The Vibrational Astrology Diary
by Linda Berry
Pluto is in its double cycle for 2026 from January 12 through February 4.
Today, Saturday (1/17/2026), the strongest vibrational influence comes from the Sun joining with Saturn and Uranus (5*). This Vibrational Energy Pattern is about seeking to work with those who are similar to you. You are attempting to accomplish your goals in ways that others are comfortable with. You may be working in a community. You are working on an essential level aiming to genuinely express your own ideas but very aware of doing this in a way that others will appreciate. For VA Students (6, 12,18, 24, 30)
This vibrational energy pattern is better and more effectively implemented by reaching out a far distance and getting that perspective that comes from a broader perspective. This is more effectively done by being in relationship to what is around you and tuning into the universal pattern of it to use as a guide to development.
The AstroFrequency(s) for the day (strongest listed first)
1 (13*) Doing things your own way, evaluating the ideas of others and only changing if you agree with them
The Sabian Symbols of our Featured Planets: Sun, Saturn, Uranus >>
The uplifting message from the featured planet positions that shows the way through: You are entering into more profound levels of spiritual awareness, recognizing the spiritual messages in all that is around you, seeking to sort true messages from the surrounding noise as you recognize the limitations of your current experiences. You are experiencing a sense of fullness, completion and wholeness as you tune into the fertile potency within you that enables you to manifest anything you truly desire. You are being pursued by a more mature form of love that you can open up to, bringing greater awareness of your internal beauty and your interconnections to others.
The more dysfunctional expression of this message: You are being caught up in much busyness without any sense of organization within a confined space; pretending you’re free. You are being caught up in pride and possessiveness, jealously trying to protect all that is yours and failing. You are closing down and rejecting the love offered due to adherence to social expectations.
28 Capricorn = Sun [A large aviary] You are entering into more profound levels of spiritual awareness, recognizing the spiritual messages in all that is around you, seeking to sort true messages from the surrounding noise as you recognize the limitations of your current experiences and/or you are being caught up in much busyness without any sense of organization within a confined space; pretending you’re free
28 Pisces = Saturn [A fertile garden under the full moon] You are experiencing a sense of fullness, completion and wholeness as you tune into the fertile potency within you that enables you to manifest anything you truly desire and/or you are being caught up in pride and possessiveness, jealously trying to protect all that is yours and failing
28 Taurus = Uranus [A woman pursued by mature romance] You are being pursued by a more mature form of love that you can open up to, bringing greater awareness of your internal beauty and your interconnections to others and/or you are closing down and rejecting the love offered due to adherence to social expectations
The Two Planet Diary
{When 2 planets interact it influences the way we want to express ourselves, our attitudes, moods, and impulses. Becoming aware of these vibrations helps us to guide these aspects of ourselves with awareness rather than being controlled by them.
There are longer patterns which tend to have more impact because we feel them for several days in a row and there are quick Moon patterns that impact our moods and feelings for a window of a couple of hours either side of the exact time of the aspect. The longer patterns are stronger and so are listed here, followed by a section on the Moods of the Moon}.
At 7:43 AM Venus enters Aquarius and becomes focused for the next 24 days on participating in group processes. We are all a part of many groups including our family, our friends, our community, our country and our world. Venus in Aquarius is attracted to groups and finds satisfaction in being a part of its groups and contributing to the functioning and well being of those groups.
Jan 16 – Jan 19 (exact Jan 18) Mercury in Capricorn is joining with Mars in Capricorn. This energy begins to influence us around 11:30 PM on Jan 16 and is increasing in influence until it peaks at 2:40 AM on Jan 18 then it is decreasing fading out around 6 AM on Jan 19. This vibrational energy pattern brings a need to step back and objectively view what is happening and to think deeply about what you are experiencing and how it really works.
Jan 16 – Jan 18 (exact Jan 17) the Sun in Capricorn is flowing freely (trine) with Uranus in Taurus. This energy is increasing in influence until it peaks at 11:58 AM on Jan 17 then it is decreasing fading out around 11 AM on Jan 18. This vibrational energy pattern brings a need for a flow of spontaneous action that is driven by the needs of the moment.
