The Moon on January 16, 2026

Where the Moon sits on January 16, 2026: her sign, phase, and void-of-course windows, computed with the Swiss Ephemeris. Times in UTC; for your own timezone see the live Moon tool.

☽ Capricorn

Waning Crescent · void of course part of the day

With the Moon in Capricorn, the emotional weather runs serious and steady. It crosses into Capricorn at 11:47 AM UTC, so the day carries both moods. The waning crescent is rest and surrender before the next cycle.

What a Capricorn Moon feels like

When the Moon moves through Capricorn, the mood of the day tilts serious and steady. The Moon is the fastest body in the sky and she sets the emotional weather, so this is the undertone beneath January 16, 2026, changing again in a day or two as she moves on. It crosses into Capricorn at 11:47 AM UTC, so the day carries both moods. Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, and that rulership is where the sign's style comes from.

Her phase is the other half. This is a waning crescent: rest and surrender before the next cycle. If you are timing something that matters, the rule of thumb is to build on a waxing Moon, release on a waning one, and steer clear of the void-of-course windows above.

For the void-of-course windows on January 16, 2026 led up front, with what to do about them, see the void of course read for this date.

The Moon's aspects on January 16, 2026

At 6:17 AM UTC, the Moon squares off with Saturn, pressing feeling against duty, something you have been avoiding gets harder to keep avoiding.

What to do with a Capricorn Moon on January 16, 2026

Good day to do the unglamorous work that compounds, nobody notices today, everyone notices in a year. Watch letting duty crowd out actual rest.

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