Capricorn New Moon: Building the Future with Integrity

A collective reset for structures, values, and long-term vision

The Capricorn New Moon on January 18, 2026 arrives with unusual concentration and purpose. At 11:52am Pacific Time, the Sun and Moon meet at 28° Capricorn alongside Mercury and Mars, forming a powerful stellium that amplifies themes of responsibility, structure, and long-term vision.

Capricorn is often associated with the past — inherited systems, internalized authority, and survival strategies shaped over time. With Pluto having recently completed its journey through this sign, this New Moon asks us to reflect on what remains viable and what needs to be consciously re-built. Rather than dismantling for the sake of change, Capricorn invites pragmatic assessment: what structures truly support life moving forward?

Mercury and Mars add clarity and momentum, encouraging intentional decision-making rather than reactive action. Within this same field, Venus remains conjunct Mars, continuing a theme of rebalancing divine feminine and masculine energies. This alignment invites coherence between values and action, asking us to move in ways that reflect both care and conviction.

Pluto, Venus, and Vesta in early Aquarius help bridge the work of releasing old frameworks with the planting of future-oriented seeds. Aquarius brings a collective lens, reminding us that personal choices ripple outward. Supportive trines to Uranus in Taurus suggest that necessary change can be embodied, nourishing, and aligned with evolving values. Venus and Uranus in mutual reception further highlight the possibility of innovation that feels grounded rather than destabilizing.

Sextiles to Saturn and Neptune in Pisces offer spiritual maturity and discernment. Dreams are invited into form, and compassion is strengthened through clear boundaries. Meanwhile, an opposition to Jupiter conjunct Sirius in Cancer highlights the need to balance ambition with emotional wisdom, reminding us that structures must nourish in order to endure.

This Capricorn New Moon is not about quick beginnings. It is a long-term initiation — one that asks for integrity, patience, and care. As you work with this lunation, consider setting a single grounded intention rooted in both personal truth and collective responsibility. The future is being built slowly, and consciously, from here.

— Lisa Marie

Everything is Energy Apothecary