As the year ends, I urge you to think back and pick out the very best day of the year, which made you smile, and the hardest day of the year too. If you have my annual calendars, you can see what aspects were at play on the days you choose, or the aspects very close to that day. Make a note of the aspects you find – they might be helpful to you over time…

This will be a big memorable month for you on many levels. The most important development has to do with your career. Things will begin to cook mid-month, but you will see glimmers of what’s to come as January begins. As you enter January, you will have six heavenly bodies headed to your tenth house of honors, awards, achievement, and fame, known as your prestigious tenth house.

To show you how rare a stack-up of six bodies in our solar system is, let me rewind the videotape here. Back on May 3, 2000, the world saw seven planets aligned in Taurus, standing in a straight line in place, one behind the other like people standing in line at the bank. To discuss this rare event, I was on CNN with host Paula Zahn, sharing a split-screen with scientist Jack Horkheimer. Horkheimer explained that we would never again see seven planets aligned in one sign, one constellation, again during our lifetime. We would, however, see six planets in one sign, and that would happen on the new moon in Capricorn (27 degrees) on January 16, 2018. Here we are, the moment is at hand!

That day is quickly approaching! You are fortunate, dear Aries, that these Capricorn planets are lining up in your most prestigious part of your solar chart, indicating rare potential for you to grow your career stature. It looks like you are about to be offered a new title, a promotion, or a professional award, or to get an offer from another company. No matter what happens, this month, when it comes to your career, you should be soon sitting on top of the world.

Like most plots, there will be a twist. Uranus, planet of surprise, is upset that he was not invited to this Capricorn party in your tenth house. Like a very bad boy, he will act out and cause an upset, aiming his anger at almost all the planets in Capricorn. Uranus is in Aries these days, suggesting you might be tearing away from one career situation to another, quite suddenly. Your chart also suggests that you would be leaving for quite a bit more money. Or, you may disagree with a client or management official to such a degree that you may feel that you’ve seen this kind of situation too often, and the event might represent the last straw that wound up breaking the camel’s back – you must leave.

If you love your job but are tempted by another, you must be sure you will have more responsibility, power, and title, along with a generous bonus, perhaps a signing bonus. Do not make a lateral move under any circumstances. Many planets in Capricorn suggest you will be overseeing budgets or appropriating funds, so in coming months, if you do change positions, you will be managing quite a responsible job. You can have your dream situation but you must present your case to get it. If you work in sales, you can get the right commission, or if a writer, an attractive advance and royalty rate. Your chart shows all these conditions can be met for you if you ask persuasively. Rarely have you have had so many planets working on your behalf to raise your status in your industry. Remember: power is rarely given – it has to be seized.

Be careful not to be too impulsive, for under these circumstance, you might be – your movements and decisions now could cause quite a dramatic life change and may even affect where you live. If you do leave your present job, you would be doing so on a high note, with much success in your recent past, and garnering much respect from just about everyone in your industry. These planets will be like guests at a party, coming from all points in the universe, and some will start to arrive early, as soon as the month begins. It will take those little party-goers time to get everything in place. That will happen on and after the new moon, January 16 in Capricorn 27 degrees. By then, you should see lots of activity in the days and weeks that follow.

When thinking about a new job offer, don’t make money the main priority, even though compensation is an important element. The money can get old fast – go for the job where you can continue to grow and develop your innate talents. Go to the job that you are passionate about doing, where you can learn from those who you report to, and where you feel you can make your biggest contribution.

Saturn moved into your tenth house of fame and honors last month on December 20, and in the coming three years, you would work very hard and have your mettle tested in many ways. Make sure the job you are going to next will be worthy of a great effort from you and will be a setting in which you can shine.

If you do get an offer from a competitive firm, your chart indicates that you are likely to get a counter offer from your present firm too – be prepared, and know what kind of offer (in terms of continued future growth and salary hikes) will be required to make you want to stay. You will be in a strong position, so state your terms. If your present company has been going through a hard time, you might want to leave anyway, if you feel your security is at stake.

