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♒ Aquarius
Jan 20 – Feb 18
Air · Fixed
Ruler: Uranus
Aquarius is an air sign ruled by Uranus, symbolizing originality, innovation, and humanitarianism. It breaks the mold and looks to the future.
Personality
Independent and distinctive, Aquarius values community and ideals. They lean on reason over emotion and sometimes keep their distance.
Strengths
Originality
Objectivity
Humanitarianism
Open-mindedness
Weaknesses
Emotional distance
Stubbornness
Unpredictability
Love
Aquarius loves like a friendship. They value mental connection and independence, feeling most at ease in relationships that respect each other's freedom.
Career & Aptitude
Aquarius leads in fields of innovation, technology, and public good—IT, science, social movements, and planning.
Aquarius decans — three divisions within one sign
A sign spans thirty degrees, so the Sun sits nearly twenty degrees apart at the start and the end of the same sign. Classical astrology split that span into three ten-degree decans and assigned each one a different ruler drawn from the same element.
Decan 1
0°~10°
1.20~1.29
Sub-ruler: Uranus
Uranus doubled makes originality the dominant note. Convention is not accepted as given; the question is always why it is arranged that way. Being ahead can feel like being apart, which makes a small circle of people who understand it disproportionately important.
Decan 2
10°~20°
1.30~2.8
Sub-ruler: Mercury
Mercury organises the ideas into speech and writing. Complex concepts get translated into something others can follow. Processing happens in the head first, which means feelings need their own separate time set aside.
Decan 3
20°~30°
2.9~2.18
Sub-ruler: Venus
Venus points the ideals toward people. Community and friendship carry real value here, and identity gets located inside them. The habit of keeping distance coexists with genuine affection, so not postponing the expression of it prevents a good deal of misreading.
Aquarius compatibility — the other eleven signs
The elements (fire, earth, air, water) set the baseline, but even within one element the cardinal, fixed and mutable qualities change the texture. Each pairing below is read on its own terms.
Gemini
Strong match
Gemini and Aquarius trade ideas easily. Respect how the other thinks and an unusual bond forms.
Aquarius × Gemini in detail →Libra
Strong match
Libra and Aquarius: balance meets originality. Respect each other's viewpoint and the conversation stays rich.
Aquarius × Libra in detail →Aries
Balanced match
Aries and Aquarius share an appetite for what is new — Aries through action, Aquarius through ideas. Respect each other's autonomy and it holds.
Aquarius × Aries in detail →Leo
Balanced match
Leo and Aquarius: individuality meets originality. Respect each other's space and a distinctive bond forms.
Aquarius × Leo in detail →Sagittarius
Balanced match
Sagittarius and Aquarius respect freedom in similar ways. Not confining each other is the affection here. Go somewhere without a plan and see.
Aquarius × Sagittarius in detail →Capricorn
Balanced match
Capricorn and Aquarius: the practical meets the ideal. Set a goal together and you push each other along.
Aquarius × Capricorn in detail →Taurus
Contrasting match
Taurus and Aquarius put the urge to preserve directly against the urge to change. Both are fixed signs and neither retreats, so decide in advance what changes and what stays.
Aquarius × Taurus in detail →Cancer
Contrasting match
Cancer and Aquarius show affection in different currencies. Respect the Aquarian need for independence, and let Cancer ask for reassurance in words.
Aquarius × Cancer in detail →Virgo
Contrasting match
Virgo and Aquarius improve things differently — Virgo refines, Aquarius replaces. Agree first on what is worth keeping.
Aquarius × Virgo in detail →Scorpio
Contrasting match
Scorpio and Aquarius: deep attachment against distance. When Scorpio makes an effort to understand the Aquarian, friendship-shaped love, the gap closes.
Aquarius × Scorpio in detail →Pisces
Contrasting match
Aquarius and Pisces: reason meets feeling. As long as Aquarius does not dismiss what Pisces feels, an unusual understanding grows.
Aquarius × Pisces in detail →When Mercury goes retrograde in Aquarius
Device and network errors concentrate here — backups and password cleanup come first.
Dates
Retrograde calendar and my house2028 Jan 24 to Feb 15
2029 Jan 7 to Jan 28
The following draws on mythology and observational astronomy, separate from the personality reading above.
Myth and origin
The water bearer is Ganymede, a prince of Troy held to be the most beautiful of mortals. Zeus took the form of an eagle and carried him to Olympus to serve as cupbearer to the gods. What pours from the jar is read as the drink of the gods and as the flow of life itself, and the stream runs down into the mouth of Piscis Austrinus below.
Finding it in the night sky
Few bright stars make the outline hard to hold. Alpha Sadalmelik and beta Sadalsuud both sit near third magnitude, and the names mean the lucky one of the king and the luckiest of the lucky. This autumn region also contains the Helix Nebula, the remains of a dying star, which photographs as an enormous eye.
A common misconception
The name and the imagery mislead almost everyone: Aquarius is an air sign, not a water sign. It is the most frequently mistaken fact in the zodiac. What the jar pours is understood as knowledge and vitality rather than water, which fits the air element's association with thought and transmission.
See more with your birth chartZodiac readings reflect general tendencies based on your Sun sign; for a precise analysis, your full birth chart (Sun, Moon, Rising) should be considered together.
Exactly when Aquarius begins and ends
Aquarius period (KST)
| Year | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jan 20, 05:00 | Feb 18, 19:07 |
| 2026 | Jan 20, 10:45 | Feb 19, 00:52 |
| 2027 | Jan 20, 16:30 | Feb 19, 06:33 |
Ingress times are computed with the Swiss Ephemeris. Aquarius begins the instant the Sun reaches 300° of ecliptic longitude.
Born on the cusp?
In 2026, Aquarius runs from Jan 20, 10:45 to Feb 19, 00:52. Anyone born before that opening moment belongs to the previous sign, Capricorn; anyone born after it is Aquarius. If your birthday falls on a boundary date, you need your time of birth to settle it.
Aquarius begins at the same moment as Greater Cold in the 24 solar terms, and ends at Rain Water.
Frequently Asked Questions
Independent and distinctive, Aquarius values community and ideals. They lean on reason over emotion and sometimes keep their distance. Key strengths: Originality, Objectivity, Humanitarianism, Open-mindedness.
Aquarius is most compatible with Gemini, Libra.
Aquarius loves like a friendship. They value mental connection and independence, feeling most at ease in relationships that respect each other's freedom.
Aquarius leads in fields of innovation, technology, and public good—IT, science, social movements, and planning.
The water bearer is Ganymede, a prince of Troy held to be the most beautiful of mortals. Zeus took the form of an eagle and carried him to Olympus to serve as cupbearer to the gods. What pours from the jar is read as the drink of the gods and as the flow of life itself, and the stream runs down into the mouth of Piscis Austrinus below.
Few bright stars make the outline hard to hold. Alpha Sadalmelik and beta Sadalsuud both sit near third magnitude, and the names mean the lucky one of the king and the luckiest of the lucky. This autumn region also contains the Helix Nebula, the remains of a dying star, which photographs as an enormous eye.