Time has finally caught up with me. I have had to reduce the amount of information in Astro Tips. I am now focusing on just the most significant influences in each month.
Lunar Activity:
New Moon Jan 11 21 deg. Capricorn at 11:44 am
Lots of energizing ideas around this productive New Moon in Capricorn. Great for clearing out the old and bringing in the new.
Full Moon Jan 26 7 deg. Leo at 8:38 pm
Leading up to this Full Moon, there is a Sun-Jupiter trine, (evening of 25th), prompting the expansive Leo temperament to pull out all of the stops and go for it all. Extravagance is in the air. However, on the other side of the Full Moon, we meet at Moon-Saturn square (on 27th). Perhaps the best choice to dream big, be a Diva for the day, but don't empty your pocket book, for you may end up taking all your purchases back. And don't party too hard, for you may just be dealing with a hangover the next day. | Jan 1: Late morning can be a little spacy, but early afternoon brings an aspect of clarity, which is perfect for writing out those New Year resolutions. The qualities of the Virgo Moon today are about bringing our lives back into a manageable routine, especially with diet.
(Moon opposes Neptune at 11:30 am; Virgo Moon trines Mercury in Capricorn at 1:30 pm)
Jan 2: A day of clarity and focus.
(Moon trines Pluto and sextiles Saturn at 3:30 am; Moon trines Capricorn Sun at 9:00 am)
Jan 3: Pleasure or focus is our first choice upon rising this morning. A strong push to get going may take us ahead of ourselves, so the idea is to take time with that which requires patience or leave the project for another day.
(Libra Moon squares Venus in Capricorn at 4:15 am, followed by Mercury in Capricorn square to Uranus in Aries at 8:30 am - but will stay around for the morning)
Jan 4: Too much mental activity can cause restless sleep in the wee hours, however, there's a great window of creativite, energizing mental influences, which can capture our attention. Look out for a mid-morning lull, letting us know we may be tired and need some rest.
(T-square involving Uranus-Mercury-Moon between 2:00 am and 4:14 am; Aquarius Mars trines Jupiter in Gemini at 4:45 am and Libra Moon trines Jupiter and Mars (creating a grand trine, at 6:30 am; Moon squares Pluto at 10:00 am)
Jan 6: Penetrating mental influences make this a good day for strategizing or doing inner work. An emotionally restrictive, mid afternoon influence can be lightened by taking a walk or doing some kind of physical activity.
(Mercury conjunct Pluto in Capricorn at 8:45 am; Mercury sextile Saturn at 3:45 pm. Saturn-Moon conjunction in Scorpio at 3:00 pm).
Jan 7: An influence which can trigger frustration is in place today. Actually, this can be experienced late afternoon on the 6th and through mid morning on the 8th. Flexibility is the name of the game.
(Mars in Aquarius squares Saturn in Scorpio, which is exact at 11:30 am)
Jan 11: New Moon - see Lunar Activity (below).
Jan 12: The principles of expansion and contraction are in place today. The first part of the day lends itself more to action oriented activities or being involved in technology, while the evening hours call for patience and practicality.
(Aquarius Moon sextiles Uranus at 9 am and trines Jupiter in Gemini at 12:15 pm. Moon squares Saturn at 6:00 pm and Venus squares Uranus at 8:15 pm.
Jan 14: Make time for yourself to enter into this Monday morning with ease, for it is not likely to be one of those 'hit the ground running' kind of experiences.
(Neptune-Moon conjunction in Pisces at 5:15 am)
Jan 16-17: Penetrating and focusing influences are suited to financial affairs and business strategy.
(Capricorn Venus conjuncts Pluto on 16th at 5:30 pm and sextiles Saturn in Scorpio on 17th at 8:00 am)
Jan 21-22-23: Exceptionally great influences from the mercurial Gemini Moon to several planets, supporting all avenues associated with communication, the arts, and collaborative efforts. So creative and dynamic. Excellent for refining future 'visioning'.
(On 21st, Moon trines Mercury in Aquarius at 3:00 pm, sextiles Uranus at 4:45 pm and conjuncts Jupiter at 7:00 pm. On 22nd Mercury sextiles Uranus and trines Jupiter. On 23rd, Moon trines Mars at 3:45 am)).
Jan 24: An emotionally sensitive Cancer moon bumps up against the 'big guns, so we can feel a little out of sorts today, until the early evening hours.
(T-square with Moon, Pluto and Uranus. Moon squares Uranus at 5:45 am and opposes Pluto at 3:15 pm, and goes onto to trine Saturn at 5:00 pm).
Jan 25: Where did all those expansive Mercury aspects go? A challenging influence can play havoc with our mental focus today, and curb our enthusiasm. But as we come into the late afternoon, we begin to feel the expansive energies of a great Jupiter influence.
(Mercury in Aquarius squares Saturn in Scorpio at 10:30 am. Jupiter trines Aquarian Sun at 8:00 pm)
Jan 26: Full Moon. See Lunar Activity.
Jan 27: It may take a little while this Sunday to get energy levels up and moving forward.
(Moon in Leo squares Saturn in Scorpio at 3:45 am).
Jan 30: A strong Saturn aspect can trigger problems with authority figures, and create emotional imbalance for those who are mentally fragile. This is not a good day in which to begin a new project or enter into a long term financial agreement.
(Saturn squares Sun in Aquarius at 2:45 pm)