Jan 16 – Jan 18 (exact Jan 17) the Sun in Capricorn is sharing freely (sextile) with Saturn in Pisces. This energy is increasing in influence until it peaks at 5:41 AM on Jan 17 then it is decreasing fading out around 7 AM on Jan 18. This vibrational energy pattern brings the sharing together of a harmonious sense of what is essential and fundamental. You take responsibility for doing what must be done to support these fundamental truths.
Jan 16 – Jan 17 (exact Jan 17) Venus in Capricorn is sharing freely (sextile) with Neptune in Pisces. This energy is increasing in influence until it peaks at 3:33 AM on Jan 17 then it is decreasing fading out around 11 PM on Jan 17. This vibrational energy pattern brings a shared sense of beautiful dreams that you can pursue with others that you are in harmony with.
Jan 9 – Jan 30 (exact Jan 20) Saturn in Pisces is sharing freely (sextile) with Uranus in Taurus. This energy is increasing in influence until it peaks at 12:18 AM on Jan 20 then it is decreasing fading out around 12:30 AM on Jan 30. This vibrational energy pattern brings a desire to gather with other people who think like you do and to join together in projects of common concern.
The Moods of the Moon
{The Moon patterns only last a short period of time. They impact our moods and feelings for around 4 hours, 2 hours each side of the exact position.}
Starting at 6:13 PM, peaking at 8:13 PM, the Moon in Capricorn is opposing Jupiter in Cancer. In this 4 hr period you will be feeling optimistic and expansive and wanting to expand your horizons by having new experiences and getting to know new people. This is a really good time to be involved in social interactions with other people.
The Cyclic Patterns Diary {These are patterns that continue over an extended period of time and you may find that rereading this periodically will help you effectively handle what we are all experiencing as our “astral weather” in this time period.}
On January 10, the Third Quarter Moon Phase was reached with the Moon in Libra and the Sun in Capricorn. This Vibrational Energy Pattern will be influencing us until the New Moon on January 18, 2025. This vibrational energy pattern is about you reaching out and becoming involved with the experiences of the people around you. There is a recognition that there needs to be changes, that there is a better way for people’s lives around you to go and that you need to take big actions that will change what you and those around you are experiencing. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun is “A Relay Race” which is about leaning that you need to work with others, each doing their part, in order to reach your common goal and that if you refuse to work with others because of a lack of trust or cooperation you will be defeated. The Symbol for the Moon is “A Crowd upon the Beach”. Here you are challenged to reveal the essence of yourself in all its beauty and distortions. This brings the potential for renewal and revitalization. Not opening up, keeping a distance from others, as you strive to maintain your deceptions will no longer work.
On January 3, the Full Moon occurred with the Moon in Cancer and the Sun in Capricorn. This Vibrational Energy Pattern will be influencing us until the New Moon on January 18, 2025. This vibrational energy pattern is about being willing to take the risks needed to express your calling. There is a driving need to develop and share your understandings with the people who are interested. You sense the patterns and what is not working right in them and you are called to act. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun is “An Ancient Bas-relief carved in granite” which is about opening up to embracing the ancient awarenesses and truths that have been preserved for future generations. You are challenged to use these truths to establish a solid foundation for your life, applying this in a flexible way in the present. You are likely to get stuck if you become rigidly caught up in old patterns and memories which can result in you being unable to move into the present. The Moon Symbol is “A very old Man facing a vast dark space in the Northeast”. This is about recognizing that the light of dawn is coming soon bringing rebirth as it illuminates the darkness. You are challenged to move beyond despair and recognize that the darkness is fertile and full of promise.
On December 21, the Sun enters Capricorn, the Winter Solstice. This Vibrational Energy Pattern will be influencing us at least until the Spring Equinox on March 20, 2026. This Vibrational Energy Pattern brings an awareness of natural beauty and a drive to contribute to it. This can be expressed either through deception and betrayal or by attuning to the highest spiritual awarenesses and transcending distorted ego patterns. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun to Moon relationship at the Solstice is “A Sword in a Museum” which speaks to laying aside the use of force to gain your ends and embracing love and peace both within yourself and in your interactions with others. If you refuse to do this you are likely to get caught in a pattern where you are holding grudges and being ready to fight others at any sign of opposition or possibly giving up in defeat and feeling worthless and useless.
