Aries

Use this time to reflect on recent events in your life and dream up long-term or career goals, dear Aries. Today's New Moon occurs in your career and reputation sector, and it ties in nicely with a can-do Mars-Jupiter trine. Career and manifestation are in the spotlight! There can be a pleasant feeling of reinvigoration regarding your life plan goals and positive changes with your influence or authority, career, status, or reputation. If you need to start fresh with career or performance goals, aim to set your intentions. This lunation is wonderfully supportive of your professional plans, long-term goals, or life path pursuits. Your reputation can get a nice boost, and responsibilities are easier to meet. You're inspired and determined to start fresh and make improvements. A new plan can unfold in the days or week ahead, filling you with high hopes and a sense of purpose. It's the most public time of the year for you -- a time when others notice you for your accomplishments. Others' vision of who you are impacts your life more than you may know, and now is a time for understanding the specifics of this. You could be motivated by the clear connection between your extra effort and additional income.

Taurus

Today's New Moon brings a symbolic fresh start, dear Taurus. You might break from the past in some manner, helping clear the path forward. This lunation brings a stronger focus on your spirit to grow, explore, and expand beyond the ordinary experiences in your life. Events occurring now and in the coming week can serve to nudge you out of your routine. Long-term goals, studies, and dedication to spiritual goals can figure strongly. It is an inspired time of year when you seek out new ideas or develop your opinions and personal philosophy. You might more frequently ponder the meaning of life and reach out to share your thoughts with others. Breaking out of limiting habits and routines can be almost as important to you as breaking into unexplored territory. You're particularly courageous and motivated to try new things. Aim to draw upon patience before a plan unfolds, but enjoy a pleasant change of pace and the budding confidence or inspiration in the air now.

Gemini

Today's New Moon can prompt a desire or need to turn over a new leaf, dear Gemini. Sudden awareness of your needs may inspire you to start fresh--you want to turn things around! A dependency or financial matter can figure strongly since this New Moon occurs in your solar eighth house. It can be a time for a lifestyle change. You might want to feel less dependent on others, or you might feel motivated to deal with trust issues that have hijacked your life in some manner. In the week ahead, you may resolve a long-standing problem related to money or love. Opportunities to pool your resources or talents with someone or to share your load can emerge. This lunation offers a cosmic nudge toward sharing, supporting, and enjoying a relationship or project in more depth. You might take an intimate relationship to a new level or discover something powerful about yourself.

Cancer

Today's New Moon points to a symbolic fresh start, and changes are in the works, dear Cancer. Negotiations and one-to-one relationships are in the spotlight. Issues of sharing, balancing, harmonizing, and partnership come to the fore in the week ahead. You're gearing up to take charge! You're likely to move in a new direction or towards a new perspective. There are likely to be opportunities to redefine relationships and relationship needs. It's a vital time for exploring feelings and attitudes, particularly about partnering. Your ability to both persuade and compromise strengthens. Willingness to let someone else take the stage opens up new levels in personal relationships right now, which have a chance to grow and thrive. You receive a boost of courage and confidence through your activities with others or via a connection with a friend or partner.

Leo

Today's New Moon can bring on a new beginning with work, health, or self-care, dear Leo, as it occurs in your solar sixth house. It's a time to breathe new life into old routines or approach your daily life in a new, more inspired manner. A reinvigoration process begins now! It can be pretty normal for an unsettled feeling about how you've managed your life, as it motivates you to make valuable changes with healthy routines or satisfying work schedules. While it's possible you begin new tasks or even a new job, it's more likely you get an opportunity period to build better, more satisfying systems in your life, to discover new ways to enjoy your work or daily activities, and get on top of daily routines. Avoid a potential pitfall of this influence -- overshooting or beginning too quickly -- by pacing yourself. Keep your long-term goals in mind, but don't let them overwhelm you as this is a time of year for attention to the details that make achieving your larger goals possible. You're especially willing to go the extra mile and put the necessary effort or energy into your pursuits, increasing your chances of success.

Virgo

If your domestic life or relationships with loved ones are askew, dear Libra, it can take a lot of work to get other areas of life into order. Working on your base first can help other areas of life blossom by extension. Today's New Moon brings fresh energy for new beginnings in these areas of life. If you want or need to make changes on the home front, such as with domestic routines or family relationships, or even about your relationship with your inner self, this is the cycle for doing so. Regardless of whether you plan it, you're likely to feel the need, and it's about taking charge of your personal life. Domestic matters have been assuming more importance in your life in recent days, and now you have the energy to take charge of them. It's also a good time to make solid plans for long-term security or for all-new projects designed to improve your living conditions. Personal, financial, or domestic matters can be especially rewarding and fruitful now. Support on mental, physical, economic, or spiritual levels can arrive whether you are giving it or receiving it!

