MONTH OF January
We, us, ours: a few of a Gemini’s favorite words as the ball drops on a new year! The spotlight is on long-lasting partnerships until January 19, while the Sun shines in devoted Capricorn and your eighth house of resources, deep relationships and long-term financial strategies. Which emotional bonds will you nurture in 2025? In which people will you invest? Give that some solid consideration. This sultry season can make one or two special bonds airtight. Hibernating never felt so sexy.
On January 11, the lunar nodes shift into Pisces and Virgo, kicking off an 18-month cycle that will bring unprecedented evolution to both your career and home life. Before July 26, 2026, you could make some seismic shifts in regard to your professional and domestic goals.
Once Aquarius season begins on the 19th, you may start to feel claustrophobic. (Help…air!) Roll out of bed and let your travel dreams take flight. Use this visionary four-week phase to map out your expansion plans for 2025. The call for adventure might lead you to some unexplored corner of the globe—or possibly, the ivory tower.
With spontaneous Jupiter in your sign until June 9, forget the endless lists and overthinking. Grab your passport and go! The Year of the Wood Snake begins on January 29, marking a period of shedding old skins and transforming into the next iteration of you!
The Sun is in Capricorn until January 19
Easing into 2025 in a low-key kind of way? Take your time, Gemini. With the Sun in Capricorn and your private, introspective eighth house until January 19, you might want to start the year doing research and focused planning. Or maybe you’ll savor a little extra time off the grid before barreling into the whole “new year, new me” frenzy.
As the Sun moves through your eighth house of bonding, intimacy and power mergers, your emotions run strong—but so do your willpower and sex appeal! Use this potency to make strides in both love and business by pouring your energy into key partnerships and lucrative deals. Your ability to hyper-focus could help you find a prime investment opportunity, create a passive income stream or even get to the bottom of a thorny emotional issue.
Mars is retrograde all month—watch your spending!
With feisty Mars retrograde in your social third house since December 6, it’s been hard to shake the occasional Grinchy vibes this holiday season—not to mention the Gemini habit of obsessive rumination on a single subject, text thread or person who has pushed all of your buttons. Thankfully, the heat dies down on January 6 when the oft-hostile planet retreats out of Leo and your outspoken third house and slips into Cancer and your second house of work and money, until April 18.
Feeling that fire in your belly? You’ll be amped up to refill the coffers, and Mars here can give you that unstoppable spirit when it comes to your career. But be warned: Mars remains in retrograde until February 23, so you’ll need to dot every “i” and review each line item on your statements and Excel spreadsheets. Before you make a presentation, prepare, prepare and prepare some more, researching all the people with whom you’ll be meeting and practicing your pitch in the mirror (it works).
Money could get funny in relationships, as well, and even be the source of a few epic blowups. Before things explode, try to have a clear conversation with anyone who shares your mortgage payment or joint checking account. You might even bring in a third party, like a bookkeeper or broker, to help you get organized—an investment that can do wonders to help keep the peace, and your own sense of serenity.
The lunar nodes move into Pisces (North) and Virgo (South) on January 11
Money, power, success? Sure, as long as they come with a heaping helping of heart. On January 11, the lunar North Node soars into Pisces and charges up your tenth house of career and public image, until July 26, 2026. Simultaneously, the karmic South Node anchors in Virgo and your fourth house of home, security and roots. Work-life balance is the new flex for Geminis during this 18-month cycle.
Get ready for a surge in visibility and responsibility. People see you as a key player whose insights propel projects and teams to success. While you love to “twin up,” discernment is a must now. Set high standards for your collaborations and step away from people who drain your dynamism. Work with the pros, whether you’re commanding their boardrooms or pouring their proverbial coffee in order to get your Prada loafer in the door. Invest in memberships that allow you to mingle with ambitious, successful people. Mastermind groups, weekend seminars, private clubs, retreats—these are where you’ll find opportunity now.
Meanwhile, as the South Node enters Virgo and your fourth house of home and family, your personal life demands focus. Solidify your base of operations. Does your living situation support your growth trajectory? Changes may be needed to get the proper work-life balance. This can range from a simple room reconfiguration to a total relocation.
