Behind the scenes, something important is resetting.
Between January 7th–9th, 2026, we have a rare triple conjunction between the Sun, Venus, and Mars in mid-Capricorn.
First, on January 7th, the Sun conjuncts Venus at 16° Capricorn. This is the turning point in Venus’ synodic cycle, when Venus shifts from a morning star to an evening star.
The following day, Venus catches up to Mars and makes an exact conjunction at 18° Capricorn. On January 9th, the Sun conjuncts Mars at 19° Capricorn, initiating a brand-new 2-year Mars cycle.
The geometry of this configuration is spectacular. We won’t see anything in the sky, with Venus and Mars too close to the Sun and therefore ‘invisible’ – yet there is some serious Game of Thrones-type twist happening behind the scenes.
What might look like a celestial agreement – Sun, Venus, and Mars all aligned – is actually much more complex, with new beginnings and endings happening simultaneously.
Let’s unpack this.
We’ll start with Venus
When the Sun is conjunct Venus and Venus is direct (like it is now) we have a so-called ‘superior’ Venus conjunction.
This is the “Full Moon” – or better said, the “Full Venus” – phase of Venus’ 584-day cycle: a culmination or turning point where something about our values and relationships reaches a peak and then matures into a new phase.
Basically, Venus hits a climax point in her story. After wandering the early-morning sky, doing her own thing, Venus is now connecting with the Sun (our life purpose) and being brought into conscious alignment with it – “let’s drop the nonsense – this is what I actually want”.
This is less about outer events and more about Venus doing something decisive on the inside.
When Venus conjuncts the Sun, something ‘clicks’: and as a result of this ‘click’, we re-rank priorities, rewrite relationship contracts, and redefine what’s worth it – and what’s not.
What about Mars?
Mars cycles are about how we go after what we want. Mars cycles are very important because they describe what we actually do – in the real world.
When Mars is reborn with the Sun, our instinct resets, and we feel motivated to start again with a new set of goals.
A Sun – Mars conjunction marks the beginning of a brand-new hero or heroine’s journey – a time to start afresh with new intentions, and make new commitments.
Sun, Venus And Mars
What’s especially interesting is that right now the Venus and Mars cycles overlap, creating a triple Sun-Venus-Mars conjunction.
This triple conjunction is not accidental, but part of a pattern.
Venus-Mars conjunctions form a broader 32-year rhythm; each conjunction belongs to a “series” – and in the midpoint of each series, there is a Venus-Mars-Sun conjunction.
New series begin in a Venus-led way – she’s “calling the shots” – the whole cycle is basically rooted in these Venusian values and desires that have been stirred inside of us.
So the Sun-Venus-Mars conjunction is the midpoint checkpoint in the Venus-Mars story, where the relationship between desire (Venus) and actions (Mars) is re-coded through the Sun.
What might look like a celestial agreement – Sun, Venus, and Mars all aligned – is actually a high-stakes behind-the-scenes rewrite.
Venus is at a turning point in her cycle (values/desire reorient). Mars is at the start of his cycle (will and action reset). Venus and Mars meet (the lover and the warrior renegotiate the terms).
All of this unfolds under the Sun (identity and purpose become the arbiter).
The Sun is our identity and life purpose, so this checkpoint is a reality check – clarifying how our wants and desires need to be adjusted if they’ve become misaligned, unrealistic, or out of touch with our deeper purpose.
From this adjustment, Mars then takes the lead, translating revised values into action and taking the necessary steps to make these recalibrated goals and desires real.
The conjunction between Venus and Mars is incredibly important, because Venus is the feminine, yin principle, and Mars the masculine, yang principle.
When the 2 meet, creation becomes possible. Something that didn’t exist before takes shape through this ‘chemical’ reaction.
Sun Conjunct Venus Conjunct Mars In Capricorn
The Sun-Venus-Mars conjunction is in Capricorn. Capricorn is the part of the zodiac where the rubber meets the road: goals, systems, deep commitments, contracts, status, and long-term consequences.
When the Sun, Venus, and Mars meet in Capricorn, we become more driven and motivated to clarify our personal wants and desires and find ways to manifest them in the real world. This is when our sense of drive and achievement is at an all-time high.
At the same time, this is a conjunction, and we might not see results externally quite yet. Rest assured though that when Mars opposes the Sun next year, what’s being set in motion now will eventually manifest.
And this is part of an even larger pattern.
Back in February 2022, we had a Venus-Mars conjunction at 16° Capricorn.
While Venus and Mars conjoin roughly every 32 months, a new Venus-Mars conjunction series in a given zodiacal sign begins roughly every 32 years.
The 2022 Venus-Mars conjunction in Capricorn marked the start of a new Capricorn series, with the January 2026 Sun-Venus-Mars conjunction acting as a moment of illumination and alignment for what was seeded then.
