This business astrology forecast for January 2026 is written for leaders using astrology as a strategic tool for growth, timing, and long-range planning.
From a business strategy perspective, you’re pulled into your purposeful potential through action-oriented energies in the areas of love and business. This month is full of energy to shore up your structural foundations, develop strict routines and double-down on your goal-focused schedules.
Put your 2026 strategies to work right out of the gate of the new year. Wear Capricorn like a cloak and get everything you desire in the first three weeks.
Set yourself up for success to leverage the 2026 opportunistic threshold-building energies. This year starts a new 9-year cycle, so let’s take full advantage by starting strong – with discernment and structural alignment. Use this energy to create the constructs you need to achieve your goals.
Cosmic Majors of the Month
- January 20 – Saturn sextile Uranus
- January 26 – Neptune ingress Aries
Saturn & Uranus: Create Order Out of Chaos
Pisces Saturn sextile Taurus Uranus @ 27°
January 20 @ 12:18 am ET
This cycle happens every 45 years with the last Saturn-Uranus cycle beginning in 1988. This isn’t the completion of the cycle, but the last sextile. There are 3 sextiles over the next year, changing zodiac signs, in the middle and going back to the original zodiac signs due to retrograde periods.
The Saturn-Uranus exact waning sextile dates:
- April 4: Uranus in Taurus & Saturn in Pisces @ 24°
- August 11: Saturn in Aries & Uranus Gemini @ 1°
- January 20, 2026: Saturn in Pisces & Uranus in Taurus @ 27°
Saturn wants you to make things logical, reasonable and linear. Saturn loves the predictable, stable and constructive energies. This is earthly, practical and traditional. Uranus, on the other hand, loves chaos, shock & awe and shaking things to their core. Uranus wants the NEW, loathing anything outdated because they feel heavy, sedate and stale.
Strategically, this is about turning disruption into something workable. Put both of these planets together and they create out of chaos. Uranus brings something new and Saturn says, “Fine, I’ll make something great out of this.”
Imagine having the discipline for innovation or demonstrating tenacity to construct original ideas.
The sheer amount of inventions, updating of old systems and outdated modes creates lots of work for people in these industries. Anyone in technology, science or radically original fields can take advantage of opportunities this year.
Saturn presses for everything boy scout – loyalty, honesty, honor and integrity, resulting in tremendous ethics at work, moral interactions and respectful activities. In addition to technical advances, there are also softer skills that arise such as; commitment to new ways of leading or the creation of new leadership.
This is a supportive energy with Saturn and Uranus searching for ways to work together to launch you into your soul mission. Think “When one door closes, another one opens.” Keep your eyes open and your mind clear to find the silver lining in everything that happens to you.
If you’re questioning “What is my soul mission?” Saturn and Uranus wrangled you beginning in February 2021 and didn’t end until October 2022. This was confounding, driving you crazy to push you out of what wasn’t working for you. This configuration didn’t give you solutions, only problems. Look back to see what changed for you.
Neptune Ingress Aries
Neptune reenters Aries 0°
January 26 @ 12:34 pm ET
This is a massive wakeup call into the New Era!
Neptune enters Aries for its 14-year adventure for the first time since 1862 through 1875. Also, Saturn is going to blend with Neptune in this zodiac sign on February 20th, adding his force of nature energy to the mix.
The exact dates for Neptune in Aries are:
- March 30, 2025: Neptune enters Aries
- October 22, 2025: Neptune retrogrades into Pisces
- January 26, 2026: Neptune re-enters Aries until 2038
- May 21, 2038: Neptune dips into Taurus
- October 21, 2038: Neptune revisits Aries
- March 23, 2039: Neptune enters Taurus until 2052
With Neptune in Aries, there’s the chance for lots of pioneering efforts supporting the New Era, to combine the gifts of the feminine (intuition) with the strengths of the masculine (innovation). The softer Neptunian influences meet the ambitious get-it-done attitude of Aries. This is the upside.