On December 19, the New Moon occurred with the Moon and Sun in Sagittarius. This Vibrational Energy Pattern will be influencing us until the New Moon on January 18, 2025. This Vibrational Energy Pattern brings the dissolving of old patterns and structure and the emerging of new patterns. There is a sense of reaching out to connect in with a new level spiritual awareness. This is combined with a need to be more appropriately responsive to the patterns happening spontaneously in the moment. This is driven by a sense of dissatisfaction that senses the need to make changes in the structure of the community you live in. The Sabian Symbol for the New Moon is “A Fat Boy mowing the Lawn” which speaks to the need to cleanse and recondition yourself through hard work that cuts through the ragged overgrown expanses within you to reveal a formalized beauty that show something true and fundamental in the depths of your being. You are recognizing the importance of not getting caught up in superficial appearances.
On September 21, the New Moon Solar Eclipse occurred with the Moon and Sun in Virgo. This Vibrational Pattern will be influencing us until the next Solar Eclipse on February 17, 2026. This Vibrational Energy Pattern brings an evaluation of emotional patterns and responses seeking to separate deception and betrayal from the seeking of deep spiritual truth. If you listen clearly in your heart you will know which is which. This is a time for you to focus inside yourself and explore the deeper aspects inside seeking to get past any barriers that keep you from connecting into your unique self and your gifts. You are encouraged to project the current patterns into the future and see what will bring the best results for everybody involved. The Sabian Symbol for the Eclipse is “A False Call unheard in attention to immediate service”.This is about the importance of totally focusing on the immediate project or development in which you’re engaged, ignoring all distractions, operating from a state of personal completion and fulfillment. There is danger in you being pulled away from critical tasks, responding to outside interruptions and losing your sense of yourself and your ability to pursue the opportunities available to you.
On September 7, a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse occurs with Moon in Pisces and the Sun in Virgo. This Vibrational Pattern will be influencing us until the next Lunar Eclipse on March 3, 2026. This Vibrational Energy Pattern encourages us to see beyond our emotional reactions to the truth of this moment showing that we must learn to embrace that which we have previously excluded. We are challenged to adjust our visions of the future to see more clearly the possibilities for sudden insights into the deep archaic patterns that are holding us back from realizing our dreams. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun is “An Orangutan” which involves sensing powerful primitive distortions deep within you and recognizing the need to refine and guide those forces into more mature expression. It is dangerous in this energy pattern to take for granted your right to do whatever you feel like in life without considering its effect on other people. The Symbol for the Moon is “The Flow of Inspiration” which brings the potential for you to connect into the flow of spiritual inspiration moving through you and out into the world, If you close up and get caught in a cycle of negativity you will find your perceptions limited which will shut you off from others.
The Retrograde Diary: NO DEGREE CHANGES TODAY >> Introductory Period of Pluto2026: Reworking of Jupiter: Turning Forward of Uranus, Neptune: Resolution of Saturn, Pluto2025. {During the apparent retrograde period each planet’s movement relative to the backdrop of the stars slows down, reverses and then turns back around forward again concentrating its vibration in a particular area. There are issues that each planet focuses on during the period leading up to its turn backwards. These issues are addressed again to be reworked on during the retrograde period [in brackets] then a new understanding of these issues occurs during the post retrograde period. These issues are not from Vibrational Astrology, this is an experiment based on interpretations of the Sabian Symbols that I wrote many years ago. If an entry resonates with you, then claim it, if not, release it, it was for someone else. I would very much like your feedback on this. Points of especially concentrated energy are marked with “!!!”}
