I was thinking of an interesting question today. What quality do you have now that when you were little, growing up, you never assumed you’d have in you? It may be that as you matured, you took on new facets to your personality that you found favorable, and were surprised to say were part of you. That has happened to me…

This might be a small month with only 28 days, but it sure will pack a punch of lots of change, progress, and surprising news, and all will center on money. Financial management will be at the center of your attention, a topic you are comfortable discussing. You are known to be one of the big money signs, always interested in finding ways to grow your savings and investments. This month you might want to do some reading about stocks and bonds, as well as for other options, and confer with your financial advisor.

The month starts out with a bang, for a full moon lunar eclipse just arrived on January 31, a mere day prior to the start of February. That full moon eclipse will ask you to make final decisions or actions involving your finances. A full moon eclipse brings a grand ending, so if you have been negotiating the fair split of assets at the end of a divorce, you seem to be at the point of an agreement now. The door will close, and you will walk away with all details finished. I feel you will be satisfied with your negotiated totals and be fee to address other concerns.

There are many types of financial transactions that might be taking place now. If you owe anyone, chances are you were settling your account and wiping it clean. If anyone owes you, the check will be in the mail, at long last. I am so enthusiastic that action Mars will be well oriented to this full moon lunar eclipse, indicating if you have a money-making idea, you are eager to get it approved and on the docket so that you can get started working on them.

The January 31 eclipse, which will affect you not for a day but for months, will be more about finishing off the old so that you can clear the decks for the new. With all lunar eclipses, something ends, and something else begins. The area of the chart that this eclipse fell was in Leo, 12 degrees, in your eighth house of other people’s money. As you enter February, you may be writing a check to your credit card company or others you might owe. The eighth house generally gives money in chunks, such as the money you would get from your employer as a bonus or large commission or from a venture capitalist for a large infusion of cash.

This same eighth house also rules money you would receive from a bank, as a mortgage or as a home improvement loan. Indeed, interest in investing in property is likely to be a big option that you are considering. Eclipses are important dates in our timeline, and there are two happening now, so you may be buying something very expensive, like a house, condo, car, computer, diamonds – you get the idea.

You may hear back from your university bursar’s department the first week of February about whether you were approved for a scholarship, grant, or a financial aid. If a dear relative, now passed, named you in their will, you would be hearing the details now. If you filed an insurance claim on an important case, you are likely to get notice about your claim in the first half of the month.

You might be ready to do your taxes, too, if they aren’t too complicated, because the eighth house, so lit up here, rules the money you send to the government (one of many reasons we call this house the house of other people’s money). You might be due a refund or hear you owe less than you estimated. This eclipse was friendly, so I feel overall you will like the results you see concerning money in early February.

Each eclipse has a twin, as they arrive in pairs on a full and new moon, two weeks apart. They travel in families of signs, so right now we are seeing the unfolding of the Leo and Aquarius eclipses that first started last year, on February 10, August 7, and August 21, 2017. Each eclipse builds on the one that came before, so think about the discussions you had last year and how what you are doing now is related to those talks. In time you will see the grand, underlying pattern of events.

Eclipses bring enormous energy, so if you have been drumming your fingers on your desk, wondering when you would see progress, you will get your wish in February. Eclipses also bring a floodlight of truth and information, too, so if any important details have been withheld from you or overlooked by you, that data will be given to you now. When you fit all the pieces of your puzzle into place, a new picture will emerge along with a new understanding of the situation.

Your next biggest date to watch will be February 15 when a new moon solar eclipse in Aquarius 27 degrees will light a path to allow you to make more money. If the eighth house (discussed above) was about money that is given in chunks, this next eclipse on February 15 will be about your regular way of earning money as salary or earned income. This same house also rules all the money you view as personal, that you save and spend as you wish – no one else will have dibs on it.

I love this eclipse because Uranus rules Aquarius, the sign where this eclipse is appearing, and Uranus is about to take a starring role in this eclipse. In a remarkable coincidence, Uranus will be perfectly angled to this new moon, Sun, and Mercury, and will bring you completely unexpected news about a way you can now earn good money. All will be up to you – you can decide if you want to take advantage of the job offer. It is alternatively possible that you will receive a very valuable gift, and because this eclipse comes the day after Valentine’s Day, my imagination is running wild about what that could be. Whatever you hear or are given after February 15 should make you very happy.

