Sag & Sag Rising, you begin the year at a distinctive crossroads, where the practical and the philosophical meet. January offers a unique proposition: the chance to build a foundation so secure, it makes your next adventure not just possible, but purposeful. This month, the stars align around resources—what you receive, what you’re worth, and what you choose to build.

The Full Moon in Cancer: Resolution & Receipt (January 3)

The year opens with a Full Moon in Cancer on January 3, bringing a financial cycle in your 8th House to a clear and positive close. This lunation receives supportive energy from your ruling planet, Jupiter, suggesting a significant financial matter is reaching its natural conclusion.

Between January 3-8, you’re likely to see movement on:

• A loan, mortgage, grant, or investment coming through.

• The settlement of a debt, insurance claim, or legal matter.

• The receipt of a commission, bonus, or payment that was pending.

This is a time of consolidation. It’s about clearing the ledger, so you have both the capital and the clarity to move forward unencumbered.

The New Moon in Capricorn: Building Your Value (January 18)

The New Moon in Capricorn on January 18 is exceptionally well-supported, landing in your 2nd House of Earned Income and Self-Worth. Here, it joins a gathering of planets—the Sun, Mars, and Mercury—creating a powerful focus on your material foundations and what you believe you deserve.

This configuration provides remarkable support for:

• Negotiating your worth. With assertive Mars and communicative Mercury present, you have the tools to articulate your value confidently. The unexpected influence of Uranus suggests the response may be more favorable than anticipated.

• Initiating a new revenue stream or financial plan. The grounded, strategic energy of Capricorn favors long-term thinking over quick wins.

• Making significant purchases that are investments, not just expenses. Supportive aspects from Saturn and Neptune indicate decisions related to your home or living space will be particularly sound.

The earlier Venus-Mars conjunction on January 7 in this same financial sector adds a layer of desirable momentum, helping to attract opportunities that align with both your values and your drive.

The Natural Progression: From Security to Expansion

As the month draws to a close, this planetary focus begins to shift into your 3rd House of Communication, setting the stage for the Full Moon in Leo on February 1 in your 9th House.

This progression reveals the underlying logic of the month: the financial clarity and security you establish in January doesn’t confine you—it enables you. It becomes the means to pursue further education, to travel, or to engage with perspectives and cultures that broaden your own. The practical work of January funds the philosophical exploration that is so central to your nature.

Your January Outlook

This month presents a quiet but potent form of empowerment. It’s an invitation to engage with the world of resources—not as a distraction from your broader horizons, but as the very ground from which they grow. There’s a particular intelligence in knowing what you have, what you’re worth, and what you’re building toward. That intelligence, cultivated now, grants a different kind of freedom—one that’s resilient, intentional, and deeply yours.

A question for the month:
What would you do differently, or what could you begin, if a key financial uncertainty was resolved or your confidence in your own value was solidly reinforced?

♐ This overview captures the collective themes. For a timeline of how these financial and expansive cycles unfold in your personal chart, your Celestial Blueprint provides the specifics.

February opens with an international accent before pivoting mid-month to shorter travel, communication, and negotiation under a complex solar eclipse. The month also brings a significant liberation: Saturn’s departure from your home and family sector after three years, lifting constraints that have weighed on your domestic life. While the February 17 eclipse may introduce temporary financial confusion or a work-related surprise, the broader arc of the month—and the year—points toward expansion, both professionally and personally.

The Full Moon in Leo: International Reach

The month began with a Full Moon in Leo on February 1 at 13 degrees, illuminating your 9th House of Foreign Travel, Higher Learning, Publishing, and Legal Affairs. Influential through February 5, this lunation likely brought a matter related to distant places or global connections to a satisfying conclusion.

You may have:

• Returned from an international trip, likely business-related.
• Finalized a deal with overseas partners or clients.
• Heard back on a publishing, academic, or immigration matter.

The supportive aspect between Uranus and Saturn at this time suggested that financial outcomes—commissions, royalties, or fees—were favorable. This full moon favored Sagittarians born near December 5, or those with rising or key placements near 13 degrees in fire or air signs.

Uranus Direct: Work Projects Gain Momentum

On February 3, Uranus ended its retrograde and turned direct in Taurus, activating your 6th House of Daily Work and Health. Projects that have felt stalled or unpredictable since last September may now move forward. Be attentive to developments around this date—they signal the direction Uranus will take as it prepares to leave this sector later this year.

