Preferably read for your rising sign <3 If you don’t know how to find your rising sign click here: https://horoscopes.astro-seek.com/birth-chart-horoscope-online
TLDR; social hubs & much needed alone time. things get busy towards the end of the month. enjoy! :)
High fortune days (astrologically better-than-average days imo): Jan 8 (Moon/Venus conjunction) and Jan 18 (Moon/Jupiter conjunction).
We start the new calendar year off on a clean slate, with Mercury being the last visible planet to station direct. Mercury (significator of: speech, travel, finances, children, students) begins to move again with forward progress, cleaning up the details of our lives that have been slowly undoing themselves since December 12th. Mercury has been moving backwards in your 10th & 11th houses, re-evaluating/reviewing/reorganizing matters relevant to your career and social networks since December 12th. Additionally, Mars has been in close contact with Mercury during the latter half of the retrograde, likely adding moments of aggravation & undesired intensity to matters already going awry. Things are moving forward & getting better than before, it just might take the whole month for you to realize it!
Mars enters Capricorn on January 4th, increasing overall strength in the battles we face every day. Mars gains dignity in the sign of Capricorn, and by extension, so do Mars-ruled people, places, and things. This “strength in battle” is especially relevant to the topics of your 11th house. If the 11th house is friend groups and social networking spaces, expect opportunities to navigate conflict with honor! Undesirable things might be happening in your social circles. Don’t forget to check in on your friends every now & then! There is a lot of buzz and energy in this area of life for you this month; the Mars ingress is only the beginning! If you were born at night, this transit is likely a constructive event for you. Look to support coming from your 3rd house (siblings, writing, short distance travel, schools) since Jupiter is there, actively attracting better outcomes & softening the blows of Capricornian events.
The Sun and Moon join each other on January 11th, ringing in the start of the first lunar cycle of 2024. Otherwise referred to as the “Capricorn New Moon,” this fresh start reflects a heightened priority of the long-term and the short-term decisions we can make to attract the future we want. Happening for you in the 11th house, matters relevant to your friend groups & larger social networks demand renewal & new beginnings! Keep this in mind when you meet those people that might help you advance your career. ;)
We welcome the Aquarius solar season on the 20th of January, shifting focus from matters of the 11th house to matters of the 12th house. Like Capricorn, this solar season remains under the influence of Saturn, though everyone is a bit louder about the growing sense of melancholy and rejection. For Pisces risings however, this transit ushers in a season best spent alone. 12th house seasons are best for focusing on meditations, solitary practices, and, if you’re witchy, brush up on those protection spells! When things feel too big to handle, too involved to step out of, it's probably wise to cancel on some things and say no. Or maybe you’re feeling fomo because you’ve been spending so many nights alone. In either case, be easy on your mind and give yourself grace for things you cannot change instantaneously.
A day after we shift the collective focus on Aquarius, Mercury leaves their post-shadow phase and begins to travel through unexplored Capricorn territory. In layman’s terms, by January 21st, we will have revisited everything that needed to be revisited since December 12th. Stagnancy is out, moving forward is in! Look forward to new events coming your way concerning details of the 11th house (see above for examples).
As if we weren’t done with the Capricorn side of things, Venus decides to join the party on January 23rd. Similar to Mars, Venus gains (some) dignity in the sign of Capricorn. She is not formally exalted in the sign like Mars is, but she does behave more preferably in earthy, nocturnal signs. Especially after her run-ins with Saturn at the beginning of the month, events under her influence begin to cool down and gain a sense of discernment.
Since Venus is the natural significator of relationships, friendship, mothers, sisters, marriages- it is likely to see or experience a certain “return to logic” where relationships with others are concerned. In short, Venus in Capricorn is family heirlooms, unearthed wedding rings, preserved makeup, the lawful maintenance of cave paintings. Beautiful things that stand in need of duty, obligation, commitment, and/or practicality are noteworthy descriptors of this Venus season. Pay attention to the things that add sweetness in places where it’s easy to forget there is any. The harshness or difficulty manifesting in your 11th house will be thankful for the introduction of Venus at its events!
January 25th brings us the Aquarius/Leo full moon, the first one of 2024! A completion, culmination, release, and (maybe) a party is happening in your 12th and 6th houses. Full moons occurring in the areas of life pertaining to mental & physical health have a lot to do with “bringing things to light.” This would be a good time to schedule that yearly check up! Alternatively, these houses can reflect affairs among animals. If you have pets, this full moon might draw your attention to matters concerning your critters!
Mercury catches up to Mars in the sky and conjoins him in the sign of Capricorn on January 26th. Mars and Mercury have been tailing each other closely for some time now in the sky, reflecting aggression and aggravation to the topics associated with Mercury (see above). With this meeting happening under Saturn’s influence in Capricorn, it’s wise to expect some not-cute interactions happening in your 11th house around this time. Unless you have personal placements witnessing this conjunction, you might be a bystander to ungraceful events involving friends or friends of friends. Things cool off towards the end of the month as Mercury gains speed and bypasses Mars. January certainly leaves the world on an awkward and vaguely bitter note going into February.