January 18 – February 17, 2026

We spent much of last lunar month trying to better manage, organize, and structure our current situation with relationships and money so that we feel more safe, stable, and secure — and it has worked!

Because we are feeling more safe, we now suddenly feel more able to pursue some things from the past (possibly from around September 2025) that we never finished, or for some reason never fully came to fruition.

These things from the past we feel more able to pursue will help us to break free from something keeping us stuck, or get our freedom to do new and exciting things we want to do later in some way, shape, or form.

But even though we are feeling more able to pursue the things that will give us freedom, we may hesitate at first to actually pursue them. That is because we may lack the confidence to do it, be afraid of any instability that may occur as a result, or be worried about money. We may also feel like we need to think through our actions a bit better to come up with a plan or strategy we feel will be more secure.

However, after hesitating for a bit and thinking through some things, we then get very frustrated — because nothing is actually happening! As a result, we may suddenly and unexpectedly find the courage to take the risk and secure our freedom over anything holding us back.

I believe that is a good thing that needs to be done. However, that action then brings a whole new set of conversations, thoughts, and concerns about money and relationships that need to be discussed, worked out, or negotiated.

We may then start to negotiate those things. However, the answer as to what happens next with relationships and money may not be so cut and dry, and the situation can feel a bit messy.

That is because this situation is a bit unexpected or unusual, and, therefore, not something we have experience with. It is also because the situation is also totally changing our identity to be something different that we are not familiar with, which is disorienting. It is also because, deep down, we don’t want to be negotiating with relationships and money. Instead, we would rather be at the end point already where we are free, without so many demands from others.

But if we can keep at these conversations (even if they are confusing at first), good insights and resolutions will eventually come, especially as we move into next lunar month.

Explore this lunar month’s four major moon phases below.

New Moon in Capricorn

Discussing options to break free from restrictions

January 18-25, 2026

We have recently organized our current situation in a way that feels more structured, stable, and secure. As a result, we now want to take a risk to break free from something from the past that still is keeping us stuck, or pursue something from the past that will give us our freedom to do other things we might want to do later on (which could come up unexpectedly). This thing we want to pursue may have been something we already considered around September 2025. This may then trigger a lot of thoughts and conversations about what we want to do and how exactly to achieve it.

Mercury in Capricorn trine Uranus in Taurus (Sun., Jan. 18-Mon., Jan. 19, 2026)
Venus conjunct Pluto in Aquarius (Mon., Jan. 19-Tues., Jan. 20, 2026)
Mars in Capricorn trine Uranus in Taurus (Mon., Jan. 19-Tues., Jan. 20, 2026)
Sun enters Aquarius (Mon., Jan. 19, 2026)
Mercury enters Aquarius (Tues., Jan. 20, 2026)
Sun conjunct Mercury in Aquarius (Wed., Jan. 21-Thurs., Jan. 22, 2026)
Sun conjunct Pluto in Aquarius (Thurs., Jan. 22-Fri., Jan. 23, 2026)
Mercury conjunct Pluto in Aquarius (Thurs., Jan. 22, 2026)
Mars enters Aquarius (Fri., Jan. 23, 2026)

First Quarter Moon in Taurus

Hesitating to act because we are afraid of instability

January 25 – February 1, 2026

We now want to take action on some recent ideas to get our freedom from past restrictions. However, we are still struggling to find the courage in order to actually break free from these things that are keeping us stuck, or pursue these unique opportunities. That is because we lack confidence in it and are a bit worried that our actions will create instability in our situation. As a result, we may feel very stuck, frustrated, confused, and angry. We may hesitate or zone out. If we do act, it may not be effective. I think we need some more time to better discuss and understand our situation and our options, as well as better organize our resources.

Neptune re-enters Aries (Mon., Jan. 26, 2026)
Mars conjunct Pluto in Aquarius (Mon., Jan. 26-Wed., Jan. 28, 2026)
Mercury conjunct Venus in Aquarius (Tues., Jan. 27-Fri., Jan. 30, 2026)

Full Moon in Leo

Getting the courage to take bold action

February 1-9, 2026

After spending the past two weeks considering how we can get more freedom in our lives (and feeling frustrated about it), we now realize that we just need to get the courage and take the action based on what our heart is telling us, even if it feels like a risk. As a result, we may act suddenly and unexpectedly to secure our freedom in various situations. That could then bring up a lot more conversations about how we can re-adjust our money and relationships to better accommodate these actions — but because the situation is unexpected or out-of-the-ordinary, we may struggle to wrap our mind around what is coming next and communicate properly with others about how to best move forward.

Uranus direct in Taurus (Tues., Feb. 3, 2026) — 27 degrees
Mercury in Aquarius square Uranus in Taurus (Thurs., Feb. 5, 2026)
Mercury enters Pisces (Fri., Feb. 6, 2026)
Venus in Aquarius square Uranus in Taurus (Sat., Feb. 7-Sun., Feb. 8, 2026)

Third Quarter Moon in Scorpio

Negotiating with relationships and money

February 9-17, 2026

We are continuing to have a lot of thoughts and conversations about money and with relationships to better figure out how to adapt to any sudden recent events or decisions that have occurred. However, these thoughts and conversations are still a bit confusing and frustrating. They are confusing because we have never quite been in a situation like this before. They are frustrating because we would rather just be at the end point, where we have freedom, instead of negotiating the details with relationships and money. However, if we keep at these thoughts and conversations, unexpected insights can come, especially from our intuition.

Venus enters Pisces (Tues., Feb. 10, 2026)
Mercury conjunct North Node in Pisces (Thurs., Feb. 12, 2026)
Saturn enters Aries (Fri., Feb. 13, 2026)
Saturn conjunct Neptune in Aries (Fri., Feb. 13-Wed., March 4, 2026)
Sun in Aquarius square Uranus in Taurus (Sun., Feb. 15-Mon., Feb. 16, 2026)
Mercury in Pisces trine Jupiter in Cancer (Mon., Feb. 16, 2026)

Relevant Quote

“The secret to happiness is freedom, and the secret to freedom is courage. ” — Thucydides

Questions for Reflection

You can answer these questions to yourself, in your journal, or in the comment section.

1. What in your life have you recently gotten in a better order or structure that feels more stable and secure?
2. Now that you feel a bit more secure in that area, what risks do you feel you can take more easily to break free from things that have been keeping you stuck? These will most likely be things from the past (around September 2025) that you have already thought about.
3. Unexpected opportunities that never quite manifested from the past can also come back now to be resolved. Is there anything from the past that was put on hold you would also now like to pursue?
4. What steps do you think you might need to take in order break free from things from the past, or pursue an opportunity from the past that hasn’t yet manifested?
5. How can you get the courage up to follow through on those steps and take that risk?
6. How can your nurture yourself through the process?
7. Once you have taken these risks (or pursued past opportunities), what other concerns do you think might arise after the fact (especially with relationships and money)?
8. How do you think you can best maneuver or communicate about these concerns?
9. What is your best case scenario, or ideal outcome, in your situation (after you have taken a risk to break free from something)?