Let’s backtrack to the start of the month, for we have a full moon in Cancer at 12 degrees, on January 1. I don’t always like to see a full moon on the start of the year because many people go out drinking on New Year’s Eve, and the mix of alcohol and high emotions can be a potent mix. Be absolutely sure you don’t drink and drive, nor are you with a date who was drinking and who will be driving you back after the party. Calling a car, such as an Uber, is a smart move.

    Mars conjunct Jupiter in Scorpio on January 5-6 is a rare aspect. It’s not been since August 8, 1982, that these planets have met in Scorpio and in your financial eighth house, and they won’t again until November 24, 2053.

Some Aries will be thinking about moving to a new address, and if that describes you, things are going to crystallize VERY fast. Mars will be in excellent angle to this full moon, January 1 – supportive as can be. Within four days of January 1, you can seal a deal on a new apartment or house if you have been looking and have found the right space for you – and need to talk the landlord into giving it to you. A beautiful golden triangle will appear in the heavens at this time, linking the full moon on point one; Jupiter and Mars is your financial area at the second point of the triangle, and Neptune in the twelfth house of imagination completes the third point of the triangle. This is a long way of telling you that you have the angels on your side, and can talk that landlord into giving you the space if you want it badly.

Your intuition will be very high at this full moon, January 1 and in the first week of the month, and your powers of persuasion will be too. If you have found the space you were looking for, you can have it. If you need a mortgage or extra money for deposits, the money will be there for you, one way or another. Perhaps a parent or other relative will see to it that you get it, or your banker will be extra-accommodating of your needs. The Sun will be close enough to trine your ruling planet, Mars, an exquisite aspect, and that’s a big advantage. Your ruler, Mars is now touring your financial eighth house, with Jupiter, giver of gifts and luck, a financial planet, both holding hands in your house of other people’s money. This is why I feel you will get all the money you need.

January 1 plus four days may be the day that you make your decision and get the apartment or house you want, or it could be the day you actually move in. Alternatively, you may be ordering or receiving furniture in the first week of January. Thank goodness Mercury is not in retrograde any longer, and won’t again until March 22 to April 15.

Let’s talk about another gorgeous day, January 6, a Saturday, and you will be able to feel the effects of this sparkling day one day earlier, January 5, too. The aspect is active Mars conjunct good fortune Jupiter to exact mathematical degree, a rare event that happens every two years, but always in a different sign. This time Mars and Jupiter will both be in the financial Scorpio, so you should hear outstanding financial news on January 5 or 6.

It’s not been since August 8, 1982 that Mars and Jupiter have met in Scorpio and your financial eighth house of other people’s money (ruling credit, loans, commissions, bonus, insurance payout, scholarships and university financial aid, mortgage, and so forth). On one of these days, you may be showered with outstanding financial news. Make certain to sign a contract, finish a deal, or make a presentation on this day – one that requires funding for you.

One standout day of the month will be January 8, a Monday, when Jupiter will send golden beams to the Sun. This is an excellent day to further your career. Venus is in your tenth house (among the happy planets in Capricorn) and will reach out to your ruler, Mars, in Scorpio, giving you magnetism, charm, and the ability to get exactly what you want to achieve. Jupiter will also reach out to Venus, so your popularity with VIPs will be at an all-time high with VIPs. Life can’t always be this sweet – when it is, take full advantage.

Another strong day for money talks will be when the two financial powerhouses, Jupiter and Pluto, make a positive, friendly signal of opportunity, January 15. These planets move slowly so you will feel this aspect all month, making your financial luck burn brightly to a high degree. Pluto is in your career tenth house, and both planets are staying put. This is why I feel this month you can name the deal you want, and get very close to your ideal situation.

In a month that has everything, it will end with a full moon lunar eclipse in Leo 12 degrees on January 31. The area in which this lunar eclipse will fall is your fifth house of love, children, and creativity. All lunar eclipses are also an extra-strong full moon, and it will bring your love life to culmination. It may be time to decide whether to bring your relationship to a new level or to end it without regret.

