Celestial Highlights: Astrological Transits in January

December 30, 2024By Dayna Schmidt-Johnson

As the New Year unfolds, January invites us to embrace fresh starts and align with celestial energies that guide us toward personal growth, self-awareness, and transformation. This month is packed with dynamic astrological transits, from bold alignments like Mars trine the North Node to introspective shifts brought by Mercury’s opposition to Pluto. Each transit offers opportunities for clarity, courage, and connection, while also encouraging us to navigate challenges with mindfulness and grace.

In January, Venus glides into dreamy Pisces, softening the edges of love and finances, while the Full Moon in Cancer calls us to honor our emotions and lean into the nurturing warmth of our closest relationships. Meanwhile, Uranus turns direct, sparking innovation and reminding us to embrace the unexpected.

Whether you're setting intentions for the year ahead or recalibrating after the hustle of the holiday season, the cosmic weather invites you to deepen your sense of purpose, explore new possibilities, and step confidently into the unfolding narrative of 2024. Let’s dive into the highlights of January’s astrology and explore how these transits can shape your journey.

Mercury Sextile Lilith ☿ ✱ ⚸
Your attitude and communication style make it simple for you to communicate your own thoughts and rebellious spirit. You can tell the truth to power without fear of social repercussions, and others will respect your honesty.

Mars Trine Node ♂ Δ ☊
This aspect ignites a sense of purpose, empowering you to take bold, decisive steps aligned with your destiny and life path.

Venus into Pisces ♀➡️ ♓
When Venus moves into Pisces, we all adopt a free-flowing attitude toward love and finances - a boon for both! Relationships can connect on a deeper - even spiritual - level and the money will flow. But be cautious of foggy judgment in this arena - illusion is ripe during this time, so take things slow and do your research before jumping into anything serious.

Mercury Opposite Pluto ☿☍ ♇
Communications may be stifled now, as it’s difficult to find words that match the depth of your thoughts. What is said or heard may cause arguments, and all objectivity goes out the window as you are more concerned with winning the battle than the issue at hand.

Sun Sextile Saturn ☉✱♄
Steadfastness and reliability are the keywords under this transit. It’s a great time to manifest your dreams because of your ability to create a plan of action and stick to it.

Pluto Sextile Node ♇ ✱ ☊
This aspect offers transformative opportunities, encouraging you to embrace growth and align your personal power with your life’s purpose.

Mercury Square Neptune ☿ ☐ ♆
Thoughts and communications are distorted under this influence. It’s not a good time to engage in business or tough topics with family and friends. An overactive imagination may have you believing things that are not real.

Mercury into Capricorn ☿ ➡️ ♑
Mercury in Capricorn amps up our mental acuity at work and with the physical realm. Your sense of purpose and the desire to become an authority in your field will be extra-charged now.

Sun Square Chiron ☉ ☐ ⚷
Your deepest insecurities conflict with your desire to distinguish yourself as an individual and a creative leader. Your current lessons include learning humility and avoiding becoming sidetracked by the desire for recognition.

Mercury Square Node ☿ ☐ ☊
Use your intellectual talents in a positive way. Develop your communication skills and study new topics. Your ideas may feel ahead of their time, but finding communities of like-minded people will show you otherwise.

Sun Square Lilith ☉ ☐ ⚸
This aspect fosters creative activists and captivating dissenters. Sun's optimism and Lilith's negativity work together to create a classic blend of authority and influence.

Mars Neptune ♂ Δ ♆

Creativity and sensitivity are heightened during this transit. You may seek to right wrongs in the world or simply stand up for yourself. You have the courage and strength of spirit to win through kindness, with compassion and tenderness.

Sun Trine Uranus ☉ Δ ♅

Experimentation is fun and rewarding under this influence. You are adaptable to any changes that come your way, or you may be making them yourself without much difficulty. Follow your intuition and embrace what makes you unique.

Full Moon in Cancer 🌕 ♋

This Full Moon in Cancer has you all up in your feels, but the Capricorn Sun will temper any urges to make big shifts now. Allow your feelings to come to the surface, notice them, and connect with those closest to you to help release any negativity.

Venus Square Jupiter ♀ ☐ ♃

This optimistic influence may have you over-eating, over-spending or over-sharing. While it’s wonderful for socializing, it’s not so great if you lack self-control. When it comes to going big or going home, just go home.

Sun Opposite Mars ☉ ☍ ♂

This aspect challenges you to balance assertiveness with cooperation, pushing you to channel your energy effectively without slipping into conflict.

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Sun Neptune ☉ ✱ ♆

You are more perceptive and able to read into people's souls or various situations during the Sun sextile Neptune transit. During this time, psychic and intuitive powers also appear to be much stronger.

Venus Conjunct Saturn ♀ ☌ ♄

When Venus and Saturn meet up in the sky, our relationships and finances are put to the test. An unexpected expense could pop up, for example, and you’d have no choice but to take care of it ASAP. Or a relationship could turn suddenly sour, where you see the other side of a person you didn’t know existed. Alternatively, you could just be down on yourself during this time.