Can you recall what was going on in your life back in 2022, when this new 32-year Capricorn Venus-Mars cycle started?
The current Venus-Mars-Sun conjunction is a continuation and activation of that theme.
The Psychology Of Venus And Mars
Venus and Mars are the ‘relationship’ planets, and quite literally so – from Earth’s perspective, they are our closest planetary neighbours. Venus is just before Earth, and Mars after.
First, Venus informs us (Earth) of what’s important – what we value, desire, and are drawn toward – and then we take action (Mars) based on this internal valuation.
When Venus and Mars are activated together, we’re operating simultaneously from desire (Venus: attraction, value, want) and will (Mars: drive, pursuit, action).
Venus+Mars is the “Veni. Vidi. Vici” part of the psyche that says: “I want this. I’m going after it. I will get it.”
It’s pre-rational and pre-moral. Venus and Mars describe what matters to us at a raw, instinctual, survival-instinct level – beyond what the Sun, the king of our solar system, consciously defines as purpose or meaning.
Venus and Mars are not about logic, but about what keeps us moving, what feels right, rather than what sounds right.
Is All Fair In Love And War?
“All is fair in love and war” is a well known expression with roots in classical thought and Roman rhetoric.
The phrase basically describes what people do, not necessarily what they should do in situations when the stakes are high, and outcomes matter more than procedures or etiquette.
Used uncritically, “all is fair in love and war” can become a justification for harm: betrayal, manipulation, or cruelty disguised as necessity.
“All as fair in love and war” doesn’t carry a negative connotation by default. It simply describes moments when the parts of our psyche that defy logic – Venus and Mars – take center stage.
And whether this leads to a constructive or destructive outcome depends entirely on how conscious, healthy, and honest our personal relationship with Venus and Mars is.
This is similar to alcohol. We could ‘blame’ our passions or anger to justify our actions – but they simply reveal our inner state, what we really want, and what we really want to do.
We can say “alcohol made me do it,” to justify bad behavior or a situation that wouldn’t have happened otherwise, when in reality, alcohol doesn’t create anything new – it simply removes inhibitions and filters.
Some people become funnier or more generous after a few glasses; others become harsher or more aggressive.
It’s more that alcohol loosens our Mercury (perception) and Jupiter (moral compass) functions, and what is left is Venus and Mars – our desires and drives.
Again, that’s not to say that there is something inherently wrong with our Venus and Mars.
As Shakespeare puts it, “Brutus, the fault is not in the stars, but in ourselves.”
Sometimes, engaging our Venus and Mars is exactly what we need.
In a ‘what do others think of me?’ or over-analyzing, mentality-driven reality, allowing Venus and Mars to take center stage is the best thing to do. Sometimes, we need that fire under our belly.
Whatever makes us angry, driven, aroused, or compelled does so for a reason. There’s something fundamental about it that wants to be lived and materialized, and it’s through Venus and Mars – our wants and desires – that we access and activate that latent potential.
Psychologically, love (Venus) and war (Mars) activate our primal systems: threat, desire, fear of loss, fight-or-flight. Under these conditions, our ego loosens its usual restraints – and that’s not always a bad thing!
Sun Conjunct Venus And Mars – All Is Fair In Love And War
Sometimes heart and instincts know better than the mind. When life feels dull, alienating, or not truly ours, reconnecting with our primal drives is precisely the reset we need.
Sometimes, indeed, all is fair in love and war – or better said, there is truth in extreme circumstances or intense feelings or drives that are otherwise muted or blocked by our inner critic.
The “all is fair” phrase doesn’t really mean everything is fair – it means that when impulse is allowed to lead, everything becomes possible.
It’s describing what happens when Venus-Mars takes the wheel and Mercury and Jupiter step back, when the psyche prioritizes doing over rationalizing, and immediacy over legitimacy.
All this feeling- and instinct-based momentum could potentially turn reckless. And this is where Capricorn energy comes in – asking not just what feels necessary in the moment, but what holds up over time.
Will we still be proud of what “Venus and Mars made us do” 10 or 20 years from now? Is it something our children and grandchildren would look at with admiration, or would it become just another shameful, buried secret passed down through the lineage?
For all of us, the Sun-Venus-Mars conjunction asks us to align our life purpose (Sun) with our heart and our actions. This is a moment to clarify what truly matters to us – despite shoulds, narratives, conditioning, or inherited rules and expectations.
We might think with our mind, but we “know” with our hearts. There is truth, realness, and aliveness in our desires when we allow ourselves to listen to them:
What do I want? (Venus)
What am I willing to do to get it? (Mars)
How is this aligning with my life’s purpose? Am I showing up for it, yes or not? (Sun)
In other words: what matters enough to move me? What am I willing to risk? When desire, will, and purpose align, something real can be built. Right now, everything else is noise.
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