January 1, 2025: In Louisiana at least 15 people are killed and many injured after a driver crashes a pickup truck (Mars) into a crowd (Pluto) at high speed (Mars) in New Orleans; in southern Montenegro a gunman (Mars) kills at least 12 people, including two children in a mass shooting (Mars-Pluto); and in Honolulu, Hawaii at least three people are killed in an explosion (Mars) set off by fireworks (Mars) in a residential neighbourhood, Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was sesquisquare Saturn and opposition Pluto in the Mars cycle.
January 3: Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence puts Russia’s losses (Saturn) in the war (Mars) in 2024 at 430,790 soldiers (Mars) outnumbering its losses in 2022 and 2023 combined. This amounts to an average of 1,180 a day, but casualty figures rose substantially in November and December – 45,720 and 48,670 respectively – with Mars opposition Pluto in the sky as Russia intensified its attacks in Donetsk in an apparent effort to influence the US election. Progressed Mars was conjunction birth Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart.
January 5: In America frigid weather (Saturn) and a winter storm (Saturn) affects millions of people. A state of emergency (Mars) is decaled in Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri. Blizzard warnings are issued and thousands of flights have been delayed or cancelled. Progressed Pluto was semisextile and parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle; Saturn was sextile Moon in the Capricorn new Moon chart; and Mars was sesquisquare Saturn and Saturn was square Jupiter in the sky.
January 6: In Canada Justin Trudeau announces his impending resignation as prime minister. He bowed to pressure from lawmakers alarmed by his Liberal Party’s miserable showing in pre-election polls and will step down once a new leader was selected. See his chart progressed to January 6, 2025
In South Korea the political crisis (Sun) continues as anticorruption investigators (Pluto) fail to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and he refuses to answer questions over his bungled martial law decree (Mars) on December 3, 2024. Progressed Uranus was parallel Sun, trine Mars and sesquisquare Pluto in the Uranus cycle.
North Korea carries out the successful test launch of a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile (Mars) and will accelerate (Mars) the development of nuclear (Pluto) and missile (Mars) capabilities. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; progressed Uranus was trine Mars and sesquisquare Pluto in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Mars was trine Neptune in the Mars cycle.
In central India at least eight policemen (Mars) and a driver are killed when their vehicle is hit by a roadside bomb (Mars) set off by Maoist rebels (Uranus). Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; progressed Mars was trine Neptune in the Mars cycle; and progressed Uranus was trine Mars in the Uranus cycle.
January 8: Los Angeles is burning as out-of-control wildfires (Mars) in and around the city destroy more than 1,000 buildings. 70,000 people are ordered to evacuate. A water shortage (Saturn) is hampering fire-fighting efforts. The Palisades blaze has become the most destructive fire in LA’s history. (By January 10 at least 11 people are reported killed and 10,000 homes and structures destroyed.) Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was trine Neptune in the Mars cycle.
In Chad at least 19 people are killed in a failed assault by armed fighters (Mars) to storm the presidential complex in the capital N’Djamena. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was trine Neptune in the Mars cycle.
January 10: The World Meteorological Organization confirms that 2024 was the hottest (Mars) year in history after reviewing data from US, UK, Japan and EU scientists.
Donald Trump is sentenced without penalty in his hush money case, formalizing his status as a felon (Pluto-house 12). See his chart progressed to January 10, 2025
January 13: In India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, the six-week Kumbh Mela festival (Jupiter) begins with tens of thousands of Hindus immersing themselves in the holy waters where the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers meet. The religious event is expected to attract over 400 million people all seeking absolution of their sins. Jupiter was square Saturn in the sky; and progressed Jupiter was trine Venus in the Jupiter cycle.
January 17: Brazil’s government announces that Nigeria, the 6th largest population in the world, has been accepted as a partner country in the multinational bloc (Pluto) of nations known as BRICS (Pluto). Uranus was trine Pluto in the sky; and progressed Pluto was parallel Uranus in the Pluto cycle.
In Belgrade, Serbia tens of thousands of anti-government protesters (Uranus-Pluto) stand in silence in front of the state television RTS building for 15 minutes to commemorate victims of a railway station rood collapse for which they blame Serbian authorities. Progressed Uranus was parallel Sun and sesquisquare and parallel Pluto in the Uranus cycle.