The downside of Neptune in Aries is when idealism meets aggression. This is when pioneering efforts fall into rebellion. Neptune in Aries send signals for civil war, with uprisings and quests for freedom and independence. Throughout history, the American Civil War in 1862, along with Uranus in Gemini, the crusades in the 1200’s and the Hundreds Year War between England and France in the 1300’s.
The most remarkable time with Neptune in Aries and Pluto in Aquarius was in the 1530-1540’s signified by the reformation of the Church of England, the Industrial Revolution and Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Personally, Neptune entering into Aries is difficult for the cardinal signs. If your Sun sign is Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn, Neptune in Aries and then Saturn in Aries creates confrontation or opposition for you. You’re in for a super big dose of reality. It’s wakeup time squared.
Detailed Astrology
Week 1: January 1 – 11 – Rediscovery, Authority, and Decisive Action
January opens with momentum that’s rare, grounded, and usable. This isn’t a slow entry into the year. The Capricorn concentration, paired with soul collective support and multiple activations between Mars, Venus, the Sun, and Jupiter, creates a powerful corridor for action in love, leadership, and long-term strategy.
This first week is about reclaiming yourself through movement. The stars aren’t asking you to wait, observe, or hesitate. They’re asking you to revisit your big dream, fuel your vision, and set your strategy in motion. There’s an unmistakable “ready, set, go” quality here, reinforced by the Full Moon in Cancer on January 3rd, which brings the past and future into direct dialogue.
January asks you to show up fully, in your work and in your relationships, and to make decisions that align who you are privately with how you lead publicly. With destiny and karma supporting this Full Moon through nodal and Uranian aspects, the effort you put in now isn’t wasted. Your effort actually compounds.
In business terms, this energy supports leadership through structure and authority. Capricorn energy dominates this first stretch of January. Wear it like a cloak. Discipline, structure, and authority aren’t restrictive right now – they’re liberating. The sheer volume of conjunctions involving Mars, Venus, and the Sun gives you stamina, confidence, and visibility. Stand on the stage you’ve earned. Own your role. This is the week to act decisively and establish the tone for the entire year.
Week 2: January 12 – 18 – Identity, Relationships, and Strategic Alignment
This week turns the focus from action to embodiment.
The central question is simple and confronting: Who are you in the world? and then immediately following: Are your choices reflecting that truth?
Chiron’s tension with the Capricorn planets pushes you to step more fully into the role model you know you’re meant to be. This isn’t about self-improvement — it’s about self-alignment. The cosmos are actively supporting you right now, so you don’t need to force outcomes. Instead, lean into connection, collaboration, and meaningful dialogue.
This is an excellent week for relationships and business development. Venus forms supportive aspects to Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, encouraging commitments that are both stable and exciting. Conversations open doors and ideas gain traction. Creative and professional partnerships that have been quietly forming begin to solidify.
The New Moon on January 18th is a pivotal reset point. With the Sun and Moon joining in Aquarius at 28°, this lunation marks the true ignition of the year and the opening of a new 9-year cycle. Aquarius pulls you out of the past and places you firmly in the future, asking you to break free from outdated structures, methods, and roles that no longer reflect who you’re becoming.
At the same time, the Magic Triangle is activated at matching degrees, reinforcing your quest for freedom, your spiritual awakening, and your personal transformation. This isn’t a quiet reset. It’s a future-oriented one that supports bold decisions, innovative thinking, and the courage to let go of what’s already expired.
Set intentions that reflect the life, leadership, and impact you’re stepping into, not the systems you’ve been managing or maintaining.
Week 3: January 19 – 25 – Reinvention, Resolution, and Future-facing Momentum
This is the turning point of the month.
As the Sun, Mercury, and Mars move into Aquarius, the future comes online. You’re no longer preparing, you’re stepping forward. This week carries the resolution of patterns that began unfolding in 2021 and 2022, particularly around lost momentum, forced pivots, and reinvention.
The Saturn–Uranus sextile on January 20th is exact and deeply relevant. This is the final supportive release of a long cycle that’s been teaching you how to create order out of chaos. Now, the lesson integrates. You’re no longer reacting – you’re designing.
