January opens with a grounded openness. This is a month shaped by earth and air – the elements of structure and thought, grounding and clarity, form and idea. Earth asks us to stabilise; to take stock of what is real, sustainable, and worth building. It pulls attention toward foundations – e.g. work, our bodies, commitments, and the systems that hold our lives together. Air, on the other hand, brings perspective. It clears mental clutter, sharpens language, and encourages dialogue.

The first week opens with an emotional Full Moon in Cancer on 3 January, inviting us to feel our way into the new year rather than rush ahead of ourselves. Ideas circulate more freely, plans take shape, and conversations become catalytic. Aquarius season begins on 20 January, and so this is a month for laying intelligent foundations whilst paying attention to your intuition.

Pop these dates in your diary:

• 3 January: Full Moon in Cancer
• 19 January: New Moon in Capricorn
• 20 January: Aquarius season begins
• 27 January: Neptune moves into Aries

Aries

It’s a new era for you, and Neptune, the planet of spirituality, moves into your sign for the next few decades. This month sharpens your focus on two key arenas – work and your network. Momentum is building, but before you surge ahead, there’s a necessary recalibration underway. Think of this as the strategic pause that refines your edge. You’re being asked to assess what’s truly worth your effort, where your energy delivers the greatest return, and which ambitions are ready to move from concept to execution.

Professional growth is very much on the horizon, especially with the New Moon on 19 January offering up some fresh ideas. But it won’t come from scattering yourself thin. Precision is your power now. Tighten your goals, streamline your systems, and commit to the structures that can actually support expansion.

Taurus

Travel and work are closely intertwined for you this month, occupying both your thoughts and your forward planning. The Full Moon on 3 January will be a beacon to help you figure out what you desire. There’s a sense that movement – whether literal or conceptual – is tied to your long-term direction. You may be considering a change of scenery to gain perspective, exploring opportunities that extend beyond your usual environment, or imagining how your work could exist on a broader stage.

Gemini

Your axis of intimacy and money is being lit up, bringing two deeply intertwined themes into focus at the same time: what you share and what you value. This isn’t just about resources or relationships in isolation, but about the exchange between them where trust, vulnerability, power, and worth intersect. On an intimate level, the New Moon on 19 January will be a cosmic period of heightened awareness around emotional closeness. You may find yourself questioning where you are truly invested, and whether those bonds feel mutual, safe, and sustainable.

Cancer

A Full Moon in your sign on 3 January brings you back to yourself. It highlights your needs, your boundaries, and the ways you’ve been showing up for others, sometimes at the expense of your own inner truth. This is an opportunity to reclaim space and to see yourself clearly. What you feel now deserves to be taken seriously. Set an intention on the New Moon on 19 January as your relationship zone is getting a reset. What do you want more – or less – of in your intimate realm?

Leo

Your month isn’t going to be quiet. Social invitations are likely to arrive from every direction, filling your calendar faster than you might expect. There’s a sense of movement and connection in the air, where conversations lead to gatherings and new introductions. Some interactions may feel light and celebratory, others surprisingly meaningful. Pay attention to which spaces energise you and which simply drain your time. Discernment becomes as important as presence.

Virgo

You’ll be experiencing a lot of change in terms of your work and routines. While it may feel disruptive at first, it’s ultimately recalibrating how you move through your days. The structures you’ve relied on are being adjusted to reveal where your time and energy can be used more effectively. This can look like shifts in responsibilities, schedules, or the way your work is organised. What once felt automatic may now ask for conscious engagement.

Libra

Neptune moves into Aries on 27 January. Last spring and summer, you caught an early glimpse of how this influence begins to reshape your relationship world. That period offered a preview – subtle, confusing at times, but revealing of a new relational chapter that’s less about fantasy and more about initiation. This influence dissolves old expectations around partnership. In their place comes a different question: Who do I become when I meet another honestly, without disappearing or over-accommodating?

Scorpio

Home and belonging are opening in unexpected ways, bringing with them new doors and new faces. This is a period where your sense of where – and with whom – you belong begins to evolve beyond what has been familiar. You may find yourself entering new spaces, whether physical or emotional, that immediately feel resonant. These new faces aren’t random; they reflect parts of you that are ready to be lived, expressed, or nurtured.

Sagittarius

A new financial start is underway, marked by a renewed sense of agency around money, value, and self-worth. There’s an opportunity here to reset the tone – to move away from quiet compromises and toward clarity, structure, and intention. Alongside the potential for material growth, you’re finding your voice. Conversations around pay, pricing, or budgeting can now be approached with confidence rather than hesitation.

Capricorn

A relationship confessional may reach your door on the Full Moon on 3 January, carrying an emotional honesty that’s been building beneath the surface. Yet, to have a New Moon in your sign on 19 January carries a rare sense of alignment. This is the kind of timing that quietly affirms you’re stepping into the year on your own terms. It is a clean slate that is deeply personal – an internal permission to begin again and set intentions that reflect your current self.

Aquarius

What does your ideal working environment look like? This question, prompted by the Full Moon on 3 January, invites you to go beyond productivity and into alignment. Plus, between 23 January and the end of the month, the energy gathers strongly around your sign. When so much emphasis moves through your home terrain, the focus naturally turns inward and outward at the same time. You’re reassessing who you are becoming and what role you want to play in the wider world.

Pisces

Do you want softness or excitement, devotion or exploration, depth or lightness? With the Full Moon on 3 January, the beginning of the year is about choosing the emotional and creative climate you want to swim in. Romantically, this asks you to reflect on the quality of connection you’re calling in. When you know what you’re available for, the right dynamics find you more easily.

To know whether your star sign will be lucky in love this year, read our 2026 Love Horoscopes.

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