For the New Moon at 28º Capricorn 44’ for your sign (or your natal house placement if you know it):
Aries
(10th House) You can feel a new order rising. It is imminent. But from where we stand there are still so many uncertainties. You think you have the answers and then another piece of the puzzle comes along that sends you back to the drawing board to reconfigure your road map for the year. We are all requiring patience this year as an old order begins to fade to make room for a new one that is in the process of unfolding before our very eyes. Use the New Moon in Capricorn to ground yourself and channel some of that earthy pragmatism and patience in order to sort through the chaos that can come in these times of change. Be courageous. Be determined and undaunted even in the face of extraordinary circumstances. Do not be dissuaded. We are entering an age of the spiritual warrior. Let him be your guide. Combine the positive attributes of Capricorn such as perseverance and dedication, with your own passionate vision for the future. If you do this carefully you will become a force to be reckoned with. And that will be true no matter what detours, distractions and delusions may beset you. You’ve got this! Create those goals. Dedicate yourself to fulfilling your fullest potential. Make it your own, and make it worth your while. Therefore a good intention for the New Moon in Capricorn on January 18th might be: May I recognize and follow the path that is meant for me.
Taurus
(9th House) Each year, the New Moon in Capricorn asks you to expand your awareness out into the world, and perhaps beyond. Whether that means fulfilling a dream, planning an adventure, expanding your horizons, or exploring new alternatives, now is the time to create some sort of plan for the year ahead. The New Moon on January 18th is about making the sort of plans and goals that will open up your world in some meaningful, but also practical way. This is your pathfinder Moon in which you are instructed to create a road map for the future that will allow you to transcend your current limitations. Whether that includes planning a vacation, or looking abroad for other opportunities to expand your horizons. Of if that means becoming better informed, or reconnect with a vision that you once knew so well, but had put up on a shelf somewhere. Now it’s time to take them off the shelf and make these dreams closer and more realizable. Capricorn is a practical sign. It is organized. It knows what will or will not work. Hold to your dreams, your ideals and your vision this year. But use the New Moon in Capricorn to get out the bugs, and the delusional parts. Let it be your guiding light. A good intention for the New Moon on Sunday might be: May I have the wisdom to recognize my true path and destiny.
Gemini
(8th House) Change is in the air. It is just there, waiting for all of us just around the next corner. It is unavoidable. And each of the New Moons leading up to this Moon seems to be preparing us for the inevitability of the transition. However, from where we stand, much of that transition is still not totally clear. Perhaps some pieces are missing. Perhaps recent events have changed the picture, or will do so soon enough. This is why the New Moon in Capricorn can be something of a welcome interval. Capricorn is a sign of pragmatism, clarity, and organization. Therefore use the New Moon this weekend to look for practical ways to organize your affairs and manage your time and resources. The New Moon dares you to look boldly to the future, even when and if you can’t see all the pieces. One thing that could become apparent with this New Moon is what you don’t want to bring with you into the New Year to come. Use the New Moon to map out a plan, but also use it to revise old plans that are no longer relevant. What changes might you want to make going forward? Then consider what steps might be needed to achieve those goals. as you straddle the transition into the year to come, a good intention for the New Moon on January 18th might be: By releasing the past, I will then have space to allow a better and more meaningful future to take its place.
Cancer
(7th House) As we move into the New Year it could feel very much like we are about to step over a threshold into our future. Even more so than usual, with all the planets changing signs ushering us into a whole new world with all sorts of new pieces and expectations. Change can bring so many feelings. But having a firm idea of what you know you want to bring with you can make all the difference. Even so, don’t be surprised if you find yourself longing for pieces of the past that once was, whether a previous relationship, goals that you have long since outgrown, or things that you simply were used to always having but are no longer available. The New Moon in Capricorn stands as something of a culmination of the year for Cancers allowing you to look at yourself and your life more objectively. From where you stand you can see the steps, the decisions and choices that have brought you to this point in time, as well as the people that have accompanied you along the way. Some may no longer be here. But those that are going to be with you on the next leg of your journey, will also let themselves be known. Strengthen the relationships that matter, and be open to any new connections that will be coming in the future. Therefore a good intention for the New Moon in Capricorn on January 18th might be: May I come to recognize those people who will reliably support me on my path going forward.
