January, the first month of the new year, likewise has Capricorn energy. The Sun entered the zodiac signs in january of Capricorn on December 21. Venus enters retrograde in Capricorn at the start of the month, while Mercury, the planet of communication, turns retrograde in Aquarius on January 14 and moves into Capricorn on 1/26. Mars, the motivational planet, will move into the Capricorn zodiac sign on January 24.