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New moon of January 2026: date, time and sign
The new moon forms on Sunday 18 January at 20:51 (Paris time), Moon in Capricorn at 28°44', in the Uttara Ashadha nakshatra.
Phase
New moon
Date & time
18 January14:51 New York · 11:51 Los Angeles · 19:51 London
Sign
Capricorn28°44' · Uttara Ashadha
Next new moon
17 Februaryin Aquarius
What this lunation illuminates
A new moon in Capricorn invites you to lay a solid stone, a structured intention, a goal to build over time.
Days to begin patiently what is meant to last, without rushing or hardening yourself.
The Vedic layer: Uttara Ashadha
Your Moon moves through Uttara Ashadha, the victory that lasts. You build slowly what holds: your path works on integrity, on patience, on the satisfaction of what is earned and not snatched.
Where does this new moon fall in your chart?
In your 4th house it speaks of family; in your 10th, of career. Calculate your chart to find out, it's free and instant.
The lunation data
| Body | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 28°44' Capricorn | conjunct the Sun, start of the cycle |
| Sun | 28°44' Capricorn | conjunct the Moon |
Frequently asked questions
It forms on Sunday 18 January at 20:51, Paris time, Moon in Capricorn at 28°44'.
It forms in Capricorn, in the Uttara Ashadha nakshatra.
The nakshatra is the Vedic division of the sky into 27 sectors, read from the Moon's sidereal position (Lahiri ayanamsa). Here the Moon is in Uttara Ashadha. The sign itself stays calculated in tropical: this is Elvira's tropical-vedic approach.
These positions are the same for everyone; their personal meaning depends on your chart. You can calculate your free birth chart, or see more clearly in a reading with Elvira.
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