Libra

Early today, a Sun-Saturn square can bring responsibilities and obligations to mind, Libra. The need to set some limits may arise, particularly with work and daily life. You could be feeling drained physically, and daily responsibilities can feel overwhelming as a result. Do your best to simplify, prioritize, and keep things real. Flaws in a current project may magnify, but rushing to fix them may lead to a sloppy job. It can be a good time, however, for you to see problem areas that need your attention. What appear as setbacks are opportunities to make vital changes before moving forward. You may discover things you've overlooked or find a better method for handling a matter. Aim to take things one step at a time or rest and conserve energy rather than push things or yourself today. As the day advances, it's easier to loosen up. The Moon in your partnership sector harmonizes with Mercury, and you could experience a wonderful sense of being in sync and supported, or cooperation with others puts you in a fabulous mood. It's a time for getting what you give and giving what you get, which always pleases you.

Scorpio

Today's New Moon can motivate you to approach your daily tasks in new ways, dear Scorpio. You're in line for a new beginning related to personal interests, studies, connecting, learning, or commuting. This lunation could even mark the start of a brand new attitude that helps you connect more effectively with the world around you. Improving your communication skills or taking bigger risks with learning and communicating may be in focus. This New Moon occurs alongside a Mars-Jupiter trine, putting you in a fabulous position to reach out and connect with others or advance toward a cherished goal. You can benefit from help from others and learn something handy. People seek you out and enjoy your input. This can be a time of excitement and increased motivation for your projects or relationships.

Sagittarius

Today's New Moon can prompt a fresh start with your finances, personal things, or self-worth issues, dear Sagittarius, as it occurs in your solar second house. You might also discover better ways to manage your money and personal possessions, and this particular lunation demands a hands-on approach--perhaps an unconventional one! You're taking charge of your earning power, comfort, and security. This New Moon motivates you to make bold improvements along these lines. This mission can emerge from a feeling of lack, a sudden fear that you're not on top of things, or from an event that reminds you of who or what you value most. Sometimes feeling temporarily insecure about your situation is enough to motivate you to strengthen your position. With this New Moon, an opportunity period emerges in the coming weeks for new or refreshed business ideas, savings accounts, budgets, or anything that helps you build up and manage your resources.

Capricorn

Today's New Moon presents a feeling of a fresh start, dear Capricorn, as it occurs in your sign. Its harmony with Uranus makes it a strong time for romance, attraction, and the creative arts. The weeks ahead are powerful for beginning a new chapter of your life. Reshaping your image if it needs tweaking can be in focus. This lunation can be a powerful motivator or prompt to make personal changes and improvements. Aim to ease yourself into this dynamic phase of your life for the best results. This is a time for reinventing yourself in a meaningful way, or for a personal new beginning. Your drive to be counted, seen, and heard emerges in full force this week. With Mars heading into harmony with Jupiter, you can meet with great success in your relationships and your personal life. This transit infuses your life with spirit and faith.

Aquarius

Today's New Moon reminds you of the need to recharge before moving forward, dear Aquarius. Even so, it's also bringing you a fresh start, and there can be work to do regarding putting a long-standing problem behind you. You may instead become aware of the need for more rest and some seclusion or special attention to your private life. A new cycle of rest and replenishment is upon you! It's a period of letting go, reviewing, and recharging your batteries, both spiritual and physical. Circumstances are such that they pivot your attention to your spiritual needs and mental health. It's a time for cleaning the slate, and you get solid support for doing so--you're likely to feel both inspired and determined. There is much going on behind the scenes or in the background in your life with this lunation. Your dreaming world is vivid and intuition exceptionally active at this time. Aim to listen to your inner voice! Considerable energy is with you for personal projects, home or family-related pursuits, and activities behind the scenes. You might choose to help someone out, do a good deed, accomplish something significant with family or loved ones, or work on a home project.

Pisces

Today's New Moon brings a symbolic fresh start, dear Pisces. There can be a strong focus on making contacts and reaching out to others as you advance. It's time to consider your goals for connecting, networking, joining or strengthening ties, and nurturing goodwill. If you've been unhappy with particular friends or associations or find yourself lacking in your social life, you can now feel ready to take charge and make changes. Your sense of belonging to something bigger than yourself can be in focus now. Today's New Moon challenges you to improve or remake your social life, networks, involvement with others or the community, contributions, and attention to happiness goals. You may be taking care of others, or you may be seeking support. This can also be a time for planting seeds for future goals and dreams. Activities with others keep you busy and motivated. Learning with study groups can be beneficial, or you might acquire new knowledge or gain inspiration from groups with which you connect.

Published in Volume 78, Number 13 of The Uniter (January 10, 2024)