Aquarian activations with Pluto bring depth, intensity, and courage. You’re asked to leap into the unknown, to trust the future you’ve been shaping, and to finish the reinvention of yourself. Gather your people to align your personal and professional ecosystems. This isn’t a solitary moment.
When Mars enters Aquarius, action becomes future-oriented. This is where laser-guided strategies, discipline, and innovation converge. Jump into the abyss, not recklessly, but with awareness. You are ready.
Week 4: January 25 – 31 – Awakening, Power, and Social Momentum
The final week of January carries both gravity and momentum.
Neptune’s ingress into Aries on January 26th marks another layer of the wake-up call – one that reaches back through history. This is the beginning of a 14-year identity reset, amplified by Saturn’s impending conjunction in February. Reality sharpens and illusions fall away. Courage is required.
Mars and Pluto meet in Aquarius, asking you to choose consciously: hunter or prey. This isn’t about domination, it’s about sovereignty. You’re meant to be proactive, strategic, and visible.
Networking, collaboration, and social engagement are highlighted. Mercury and Venus support conversations that create opportunity, solve problems, and generate forward motion. There’s a lighter, more social energy here, but it’s also purposeful. Fun and frivolity become conduits for success in other areas of your life.
Calibrate this week against the last ten months of your life. What awakened then is now ready to be used.
Magical Moon Moments
The Moon is incredibly powerful as she moves the tides on earth. Think about that power for a moment. The Moon moves the ocean and since people are 70% water, the Moon moves each person whether you’re aware of it or not. The Moon is also amazingly personal as she represents your heart.
If you’d like to dive more deeply into the energies of the Moon, here’s access to a 4-part video series and related guide. Get your access here.
When the Moon moves through her phases, she gives you the ability to leverage her power for that part of her cycle. The Moon phases help manifest things you want, celebrate things you have and get rid of things you no longer want.
Here’s a summary of the phases and what you should do:
- The New Moon is for setting your strategy.
- From the New to Full Moon, it’s the time to manifest, appreciate and create.
- The Full Moon is for taking stock in gratitude and refinement.
- From the Full to New Moon, it’s the time to celebrate, release and merge.
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Full Moon: Step Bravely into the Unknown
Details: January 3rd @ 5:04 am ET
Sun in Capricorn and Moon in Cancer @ 13° is always a balancing act of how you show up in your personal life versus your business success. Are you the same person or do you posture when stepping into your professional role? Fake it until your make it isn’t the theme of this Full Moon. It’s imperative to be fully aligned to act in integrity.
Any daylight between who you truly are and who you act like with others creates a chasm that your prospects will see and feel miles away.
New Moon: Ignition Point of 2026
Details: January 18th @ 2:52 pm ET
With the Sun & Moon in Aquarius @ 28°, this New Moon is the ignition point to launch the year and the bridge-building phase of the new 9-year cycle. Anytime you deal with the Aquarian energies, you’re standing in the future versus the past. Breaking free from constraints is the central focus and you’ll be better off when you let go of outdated methods, people or offerings.
The magic triangle is in full force, supporting your quest for freedom, your spiritual awakening and your transformation to realize your true potential.
Intuitive Transmission for January
These intuitive tools provide support for lunar rituals, fortifying your commitment, or reminding you of what’s important. January’s intuitive tools work together as a multidimensional support system—grounding you, sharpening your instincts, and helping you stay connected to your power as you move through the month.
Oracle Card: 40 – Success
Success is in sight, so you can savor your achievement. Think conquest, triumph and satisfaction.
Take a few moments to celebrate your past and present successes and set up the optimal way to achieve your greatest success in 2026.
Crystal: Ruby
Ruby is filled with passion and protection and it’s a stone to grab when you want to fill your confidence bucket. Imagine pouring ruby into your solar plexus for core power. You can vibe up your inner power drastically.
This crystal is perfect for January to launch this year of shapeshifting and scaling without losing yourself. Buy a few ruby crystals and carry them with you.
Spirit Animal: Tiger
Tiger energy supports presence, expects precision, and projects confidence. While in Sun is in Capricorn, tiger lets you have fun through bold and brave actions. As this season demands maturity and strategic leadership, Tiger helps you move with deliberate strength rather than reactive effort.
