Air · fixed
Aquarius zodiac sign
In Western astrology, Aquarius stands for independence, renewal, and a view of the bigger picture.
In everyday language it's just called your zodiac sign. What's meant is your sun sign: the sign the Sun was in when you were born.
Das Zeichen Aquarius. Das gleichnamige Sternbild steht heute woanders, tippen zeigt es.
- Thinking independently and designing new solutions
- freedom, interesting ideas, and fair treatment of others
- keeping personal impact and practical follow-through in mind too
Aquarius: strengths and challenges
The two sides traditionally attributed to this sign.
Strengths
Aquarius thinks independently, is drawn to new solutions, and often notices early which rules have stopped serving their purpose.
Challenges
It gets difficult when distance substitutes for personal closeness, contradicting becomes an end in itself, or a good idea overlooks its practical context.
Which rule do you want to change, and what concrete problem would that actually solve better?
Aquarius in love and relationships
Aquarius usually looks for a relationship with room for friendship, independence, and mental exchange. Freedom works alongside expectations that are actually spoken and agreements that are kept.
Aquarius at work
At work, their strengths are innovation and systems thinking. A new idea gains ground when benefit, effort, and ownership are considered from the start.
Getting along with Aquarius
Leave room for unusual thinking, but also ask about the effect on actual people. Personal concerns deserve to be named as clearly as factual ideas.
Horoscopes for Aquarius
From today's general impulse to your personal year-ahead preview.
Today's impulse for Aquarius
A concrete impulse for the day and a question that needs no invented backstory.
Read todayNext 14 daysYour personal preview
Concrete transit dates for your own birth chart — with an actual date, not a generic sun-sign text.
Open the previewNext 12 monthsYour year at a glance
The longer transits from Jupiter to Pluto, their date ranges, and the days they turn exact.
Open the year aheadTry the alternative on a small scale
test a different approach first in a limited, checkable setting.
Which rule do you want to change, and what concrete problem would that actually solve better?
When does the Aquarius zodiac season begin?
The Sun is in Aquarius from January 20, 2026 at 02:44 AM CET to February 18, 2026 at 04:51 PM CET.
The Sun's next entry into Aquarius is on January 20, 2027 at 08:30 AM CET — about 6 hours later than this year.
Why the exact time matters
Listings like "21 May to 21 June" are just rules of thumb. The entry shifts by a few hours every year. If your birthday falls close to the sign change, your birth year, time, and time zone decide — that's why Leitstern calculates the Sun's position.
Element, Ruler, and Origin
The astrological assignment
- Element
- Air
- Quality
- fixed
- Ruler
- Saturn
- Modern ruler
- Uranus
This assignment appears in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17 to 19. Uranus was added after the planet's discovery; the classical assignment to Saturn still stands alongside it.
Where the name comes from
Aquarius is the water-bearer; the Greeks saw in it Ganymede, cupbearer to Zeus (recorded by Hyginus, De astronomia II). Saturn as ruler is in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17; Uranus was added after its discovery in 1781.
Sign and constellation aren't the same today: Western astrology counts tropically from the spring equinox, while the constellations slowly drift because of the precession of Earth's axis.
There's more than your sun sign
Your sun sign only shows the Sun. The Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars and — with an exact birth time — the Ascendant round out the picture. Calculate the key positions for free from your birth details.
Calculate my birth chartWhich signs are compatible with Aquarius?
As a rule of thumb, the same or complementary elements make for an easier start. Opposite signs and signs with a very different core nature can be just as attractive, but usually need more attunement.
Often easier together
Here, pace, expression, or needs tend to be more alike.
AriesStarting things boldly and getting decisions movingAir brings ideas and conversation, Fire the drive to act on them. That often feels lively, as long as it's not all talk or all action.
GeminiPicking up new things fast and explaining them clearlyBoth signs share the element Air. Conversation, ideas and learning together often come easily. It gets binding once possibilities turn into actual decisions.
LibraBringing different interests together fairlyBoth signs share the element Air. Conversation, ideas and learning together often come easily. It gets binding once possibilities turn into actual decisions.
SagittariusSeeing the big picture and giving people confidenceAir brings ideas and conversation, Fire the drive to act on them. That often feels lively, as long as it's not all talk or all action.Often needs more attunement
Here, pace, expression, or needs tend to differ more often. Clear agreements help.
TaurusBuilding things patiently and creating reliabilityBoth signs are fixed. Both hold their ground. That builds loyalty, but can make a needed change of course unnecessarily hard.
CancerCreating closeness and noticing what people needAquarius and Cancer don't share the same basic language right away. Things get clearer once both say what they mean by closeness, reliability and a good next step.
LeoCreating things and carrying others alongAquarius and Leo are opposite signs. The differences themselves can be what attracts and shows new sides; over time it takes clear agreements about pace, closeness and decisions.
VirgoLooking closely and finding solutions that actually workAquarius and Virgo don't share the same basic language right away. Things get clearer once both say what they mean by closeness, reliability and a good next step.
ScorpioGetting to the bottom of complex issuesBoth signs are fixed. Both hold their ground. That builds loyalty, but can make a needed change of course unnecessarily hard.
CapricornPlanning for the long term and carrying responsibilityAquarius and Capricorn often set different priorities and work at a different pace. That can be enriching once expectations get said out loud instead of assumed.
PiscesSensing subtle moods and connecting things creativelyAquarius and Pisces often set different priorities and work at a different pace. That can be enriching once expectations get said out loud instead of assumed.For a personal comparison, the sun sign alone isn't enough. Synastry checks the planets in both birth charts and shows the actual angles.
Compare two birth chartsFrequently asked questions about Aquarius
In 2026, the Sun is in Aquarius from January 20, 2026 at 02:44 AM CET to February 18, 2026 at 04:51 PM CET. These times are calculated from orbital data. They shift by a few hours every year because the solar year isn't a whole number of days. Listings with only calendar days are therefore rules of thumb.
That's decided by the exact moment of birth, not just the calendar day. It takes the date, the time, and the time zone that belongs to the birthplace. The calculated position of the Sun always falls in exactly one sign.
Aquarius belongs to the element Air and has fixed quality. The classical ruler is Saturn; Uranus is also assigned in modern practice. This assignment is recorded in Ptolemäus, Tetrabiblos I,17 to 19.
Traditionally, signs of the same element, plus complementary element pairs, are read as an easier start. The opposite sign, Leo, is read more as an attracting but demanding contrast. A closer comparison needs the planets from both birth charts.
Aquarius usually looks for a relationship with room for friendship, independence, and mental exchange. Freedom works alongside expectations that are actually spoken and agreements that are kept. For a personal picture, Venus, Mars, the Moon, and the aspects across the whole birth chart are considered too.
Yes. In everyday language, "zodiac sign" means the sun sign — the sign the Sun was in at the moment of birth. The Moon sign, the Ascendant, and the other planets are additional parts of the birth chart.
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