The New Moon January 2014 astrology outlook is for exciting change, with the main aspect to the new moon being an expressive sextile to Uranus. This is the second new moon this month, occurring on Thursday the 30th of January 2014. The previous new moon on January the 1st was a lot nastier than this refreshing new moon.

Fitting in with this new moon theme of exciting change and a fresh new start, is that this new moon marks the start of the Chinese new year, the Year of the Horse. Tying all these factors together is Uranus on the fixed star Algenib, in constellation Pegasus The Flying Horse:  “Active and eccentric mind, reformer or agitator.”

A new moon represents a new start, beaming down a burst of fresh energy for us to start off in a new direction. Sun sextile Uranus increases this initiative and adds inventiveness, inspiration and a sense of urgency. Change will happen quickly, guided by flashes of insight. Even before this new moon kicks in, we may anticipate that change is on the way. Uranus is like that, and the sextile aspect opens up this portal to the future even wider.

This January 2014 new moon signals not only the start of an exciting phase of change, but it also represents a definite turning point for a number of reasons. Firstly, this new moon is the half-way mark in the current eclipse cycle. The previous solar eclipse in November 2013 was 90 degrees (3 months) before in the zodiac, at 11 degrees Scorpio. We are in need of a change in direction, to break out of the rut caused by that previous solar eclipse conjunct limiting Saturn. The next solar eclipse is 90 degrees ahead in the zodiac, at 9 degrees Taurus in late April 2014.

New Moon January 2014 Astrology Chart

Another reason this new moon represents a major turning point is Venus. She has been travelling retrograde for the last six weeks and turns direct only 24 hours after this new moon. It has been a torrid Venus retrograde cycle, a difficult time for most love relationships, with anger, separations, sadness and delays. A new direction from this new moon will certainly break the deadlock in any stalled proceeding in the relationship department.

You will notice in the new moon January 2014 astrology chart that stationary Venus is conjunct Pluto. This does place an intense focus on love relationships, and also our finances. This brings us to the final reason this new moon marks a major turning point. Jupiter opposite Pluto is a big deal in itself. It is exact only 12 hours after this new moon. This aspect drives us relentlessly, to an extreme level, to succeed, to improve, to find the truth.

So the result of this new moon will be progressive Uranus change to break the limiting Saturn conditions of the current eclipse cycle, and the limiting conditions of the Venus retrograde cycle. The changes occur in the areas of Venus love and money, where Pluto transformation is desperately needed to reach that Jupiter happy place we all desire. Venus stationing direct on the fixed star Ascella has to be promising, its “good fortune and happiness” ramped up a notch or two by Pluto.