Each January marks the start of the calendar year, but not the astronomical year, yet 2026 is likely to be one of the most powerful possible. We have no fewer than four Cazimis, when planets are exactly in unison with the Sun, alongside a series of potent conjunctions across two zodiac signs. These could see very major shifts and changes unfold for us all, and on the world stage too.
And as we enter this new dawn, although the Sun, Mars and Venus are closely collaborating, Mercury – despite joining them in Capricorn later on the 1st – initially clashes bitterly with the ruler of the sign, Saturn, as well as the dreamy Neptune. A great deal of additional information will come into the public domain that has previously been hidden.
Chiron ends its five-month retrograde on the 2nd, and there is a potent Cancer Full Moon on the 3rd, followed by a Capricorn New Moon on the 18th – the fourth successive one at 28 degrees.
Yet with the Sun, Venus and Mars so closely tethered together through the first three weeks, worldly interactions can very much come to the fore. More traditional or conservative energies may be manifested, with goals sharpened and significant breakthroughs possible for some. However, the last ten days of January have their own celestial Back to the Future, as the idealism of Aquarius stages a major pushback, and some positive news for humankind – and truth-seekers – can surface.
