New Moon in Capricorn 28° January 18, 2026: Setting Intentions With Purpose

New Moon in Capricorn 28°: Setting Intentions With Purpose

The New Moon in Capricorn at 28° marks a powerful moment to reset your focus around long-term goals, direction, and responsibility while also setting intentions. Capricorn energy is practical, disciplined, and future-oriented, encouraging intentions rooted in realism rather than pressure or idealism. This is a New Moon that asks you to think about sustainability, what you are building over time, and where your effort truly belongs. Small, consistent steps matter more than dramatic moves, and intentions set now benefit from patience, commitment, and clear priorities.

Preparing for the New Moon During the Balsamic Phase

While this New Moon offers an opportunity to plant meaningful seeds, how we arrive at it matters just as much as the intentions themselves. The days leading up to this lunation is called the Balsamic Lunar phase, the final phase of the Moon cycle. This phase naturally turns our attention inward and invites reflection, closure, and release. Before something new can begin, something else must be acknowledged, resolved, or gently let go.

The Balsamic phase is not about pushing forward or forcing clarity. It is a time when insights surface quietly, often through fatigue, emotional honesty, or a growing awareness that certain patterns can no longer continue. What we release during this phase creates the emotional and energetic space needed for the New Moon to work effectively.

Several key transits unfold during this Balsamic Lunar phase, supporting this process of reflection and preparation.

How Current Transits Support Release Before the New Moon

Venus in Capricorn sextile Saturn in Pisces brings a stabilizing and grounding influence to relationships, finances, and long-term commitments. During the Balsamic phase, this aspect encourages a realistic review of what you are investing your time, energy, and emotional resources into. It becomes easier to see which commitments feel supportive and which ones feel heavy or outdated. This is not about making dramatic decisions, but about quietly acknowledging what is sustainable and what may need to change in the next cycle.

Venus in Capricorn trine Uranus in Taurus adds an element of unexpected clarity. Rather than sudden external change, this aspect often works internally during the Balsamic phase. You may recognize where your values have shifted or where old expectations around love, money, or creative fulfillment no longer fit who you are becoming. These realizations are meant to inform future choices, not demand immediate action. Staying open and flexible now helps you release attachments that no longer align with your sense of security.

Venus in Capricorn sextile Neptune in Pisces softens emotional boundaries and heightens compassion. In the Balsamic phase, this supports forgiveness, emotional release, and gentle closure. Romantic or creative feelings may feel tender, reflective, or nostalgic, offering an opportunity to dissolve lingering disappointments or unrealistic expectations. This is a time to let feelings move through without needing to define or fix them, allowing emotional space to clear naturally.

The Sun in Capricorn sextile Saturn in Pisces reinforces themes of responsibility and quiet strength. During this phase, it supports finishing what needs to be completed and acknowledging your efforts without pushing yourself harder. This aspect helps you recognize where discipline has paid off and where pressure can be released. Purpose becomes clearer when you allow yourself to slow down and honor what has already been built.

Mercury in Capricorn sextile Saturn in Pisces supports thoughtful reflection and grounded communication. This is an ideal influence for reviewing plans, journaling insights, or having calm conversations that bring closure. You may gain clarity about which ideas are worth carrying into the New Moon and which ones no longer deserve your mental energy. Decisions do not need to be rushed. Careful thinking and patience now lead to stronger foundations later.

Taken together, these transits support the deeper work of the Balsamic Moon. They encourage emotional honesty, realistic assessment, and responsible release. What you let go of during this phase helps ensure that your New Moon intentions are not burdened by old obligations, outdated values, or unresolved emotions.

When the New Moon in Capricorn Arrives

As the New Moon in Capricorn arrives, you are offered a clean slate, not because everything is complete or resolved, but because you have consciously made space. This lunation is especially supportive of setting intentions that feel practical, realistic, and rooted in long-term effort rather than quick results.

Working with this New Moon may look like clarifying goals, refining commitments, or choosing one or two priorities that you are willing to consistently show up for over time. Simple rituals such as writing intentions, journaling about what you are building in the months ahead, or setting quiet time for reflection can help anchor this energy. Rather than focusing on what you want to “manifest,” consider what you are ready to take responsibility for and nurture step by step. New beginnings under Capricorn grow through patience, discipline, and follow-through. When intentions are grounded in honesty and supported by the release work of the Balsamic phase, they are far more likely to endure and develop steadily as the lunar cycle unfolds.

I will have the video forecast of this report up on You-Tube on Monday the 12th.

In case you want it, the dates and transit list during the Balsamic Lunar Phase

 Astrology January 15

Venus in Capricorn sextile Saturn in Pisces 

Venus in Capricorn trine Uranus in Taurus 

Astrology January 17

Venus in Capricorn sextile Neptune in Pisces 

Sun in Capricorn sextile Saturn in Pisces 

Mercury in Capricorn sextile Saturn in Pisces 

Astrology January 18

New Moon in Capricorn