In no time at all, the holidays will feel long gone. Thursday can be a full-to-the-brim day. Friday through Sunday, the last-quarter Libra moon keeps us moving along an even keel.

The Scorpio moon on New Year’s Eve sets the tone for quality time with your lover, your favourite folk, or on your own. Just a few hours before the stroke of midnight, Mars leaves Pisces for Aries. It’s good for a fresh energy boost or a passion play. The new year won’t be wasting any time getting up and running, and neither should you. Mars in Aries continues through the middle of February. Expect political matters to stay fired up.

Uranus ends retrograde but continues in Aries through the start of March, which continues to keep the guesswork and volatility factor on ready trigger regarding politics, speculative markets, and the weather.

Both Mars and Uranus are excellent for implementing new initiatives, out-of-the-box thinking, experimentation, finding unique solutions, and creative opportunities. At any moment, anything could happen.

January brings two eclipses, a new-moon solar eclipse in Capricorn on January 5 and a supermoon total lunar eclipse on January 20 in Leo. The solar eclipse lays the foundation from which a new reality will build. Regarding the world at large or your personal life journey, something of significance ends and something of significance begins. Eclipses tend to hold an element of the sudden and unexpected. The days leading up to or following the lunar eclipse on January 20 could be quite eventful regarding social, political, financial, and relationship matters.

May you find greater courage in 2019! Happy New Year!

Aries
March 20 - April 19

Thursday/Friday can set you on a productive roll. Use these days to get caught up or plugged back in. Saturday to Monday, carry on as usual. Keep plans open New Year’s Eve and watch for Mars entering Aries to spark something spontaneous or last-minute. Thanks to Mars, Uranus, and two eclipses, (January 5 and 20), January is a hit-the-ground-running month!

Taurus
April 20 - May 20

A major growth and opportunity year lies ahead. It can be a matter of significant giving up to get. It is also a matter of having faith and trust that future prospects will bring you better reward. Whether produced by choice or happenstance, the solar eclipse on January 5 is auspicious for setting a new and long-term reality into play.

Gemini
May 21 - June 21

Mars in Aries can fire up a late fresh wind on New Year’s Eve. Mars and Uranus in Aries will keep you chasing it down and going strong through the middle of February. The January eclipses, especially the total lunar eclipse on January 20, are catalysts too. For 2019, career, social life, and key relationships are in transition or on
a major growth spurt.

Cancer
June 21 - July 22

Uranus, continuing in Aries to the beginning of March, has been keeping the roller coaster going strong for quite some time. Its alignment with the karmic axis has kept you aware that you are standing at a momentous crossroad but uncertain of which way to turn. Watch for Mars in Aries, starting New Year’s Eve, and January’s eclipses to thrust you into fast-forward.

Leo
July 22 - August 22

Spontaneity is your best play on New Year’s Eve. Mars in Aries and two eclipses in January kick off the new year. While Jupiter/Neptune will keep the financial or relationship uncertainty going, they also hold ample promise and creative potential. The solar eclipse on January 5 is an auspicious one for starting a new job, project, study program, or health regimen.

Virgo
August 22 - September 22

No time to waste? Ready to put the holidays and this past year to rest? Mars in Aries, starting on New Year’s Eve, puts a fresh tiger in your tank. Making it real in some substantial way, the real solar eclipse on January 5 is great for accomplishment, recognition, professional development or accreditation, setting a new goal, and gaining better control.

Libra
September 22 - October 23

Overall, it’s a smooth finish-up for the end of the month. Quiet and intimate are good picks for ringing in the New Year. Something spontaneous, quick, or last-minute is also up for grabs. Launching 2019 with Mars in Aries and with a new-moon solar eclipse on January 5, it is off with the old, on with the next, pronto-quick.

Scorpio
October 23 - November 21

You are still standing! Despite it all, you’ve made it through a heavy-lifting year. The Scorpio moon on New Year’s Eve takes you on an emotional deep dive. Look to Mars in Aries to put you to work through the middle of February with no extra time to spare. The new-moon eclipse on January 5 sets an important foundation into place.

Sagittarius
November 21 - December 21

In the mode to hide out, cozy up, or write it off New Year’s Eve? You could gain a late-in-the-day perk-me-up thanks to Mars fresh at it in Aries. Jupiter in Sagittarius keeps you inspired, creative, and on a major growth spurt for most of the year ahead. Jupiter/Neptune keeps potential alive. Stay hopeful; stay the course.

Capricorn
December 21 - January 19

Something last-minute could make your New Year’s Eve. January begins with plenty of action, starting with a fresh infusion of go-get-’em warrior energy from Mars in Aries. The past is over; the future is now. Accompanied by Mercury in Capricorn, the destiny-in-the-making solar eclipse on January 5 sets a new reality into play.

Aquarius
January 20 - February 18

On New Year’s Eve, Mars treks into Aries. Unlike Uranus in Aries, which has been keeping the stress and edgy feel going strong, Mars provides you with an energy boost, fresh creative inspiration, and something new to shoot for. Watch for the total lunar eclipse on January 20 to spark something exceptional or out-of-the-blue.

Pisces
February 18 - March 20

Through Monday, you’ll have no trouble soaking up the last of smooth-sail Mars in Pisces. Mars in Aries, launching just a few hours before the New Year begins, provides you with a fresh boost of can-do resourcefulness through mid-February. The solar eclipse on January 5 introduces you to a new goal, lifestyle, or reality.

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