Aquarius is the zodiac’s original thinker, loyal to ideas and to the wider human family. It keeps a cool head, questions the rules, and follows its own blueprint.
The basics
- Symbol: The Water-Bearer
- Dates: Jan 20 to Feb 18
- Element: Air
- Mode: Fixed
- Ruling planet: Uranus (traditionally Saturn)
Every air sign shares a way of being: mental, social and relational; it thinks, connects and exchanges. And as a fixed sign, Aquarius sustains: it holds, deepens and resists being moved.
Its ruling planet is Uranus, which governs freedom and change. That ruler is a big part of why Aquarius feels the way it does.
Born under Aquarius? Remember it’s only your Sun sign. Your Moon, your rising sign and every other planet add their own colour, which is what a full birth chart shows.
Keep exploring: see all twelve signs together, or learn how the whole chart fits in What is a birth chart?