• Horoscopes for 1-13-2026

  “I fear, too early, for my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars Shall bitterly begin his fearful date”

  Romeo in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (I.iv.106)

  Horoscopes for 1-13-2026

  Venus into Aquarius 1/17 6:58 AM Mars/Mercury conjoined 1/18 1:59 AM 26°4’ Capricorn New Moon in Capricorn 28°41’ 1/18 1 PM

  Horoscopes for 1-13-2026

  Capricorn

  There is a collision of war-like energies at the end of Capricorn. Those hard feelings, unrelenting madness, and just general unease? If we — the other 11 signs — would just do it your way, then this would work out. Hint: I did do it your way, and my little Capricorn still got angry. “Not like that, I mean, that’s what I meant, but not like that!” Realize it’s Mr. Mars, an angry red orb, and he’s just heating this up to a flash point, whether or not you explode is up to your Capricorn selves. My suggestion is to take beat before you decide to attack, but that’s me, and I’m not Capricorn so I might not totally get the pressure you’re under. Still, it is better to pause and then act, rather than just react out of anger, or spite. Happy birthday.

  Aquarius

  I realize that over-thinking is considered problematic by much of the population. However, looking around, I’m sure your Aquarius selves will agree that not enough people spend time thinking at all, so a little judicious over-thinking is called for to balance this out. I’d agree. But the current problem, foisted by the ongoing array of planets, as they march along? The conclusion of Capricorn combined with Mars, Venus, Mercury, Sun, and Moon? All of that makes the Aquarius brain work that much faster, only, you have to deal with the rest of us, and we’re not as fast on the uptake. Therefore? Slow down your expectations of the rest of us understanding your sense of urgency, or that you’ve thought this all the way through already.

  Pisces

  Early in my career, a particular astrology text suggested that the lines between the houses in astrology, unlike the lines between the signs, the linear division of houses tends to be murky. “It’s a gray area?” I’ve found that this holds up well. I learned it early, and seems to be born out by my casual research. So this is about trends, directions, and possible picks for Pisces, but no absolutes. With the lunar cycle falling at the very tail end of Capricorn, there’s a punctuation to Pisces. It also starts a new cycle that bodes well for Pisces planet placements, if certain forces are observed, acknowledged, and verified. Look: I want a new phone, but I’m not buying a new phone until I get paid from those folks who still owe me money from last time. In other words, for Pisces? Until the check clears the bank? Don’t spend the money. Adjust as needed be to fit your current conditions.

  Aries

  One of the harshest lessons I’ve had to learn, over and over? Repeated until it almost hurts? Not every one is good. I’ve got two examples. One was a recent fishing trip, maybe an image of me on the water, pole in hand, but no pictures of fish. I was fishing, I was not catching, and there is no evidence of any fish being caught. Not every fishing trip succeeds in catching fish. Not every one is good. The second example was one of the university versions of a Shakespeare play. I probably wrote in glowing terms about the lead actor in the main role, but some of the supporting bits were less than stellar. Hemmed and hawed through the lines. The stage direction was jerky, and not in a good way. Actors, students, really, weren’t very good at what they did. Not worried on my part, I appreciated the effort, and the learning that was taking place. Or, as I noted before? Not every one is good. This week has a few missed goals. Could be the fault of an Aries failure, or it could be a supporting role. Could be the phase of the moon, and the relative position of the planets. Just because it’s not good? Doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make an effort. Not every one is good, but it is worth trying to be the best.

  Taurus

  Some of this stuff, the planets and whatever, I don’t know what to do with. The image, for me, I was at the doctor’s office, just a check-up, no big deal, in a strip center that has wine bar, a Tex-Mex joint, and other offices. It was a Monday morning, not unlike this week’s Monday, right? A single large wine glass was there, maybe about a quarter full of red wine that had, apparently, evaporated some in the night. Next morning, there was the red wine in the long-stem glass, curb-side, just beyond the barriers for the restaurants, and offices. Almost, but not, tucked up against the landscaping so it might not be seen in a cursory examination. Weird stuff. I’m sure there’s a great story there, better yet, what does the image suggest to gentle Taurus? Half a glass of wine, leftover from the previous evening, and why was it outside the barriers? Inadvertent? Purposeful? Ditched? I don’t know what the story was, but I kept coming back to the image, thinking, “There’s a tale herein,” and Taurus? What does it suggest?

  Gemini

  I am full up. I ran out of bandwidth. In my example, it was sheer emotional bandwidth that I ran out of, but the idea can cross different schools of thought, and applied — as need be — to any of the current Gemini situations. Follow my example? “I’m tapped out.” I’ve been running point for several aging fellows, and some days, I’m just out of energy for the whole mess. It’s less about being out of emotional energy for their issues, and it’s more lacking an ability on my own part to keep the lines sorted out. Aging parents, aging neighbors, and one friend who thinks the situation is terminal (it’s not but I see the reasoning). For a long list like this? I’m tapped out. Gemini: follow my example. I’m tapped out. I have nothing left to give, and I need to recharge. Two expressions to help ease Gemini forward: 1. “I’m tapped out.” 2. “Check with me next week — or the week after.”

