The English year 2026 has begun on a dangerous note as expected. Major planets Mars and Venus combust together for so long means that there is a deep seated imbalance. Sun Venus and Mars together are interfering with each other at unprecedented levels. The keywords of all these three are mixed up. Partnerships, balance, finances, selfishness, fire, ego, governments, competitions, invasions, blood, rage all together in a toxic mix.

Now we have the Paush Amavasya on 18th Jan 2026 with Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars together in Capricorn. In this, Mercury Venus and Mars are combust. Moon has merged with the Sun, it is a no-Moon night, Amavasya. And the location is Capricorn, Makar rashi which is owned by Saturn.

This Amavasya is an exceptionally dangerous mix of energy. The 4 graha, Sun, Moon, Mercury and Venus are hemmed between the cruel planets Mars and Rahu (in Aquarius). This is a paap kartari, cruel scissor combination and it will give evil results. Jupiter in Gemini is placed in the 6/8 axis from Capricorn, so unable to do much. The cruel planets are more capable of giving results in this time.

So on the individual levels be prepared for turbulence in your life. This turmoil will be triggered depending on where the Capricorn sign falls in your chart. Look up the keywords of the houses and try to predict things for your own charts. eg 4th house can be mother, 5th house can be children, 8th can be accidents, etc.

On the weather front, there will be unusual rains or storms. Some natural calamity connected to water and earth is possible. An overloaded Capricorn can also cause a severe earthquake.

Mass movements and linked political turbulence is inevitable. All wars connected to ‘regime change’ will intensify. Keep track of the target nations and the ‘public outrage’ which this Amavasya will trigger. Also the target governments will have to survive and thus become even more authoritarian to clamp down on the ‘freedom fighter/traitors’ in their lands. The one nation which thinks it rules the world can also attack another sovereign nation in this time.

For India, our ascendant lord Venus is combust for an extended period. Capricorn is 9th from our ascendant sign. So religious leaders, philosophical concepts, thought processes etc will shake the foundations of our nation. And it is an Amavasya, so obviously our Moon sign ruler, the Moon himself is merged with the Sun. Almost every state will feel the disturbance post this Amavasya. Especially West Bengal, Jammu Kashmir UT, Punjab and Tamil Nadu will be more in the news. Patriotic people living in these 4 states/UT must get together to protect the interests of the nation. Some major news connected to spying, honey trapping and traitors can also come out in the open.

Followers of Vedic Dharma must do pujas of the Vedic/ Puranic Gods for the safety of Bharat. Worshipping Devi Kali on this day will also be helpful for Bharat. At least pray to her Sons, Bhagwan Ganapati and Bhagwan Kartikeya to protect the nation and the world in this extremely dangerous time.

Dr. Tejaswini Arvind Patil.