It teaches you to act only when the timing is right—echoing the month’s emphasis on strategic calibration.
Flower Essence: Cerato
Cerato is the Intuition flower for the Third Eye chakra. The soul lesson for you is to listen to your own inner wisdom, trusting your intuition and instincts more than you trust your logical mind. Taking Cerato encourages greater communication with your Higher Self and the ability to trust and follow your own guidance.
It brings out self-trust, reliance on intuition and knowledge so supports our ability for discernment. This was the flower essence of May 2024 and the year 2021 to interface the past with the future, the practical and the magical and the feminine with the masculine.
January Practical Tip
Build the structure that will carry your courage
January is not asking you to visualize or ideate. It’s asking you to operationalize your authority. For leaders making strategic decisions, this is about building structures that can actually hold growth.
With the heavy Capricorn emphasis early in the month, followed by the Saturn–Uranus sextile and Neptune’s ingress into Aries, the practical move is simple and non-negotiable:
Choose one foundational structure and lock it in for the entire year:
- Weekly work rhythm
- Non-negotiable CEO schedule
- Sales or visibility cadence
- Decision-making filter
- Body-based discipline that stabilizes your energy
Saturn wants consistency, Uranus wants innovation, and Neptune in Aries demands courage without confusion.
When you don’t anchor courage in structure, Neptune turns inspiration into agitation. When you do, innovation becomes sustainable.
Your best bet? Don’t add more.
Write it down, put it on your calendar, and treat it as sacred. This is how you create order out of chaos and prepare your system for the scale and shapeshifting that 2026 is already activating.
January rewards leaders who take themselves seriously – not emotionally, but structurally.
This is how power becomes real.
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💎 Wise Strategist
The linear and strategic intelligence in the cosmos warms your heart. You get to align your natural tendencies with how the energies want you to act. You can set yourself up for the best year to launch into this 9-year cycle to establish your solid foundation. The milestones you target throughout the quarters create your roadmap.
🔮 Intuitive Visionary
The opportunities this month and throughout 2026 are a balm to your soul. You finally feel everyone has caught up with your innovative ways. It’s time to get them on board. Create mechanisms for people to find you and you’ll make bank this year. January is the month to set your disciplined approach.
💥 Ruling Warrior
The momentum of January complements your natural motion. This tempo keeps up with you, so others are in lock step. Finally. Woo them to determine your best relationship. For each person, ask yourself, “Is this person a client, follower, fan or connection, collaborator or partner?” Sort your prospects into categories and take the time to create the right rhythm for each category. Use this template throughout the year.
🌎 Collaborative Explorer
The personal planets keep you in thrive mode, so remember to keep yourself as the central character of your life. Start with what lights you up and let others align with you, instead of always entraining to them. You set the tone, pace and goals. Taking the leadership position now sets you up for your greatest success. This is the easiest month to do so.
🎨 Creative Superstar
Dancing through these weeks filled with creativity, good news and leaps of faith jives with your natural state. This is your season. Prompt yourself to regulate your schedule based on your energies. You are the core strength in your life, so let the business aspects follow you. Once you take the reins, your success follows.
💖 Loving Alchemist
January dives deeply into cosmic magic for you to relish its transformative properties. The stars meet your inner power, so you’re evenly matched when connecting with others. Your power can align within and without. Take the time to create the right cadence for as above, so below. You are the co-creator of your life and it’s obvious this month and year.
Closing Transmission
January is a rock star month for success, sales, and expansion. The stars are not subtle about this. From a long-range planning perspective, the structures you build now, the authority you claim, and the identity you embody set the foundation for the entire nine-year cycle ahead.
Here is the reminder woven through the month: growth without satisfaction is hollow.
Stay focused on both. Let your success expand and let your heart stay engaged. When your mind, heart, and will move together, power becomes sustainable and deeply fulfilling.
Set the tone on how you begin the year. Be aligned, awake, and ready for what 2026 is offering.
Cheers to your power,
Kim
Master Astrologer and Business Strategist
