✨ January 2026 Astrology Forecast:

A Fresh Start

2026 is a “1” Year, the beginning of a new nine-year cycle. This is a year of focus, intention, and conscious beginnings.  After the closures and releases of 2025, 2026 invites you to lay a solid foundation. What you choose now matters. 

January 1 opens with subtle but meaningful guidance as the Sun and Venus at 10° Capricorn sextile the North Node at 10° Pisces, pointing toward supportive connections and aligned choices. With Mercury at 29° Sagittarius square Neptune at 29° Pisces, clarity unfolds over time—there’s no need to force answers. As Mercury enters Capricorn, thoughts steady and ideas begin to take practical form.

January 2–3 revisits unfinished healing work as Chiron dips back into Aries, stirring themes of confidence, self-trust, and the courage to show up more fully. The Full Moon at 13° Cancer, the third in this ongoing lunar cycle, reveals what’s ready to shift—first a pivot, then a commitment. For a personal lens, notice where 10°–15° Cancer activates your birth chart; this area highlights family, belonging, and important emotional decisions.

This month brings four powerful Cazimis, moments when a planet aligns with the Sun and its message is amplified.

• January 6 features a Venus cazimi as the Sun conjuncts Venus at 16° Capricorn, inviting commitment to the people, paths, and practices built for the long term. This is about choosing what endures—not what simply feels good in the moment.

• January 9 follows with a Mars cazimi as the Sun conjuncts Mars at 19° Capricorn, sharpening focus and fueling disciplined action. Energy is purposeful, driven, and best directed toward goals that require stamina and resolve.

• January 21 brings a mental reset as the Sun conjuncts Mercury at 1° Aquarius, opening space for fresh ideas, new conversations, and a broader perspective. Insight comes quickly—pay attention to what lands.

• January 23 closes the sequence with a deeply transformative moment as the Sun conjuncts Pluto at 3° Aquarius, marking a powerful shift in how you relate to power, truth, and personal agency. This is subtle, but profound change, rooted in authenticity.

January 11–15 brings a focused window of healing tension as several planets gather at 22° Capricorn, all forming squares to Chiron at 22° Aries. Old themes around confidence, worth, and self-trust resurface—not to overwhelm, but to be worked through with greater maturity.

As Venus at 22° Capricorn squares Chiron at 22° Aries, relationship and self-worth patterns come into focus, asking for honesty and care. The Sun at 22° Capricorn square Chiron at 22° Aries follows, reframing challenges as opportunities for meaningful inner repair.

When Mars at 22° Capricorn squares Chiron at 22° Aries, resilience is required. Questions around authority, important men, or the divine masculine may shift, inviting reconstruction rather than reaction. With Venus and Mars both at 22° Capricorn, emotional stakes feel heightened and personal.

This sequence completes as Mercury at 22° Capricorn squares Chiron at 22° Aries, offering a choice: spiral into worry, or ground your thoughts in trust. Where the mind steadies, healing follows.

January 18–19 offers supportive momentum as multiple planets connect across 27° Capricorn, Pisces, and Taurus, helping insight and action work together.

With Mercury at 27° Capricorn sextile Saturn at 27° Pisces and trine retrograde Uranus at 27° Taurus, clear thinking comes through quiet focus. Take time alone if needed, stay open to unexpected ideas, and allow new perspectives to land without forcing conclusions.

At the same time, Saturn at 27° Pisces sextile retrograde Uranus at 27° Taurus supports steady, sustainable change—where discipline meets innovation, and progress unfolds step by step.

This energy is amplified as Mars at 27° Capricorn trines retrograde Uranus at 27° Taurus, delivering a welcome boost of motivation and confidence to move forward in practical, grounded ways.

January reminds us that lasting change doesn’t need to be rushed. Small, intentional choices, honest reflection, and the right support carry more power than force or urgency. As the month unfolds, trust what’s steady, stay open to what’s emerging, and allow clarity to arrive in its own time.