Laurie Farrington

Laurie Farrington

Laurie Farrington

Laurie’s Weekly Astrology Forecast: January 12, 2026 – January 18, 2026

WAITING AND WATCHING

Winter landscape with bullfinches by Bruno Liljefors ca. 1891

This week unfolds in the final stretch of the lunar cycle, with the Aquarius New Moon arriving on Sunday afternoon. Disregard the need to push yourself forward and don’t expect clarity. This week asks for attention and restraint. Much is forming beneath the surface, especially around connection, values, and commitment. Whatever feels unsettled is not a problem to solve but a condition to understand.

As the days progress, relationship dynamics will shift. Venus interacts with Uranus before entering Aquarius; the Sun, Mercury, and Mars will follow this same pattern into next week. The contact with Uranus introduces excitement and disruption; the movement into Aquarius offers a new, innovative approach. A new stance and new perspectives on relationship dynamics are in process. For now, watch closely, listen carefully, and anticipate change followed by clarity in the coming weeks.

NOTICE WHAT’S UNSETTLED: Monday, January 12, 2026

The Moon is in Scorpio all day, keeping your emotions inward and deeply observant. This is a day for noticing undercurrents. Do your best to observe them without reacting to them. Feelings may run deeper than expected, particularly in close relationships where unspoken dynamics are already always present. As we head toward the New Moon, there is no benefit in pushing for clarity or resolution.

When the Moon is in Scorpio, it is good to focus on honesty and integrity in any area or circumstance that feels charged or unresolved. Pay attention to what you are avoiding. That avoidance often points directly to what is most important to bring into focus.

  • Are your emotions asking to be managed or simply acknowledged?
  • Notice where silence feels like avoidance?
  • What is moving deeper into consciousness but is not ready to be spoken to yet?

SHIFTING THE VIEW: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

The Scorpio Moon continues through most of the day, keeping emotional attention focused on what lies beneath the surface. This is still an inward day, with sharp awareness and quiet persistence. Scorpio demands honesty without performance. Notice what calls to and holds your attention. Observe emotional patterns without engaging them directly.

As evening approaches, the emotional tone changes. The Moon enters Sagittarius at 6:43 pm EST. After several days of deep inward processing, this may feel like a release of pressure. You open your eyes, shift your attention, and your perspective widens. The shift does not negate your underlying concerns, but it allows space around them. What felt all-consuming earlier may now feel more contextualized. Insight comes from allowing emotional intensity to loosen its grip.

  • What continues to draw your attention when you stop managing your response?
  • What emotional pattern becomes visible when you simply observe it?
  • What lightens up once the pressure eases this evening?

PERSPECTIVE AND CERTAINTY: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

With the Moon now in Sagittarius, the emotional tone opens outward. Attention turns toward meaning and the larger story you understand yourself to inhabit. When the moon is in Sagittarius, we tend to have confidence in our perspectives. We may trust our own conclusions, often without justifiable reasons for doing so. Today, opinions may feel certain and even righteous. You may notice a strong sense that you know what is true. This can feel energizing, but it certainly narrows our ability to listen or to grow in understanding. The challenge of the Sagittarius Moon is overconfidence in a single view. Pay attention to where certainty replaces curiosity.

At 3:16 pm EST, Mercury opposes Jupiter, bringing clarity of thought. Mercury in Capricorn thinks in terms of responsibility and long-range consequences. It wants plans that hold up over time. Jupiter in Cancer expands the instinct to protect those we love and care for. This opposition reveals, with surprising honesty, whether your thinking accurately serves what you care about. You may see where ambition has outpaced emotional capacity. The clarity here comes from recognizing whether care and commitment are working together, or quietly pulling in opposite directions. Make adjustments to bring about balance.

  • Where are you convinced you are right?
  • What information challenges your certainty?
  • What line of thinking limits your ability to love?

STABILITY MEETS EXCITEMENT & CHANGE: Thursday, January 15, 2026

At 1:18 am EST, Venus forms a sextile to Saturn, opening a quiet but meaningful opportunity to strengthen what matters to you most deeply. Venus speaks to personal values and how we connect with others. Saturn offers structure, effort, and responsibility. In a sextile aspect, this is an offering of sober clarity. This is about choosing what is worth the work and what you are willing to take responsibility for. You may recognize where you have avoided commitment, or where effort has been misplaced. This favors making agreements with realistic expectations for the future. What you tend to now has the potential to endure, provided it is grounded in honesty about what you are willing to sustain over time.

At 10:22 am EST, Venus trines Uranus. This brings a new layer to the story you are already in the middle of. It opens a door to surprise, change, disruption, and a spark of excitement that breaks routine and offers something that feels like freedom. With Venus involved, this can show up as a sudden insight about what you want, a new way of relating, or a release from patterns that feel stale and no longer workable. Unlike the effort required by Saturn, this is a gift that simply arrives. The invitation here is openness. Stability does not have to mean stagnation. Change does not have to undermine what you value. The flow between these two aspects suggests that something reliable can also evolve, and that excitement does not require abandoning what you have or want to build.

