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January 20 – February 18 · The water-bearer

Aquarius

The future, together: ideas, friends and doing things differently.

  • Original
  • Kind
  • Detached
Element
Air
Mode
Fixed
Ruler
Saturn · Uranus
Opposite
Leo
Body
Ankles and circulation
Degrees
300°–330°
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Strengths

What Aquarius does best

You think ten years ahead, you defend other people, and you are friendly with everyone. Your unusual side is your strength.

Challenges

Where it trips up

You can think about feelings instead of feeling them. Being different can turn into disagreeing on principle.

Love

Aquarius in love

Friendship comes first for you. You need space, honesty and a partner who shares your interests, not one who limits you.

Work

Aquarius at work

You do well in technology, science, social causes and communities, anywhere that changes how things work. You prefer teamwork to strict hierarchy.

Compatibility

Aquarius with the other signs

This uses Sun signs only, which is the simplest kind of compatibility. Tap a pair for love, friendship and work.

Easiest

Most challenging

Two of a kind

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What are Aquarius’s dates?

Aquarius season usually runs January 20 – February 18. In 2026 the Sun enters Aquarius on 20 January 2026 at 01:44 UTC and leaves on 18 February 2026. If you were born near a change of sign, your exact birth time and place decide your sign.

What element and mode is Aquarius?

Aquarius is a fixed air sign. Its ruling planet is Saturn. Modern astrology adds Uranus.

Who is Aquarius most compatible with?

By sign alone, Aquarius’s easiest matches are Gemini, Libra, Sagittarius. Its most difficult matches are Scorpio and Cancer. Real compatibility depends on whole charts: the Moon, Venus, Mars and rising signs.

What is Aquarius’s opposite sign?

Leo. Opposite signs have the same mode and elements that complete each other. Each sign has what the other one is learning.

What does it mean to have a Aquarius Moon or rising sign?

A Aquarius Moon has Aquarius feelings and needs (original, kind, detached). A Aquarius rising shows these qualities to other people. Use the birth chart calculator to find yours.