The simplified profile of planetary aspects reaching a peak in the month of January is: 2 conjunctions, 0 oppositions, 4 trines, 5 squares. Again, as happens so often, the trines and squares will battle it out in this simplified profile. But it won't be a major battle. Taking the overview, this profile will not really steer the direction of the month. Other factors will handle that nicely.
The most outstanding single configuration this time is one that will not show up in any aspectarian, not even ours. It involves a case of what has been called "planetary tag" -- this one being Saturn 1/3 Neptune. Saturn has been in orb of trining Neptune for some time now, and the closest approach to exactness occurs in January. At the beginning of the month, those two planets are about 35' from exact trine. At the end of the month, they are about 26' from exact trine. But between the beginning and end of the month, that gets down to about 16'. We're talking about an orb of about a quarter of a degree, and that's downright narrow. It occurs on approximately January 19-20, but the effects of this configuration will pervade the entire month of January. The reason for this "planetary tag" is that Saturn is slowing down (as viewed from the Earth), getting ready to go stationary-retrograde on 2/7/12. So, for a while, the apparent motion of Saturn will actually be slower than that of Neptune. Saturn is in Libra and Neptune is in Aquarius (albeit near the end of those signs), both of them "air" signs. So one possibility is that this configuration may affect the weather in a major way all month. It could cause unusually cold weather and more snow and ice conditions than usual. But that is only one possibility among many. As is so often the case, we will have to wait and see what situations will arise as January unfolds. Perhaps luckily, the aspect is a trine and not a square or opposition, so it could have been worse. But please note that the effects of this configuration will not cease when January comes to an end. It will still be in orb through February and March and will taper off in April. And then, in June, Saturn will go stationary-direct and start to catch up. Then the trine will eventually get back in orb, and will become exact on 10/10/12.
Now, back to January's aspects. The first major planetary aspect to reach a peak in January is Sun parallel Mercury, which peaks on the 3rd in the afternoon/evening. This is generally a pleasant influence, tending to spur conversations and other kinds of interchanges, leading many people to spend some time reading and/or writing -- or just wondering.
Peaking in the morning/afternoon of the 8th, Mercury 1/3 Jupiter makes thinking, communicating, and establishing connections more pleasurable. But later, in the afternoon, Mercury 1/4 Uranus tends to introduce an ingredient of surprise and compulsive alteration. Look out for errors.
In the evening of the 12th, Sun 1/3 Mars increases the compatibility for force, speed, and heat -- all tending to be harmonious at this time.
Friday the 13th looks like it could be more significant than it may seem at first glance. Peaking in the wee hours (but in close orb the previous evening), Venus 1/3 Saturn will tend to bend our feelings in the direction of being more practical and sensible, less superficial and unrealistic. Flighty and harebrained ideas are not in the mix at this time. Peaking about 4 hours later (still in the wee hours), Mercury CON Pluto in Capricorn tends to introduce an ingredient of competitiveness into the thinking and communications. And then, peaking about 2 hours after that, Venus CON Neptune in Aquarius tends to make feelings and emotions fuzzier and out of focus -- but it can also introduce the factor of hope into one's life, which is sometimes overlooked or woefully absent.
(Note: The precise timings of the aspects for January 13 can be seen on the sample aspect page which is posted during the month of December at www.newstandardaspectarian.com.)
Peaking early in the morning of the 14th, Mercury goes stationary in declination, making the usual Mercurian characteristics (communicating, thinking, making connections, etc.) more harmoniously compatible.
Peaking in the afternoon of the 15th, Venus parallel Neptune will generally echo the influence of the Venus-Neptune conjunction of the 13th. Fuzzy hopefulness could lift one's feelings.
Peaking in the afternoon/evening of the 17th (but in orb for days before that), Jupiter 1/12 Uranus tilts our sense of awareness in the direction of newness, present time, and the future, and away from the past. New ideas and future projects seem to fit right in to how we feel.
Mars goes stationary in declination in the wee hours of the 18th. This is fine for contemplating projects of various kinds, but rough on sleep. Then, peaking in the morning/afternoon, Venus parallel Jupiter tends to make people feel great -- even when they shouldn't. Anyway, enjoy.
Peaking in the afternoon of the 19th, Sun 1/4 Saturn adds a feeling of heaviness to the atmosphere. Things seem to plod along, trudging at their own slow rate. Extra patience may be required at this time.
But then the Sun leaves Capricorn and enters Aquarius on the 20th. And, peaking in the evening of the 21st, Sun 1/4 Jupiter focuses on expansion, spaciousness, colorful subjects, expensive ideas, distant trips, food, and health-related topics. But remember, this aspect is not a trine; it is a square, and so things will probably not go as smoothly as you might expect. Be extra vigilant during this influence.
Peaking in the afternoon of the 22nd, Venus parallel Saturn will generally echo the influence of the Venus-Saturn trine of the 13th. It will "tend to bend our feelings in the direction of being more practical and sensible, less superficial and unrealistic" in a harmonious way.
Peaking in the wee hours of the 23rd, Mercury 1/3 Mars will generally echo the influence of the Mercury-Pluto conjunction of the 13th (since Mars is the lower harmonic of Pluto) and will tend to "introduce an ingredient of competitiveness into the thinking and communications" -- but in a more harmonious way, since a trine is more harmonious (albeit less powerful) than a conjunction.
Please note that all three aspects that were described above for the 13th have connectivities due to similarity of manifestation to three aspects that peak later in the month -- namely, the 15th, 22nd, and 23rd. This is somewhat unusual, so it is being mentioned here.
But we are not quite finished with the 23rd. In the afternoon/evening, Mars goes stationary-retrograde in the sign of Virgo. This could tend to shift the focus to subjects such as health, food, and fast vehicles. Maybe an ambulance will be dispatched carrying apples and strawberries to an important personage in a hospital (or something like that). But there are undoubtedly other possibilities.
Peaking in the wee hours of the 24th, Sun parallel Pluto will tend to make people feel like doing complicated things that may involve other people, such as groups of people. Pluto has a tendency to correlate with activities that involve groups of things, whether they are people or things, any size, and especially large numbers of constituents. The size of the constituents is not really a deciding factor in this. They can be atoms or stars; crowds of people, crowds of bacteria, crowds of ants, crowds of asteroids, etc. The underlying concept is the same.
Peaking in the wee hours of the 27th, Mercury 1/4 Saturn will bring about a concentrative mental atmosphere which is good for paying bills, planning financial strategies, working on an income tax return, etc. Squares should not always be considered to be unwelcome aspects, since their influences can sometimes be ideal for certain specific activities.
Peaking in the evening of the 27th, Venus parallel Mars can manifest as a harmonious communication involving intergender participants.
Peaking in the evening of the 28th, Mercury 1/4 Jupiter has "think big" written all over it. But again, remember this is a square, and so the resultant ideas may not be realistic.
Peaking on the 31st at about midday, Saturn goes stationary in declination. January ends on a somewhat concentrative but harmonious note.
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