Leo
(6th House) The world is just turning and turning, and bringing us all along for the ride. What you might want to ask yourself is what is standing in the way of you walking more freely into your future? What are you still clinging to in the past that you have long since outgrown? The New Moon on January 18th implies that we are all on this cutting edge of change, and so is asking you to be open to the possibilities that these can include. Part of that will be about adapting to this strange New World of which we will all have a role. But it can also bring your attention closer to home. What are those habits, routines and daily activities that will not only support your health and well-being, but will make you feel grounded, centered, efficient, organized and secure in everything that you do. This is a practical Moon and so it is also about sowing the sorts of routines that are not only effective but also realistically sustainable over a long period of time. So ask yourself: In what ways might you want to use your time more productively with the aim towards improving your overall life and lifestyle? A simple and good intention for the New Moon on Sunday therefore might be: May I have the wisdom to recognize those initiatives that will best support me and my well-being.
Virgo
(5th House) One way to navigate all the changes in the coming year might be to ground yourself in those things and activities that make you feel most centered. Like Virgo, Capricorn is a sign of the earth, reliable, dependable and sustainable. This is a Moon that reminds you to feed your soul as well as your heart. When you find those people who get you, and those things that fill your heart with joy, it replenishes you physically, mentally and spiritually. This is why we take time outs, this is why we fill our senses with sounds, sights and experiences that make us feel good. The New Moon in Capricorn is when Virgo is asked to connect to their heart center, focusing in on who you love and what you love to do. Doing so will help you to cross the threshold into the New Year that awaits you on the other side. This may mean to eke out some time from your busy life in order to do so. If you can manage that you will know precisely what you will need to do. Then use the New Moon on Sunday to make any heartfelt intentions. Make them clear and unambiguous. Then commit to making them an achievable reality. A good intention for the New Moon on January 18th might be: I want any resistance to finding love and happiness lifted from me.
Libra
(4th House) It can often feel like we are standing on a threshold at the beginning of a New Year. But this is even more valid this year with both Neptune and Saturn just weeks away from moving from Pisces into Aries, and months from Uranus entering Gemini. It is rare that so many of the outer planets change signs all at once. In more than one way we are entering unknown territory. As we stand here just before the ingresses of these outer planets we can feel torn. Whenever we step through an open door, another is closing behind us. We are needing to leave one life in order to fully embrace the life that is yet to be, whatever that may be. That includes all the messiness as well as the enchantment. One of the advantages of the New Moon in Capricorn is that it enables us to get our lives back on track. For Libra, the New Moon in Capricorn reminds you each year that if you take care of the foundations of your life (home, family relations, your support systems) strong, then the rest will follow. For Libra, Capricorn is a primal sign where both endings and beginnings merge. Capricorn is a sign that honors traditions, the ancestors, our elders, and recognizing your connection and responsibility to these. Where might you want to strengthen your roots, your home, your heritage? A good intention for the New Moon on Sunday might be: By securing the foundations of my life, I will have something strong and reliable to depend on well into the future.
Scorpio
(3rd House) Life can be both complicated and intense when we stand at the threshold of a whole new order that is gradually transforming all that we have previously known and understood. This can often feel like that at the beginning of a year, but this year feels even more so as all the planets are poised to change signs. This includes your traditional ruling planet Mars, which will move into Aquarius on the 23rd, and straight into the arms of your modern ruler Pluto standing at the door. Your capacity for survival and the ability to reinvent yourself is being redefined in a whole new way now that Pluto is posited in the sign of revolutionary advances. Mars/Pluto energy is indefatigable. It never gives up nor does it give in. And when they join forces in this way they are able to channel that will and determination in a way that is incomparable. Take that indomitable determination when making any new resolves with the New Moon in Capricorn this weekend. It will serve you well. Then use the Capricorn weather to strategize, plan and organize your life and daily schedule. Create a road map. Then look for practical ways to make your goals realizable. New Moons are about new beginnings, and the New Moon in Capricorn is about making new and better commitments, both to yourself and others. A good affirmation for the New Moon on January 18th might be: When I have clarity within, then everything else naturally falls into place without.
