New moon January 2026 in Capricorn

What time is it where you are?

The same instant falls on different dates around the world, so check the date as well as the time.

When to look for the first crescent

A new moon itself cannot be seen, because it sits in the Sun's glare. The thin crescent usually shows up low in the west after sunset once the Moon sets about 60 minutes after the Sun. This is the first evening that happens in each city.

Clear skies and a low western horizon help a lot, so treat these as the first good chance, not a promise.

The stars behind this new moon

Signs follow the seasons and constellations are patterns of stars, and the two have drifted apart over the centuries. At 28°44′ Capricorn, the Moon actually stands in front of Sagittarius, the archer, not the constellation Capricorn is named after. The Sun, right beside the Moon at 28°43′ Capricorn, is in front of Sagittarius.

More about SagittariusWhy signs and constellations differSee the real sky at your own birth

How close is the Moon?

At 395,406 km from Earth, this is the 10th closest of the 12 new moons of 2026.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 29 January 2026 at 21:47 UTC, 11 days after the exact new moon, at 365,860 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 13 January 2026 at 405,429 km.

The planets at this new moon

Where everything else stands at the exact moment, and any major aspect each planet makes to the Moon, using the same orbs Hali uses in every chart.

The tightest contact is a sextile from Neptune, 1.1° from exact. A sextile from Neptune offers an opening that is easy to miss if you are not looking. A trine from Uranus tends to make its themes easy to draw on. With Mercury right beside the Moon, its themes tend to blend into the feel of these days. Jupiter and Uranus are retrograde at this moment.

Planets to look for

With no Moon in the evening sky, the nights around a new moon are the darkest of the month, good for planets and faint stars.

• Mercury is too close to the Sun to see.
• Venus is too close to the Sun to see.
• Mars is too close to the Sun to see.
• Jupiter is up most of the night, in front of Gemini.
• Saturn is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Pisces.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 40.8° from the North Node, one of the two points where its path crosses the Sun's. Eclipses only happen when a new or full moon falls near a node, so this one falls outside eclipse season. The next eclipse is the annular solar eclipse at the new moon of February 2026.

What the lunar nodes are

This lunar cycle

This new moon starts a cycle that peaks with the full moon in Leo on 1 February 2026. It ends with the next new moon on 17 February 2026.

A new moon in Capricorn

The Sun and Moon meet in Capricorn, so this new moon is about structure and long goals. Think about the first sensible step towards something that matters to you.

Astrology reads full and new moons as moments for reflection, not predictions. Take what helps and leave the rest.

When the Moon is in Capricorn

Capricorn Moon days are serious and productive. Work gets done, plans get firmer and feelings tend to wait their turn.

More about the Moon in Capricorn

The same moon in other years

• Last yearNew moon January 2025, Aquarius
• Next yearNew moon January 2027, Capricorn