By the time you get to the end of the month, you will be ready to take a rest from pounding the calculator, making entries into Excel sheets, and reading pie charts. You need a complete change, and travel seems to be the perfect anecdote. This time you can travel far, so by all means, do! Choose a spot in the mountains – Switzerland perhaps? Or how about going to Chamonix in France near Mont Blanc? I suggest mountains because this full moon will be in an earth sign, perfect for you.

By the time you get to month’s end, you will start to feel the energy building of this perfectly lovely full moon in Virgo, March 1, which will be influential through the weekend of March 3-4. If you want to fly away to a magical distant place, this full moon will make it possible.

The part about this full moon that should get you excited is that Saturn, your ruling planet, will be so perfectly cooperative. If you make a promise at this full moon, it is likely to stand the test of time. If you travel for business, to see a client face to face, you will quickly reach accord and form a strong bond.

In terms of love, you will do quite well when Venus tours Pisces from February 10 to March 6. While Valentine’s Day might be exciting because of the possibility of a beautiful or heartfelt gift, I like February 21 best for you. That evening of February 21 will be filled with magic and moonlight, for glittering Neptune, planet of unconditional love, will be conjunct Venus in Pisces, the finest sign for Venus to be, as Pisces allows Venus to love deeply, purely, and wholeheartedly.

You had a very busy month last month, in January; you had six heavenly bodies aligned in Capricorn. Now, with Mars spending time in the quietest portion of your chart (twelfth house), you will want to step back and survey the lay of the land. You appear to crave time to reflect on your next moves, and although this will be a hectic, busy month, as you go along, you will find the time to do so.

Think about events of last month, especially in terms of your residence, or other property you might own or rent, or that you want to take action on soon. If your property does not need your attention, it may be that you are considering the best way to assist one of your parents. Until Mars reaches Capricorn on March 17, you will be tweaking your plan, double-checking your assumptions, and getting everything in shape to be ready to roll next month.

We are now in eclipse season, and the first one appeared on January 31 in Leo, in the form of a full moon, lighting your eighth house of other people’s money. As you enter February, you will still be feeling this eclipse for weeks. At the start you are likely to be paying bills, but they seem not to be ordinary bills. You might be investing in something expensive, such as a house, car, or computer, or paying or tuition. Or, it may be that you are sending a deposit for your child’s first camp experience that will happen later in the year. There are many possibilities.

Money will go out, but money will likely come in, too. If you are in the process of dividing property in a divorce, or splitting up profits at the end of a business, this eclipse that occurred January 31 will help you to finalize the agreement very soon, most likely in February. Eclipses bring marker points in our lives, so you might describe this period that way, too, for you.

The theme of money management will grow larger, but also even more favorable, at the new moon solar eclipse in Aquarius, February 15. This time, Uranus, the planet of all unexpected developments, will bring surprisingly good financial news. The possibility of profit from the sale or purchase of land will again come up, and is forming a recurring theme for all Capricorns. You may inherit land, or flip the property you recently purchased as a fixer-upper, and in the process, make a hefty profit.

This same new moon may bring news of a raise, or an offer for a prestigious position from a competitor in your field. Mars’ continued presence in your twelfth house suggests meetings that you are having now must remain confidential, for information that leaks out might damage your competitive position. As the old axiom goes, loose lips sink ships.

Saturn, your ruler, is now settled into Capricorn, a place Saturn entered at the end of last December, and is beginning to add responsibilities to your shoulders. Of all the signs, you deal best with Saturn, for you always work hard, and you don’t need to be coaxed or taught to take on more responsibilities. It’s been said that Capricorn is born mature, and ages backward – that is, seems younger with every passing year.

The last time Saturn was in Capricorn was February 1988 to February 1991. Because this influence was so long ago, it will seem new to you. Soon you will be asked to choose a goal that will form one of the main pillars of your life. You may want to get married, have a baby, or buy a house in the coming three years. Or, you may choose to take on a big job or start your own business, write a book, move to a foreign country, or commit to completing graduate school. Whatever goal you choose for you, it will be something that will allow you to grow and learn, and won’t be something you will easily able to “undo” later – nor would you want to do so. You will yearn to set up a foundation to your life, and Saturn will help you do just that.

After such an important month, by month’s end, you will crave rest. At month’s end, you will start to feel the energy of the full moon in Virgo moving toward a crest as it moves to fullness March 1. You will have an opportunity to take an exciting distant trip to a beautiful, possibly snowy, mountainous region. This is one of the happiest full moons of 2018, so if you can take days off, by all means do so. Plan a spontaneous getaway, perhaps starting as early as February 28, running through March 4.