Mercury clear of any shadow (Dec 17, 2025 – Feb 11, 2026
Venus clear of any shadow (May 17, 2025 – Aug 30, 2026)
Mars clear of any shadow (May 3, 2025– Nov 4, 2026)
Jupiter R {Aug 17, 2025 !Sep13! [Nov 11 – !Jan 10, 2026! – Mar 11] !May 8! Jun 6} 15, 20, 25 Cancer → Jan. 10 – 18: (20-19 Can) Reworking: Working on celebrating the awesome experience of interacting within yourself on a new level where you connect in with the beautiful jewel of your essence in love and affirmation, learning to cease flattering another, saying whatever you think they need to hear in order to get them to do what you want them to do [Gondoliers in a serenade]
Saturn {Apr 6, 2025 !May 7! [Jul 13 – !Sep 21! –Nov 28] !Jan 30, 2026! Mar 2} 25, 28 Pisces, 1 Aries → Jan. 13 – 25: (27-28 Pis) Resolution: Remember experiencing a sense of fullness, completion and wholeness as you tune into the fertile potency within you that enables you to manifest anything you truly desire, learning to cease being caught up in pride and possessiveness, jealously trying to protect all that is yours and failing [A fertile garden under the full moon]
Uranus R {May 20, 2025 !Jun 25! [Sep 6 – !Nov 21! – Feb 4, 2026] !Apr 15! May 21, 2026} 25, 27 Taurus, 1 Gemini → Dec. 29, 2025 – Mar. 11, 2026: (28-27 Tau) Turning Forward: The Challenge is being pursued by a more mature form of love that you can open up to, bringing greater awareness of your internal beauty and your interconnections to others, learning to cease closing down and rejecting the love offered due to adherence to social expectations [A woman pursued by mature romance]
Neptune {Mar. 13,2025 !Apr 20! [July 3 – !Sep 23! – Dec.10] !Feb 20, 2026! Mar. 30} 27, 28, 29 Pisces → Oct. 22, 2025 – Jan. 26, 2026: (1-2 Ari) Turning Forward: The Challenge is seeing and experiencing the wholeness that lies behind the polarized realm of time and space recognizing that everything is a manifestation of the one Spirit that is All That Is, learning to cease continuing to be caught up in the illusion of many separate and distinct forms [The Great Stone Face]]
Pluto 2026 {Jan 12, 2026 !Feb 20![May 6 – !Jul 27! – Oct 16] !Dec 29! Feb 6, 2027} 3, 4, 5 Aquarius → Jan. 12 – Feb. 10: (3-4 Aqu) Introductory: Are you making a deeper connection into the divine energy of light and love, healing the damage within you and within others that is the result of following distorted external patterns, becoming an experienced healer, learning to cease making false claims of abilities and powers that you do not possess, seeking to manipulate others into believing your claims [A Hindu healer]
Pluto 2025 {Jan 10, 2025 !Feb 18! [May 4 – !Jul 25! – Oct 14] !Dec 27! Feb 4, 2026} 1 Aquarius, 2 Aquarius, 3 Aquarius → Jan. 9 – Feb. 4: (3-4 Aqu) Resolution: Remember making a deeper connection into the divine energy of light and love, healing the damage within you and within others that is the result of following distorted external patterns, becoming an experienced healer, learning to cease making false claims of abilities and powers that you do not possess, seeking to manipulate others into believing your claims [A Hindu healer]
Next Cycle Diary:
Pluto {Jan 12, 2026 !Feb 20![May 6 – !Jul 27! – Oct 16] !Dec 29! Feb 6, 2027} 3, 4, 5 Aquarius
Mercury {Feb 12, 2026 !Feb 17! [Feb 26 – !Mar 7! – Mar 20] !Apr 5! Apr 9} 8, 16, 22 Pisces
Neptune {Mar. 16, 2026!Apr 23! [July 7 – !Sep 25! – Dec.12] !Feb 23, 2027! Apr 2} 1, 3, 4 Aries
Saturn {Apr 20, 2026 !May 22![Jul 26 – !Oct 4! –Dec 10] !Feb 11, 2027! Mar 15} 7, 11, 14 Aries
Uranus {May 25, 2026 !Jun 30! [Sep 10 – !Nov 25! – Feb 8, 2027] !Apr 19! May 25, 2027} 1, 3, 5 Gemini
Venus {Aug 31, 2026 !Sep11! [Oct 3 – !Oct 23! – Nov 14] !Dec 5! Dec 15} 22 Libra, 0 Scorpio, 8 Scorpio}
Jupiter {Sep 16, 2026 !Oct 15! [Dec 13 – !Feb 10, 2027! – Apr 12] !Jun 11! Jul 10} 17, 22, 27 Leo
Mars {Nov 5, 2026 !Nov27![Jan 10, 2027 – !Feb 19! – Apr 1] !May 16! Jun 8} 20 Leo, 0, 10 Virgo
All times are given in Eastern USA time zone.
Namaste,
Linda Berry
*Planetary Pattern Pictures and Sabian Symbol Interpretations, ©Linda Berry, AstroSleuth.org, 1* = 50-100 points, 2* = 100-150 points, etc.