Relationships Finally Improve For 5 Zodiac Signs The Week Of January 12 - 18, 2026
Design: YourTango | Photo: CoffeeAndMilk from Getty Images Signature, Canva Pro During the week of January 12 to 18, 2026, relationships finally improve for five zodiac signs. The universe has been testing you, as it always does right before a breakthrough.
Perhaps you've been wondering when matters in your romantic life will change, or have been feeling like you've lost any hope for love. Yet, when it seems like nothing is happening, that is the moment the universe is working in your favor.
Since 2018, the universe has been urging you to honor yourself, pay attention to karmic cycles, and heal the wounds of your past. While it’s been difficult, you are finally on the brink of understanding why you have walked this path. This is the week you start to see the results of your effort and healing. Everything always seems to come together the moment you think all hope is lost.
As Venus, the planet of love, prepares to leave behind the warmth and safety of Capricorn, it aligns with the Moon, Saturn, and Uranus. This energy carries a divine synchronicity. The Moon helps you embrace the truth of what you want, while Saturn and Uranus prepare to end their own cycles.
When a planet is beginning its shift into a new zodiac sign, it’s thought to be at its most powerful. The final degrees of a zodiac sign are about manifestation, which means this is the week that you finally start seeing the results of your efforts. This is a time to be open to unexpected shifts, without giving up hope or taking matters into your own hands. Allow everything to play out exactly as it's meant to, and you will finally see that you’ve always been on the path to love.
1. Taurus
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Take a fresh look at love, Taurus. On Tuesday, January 13, the Scorpio Moon crosses paths with Venus in Capricorn, bringing a refreshing energy into your romantic life. While the Scorpio Moon helps make you aware of your emotions and what you want from romance, it’s the magic of Venus in Capricorn that takes your relationship to new heights.
This energy may inspire a new beginning in an existing relationship, the sudden meeting with a soulmate, or a feeling like destiny had a hand in an unexpected encounter. There are new beginnings here, but you must make sure that you’re listening to that voice within and honoring how you feel.
There’s been a great deal of energy surrounding you recently that is meant to help infuse a fresh perspective and greater opportunities into your romantic life. While this also heavily influences travel, luck, and aspects of spirituality, it’s really about letting yourself finally move forward. Once you learn the lessons of your past, you don’t need to keep living there.
Recognize that some relationships may have an expiration date, while others can only come together once you’ve reached certain milestones within yourself. Allow everything to simply be, Taurus. Let yourself see love for all that it can be instead of limiting it by what it once was.
2. Cancer
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The delays are over, Cancer. When you are made to wait for your dreams, it’s not because you aren't meant for them. Rather, it's because the universe is bringing everything together for your highest good. In these moments, the only option is patience.
Patience isn’t just about waiting. It's also about not letting your inner hope or knowing be shaken by timing. Trusting that you know what is meant for you is part of the process of finally attracting it into your life, without frustration making you jaded. You’ve been in a phase of immense patience for the last few years, but the moment is arriving when the delays will finally be over, and you will see your dreams manifest.
On Thursday, January 15, Venus in Capricorn aligns with Saturn in Pisces, bringing forward momentum, love, and a sense of fulfillment. While Venus in Capricorn intensifies your romantic life through renewed or new connections, Saturn in Pisces has been limiting your ability to move forward. This is the reason you've needed to practice patience.
Yet, as Saturn moves through its final weeks in Pisces, you are seeing the forward momentum you’ve been craving. This is a time for sudden changes in your romantic life, whether with someone new or an existing lover. While it may feel like matters are rapidly changing, just remember everything you’ve done since 2023 has gone into this moment. You are ready for it.
3. Scorpio
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Say what needs to be said, Scorpio. On Thursday, January 15, Venus in Capricorn aligns with Uranus in Taurus in your house of love and romance. Venus has been making its way through your house of communication and understanding since December 24. This has allowed you to take a grounded and logical approach to your romantic life.
Instead of just hoping for something to happen, you’ve begun to understand how to use your words to lay a foundation for your future. Venus in Capricorn also helps you to be heard by that special person in your life and have them positively respond to you. Rather than judging or demanding, you’re attracting what you desire through the ways that you communicate your desires.
As Venus and Uranus meet in the sky, you get a profound opportunity that won’t return again until 2102. This is the next time that Venus in Capricorn will meet Uranus in Taurus. This transit has been removing the obligations from your romantic life. Instead of simply choosing what is comfortable, it asks you to embrace opportunities for risk and change in order to receive what you genuinely desire.
As these two planets meet on January 15, be sure that you are saying what needs to be said. Whether it’s wanting a future together, taking a risk on a new person, or finally stepping back from a draining connection, this is your chance to say what's on your mind.
4. Leo
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This is the beginning of your comeback, dear Leo. You are set to have a breakthrough year in every facet of your life, and it’s all beginning in the week ahead. While Jupiter will shift into your zodiac sign later this year, Venus enters Aquarius on Saturday, January 17, igniting a powerful and exciting time in your romantic life.
Venus in Aquarius is the magic ingredient to the life you want, whether you have been dreaming of meeting the one or are devoting yourself to enjoying your life as is. Venus in Aquarius helps to activate your dating life, improve any existing relationship, and cultivate a life that you love. This is the beginning of your comeback, Leo, but you must make sure to choose only what is authentic for you.
Venus is in Aquarius from January 17 through February 10, helping you to improve your romantic life and experience greater fulfillment. While this transit brings new romantic possibilities, it can also help you and your partner reconnect after a rough period or help you take your life to new heights.
It’s important to embrace the energy of Aquarius at this time. This is an air sign known for its unconventionality, meaning the relationship you choose or the decisions you make may not follow the exact formula for happiness. Instead, it’s all about being your most authentic self. You are the only one who knows what is meant for you or what will make you happy, Leo. It’s time to follow that.
5. Virgo
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This is the grand finale, Virgo. Since early December, you’ve seen a procession of planets move into Capricorn, leading to a lucky Stellium in this earth sign as you began 2026. Capricorn energy is deeply committed, and for you, it rules matters of marriage, family, and the future that you dream of.
This has been a crucial time in your romantic life, either for meeting the one you want to be with or progressing your current relationship. While you deserve a love that feels good and brings joy to your life, you also want to know that what you’re investing in a relationship will be worth it. This is the lesson of Capricorn, and it comes to a grand finale as the New Moon rises in this earth sign on Sunday, January 18.
The Stellium in Capricorn separated briefly on January 17, as Venus shifted into Aquarius. Yet, with the Capricorn New Moon on January 18, you’re seeing one final showing of what this energy is meant to teach you. The Capricorn New Moon comes at the end of the Stellium, which means what you’ve been working on is ushering you into a new beginning.
This energy strongly suggests that a marriage or other commitment is on the horizon for you. Yet, it’s not something you’re entering in lightly, but with your whole heart. You’ve put in the work, and now it’s time to believe in the magic of love. All of your patience is finally paying off in the days ahead as you say yes to your forever.
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Kate Rose is a writer, spiritual astrologist, relationship and life intuitive counselor, and bespoke retreat curator.
