Hello Good Humans!
The New Moon occurs at 28° Capricorn on Sunday January 18, 2026 at 2:51pm in New York, USA. The aspects are: New Moon conjunct Mars, Mercury, Venus. Sextile Saturn, Neptune, and a trine to Uranus, quite a bit. This is an inspiring line up for the first New Moon of the year! New Moons are about initiation, beginnings and the new cycle of the moon. It is the time to start projects and plan your trajectory towards your goal. Plant now the seeds of future successes. New moons are more emotionally balanced than full moons and last for the two weeks preceding the full moon. Now let’s break it down.
PASSION & PROGRESS
A New Moon conjunct Mars signifies a potent mix of new beginnings (New Moon) and raw energy/action (Mars), creating an intensely driven, passionate, and potentially impulsive force for initiating goals, merging emotional drive (Moon) with physical will (Mars) for powerful, decisive action, though it can also manifest as conflict, anger, or over-activity for those so inclined. This conjunction fuels new projects with courage, willpower, and a strong push to achieve, making it great for starting ventures but requiring awareness to manage emotional intensity and avoid clashes. Your ability to tap into a laser focus with determination to manifest goals, as thoughts, feelings, and actions align with clarity
A New Moon conjunct Mercury signifies powerful beginnings for thoughts, communication, and learning, blending the fresh start of the New Moon (intentions, inner world) with Mercury’s mental quickness, making it ideal for setting goals around ideas, writing, speaking, or new skills, often bringing mental clarity, curiosity, and emotional intelligence to mental pursuits, though potential overthinking can arise.
A New Moon conjunct Venus in astrology blends emotional needs (Moon) with desires, beauty, and love (Venus), creating a powerful time for new beginnings in relationships, creativity, and self-care, emphasizing harmony, pleasure, and artistic expression, often signifying deep emotional connection and attraction to beauty and comfort
A New Moon sextile Saturn signifies a powerful time for setting disciplined, realistic intentions, blending emotional needs (Moon) with Saturn’s structure for tangible growth, fostering lasting habits, responsibility, and building a solid foundation for long-term goals, turning dreams into reality with focused effort and commitment.
A New Moon sextile Neptune signifies a harmonious opportunity to blend new beginnings (New Moon) with spirituality, dreams, and compassion (Neptune) through a supportive, easy flow (sextile), allowing for setting soulful intentions, creative inspiration, and connecting with intuition for spiritual growth and meaningful projects. It bridges practical ambition with soul’s calling, making it great for planting seeds related to healing, art, and universal love.
A New Moon trine Uranus signifies a harmonious blend of new beginnings (New Moon) with sudden inspiration, freedom, and innovation (Uranus), creating an opportune time for revolutionary ideas, embracing change, unexpected breakthroughs in personal growth, and aligning your goals with your authentic self, often bringing exciting, unconventional shifts in your inner world, home, or emotional patterns. It’s a cosmic green light for planting seeds of future potential with a focus on originality and breaking free from old limitations.
The coming together of these inspired energies can create fantastic results. This is highly fertile ground to be planting your seeds for the future growth and success. These aspects are also supported by the Magic Triangle I’ve been mentioning and a few other planetary pairings. Actions and tools that will trigger the best from this melodic mélange include: yoga, physical exercise, love, romance, reading, writing, study, public speaking, technology, art, dance, music, song, creative visualization, spiritual engagement, charity, structure, dedication, planning, peaceful community engagement and being your unbridled, original self. Define who you are and have the confidence to reveal it. This is your time to Dream it Real!
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Herb Hernandez – Astrologer & Holistic Wellness Coach in Patchogue, NY.
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