In the Brazilian Amazon’s Rondonia state thirteen people have died in gang violence (Mars-Pluto) in the past four days. Gang members (Pluto) have clashed with police (Mars), raising concerns about the growing power of gangs in the region. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Pluto was parallel Mars in the Pluto cycle.
In Italy archaeologists (Uranus), in a ‘once-in-a-century’ discovery, unearth a sumptuous private bathhouse – potentially the largest ever found there – complete with hot, warm and cold rooms, exquisite artwork (Venus), and a huge plunge pool that lay hidden beneath metres of volcanic rock and ash for 2,000 years. The spa-like complex sits at the heart of a grand residence uncovered over the last two years during a major excavation. Progressed Venus was trine progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Uranus was trine Mars in the Uranus cycle.
China’s population falls for the third consecutive year in 2024, as a demographic crisis continues to loom over the East Asian superpower. It fell (Saturn) by 1.39 million to 1.408 billion as deaths (house 8) continue to outpace births (house 5). Recent efforts to slow down the falling birthrate have failed to slow what is a long-term trend, and the National Bureau of Statistics acknowledged the country was facing several challenges. Progressed Mars was conjunction birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart. In China’s chart Uranus – the cusp ruler of house 1 is in house 5; and Sun, Mercury and Neptune are in house 8.
January 19: In Gaza a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes effect. The deal outlines a six-week initial ceasefire phase and includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian detainees held by Israel. Progressed Jupiter was sextile birth chart Venus and progressed Moon was sesquisquare progressed Jupiter in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Mars was sextile Jupiter in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was sextile Sun in the Sun cycle activating its conjunction with Neptune.
January 20: Donald Trump is sworn in as 47th president of the United States of America. See his chart progressed to January 20, 2025
J.D. Vance is sworn in as vice-president of the United States. See his chart progressed to January 20, 2025
January 21: In Turkey's Bolu mountains a fire (Mars) at a ski resort hotel (house 4) kills 76 people and injures dozens. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was trine Moon in the Mars cycle.
In Gaza the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says 897 aid trucks (Mars-Jupiter) enter the Gaza Strip. Progressed Mars was trine Moon and sextile Jupiter in the Mars cycle.
January 22: In Britain Prince Harry claims a ‘monumental’ victory over Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper group, after it made an unprecedented apology for ‘serious intrusion’ into his private life’. See his chart progressed to January 22, 2025
January 24: In America Pete Hegseth becomes the next US defense secretary after three Republicans joined every Democrat and independent in voting no resulting in a 50-50 vote which required vice president JD Vance to came to the chamber to break the tie. See his chart progressed to January 24, 2025
January 27: War and conflict: Fierce fighting rages in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, as Rwandan-backed rebels and the Congolese army exchange fire. It’s the worst escalation of a long-running conflict for more than a decade. Goma, a city of more than 2 million people, is a hub for displaced people and aid groups lying on the border with Rwanda. It was last occupied in 2012. Progressed Uranus was trine Mars in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Mars was sextile Uranus in the Mars cycle.
Finance: Technology stocks (Uranus) tumble on Wall Street (house 5) as Chinese startup DeepSeek threatens the dominance of current AI leaders like Nvidia. DeepSeek reports that its free AI assistant uses less data at a fraction of the cost of incumbent services. Jupiter was square Saturn in the sky; and progressed Sun was parallel Uranus in the Sun cycle.
January 28: Politics: Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigns amid large protests (Uranus) against corruption and President Aleksandar Vucic. Progressed Uranus was parallel Sun in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Uranus in the Sun cycle.
Finance: The Trump administration temporarily freezes grants, loans and other financial assistance programs at the Office of Management and Budget. Jupiter was square Saturn in the sky.
The Doomsday Clock symbolising how near humanity is to destruction (Mars) has been moved one second forward to 89 seconds to midnight – the closest it has ever been.
January 29: Finance: The Trump administration appears to abandon its proposed freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars in aid in the face of legal setbacks and widespread opposition, though officials say they still planned to cut funds for activities opposed by Trump. Seems to be a Saturn-Neptune event that’s engulfed in confusion and uncertainty.
Aviation: In America an American Airlines flight carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collides with a Black Hawk military helicopter with three US army soldiers onboard in the deadliest US air-disaster (Mars-Neptune) in more than 20 years. In America’s chart progressed Mars was parallel progressed Neptune and progressed Moon was opposition birth chart Neptune.
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