The Week of January 19th, 2026: A powerful start to Aquarius season

Episode 266

In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all.

The astrology of the week of January 19th, 2026, awakens us to our collective power. The Sun, Mercury, and Mars all move into Aquarius, pulling focus toward humanitarian issues and the fight for liberation. And four planets join forces with Pluto, bringing secrets, power imbalances, and hard emotional truths to the surface. It’s time to face our fears and the forces that try to rob us of our autonomy.

This episode covers:

• The Sun’s sextile to Neptune on Monday, January 19th

• The Sun’s entrance into Aquarius on Monday, January 19th

• Venus’s conjunction with Pluto on Monday, January 19th

• Mars’ trine to Uranus on Monday, January 19th

• Mars’ sextile to Saturn on Monday, January 19th

• Mercury’s sextile to Neptune on Tuesday, January 20th

• Mercury’s entrance into Aquarius on Tuesday, January 20th

• The Mercury cazimi on Wednesday, January 21st

• Mercury’s conjunction with Pluto on Thursday, January 22nd

• Mars’ sextile to Neptune on Thursday, January 22nd

• Mars’ entrance into Aquarius on Friday, January 23rd

• Mars’ conjunction with Pluto on Tuesday, January 27th

This episode was recorded on 11/19/2025.

For more, check out your free daily horoscope on the homepage of the CHANI app — now on iOS and Android.

Want to know what Chani’s reading beyond the astro? Join her book club, The Next Chapter, to explore her favorite titles and build community around books that reckon with and reimagine the world we’re living in.

Want to learn what 2026 has in store for you? Open your CHANI app and head to the “This Year” tab to listen to your month-by-month astro breakdowns from Chani Nicholas, read your horoscopes for the year (tailored to the four main areas of your life), and dive into the journal prompts, rituals, altar suggestions, and guided meditations that will help you navigate the astrology of 2026 as it unfolds. Btw, we’re never wrong.

The music featured in the podcast was created by Latashá.