Air sign · Fixed
Aquarius January 20 to February 18
Aquarius covers late January to mid February, deep in the northern winter. Its symbol is a figure pouring water from a jar. Saturn is its traditional ruler and Uranus, discovered in 1781, its modern one. Astrology links Aquarius with independence, friendship and ideas a little ahead of their time.
Aquarius at a glance
- Symbol
- The Water-Bearer
- Element
- Air
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruling planet
- Saturn (modern: Uranus)
- Opposite sign
- Leo
- Season
- Winter in the north, summer in the south
When Aquarius season starts
The Sun enters Aquarius at a slightly different moment each year. From 2000 to 2050 that moment falls on January 19 or January 20 in UTC, and local time can move it a day earlier or later. Someone born on one of those days could be Capricorn or Aquarius, depending on the year and the hour.
Check a Capricorn or Aquarius birthday
Times are worked out from the Sun's position using Jean Meeus's Astronomical Algorithms and checked against the US Naval Observatory's equinox and solstice times. How the calculator works
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What astrology says about Aquarius
Astrology's independent thinker, with one eye on the future and a soft spot for old friends.
- Independent and original
- Cares about fairness and community
- Thinks differently and enjoys it
- A loyal, low-drama friend
Gift ideas for a Aquarius
A donation to a cause they support
In their name, with a note saying why.
A gadget or kit to build
Something clever they can take apart.
Art from an independent maker
A print or a zine that nobody else they know will have.
A book about the future
Popular science, or speculative fiction set a hundred years from now.
A night out with their friends
Aquarius values the group as much as the guest of honour.