  Cancer

  The New Moon at the very end of Capricorn holds so much promise of improvements in the Cancer, Moon Children’s charts? So much promise, it’s just the week leading up to that fulfillment is strewn with niggling, little crap that doesn’t feel right. The sign of the crab runs, according to some lunar mythology, runs on the tides and whims of the emotions. Whether that is true or not on an individual basis? This week seems to be full of problematic emotional trends, quiet voices suggesting that this is bleak, there is no hope, and the best question? “Why bother even trying?” This is the final time of getting this all ready for new, improved versions. The time to launch is next week, what we look forward to next week, what’s up ahead? Good stuff next week. This next few days, the closing days of Capricorn are about getting the ground tilled, the soil turned over, or, for me, the spring fishing gear ready. Spool some new line on the old fishing reel, maybe a drop of oil, clean the salt off that one coastal set-up. Get ready.

  The Leo

  The old adage suggests that “Sex is like bridge: if you don’t have a good partner, you need a good hand.” Trite, comical, oddly appropriate at times like this, especially for The Leo. But the proper Leo focus for the next few weeks? Starts as the Sun eases into Aquarius, the attention is drawn to how you play this. Might involve others. Might involve others who let you down. Might involve others who are a great benefit to you. Individually, this falls out into possibly divergent scenarios, but the correct focus is on the relationship between your majestic Leo self, and the underlings who serve you. Recognize, embrace, and then? Maybe put them first. Be surprised how well that works. It’s a theme, sort of depends on the specifics, but you get the idea?

  Virgo

  The Romeo and Juliette quote popped up, in part, because a client’s daughter — 9th Grade AP — was trying to read the play. Kid didn’t understand the language, and I eventually handed her a DVD of the play. To me, to my ear, Shakespeare’s “poetry” doesn’t make sense unless it is spoken, and even then, it seems best if it done correctly. The funny part to me, that astute kid, figured out that the Juliette was only 13-years old. Argued with the teacher about that, and I was able to provide backing support. My fishing buddy just shook his head, “I don’t get all that Shakespeare stuff.” It’s about language, the way the messages are crafted, and what it means. There was a bonus, as that kid’s literature light went on, grasping the intricacies of the story — even if the kid really didn’t like it. I got excited. “Why do they have to make this so difficult?” Virgo: if it wasn’t difficult, it wouldn’t be interesting?

  Libra

  Year-end, year beginning, and the fresh cycle promised by the upcoming New Moon in Capricorn? This week’s energies give a moment’s pause to the proceedings. Stop. Think about it. During a moment’s ponder, myself, I realized that most of the self-help regimens, books, systems, and so forth? Most of those package the same idea in a variety of dressings, but the general missive remains much the same. Look at a few of the different epics about business, for example, Who Moved My Cheese, and The One Minute Manger. At different stages in my life, I was handed each one of those books with the idea that, “Here! This is the book that will save you!” Year-end, new start reflections, I realized the concurrent thematic element that ran through both those texts, as well as a host of others. Same message, different packaging. Next couple of days, look over those epic tomes of self-help, whatever branch that you personally prefer? See what elements run through the messages. See what’s common ground. Look for underlying themes as we start fresh in the new year.

  • Who Moved My Cheese | Who Moved My Cheese
  • One Minute Manager | The One-Minute Manager

  Scorpio

  There’s just the thinnest shard of the sky that gets this pressure, but how it is felt in Scorpio? “The heat is on…” Mars and Mercury are close to aligning, the Sun and the Moon do align at very late degree of Capricorn, and that means this is a new beginning, but there are worrisome trivialities at play within the Scorpio psyche. The three, four, no, five stellar influence, starting with Venus, then the Moon, then the Sun itself, and following that? Mercury then Mars? All of that gets a great new launch then all falls apart. The way to be light and nimble on the Scorpio feet? Realize that there’s a new start, in one direction, and as soon as that material starts getting to Aquarius, we need to take a hard right or a hard left, swerve to avoid an immoveable obstacle. Be willing to adjust your good Scorpio course in order to obtain that desired outcome. Remember the old adage? “If at first you don’t succeed? Skydiving might not be for you,” e.g., Pink Cake.

  Sagittarius

  One of my greatest discoveries was an accident. I figured out that a portable digital device, like a phone? I could use it to record quick thoughts. Actually goes back several decades, first it was pencil and paper, then pen and paper, graduating to a digital device for note taking, like, a PDA. From that? Technological evolution got us to mobile phones that do so much more. I was thinking about this as I clicked an image of a parking spot number in a huge parking garage, downtown. I wasn’t going to keep that number or publish it, but when I staggered out of the event, I wanted to remember where I left my ride. Then, digging through those images, I stumbled across the number. Before I hit delete? Is there a special significance to the number of the parking slot? Either way, it helps to leave digitize breadcrumbs so we can remember where our Sagittarius selves left things. Like cars in parking garages. Write it down, or, like me, take a quick image you plan to throw away later.

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