Aquarius
January 20: February 17 · Air · Fixed · Ruled by Saturn
"understood the emotion. didn't feel it. moving on."
Aquarius at a glance
| Sun in Aquarius | January 20: February 17 in most years |
|---|---|
| Position in the zodiac | 11 of 12, 300° to 330° of the ecliptic |
| Element | Air |
| Modality | Fixed |
| Polarity | Positive (day, outward) |
| Ruling planet | Saturn (traditional), Uranus (modern) |
| Opposite sign | Leo |
| Natural house | 11th house (friends, groups and the future) |
| Symbol | Water Bearer |
| Time in the sign | Sun about 30 days a year, Moon about 2.5 days a month, Rising about 2 hours a day |
Aquarius in October 2026
| Sun | Libra until October 23 (your 9th house, meaning, travel and belief), then Scorpio (your 10th house, career and public standing) |
|---|---|
| New Moon | October 10, 17° Libra, your 9th house (meaning, travel and belief) |
| Full Moon | October 26, 3° Taurus, your 4th house (home and roots) |
| Turns retrograde | Venus on October 3 at 8° Scorpio (your 10th house); Mercury on October 24 at 21° Scorpio (your 10th house) |
| Turns direct | Pluto on October 16 at 3° Aquarius (your 1st house) |
| Retrograde as the month opens | Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto |
| Your ruler, Saturn | 12° Aries on October 1, retrograde, your 3rd house (communication and the near world) |
| Days that favour a move | October 10 and 16 |
| Days to step lightly | October 3, 24 and 26 |
You read a month by where you fit and where you refuse to. Saturn runs your year through structure and principle, so the sky's shifts land as a question of which rooms to build inside and which to stand apart from. In October 2026 the Sun moves through Libra until the 23rd, your 9th house of meaning, travel and belief; from the 23rd it enters Scorpio and turns the light onto career and public standing. The New Moon on October 10 falls in Libra, your 9th house of meaning, travel and belief; the Full Moon on the 26th falls in Taurus, your 4th house of home and roots. Venus on the 3rd and Mercury on the 24th turn retrograde in Scorpio, your 10th house of career and public standing; Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are already retrograde as the month opens. These are the dates. How they land for a Aquarius, week by week, is what the October edition reads for your sign, yours to keep.
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- When are the New Moon and Full Moon in October 2026 for Aquarius?
- The New Moon is on October 10, 2026 at 17° Libra, which is Aquarius's 9th house of meaning, travel and belief. The Full Moon is on October 26, 2026 at 3° Taurus, which is Aquarius's 4th house of home and roots.
- Is Mercury retrograde in October 2026, and where does it land for Aquarius?
- Yes. Venus stations retrograde on October 3, 2026 at 8° Scorpio, Aquarius's 10th house of career and public standing. Mercury stations retrograde on October 24, 2026 at 21° Scorpio, Aquarius's 10th house of career and public standing. Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are already retrograde when the month opens.
- Which days in October 2026 are strongest for Aquarius?
- The days that favour a real move are October 10 and 16, 2026: New Moon and direct-station days. The days to step lightly are October 3, 24 and 26: Full Moon and retrograde-station days. The dates are computed from the lunations and planetary stations of the month, not from a generic calendar.
Computed from the lunations, ingresses and planetary stations of October 2026, houses counted from Aquarius. Updated 2026-09-17.
core traits
Aquarius, read closely
Aquarius is the visionary: the sign that sees the future before it arrives. Ruled by Saturn in the traditional scheme and associated with Uranus in modern practice (innovation, rebellion, sudden change), Aquarius energy is about progress, independence, and questioning every system: held inside a structure it takes seriously. The 'cold' stereotype misses the point: Aquarius cares deeply about humanity: they just find individual emotions confusing. The shadow is emotional bypass through intellectualization. The gift is the ability to see what's possible when everyone else sees what is.
the shadow side
emotional detachment disguised as enlightenment. contrarianism for its own sake. intellectualizing feelings until they lose all warmth. believing you're above the mess of being human.
compatibility
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Aquarius, frequently asked
What dates is Aquarius season?
The Sun is in Aquarius from January 20: February 17 in most years. The exact boundary shifts by about a day depending on the year and your time zone, so anyone born on the first or last day of the range should read the Sun sign from a birth chart rather than from a table.
What element and modality is Aquarius?
Aquarius is a fixed air sign, ruled by Saturn by tradition, with Uranus as the modern association. Air signs run on ideas and exchange; fixed signs hold the middle of a season and sustain things. Its polarity is positive (day, outward).
What is the opposite sign of Aquarius?
Leo. Opposite signs sit 180 degrees apart on the same axis and are two answers to one question, which is why the Aquarius and Leo pairing feels both familiar and demanding. In a birth chart, planets in Aquarius and Leo face each other across that axis.
Which house does Aquarius rule?
Aquarius is the natural sign of the 11th house, the part of a birth chart about friends, groups and the future. In your own chart Aquarius can sit on any house cusp; your Rising sign decides where, which is why two people with the same Sun sign live it in different rooms of life.
Who is Aquarius most compatible with?
By Sun sign alone, Gemini, Libra, Aries and Sagittarius are the classic easy fits for Aquarius, and Taurus and Scorpio the growth edges. A Sun-sign pairing compares one placement of ten. A real answer compares both full charts, which is what synastry does.
Is being a Aquarius the same as having a Aquarius Sun?
Usually that is what people mean: the Sun was in Aquarius when you were born. Your Moon and Rising sign can be entirely different signs, and they shape how the Aquarius Sun is lived. Your Big 3, read together, is the picture; the Sun alone is the outline.
Sun-sign answers are the outline. Your free Big 3 reading adds the Moon and Rising; the full birth chart adds every planet, house and aspect.