Mercury Sextile Saturn ☿ ✱ ♄

Clarity of thought and excellent judgment during this transit make it a great opportunity to communicate and negotiate. Details are not easily missed and you can focus on any challenge that comes your way. Long-term investments such as real estate also benefit.

Mercury Sextile Venus ☿ ✱ ♀

Words are used tactfully now and your desire for truth and fairness are tempered with the desire for peace. This is a great time to enjoy the arts or socializing and to spruce up your home environment.

Sun into Aquarius ☉ ➡️ ♒

The Sun in Aquarius gives way to increased ideas, innovation and idealism. Logic and the ability to see things objectively allows opportunities to create solutions that are beneficial to the community.

Sun Sextile Node ☉ ✱ ☊

You are able to more fully step into the spotlight now, with conviction and a clearer picture of who you are becoming. Self-expression is authentic and you are full of creative potential.

Mercury Square Chiron ☿ ☐ ⚷

Since your perspective, communication style, and deeper hurts differ from one another, it is challenging for you to make decisions and discover solutions. By overcoming these obstacles and applying your abilities and creativity, you may become into an empathic healer for others.

Sun Conjunct Pluto ☉ ☌ ♇

This transit creates a powerful opportunity to deeply understand yourself and transform the future. You can get to the bottom of any issue through research and asking deep, clarifying questions. Dramatic and unexpected shifts are possible, but viewing this as a way to rebuild in a positive direction will stifle fears.

Mars Sextile Uranus ♂ ✱ ♅

Adventure and excitement ramp up as you are drawn toward unique people and unusual methods. You seek freedom to act upon these opportunities and find refreshing alternatives to your current routine.

Mercury Square Lilith ☿ ☐ ⚸

This powerful pair encourages you to trust your instincts and base your decisions on your strong feelings and instincts. You need to believe in yourself and overcome your fear of being judged and criticized by others.

Mercury Opposite Mars ☿ ☍ ♂

Actions are released with words and thoughts, and this combination is often hostile and combative. Take a time out if possible. This can bring up a lot of nervous tension, and requires calm rationality. There’s an increase for possible accidents and injuries.

Mercury Trine Uranus ☿ Δ ♅
This aspect proposes a simple way to integrate technology or specialist information into ordinary life. It should be simple to understand and quickly incorporate new concepts or technologies.

Mars Square Lilith ♂ ☐ ⚸
This aspect stirs intense passion and raw energy, challenging you to confront inner desires and assert your independence without succumbing to impulsive actions.

Venus Trine Mars ♀ Δ ♂

Venus trine Mars transit heightens your yearning for fun and companionship. Because your tender, loving side counterbalances your unrestrained sexual urge, this is one of the finest transits for dating. You can be direct without sounding arrogant.

Mercury Sextile Neptune ☿ ✱ ♆

This an excellent time to connect with your spirituality and creativity as your senses are strong and intuition is heightened. Psychic phenomena can be more easily sensed now through dreams, meditation, or happenstance. The gap shrinks between the ideal and reality.

Venus Sextile Uranus ♀ ✱ ♅
Relationships need freedom now - freedom for each individual to express themselves uniquely and authentically, freedom from forced commitments, and freedom to create. This is a stimulating influence in social and love situations.

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Mercury into Aquarius ☿ ➡️ ♒
Creativity, open-mindedness, and communication with large groups are favored now. Thoughts and ideas become more progressive and objective. However, you may feel so adamant about your point of view as to cloud over others, and the results may not be long-lasting.

Mercury Sextile Node ☿ ✱ ☊
Significant others and teachers in your life are inspiring you to think differently and welcome new ideas and thoughts. There are no coincidences, and others around you are offering you bits of counsel from a higher source to help you make this shift, just as you are channeling a heavenly message.

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Mercury Conjunct Pluto ☿ ☌ ♇

This transit gives us an opportunity to dive deeply into issues, secrets, and studies that affect generational cultures. War, poverty and other socio-economic issues may play out on the world stage. You can gain a lot of understanding of serious subjects at this time, including spirituality and self-analysis. Be cautious of nervous conditions, intensity or deception.

New Moon in Aquarius 🌑 ♒
Your brain may be buzzing with new ideas and viewpoints on the world. Connect with others and share your plans for the future, no matter how outlandish they seem. Remind yourself that you are part of something greater in the overall scheme of things.

Uranus Direct ♅ ➡️

As our planet of the future, Uranus is constantly looking far ahead and developing original, intriguing, and unexpected concepts. Uranus advises us to be receptive to novel ways of being, thinking, and acting. Uranus Retrograde has been asking us to find the revolution within, now it’s time to put that passion into the world.

Sun Trine Jupiter ☉ Δ ♃
An extremely favorable influence, Sun trine Jupiter is a terrific opportunity to expand beliefs and increase wealth. Optimism and generosity take over. Travel, faith and relationships are harmonious and bring great satisfaction.

Celestial Highlights: Astrological Transits in January

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