Warning: The South Node in detail-oriented Virgo will throw family dynamics under the microscope. If you’ve been sweeping generational traumas under the rug for too long, this could be the year you finally break that chain. Make sure you bolster yourself with support from your “chosen family” of dear friends, therapists, healers and advisers as you redraw boundaries with certain family members.
The South Node’s passage through your fourth house can deepen connections with loved ones or help you establish new family traditions like analog Sunday dinners, game nights or new bedtime rituals with the kiddos. This is your time to get creative. If you’ve been pondering parenthood, the nurturing energy of the fourth house could get the conception plans in motion.
The first full moon of 2025 is in Cancer on January 13
If you’ve struggled to get into a productive groove, the first full moon of 2025 lends support on January 13 (5:27PM EST). In Cancer and your second house of money and security, this lunation shines a bright light on both your earning potential and the necessity of a budget. Set aside the far-reaching New Year’s resolutions for a moment and add a few practical ones to the list. To make them feel more achievable, quantify them (e.g., “increase revenue by $1,000 a month,” or “save $10,000 for cross-country move by September.”)
Don’t just write down the stuff you think you SHOULD do. What feels connected to your life purpose, Gemini? What makes your body come alive with excitement? When you land on something you’d like to do, make it a regular practice, a daily devotion. That could be anything from preparing a morning smoothie with creatine for muscle growth to signing up for a weekly choreography class and showing up.
With the full moon riding shotgun to Mars retrograde, you may need to clean up a few roadblocks from your past, for example: paying off past bills or selling items that you don’t use anymore. The second house also rules values, so consider how yours have (or haven’t) changed. The clarity from this Cancer full moon could help you get off the fence and make a decision, one you’ve been putting off.
Aquarius season brings a mood booster on January 19
Optimism ignites on January 19, when the Sun moves into Aquarius and your adventurous ninth house for a month. Some of the early January intensity will lift, and you’ll see new options. If you’ve been obsessing over someone or stuck in a bout of tunnel vision, you’ll snap out of it with much more ease. It’s time to leave the past in the rearview and focus on creating a bright future.
For U.S.-based Geminis, this Aquarius season begins in tandem with a new (Gemini-led) government administration and whatever your political position, there is going to be a lot of intensity in the air. The next month is an important time to stay in your highest vibration and look for ways that you can bring people together rather than getting torn down by divisiveness.
Exposing yourself to new sources of inspiration and information will help—and with the Sun in your ninth house of higher learning, you’re a sponge for that! From books to podcasts to an actual vacation (the ninth house rules travel), novelty will pave new pathways. Channel all that intellectual might of yours into a media project, a workshop or anything that feeds your curiosity. Then, see what brilliant ideas flow out of you once you’ve taken it all in. The world is going to need wise messengers to guide us through a time of change, uncertainty and chaos. Will you be one of those voices, Gemini?
The Aquarius new moon kicks off the Year of the Wood Snake on January 29
Maximize to manifest! On January 29, the year’s only Aquarius new moon revs its engines in your visionary ninth house. You have a rare and empowering opportunity to make good on one of your big dreams.
What’s the most important thing you can do now—or in the next two, peak manifesting weeks—to achieve this? Whether you’re itching for a mid-winter thaw or have found THE perfect class to advance your skills, do your research, then reserve your seat!
Today also marks the Lunar New Year (which always falls at the Aquarius new moon), as we leave behind the intense Year of the Wood Dragon and enter the sensual and strategic Year of the Wood Snake. The Dragon is associated with assertive and combative Mars, while the Snake is linked to beautifying Venus, marking a shift from yang to yin energy.
It’s a year to be stealthy and strategic, rather than outwardly fierce and fire-breathing like the Dragon. But that doesn’t mean you should stop pursuing the goals you began in February 2024. Quite the opposite! The quest to grow, expand and build that accompanies a two-year Wood period will continue until February 16, 2026.
While you may be most comfortable in your head, Gemini, it’s an invitation to spend more time feeling embodied and connecting to your intuition through the senses. Mindful practices paired with more sensual movement can open new channels. Think: dance, hip circles, less choreographed and more spontaneous motion, or a movement meditation practice like 5Rhythms, which brings in facets of ecstatic dance and shamanic traditions.