Saturn’s Departure: Home and Family Liberated

On February 13, Saturn ends its two-and-a-half-year transit through Pisces and your 4th House of Home, Family, and Foundations. Since March 2023, Saturn has tested this area of your life—perhaps through property challenges, family responsibilities, or domestic constraints.

That chapter now closes. Saturn will not return to this sector until 2052. The relief you feel may be tangible:

• Property matters that have been difficult may now resolve.
• Family concerns may lighten or become more manageable.
• Your living situation may finally feel stable or open to positive change.

Saturn traditionally leaves a gift at the door upon departure. Watch for it in the coming weeks, related to home or family.

The Solar Eclipse: New Moon in Aquarius (February 17)

A powerful solar eclipse occurs on February 17 at 29 degrees Aquarius, activating your 3rd House of Communication, Contracts, and Short Travel. This eclipse gathers the Sun, Mercury, Mars, and Pluto in this sector—a concentration of energy focused on how you exchange ideas, negotiate agreements, and move through your immediate environment.

This eclipse may bring news or a turning point related to:

• A contract, agreement, or negotiation.
• A writing, speaking, or media project.
• A short trip or local connection.
• A sibling or close community member.

However, Uranus in Taurus forms a challenging square to this eclipse from your 6th House of Work. This introduces an element of unpredictability around a current project or work assignment. A task may encounter unexpected obstacles, or a work-related development may disrupt your communication plans.

Additionally, the financial picture is layered. Jupiter, your ruler, resides in your 8th House of Shared Resources, suggesting that larger financial currents—loans, investments, commissions—remain favorable overall. Yet this eclipse may temporarily disrupt expected income, perhaps through a tax bill, a changed commission structure, or a delayed payment. This is likely temporary; the March 3 eclipse brings more positive professional news.

Those most likely to feel this eclipse are Sagittarians born near December 15-21, or those with rising or key placements near 29 degrees of the mutable or cardinal signs.

Mercury Retrograde: A Note on Timing

Mercury retrogrades from February 25 to March 20 in Pisces, affecting your 4th House of Home. Complete essential decisions, purchases, and signed agreements before February 20. Avoid buying electronics, vehicles, or expensive items during the retrograde. If you are negotiating a contract, finalize it early in the month.

Valentine’s Day and Romance

On February 14, Venus resides in Pisces and your 4th House of Home—an invitation to celebrate in private, domestic settings. If you enjoy cooking, preparing a meal together can be deeply romantic. The transiting moon in Capricorn adds warmth and sincerity.

More significantly, Saturn enters your 5th House of Romance on February 13, beginning a two-year transit that will deepen your approach to love. Casual dating may lose appeal; you will seek relationships with substance and future potential. This is not a limitation but a maturation—Saturn asks you to take love seriously, and in doing so, to build something lasting.

Looking Ahead: The March Lunar Eclipse

As February closes, you will feel the approach of a lunar eclipse in Virgo on March 3, activating your 10th House of Career. This eclipse, supported by a harmonious aspect from Jupiter, promises positive professional news—recognition, advancement, or a new opportunity. After the complexity of the February 17 eclipse, this is the turn toward clarity and reward.

Your February Perspective

This month presents a study in contrasts. The February 1 full moon expanded your horizons. The February 17 eclipse may disrupt a work project or introduce financial confusion. Yet Saturn’s departure from your home sector is unequivocally positive, lifting constraints that have shaped your domestic life for three years.

Your task is to hold the long view. The March 3 eclipse brings career rewards. Jupiter, your ruler, continues its beneficent tour of your financial sector. And Saturn’s entry into your fifth house signals that love, approached with intention, can now deepen into something lasting.

Your Reflective Prompt:
If a temporary work or financial disruption this month ultimately served to redirect you toward greater clarity or better alignment, what might it be revealing about where you invest your energy? How can Saturn’s new presence in your romance sector invite you to love with more intention?

♐ This forecast outlines the collective themes for February. For a precise timeline of how this eclipse, Uranus direct, and Saturn’s transit interact with your personal chart, *your Celestial Blueprint offers the specific details. *