This eclipse will not likely affect your relationship if you are married or in a long established relationship, for the fifth house always points to new love, not committed love, which would be the case for marriage (that is the seventh house, not the fifth house highlighted here). If you are single and have no partner, then you might meet someone on this eclipse, plus or minus five days of January 31. Some eclipses strike one month to the day earlier, and that would have been December 31, or one month to the day later, March 1, in all cases, plus or minus five days.

If the eclipse does not deliver news pertaining to a romantic relationship, news may have something to do with a child or pregnancy, or a creative project that might suddenly need attention. Uranus will be in a bad mood and send Mercury an angry glance. This can be a nervous-making aspect, due to news you get that you don’t expect. You will have to be ready for anything, so keep your antenna up.

The emphasis on career will gradually fade as you get to January 17, when Mars moves to Sagittarius, a good place for you. It looks like you will be traveling quite a distance because Mars in Sagittarius will give you a yen to expand the boarders of everyday life at some point from January 17 until March 17.

The full moon starts the year, January 1, in Cancer, bringing an event that heightens your emotions, not due to a romantic episode, but rather, news about your home or something in regard to a family member. If you are moving, you will do so over the last days of 2017 or the first few days of 2018.

Mars, your ruler, will be beautifully aligned to Jupiter, planet of happiness in a rare conjunction that will not repeat in Scorpio until November 24, 2053. At this full moon, and more so by January 6, you will be a virtual money magnet. If you need a mortgage, or money from you parents to complete your down payment on a house, or for a rental deposit, ask – you are likely to receive exactly what you need. The first week of January would be an ideal for buying, selling, leasing, renovating, or decorating your home. You may also come to an important conclusion about where and how you want live as you move forward.

Something rather extraordinary is happening by the new moon in your house of fame and career honors, January 16. Six heavenly bodies will gather in Capricorn, including the Sun, new moon, Pluto, Saturn, Mercury, and Venus. The last time we had a large gathering of planets in one sign, it was May 3, 2000, when we had seven planets in Taurus, which at the time filled your house of earned income. We will never see a buildup of seven planets in one sign again during our lifetime. You will have six this month, and all are in your tenth house of professional honors and fame. This indicates some sort of promotion, competitive offer, or honor will come up for you, on the table for you.

However, Uranus, the planet of surprise, now traveling through Aries, will throw a hard glance to the Sun, moon, Venus, and Pluto, and will bring an element of unexpected news. You may not like the title or the job that is being offered because it will limit your expression or reduce your freedom to express your ideas or individuality. If you get publicity, you may feel the reporter did not transmit your words correctly, leaving the wrong impression. Or, you may feel that the compensation would not be adequate. Or, you might be surprised to hear you will have to move house to take advantage of the opportunity, and if you are dating, you may worry that you will not be able to sustain the relationship with the distance. There will be various possibilities, but you get the idea – Uranus will present an obstacle.

Everyone’s natal chart is different, so you may have natal planets that blend well with Uranus’ position and soften the news at this time. Keep your antenna up and ask many questions. Your status is certainly on the rise – simply ascertain it’s the direction you want it to go. You are a winner, and VIPs will see your value and will want you in their corner. Saturn is grooming you for bigger and better things, now and in coming three years. If you want fame, and you are willing to work for it, you can have it. Saturn will turn you into a dynamo in your field. Be sure the work you take is precisely the job you want, for much will be given, but much will be demanded of you. This is an important phase, so standing still seems not an option, but happily you seem to get more than one offer and so you will have choices.

This month has a blue moon, a full moon, lunar eclipse in Leo on January 31 in your true love sector. Eclipses bring major developments, and this one may bring a new romantic interest or a change in your current romantic relationship. You may grow closer or if you have been unhappy, finally give up and leave. Additionally or alternatively, if you are attached, you may make up your mind about whether to get pregnant or how to best care for a child you have now. It is also very possible that you are also about to finish a major creative project that you started months ago. This eclipse brings closure and an end, but like all eclipses, when something ends, something else begins.