck? And are we sensing a powerful current inside us that could change everything if we shift our thinking?
That’s Uranus knocking.

 

 

And now we are here. At last quarter moon which unfolded on Jan 10, we make the final adjustments to any seeds we planted and helped grow since Dec 19.     This phase reminds us that actions in partnerships matter.  No one is alone, there is someone you engage in, in some manner.   What does it do for your beliefs to remember you have others with input worthy of processing?   How do you get balance?  

 

Then on the 14^th the moon moves into Balsamic phase where we release our judgy and hypocrisy.   Interestingly, during the three days of Balsamic we have a ton of planetary action.   How is all that stimulation impacting our release of big ol’ opinions?    Lots to unpack.   

 

Monday January 12 – morning of January 14 

 

Last Quarter moon:  Now we do the final adjustments to the seeds we planted on new. The final call, the final letters to send, we follow all the trails that came up that still make sense.  And we let the other parts lay fallow. It is a time of action but wise action.  It is a time for living “The serenity prayer” 

 

God, grant me the Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change Courage to change the
things I can, and the
Wisdom to know the difference.

 

Focus on:

What actions are you taking that fold in balance? What actions are you taking that reach for your goals but include your partner?  What actions are you taking that lean into negotiations? 

 

 

Planetary Notes: 

1/14 – Mercury oppose Jupiter

This is an annular aspect where our thinking and communication is pumped up.  This is fine but be prepared to be called out for any hypocrisy if your life does not ‘walk the talk’.  Big emphasis on world versus family.  

 

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Balsamic Moon Phase

 

January 14, 2025 

11:00 am PST

 

Balsamic:   We let go.  By releasing we can prepare for the new. 

 

 

Focus on:  How are you releasing big ideas?  How are you releasing big opinions? How are you releasing judgy-ness?   How are you releasing hypocrisy?  

 

1/14 – Venus sextile Saturn (23° Pisces)
Love shows up through action. Practical devotion. Creativity becomes grounded. Support may come from leaders, elders, or steady, reliable people.

1/15 – Venus trine Uranus (24° Taurus)
Novelty matters. New structures around money, relationships, and creativity want room to emerge. How are you changing your approach?

1/17 — Is A Major Day

1/17 Venus sextile Neptune (26° Pisces)
A wash of gentleness. Hearts soften. Release arrives. The woo-woo is strong — and genuinely healing.

1/17 Sun sextile Saturn (26° Pisces)
Creativity meets responsibility. Leaders, businesses, or systems offer support. Practicality becomes the fuel for joy.

1/17 Sun trine Uranus (27° Taurus)
A practical breakthrough. Structural improvements. Movement that is innovative without being careless. Things that were stuck finally have flow.

1/18 Mercury conjunct Mars (28° Capricorn)
Sharp, penetrating thoughts that translate into real movement and action. Conversations carry weight — responsibility in speech is paramount.

 

Then the new moon lands.   This New Moon report will go up closer to the 18th.    

 

Capricorn New Moon January 18, 2026 11:52am PST  28 Cap 43

Tighten Up. Here We Go!

 

 

As I said a few weeks ago, January is slammed by many inner and outer planetary aspects.   I do not recall ever seeing this many in one month.   As of today, we are one third through the month and have cleared ten aspects since January 1.  Now we are about to slog through even more aspects and it spikes up a lot between January 17 – 20.   We may be in our own Hadron Collider.  To be clear this is a mix of lovely and not lovely aspects.  My concern is I am not sure humans are comfortable with our universe going 99.999 the speed of light.   

More to be revealed but go ahead and strap in.  

1/14 – Mercury oppose Jupiter

This is an annular aspect where our thinking and communication is pumped up.  This is fine but be prepared to be called out for any hypocrisy if your life does not ‘walk the talk’.  Big emphasis on world versus family.  

1/14 – Venus sextile Saturn (23° Pisces)
Love shows up through action. Practical devotion. Creativity becomes grounded. Support may come from leaders, elders, or steady, reliable people.

1/15 – Venus trine Uranus (24° Taurus)
Novelty matters. New structures around money, relationships, and creativity want room to emerge. How are you changing your approach?

1/17 — Is A Major Day

Venus sextile Neptune (26° Pisces)
A wash of gentleness. Hearts soften. Release arrives. The woo-woo is strong — and genuinely healing.

Sun sextile Saturn (26° Pisces)
Creativity meets responsibility. Leaders, businesses, or systems offer support. Practicality becomes the fuel for joy.