Sagittarius
(2nd House) As we stand on the threshold of a new order, we are not quite sure where this all will take us. So in some ways we are being asked to have faith that we will arrive where we need to be in the end. Use the practicality of the Capricorn New Moon this weekend to find some sense in the uncertainty, by focusing in on the things that really matter in the end. For this is what is needing to take priority now. The rest will all fall into place as they will. But it is the important things that we are being asked to tend to. The sign of Capricorn has this remarkable ability to organize, prioritize and clarify. Just the sort of energy that we are really needing right now. It also gives us permission to set limits, cut back and say no when we need to. The remarkable quality of Capricorn weather is channeling the discipline needed to make a vision for the future, a closer and more achievable reality. Commitments made and initiatives begun with the New Moon in Capricorn have greater staying power and longevity, as they are invested with the sort of grit and determination that only a Capricorn moon can provide. Therefore step back with the Capricorn New Moon on Sunday and explore those things that you would most want to invest your valuable time, money and resources on. And which you may no longer want to be committed to. What is or is not sustainable any more? Begin with most important. And then move on from there. A good intention for the New Moon in Capricorn might be: May I more confidently believe in myself and what I have to offer to the world.
Capricorn
(1st House) When the New Moon is in your sign, as it is on January 18th, it is like celebrating your birthday all over again. All the more so if it is on or around your actual birthday, for New Moons in the New Year are all about New Beginnings for the year ahead. No matter where your birthday falls, this annual New moon allows you to reacquaint yourself with yourself. Like a remembering for who you once were, and what direction you might see yourself going in the year ahead. Capricorn is a sign of strategy, organization and commitment, however with your ruling planet, Saturn, deeply entangled in the ethereal webs of Neptune, there is also a level of uncertainty this year. But this same connection can also ask you to wonder what might happen if you were to make a firmer commitment to living a more meaningful life moving forward? Something that might be worth fully investing in. Therefore use the New Moon to further commit to any changes you have already made, and that you are considering for the future. But ultimately, with Saturn also connecting to innovative and creative Uranus this week, this is about you being a truer and more authentic version of yourself in the year to come. A good intention for the New Moon this weekend might be: By respecting ho I am, and fully committing to that, I set the example for others to follow.
Aquarius
(12th House) As we stand at the threshold of a new era in our lives, the New Moon in Capricorn reminds us that in order to make the right beginning, we sometimes need to make a new ending. And so this Moon will give you permission to release those things that you have long since outgrown and are no longer relevant for who you are now. Soon after the New Moon on Sunday, all the inner planets will gradually make their way into your sign where they will greet Pluto at the gate. Pluto in the very early degrees of your sign is asking Aquarius to transform themselves and their lives in some remarkable way. And each of these inner planets are going to be showing you the personal ways this will be relevant for you. It will be different for everyone. For as the inner planets roll into Aquarius season next week, there is always a reminder to embrace your most authentic and original self. Without compromise. But before we get there, use the New Moon in Capricorn to prepare the way. When we release the old, we make room for the new order that is in the process of unfolding. Therefore ask: What have I outgrown? What are those things that are no longer valid? If you are feeling stuck, is there something you can do about that? A good intention for the New Moon on January 18th might be: May I see all self-limiting doubts lifted from me, in order to make room for ever better things to take root.
Pisces
(11th House) With all of these planets converging in Capricorn in preparation for the New Moon on Sunday there is a mission and an invitation to throw your dreams into space. You never know what sorts of returns these can bring. The New Moon in Capricorn is your annual Wishing Moon. And it is a New Moon with an edge that allows you to make your dreams, and vision for future, a more practical and achievable reality. Saturn is the ruling planet of Capricorn, and Neptune the modern ruler of Pisces. Just one month from now they will perfect their conjunction, combining forces that have the remarkable ability to do just that: make your vision realizable and achievable. Therefore, even more than ever, the New Moon in Capricorn this year aims to give form to your vision, substance to your dreams, and can even unveil the ways to manifest your ideals. One of the ways it does this is by showing what is not possible, unreasonable or delusional. So rather than focusing on pipe dreams this Moon gets real, and shows you what is or is not achievable in the end. Dare to dream your dreams and allow your vision for the future to find some sort of purchase in your life. A good intention for the New Moon on January 18th might be: If this dram is meant to be for me, may the best possible circumstances arise to see it fulfilled.