Throughout the day, the Moon remains in Sagittarius, lending a wider view to both experiences. Perspective matters. You are better able to see how effort and freedom can coexist, and where your assumptions may need adjustment. Let curiosity soften certainty. The day supports looking ahead without rushing the process.

  • What is worth committing to with steady effort?
  • Where does change offer renewal rather than disruption?
  • How can stability and excitement coexist in your life right now?

PREPARING THE GROUND: Friday, January 16, 2026

The Moon enters Capricorn at 6:47 am EST, turning attention toward responsibility and long-term responsibilities. As the dark Moon deepens (New Moon on Sunday), emotional energy becomes more tightly contained and deliberate. Attention turns toward realistic responsibility and personal limits. The Moon in Capricorn favors composure and follow-through. You may notice your interest in tending to what needs structure or reinforcement. The Capricorn Moon asks for maturity.

As the day unfolds, notice how your emotional state responds to obligation. If it feels stabilizing, you are on the right track. If it feels heavy, it may point to an imbalance that needs addressing. This is a useful day for observing how you handle duty in order to understand whether your current commitments are what they ought to be.

  • What practical effort strengthens trust over time?
  • Where does consistency matter far more than intensity?
  • What needs tending before anything new can begin?

REDEFINING VALUES & COMMITMENTS: Saturday, January 17, 2026

This is a day of meaningful transition, anchored by a clear shift in how personal values are expressed. Just before changing signs, Venus forms a sextile to Neptune, briefly softening expectations. There can be a moment of tenderness or quiet recognition of what you have hoped for or protected over the past several weeks. Venus has been in Capricorn since December 24, emphasizing effort, responsibility, and long-term commitment. As that chapter closes, it becomes easier to see what has been built with care and what has required more effort than it could reasonably sustain.

Venus enters Aquarius at 7:43 am EST, and the tone of our desires changes. Our values and desires turn toward independence and freedom. Relationships will require more space in the coming weeks. This is not a withdrawal from commitment, but a shift in how commitment is defined. From now until February 10, Venus in Aquarius favors clarity over obligation and truth over performance. You may feel less willing to maintain arrangements that rely on expectation rather than choice. What matters is whether your partnerships and connections allow you to be fully and authentically true to yourself.

The Sun reinforces this shift by repeating a pattern that Venus went through on Thursday. At 5:41 am EST, the Sun sextiles Saturn, supporting stability, realism, and maturity. Later, at 11:58 am EST, the Sun trines Uranus, opening space for change, insight, and renewed vitality. These aspects echo throughout the week. What seems solid is still in a state of evolution. Change does not need to dismantle what works. This is a day/week for recognizing where structure and freedom do not need to be in conflict.

The Moon continues through Capricorn, keeping the emotional tone serious and grounded. Even as values shift and possibilities open, attention remains on what is workable.

  • What personal values have changed shape for you recently?
  • Where does honesty feel more important than agreement?
  • What structure is strong enough to allow change?

A SERIOUS COMMITMENT – THE CAPRICORN NEW MOON: Sunday, January 18, 2026

The Capricorn New Moon arrives at 2:52 pm EST. Each New Moon marks the start of a new lunar cycle. We can work with these cycles consciously by choosing to plant a metaphorical seed for growth over the coming weeks and months. Under this Capricorn New Moon, the emphasis is on planting seeds that lead to something practical, tangible, and capable of sustained growth over time. This is not about intention in the abstract. It is about choosing an action, a responsibility, or a direction that can be built step by step. What you begin here unfolds across two cycles. In the shorter arc, clarity arrives at the Leo Full Moon on February 1, when results become visible, and confidence grows. In the longer cycle, understanding deepens, and clarity arrives at the Capricorn Full Moon on June 29, 2026. At that time, effort and results can be fully assessed.

Look to the house in your natal chart that holds Capricorn using the whole sign house system. This is where something practical and durable is ready to be initiated. The invitation here is to choose carefully. The seeds you plant should reflect maturity and a willingness to follow through. What begins now asks to be built over time, not rushed into visibility.

At 2:40 am EST, Mercury conjoins Mars in Capricorn. This sharpens focus and gives words weight. Mars in Capricorn acts with purpose. It does not waste energy. Pay attention to what is said today and to what you say yourself. Language can commit you to action, whether you intend it or not. This is a time when decisions are spoken into being. Choose precision over force and let action grow out of clarity.

At 5:18 pm EST, the moon leaves Capricorn behind and enters Aquarius. This eases emotional pressure and widens intellectual awareness and perspective. What you have chosen to begin no longer needs constant tending. Space becomes part of the process. Late in the day, at 11:09 pm EST, Mercury sextiles Saturn, helping intentions settle into something workable. Plans feel steadier. Thought aligns with responsibility. This is a powerful day that moves us from decision to definition, then toward a quieter confidence in what you have set in motion.

  • What responsibility are you ready to take on seriously?
  • What words today commit you to action?
  • What seed are you willing to tend patiently over time?

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