Sun trine Uranus (27° Taurus)
A practical breakthrough. Structural improvements. Movement that is innovative without being careless. Things that were stuck finally have flow.

1/18 Mercury conjunct Mars (28° Capricorn)
Sharp, penetrating thoughts that translate into real movement and action. Conversations carry weight — responsibility in speech is paramount.

1/18 Mercury sextile Saturn (27 PISCES) 

Our sharp thoughts support creativity and humanitarian efforts.  Spirituality is pragmatic.  Words that help elevate causes is supported.  

1/18 Mercury trine Uranus (27 TAURUS)

Thinking that is dynamic can renovate that which is broken and stubborn.   Practicality from the ground up that is also novel is supported.  

1/19 Sun sextile Neptune (29 PISCES) 

Finding fun in spirituality and humanitarian is uplifting.  Faith, woo woo and joy can come together and bring new opportunities. 

1/19 Venus conjunction Pluto (3 AQUARIUS)

Love that is penetrating has our attention.  Anything less than that is less than.   Clearing out debris around joy is vital.  Group efforts are important.   Bring your creativity. 

1/19 Saturn sextile Uranus (27 TAURUS)

An opportunity to build structures and scaffolding for breakthroughs (which might look like breakdowns).  This is third time these two came together since round one last year (April 20) and the second one (August 11).   Saturn rules timing and Uranus is quick with out-of-the-blue moves.   Things can go from zero to 100 in a half a nanosecond.    

For a solid dive into Saturn & Uranus go check out Rick Levine & Steve Judd’s discussion on Amanda Pua’s Astrology Hub. 

 

1/19 Mars trine Uranus (27 TAURUS)

Let’s take the creative good when we can get it and this is the last time Mars will trine Uranus in Taurus unless you are super young and can hang in there for 80 more years.   Mars in Capricorn is all about meaningful productivity.  Uranus in Taurus is about practical innovation and pragmatic brilliance.    Let’s see what we can do to harness this energy.  

1/19 Mars sextile Saturn (27 PISCES)

There are opportunities when you bring a hammer and nail to your faith, spirituality, woo-woo and dreams.   That which has felt unworldly might be more in focus so a little work can be done.   

1/20 Mercury sextile Neptune (29 PI)

Practical thinking meets dreams, fuzzy, illusion, spirituality.  Great day to find a path through any systems that have felt elusive.  Thinking about humanity through a pragmatic lens. 

1/26 – Neptune enter Aries where it will stay until 2038 

1/21 Mercury conjunction Sun (1 AQUARIUS) 

Innovation with crowds, groups & friendships.   Conversations that elevate a whole sector versus one ego.   Inspired thinking could emerge. 

1/22 Mercury conjunction Pluto (3 AQUARIUS)

Deep thinking and conversations that may have originally been triggered by something related to values on 1/19 (Venus/Pluto).  Now the talk and mental connections are as deep and figuring a way out. 

1/22 Mars sextile Neptune (29 PISCES)

It is the last aspect of the final degree of Pisces before Neptune moves into Aries.   Mars brings action.  Mars in Capricorn is pragmatic and productive.   Sextile brings opportunities.  Neptune is our spiritual. Our woo-woo.  Our arts and our humanitarian.  What comes up now could be the exact inspirational work that will be useful when Neptune moves into fiery Aries.    Inspiration before Independence.  

 

1/23 Sun conjunction Pluto (3 AQUARIUS)

Let’s go back to January 21, 2024--- On this date was the final conjunction of Sun/Pluto at 29Cap59.    On January 21, 2025 was the first conjunction of Sun/Pluto at 1 degree of Aquarius.  That was the first full day of a new administration in USA.   This second conjunction by Sun/Pluto at 3 AQ will no doubt have some call back to last year.   Aquarius is about people. The Sun is about identity.  Pluto will find the weakest link.   Be prepared for weak links to be felt and possibly have light shined on them.  

1/27: Mars conjunction Pluto (3 AQUARIUS)

This aspect is not by itself.  It is close to the Sun aspect four days ago.  They also ormed a conjunction in Aquarius Feb of 2024.  Now Pluto is deeper into Aquarius.  It is sizing up the joint.  Mars lives to be in battle.  It’s answer is to fight.   Pluto  is more the assassin than the brawler.   Any war front will be stimulated with actions that are or are not helpful.   Pluto in Aquarius speaks to masses of people perhaps hearing a call to action?   

1/29 Mercury conjunction Venus (14 AQUARIUS)

The mind and the mouth come together for love of humanity and breakthroughs.