The Moon on January 26, 2026

Where the Moon sits on January 26, 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.

☽ Taurus

First Quarter · making aspects all day

With the Moon in Taurus, the emotional weather runs steady and sensory. The first quarter is a push and a decision point, act on what you started.

What a Taurus Moon feels like

When the Moon moves through Taurus, the mood of the day tilts steady and sensory. The Moon is the fastest body in the sky and she sets the emotional weather, so this is the undertone beneath January 26, 2026, changing again in a day or two as she moves on. Taurus is ruled by Venus, and that rulership is where the sign's style comes from.

Her phase is the other half. This is a first quarter: a push and a decision point, act on what you started. 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 26, 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 26, 2026

At 4:47 AM UTC, the Moon squares off with Sun, putting feeling and will at odds, expect a real choice rather than a comfortable one. At 10:50 AM UTC, the Moon squares off with Mercury, making it easy to say the wrong thing fast, worth a pause before you speak. At 1:31 PM UTC, the Moon squares off with Venus, straining comfort or budget, a want and a need pulling in different directions.

What to do with a Taurus Moon on January 26, 2026

Good day to slow down and do the tactile thing you have been putting off, cooking, a walk, paying a bill. Resist digging in on principle alone, not every hill needs holding today.

Timing something on January 26?

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