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Welcome to the wild world of 2024, a year when evolutionary—even revolutionary—seeds of change begin to take root in our lives. (You can read your full 2024 horoscope here.) If the cosmos has its way, it’s going to be a ride, but your January horoscope could make this month one of the least problematic and most productive of 2024. Seizing that momentum straight out of the gate is a smart strategy.

Hitting our stride may feel possible because Mercury retrograde ends right on New Year’s Day, almost daring us to dive into new goals or resolutions. This happens just a few days after Jupiter, the planet of luck and expansion, also stations direct, further uplifting the vibe, especially where love and money are concerned.

Yet even if this sounds super promising on paper, it takes Mercury a couple weeks to exit its retro-shade phase, which is the time during which the planet transits the same degrees of a sign in which it was just retrograde. Translation: Things can stay wonky for a bit, so no matter how hyped you are to get your 2024 success story started, you may have to slow your roll a bit.

Speaking of ambitions: The sun is in Capricorn until January 20, action-planet Mars joins the party on January 4, Mercury re-enters Capricorn on January 13, and finally, love-planet Venus enters Capricorn on January 23. We are far from short on determination this Capricorn season.

Speaking of ambitions: The sun is in Capricorn until January 20, action-planet Mars joins the party on January 4, Mercury re-enters Capricorn on January 13, and finally, love-planet Venus enters Capricorn on January 23.

The new moon is also at 20 degrees of Capricorn on January 11, offering an opportunity to create yet more opportunities; whatever it is that you want to build during the next six months, this is the moment to lay down some bricks. On January 25, the full moon in Leo brings drama, heart-attunement, and hopefully, plenty of self-love.

Just a few days beforehand, however, the sun enters Aquarius, kicking off Aquarius season on January 20, while forming a conjunction with powerful Pluto. This meet-up in the innovative air sign gives us a major brain boost that we can use to fuel our wildest ideas, as if we’re scientists co-creating a better future for our communities. A radical resurgence is possible for all of us in 2024, and we’re all in it together.

To get a clearer idea of what you can expect this month, read on for your January 2024 horoscope. (Note: You’ll want to read for both your sun sign and your rising sign, the latter of which determines the order of the astrological houses in your chart.)

January 2024 horoscope for every star sign

Aries

The pervasive exhaustion you’ve endured over the last few months may evaporate as 2024 begins, Aries. Mercury stations direct in the adventure house of your chart on New Year’s Day, and with expansive Jupiter receiving a big assist from your planetary ruler Mars at mid-month, you’re all about hustling and hurrying.

Even if you choose to keep your nose to the grindstone during the first three weeks of January, your social life screams for attention after January 20, with Pluto moving into your friendship realm. Don’t neglect your besties and your broader network; bonding with and building your community will be a theme for most of the year.

Career and money:

You may feel progressively more secure as the month goes on, once mighty Mars enters Capricorn on January 4. This is the passion planet’s happy place, granting you six weeks of productivity and success. Focus on igniting your professional prowess and showing it off around the new moon on January 11, and give yourself a six-month window to realize your loftiest goals.

Love and relationships:

With love-planet Venus in Sagittarius (and your ninth house of exploration) until January 23, your love life is on fire, if only you’d stop working for a hot minute. You may embrace new ideas about what it means to be in a relationship, leaning heavily into adventure, openness, and spiritual alignment with lover(s).

When Venus squares elusive Neptune on January 19, a conception you hold of a relationship could turn out to be delulu. Prepare to slip off the rose-colored glasses and see your partnerships as they really are. The full moon in Leo explodes in your seventh house of love on January 25, bringing the potential for dramatic romantic reveals.

Taurus

Aligning your desires and ambitions feels possible this January, Taurus. Not only is jolly Jupiter moving direct in your sign as the month begins, but the sun, Mars, Mercury, and your planetary ruler Venus all move through your sister sign Capricorn over the course of the month. That means a whole lotta love in this January 2024 horoscope for Earth signs like yours, which is another way of saying you are exactly in your element.

The new moon on January 11 is ideal for setting intentions for travel during the next six months, or any mind-opening adventure you feel ready to take. After the sun and Pluto enter the status sector of your chart on January 20, you may also pursue more professional accolades.

Career and money:

Juicy Jupiterian energy fills your cup this month. The lucky planet has been retrograde in your sign for the last five months, and now that it’s coursing forward, you get to choose your creative path—and it’s likely to be quite lucrative.

With your planetary ruler Venus in your house of transformation and debt, you get a sweet boost: Perhaps a friend will finally send you the cash they’ve owed you since last year. After the sun and powerful Pluto slip into your professional zone on January 20, you may feel strong about pushing your career in the direction that your soul is guiding it. You don’t usually love risk, but this month (and the year ahead) puts you in a position to take calculated ones.

Love and relationships: 

Your planetary ruler Venus blesses you with two mushy-gushy days for romance: January 19 and January 23. Sex and desire are lit up for most of the month with the love planet in a fiery corner of the cosmos, highlighting deep emotional intimacy. There’s a “Let’s face our fears together” vibe to this astrology, and it is meaningful for both long-term relationships and those in the honeymoon phase.

Gemini

You’re rarely at a loss for words, Gemini, but with your planetary ruler Mercury retrograde for most of December, you may have found yourself strangely silent. By January, however, the communication planet has its mojo back, and you’re starting to feel much more like your chatty, charming self.

At the same time, with a plethora of planets pinging between your relationship and sexuality zones, you may find yourself overanalyzing the concept of love. After the sun and Pluto enter your fellow air sign Aquarius on January 20, you could veer toward intellectualizing your emotions even further; experiencing embodiment will be essential.

On January 25, the full moon falls in your communication realm, which could be jarring—you’d do well to temper your conversations and social media posts.

Career and money: 

2024 marks the last year that Saturn and Neptune will stymie your professional plans, and that