Uranus snaps out of its five-month retrograde (in Taurus) on January 30
Psychic intel: incoming? On January 30, Uranus—the planet of surprises and radical change—ends a five-month retrograde in Taurus and your intuitive twelfth house. This zodiac zone rules closure, healing and transitions. Coinciding with the beginning of the more free-range Year of the Wood Snake, Uranus direct is a one-way ticket out of your comfort zone and into the wild unknown!
If you’ve been on the fence about a life-changing move, Uranus’ forward motion could push you to follow your gut and take a tough but necessary action. Part of this could be painful or unpleasant or may involve leaving a situation you’ve outgrown—which is why you’ve been putting it off. It’s time to follow your heart, Gemini. Liberator Uranus is here to show you that freedom awaits on the other side of a tough choice.
Radical Uranus has been zooming through Taurus and your mystical twelfth house since 2018. Your supernatural gifts or interests may have been developing during this cycle. Other Geminis have explored the arts and/or the esoteric fields. Either way, heavy influences from the mystical realms have been permeating your daily life, and they’ll do so all the more as Uranus picks up speed. Pay attention to signs and serendipities—there’s definitely a message in them for you!
Sneak preview: Uranus will spend a brief four-month stint in Gemini from July 7 to November 7 this year, giving you a taste of what’s to come for the long haul in 2026. Use the first half of the year for healing and closure before this radical and exciting new life chapter begins!
Ready to set your 2025 romantic resolutions? No matter your relationship status on January 2, your mind (and other body parts) will turn toward the future of your love life. On that day, Venus sashays into Pisces and your goal-getting tenth house. If you’ve been compromising your standards, it’s time for the opposite approach. Raise the bar, Gemini. When you aim for what you deserve, you’re more likely to hit the mark. You’ll be attracted to stable and responsible types now, and you’ll want to make romantic plans with your partner if coupled.
This MAY feel out of character, TBH. You’re generally lighthearted when it comes to amour, but between now and February 4, suddenly, you’re the one demanding clarity about “where this thing is headed.” If a relationship doesn’t seem to have a clear future, you’ll want no part of it. But be careful, Gemini, as your ambitious angle could crush a fledgling connection before it has a chance to blossom. Don’t jump the gun on January 14, when impetuous Jupiter tussles with Venus, throwing your “picker” out of alignment.
Coupled Gems, what’s on the shared bucket list for 2025? This is the month to make those serious plans for the future, whether you’re getting engaged, saving up for a home reno or planning a cross-country move.
Since the tenth house rules career, there’s a solid chance that you could meet a mate through a work-related event; even develop a coworker crush. (Check the HR manual before you pursue it!) With Mars retrograde trine Venus on the 25th, you might be ready to offer a second chance to someone you wrote off as boring. Who knows? By the month’s end you could decide that vanilla is your new, favorite flavor and start dating a stable, family-minded type. Stranger things have happened!
January begins with a focus on long-term strategies as the Sun moves through Capricorn and your eighth house of shared resources and partnerships until January 19. This introspective phase invites you to concentrate on meaningful collaborations and behind-the-scenes planning. Whether you’re deepening existing professional alliances or exploring new joint ventures, this is your moment to build a solid foundation for future success.
With Mars retrograde in your second house of money and work, take extra care in financial dealings and avoid impulsive decisions. Use this time to review budgets, contracts and income streams. Streamlining your operations or identifying wasteful habits could save time and energy. Clarity around your earning potential and values may come to light during the Cancer full moon on January 13, offering a chance to align your goals with what truly resonates.
When Aquarius season begins on January 19, the vibe lightens. The Sun’s journey through your ninth house of expansion sparks a craving for adventure and learning. This is an ideal time to explore professional development opportunities, such as taking a class or embarking on a research project. The Aquarius new moon on January 29 boosts your confidence to pursue bold goals, helping you lay the groundwork for an inspired year ahead.
Love Days: 19, 24
Money Days: 4, 13
Luck Days: 10, 29
Off Days: 8, 21, 26
