Zodiac sign · Fixed air · ruled by Uranus

Aquarius

Aquarius is the Sun sign of anyone born while the Sun is in Aquarius: in 2026, from 20 January 2026, 01:44 UTC to 18 February 2026, 15:52 UTC. The dates move by up to a day from year to year, so a birthday at either end needs the year, and sometimes the hour, to settle its sign. The Sun is next in Aquarius from 20 January 2027.

Aquarius is a fixed air sign ruled by Uranus (Saturn in the older tradition); its symbol is the water-bearer. Astrologers read it for the way it thinks ahead. Of the 6,194 well-known people in StarMap's dataset, 530 have the Sun in Aquarius for the whole of their birth date; Ronald Reagan, Shakira and Cristiano Ronaldo are among them. 27 more were born on a day the Sun entered or left Aquarius and are left out, because the hour decides and StarMap has no birth time for them.

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Aquarius dates, year by year

Year	The Sun enters Aquarius	and leaves
2025	19 January 2025, 20:00 UTC	18 February 2025, 10:06 UTC
2026	20 January 2026, 01:44 UTC	18 February 2026, 15:52 UTC
2027	20 January 2027, 07:30 UTC	18 February 2027, 21:33 UTC
2028	20 January 2028, 13:22 UTC	19 February 2028, 03:26 UTC

The Sun is next in Aquarius from 20 January 2027. The dates are the same everywhere on Earth, in UTC; in a time zone far from Greenwich the entry can fall on the evening before or the morning after.

Born on the edge: 20 January and 18 February

20 January, the first day of Aquarius season this year, is shared with Capricorn. Since 1900, the Sun was in Aquarius all day in 6 years, in Capricorn all day in 24, and changed sign during the day in 97, when the hour and place of birth decide.
18 February, the last day of Aquarius season this year, is shared with Pisces. Since 1900, the Sun was in Aquarius all day in 92 years, and changed sign during the day in 35, when the hour and place of birth decide.

The three decans of Aquarius in 2026

Astrologers divide each sign into three decans of ten degrees, and read the second and third as coloured by the other two air signs (Gemini and Libra). The Sun takes about ten days to cross each.

Decan 1 · 0° to 10° · 20 January 2026, 01:44 UTC to 29 January 2026, 21:45 UTC
Decan 2 · 10° to 20° · 29 January 2026, 21:45 UTC to 8 February 2026, 18:28 UTC
Decan 3 · 20° to 30° · 8 February 2026, 18:28 UTC to 18 February 2026, 15:52 UTC

Aquarius traits

Aquarius thinks ahead. The sign is read for ideas, independence and the group: a care for people in general, a certain distance from people in particular, and a liking for the unconventional that can be real originality or plain contrariness. An Aquarius Sun tends to be friendly, principled, hard to persuade and uneasy with displays of feeling.

The shadow side is the cool: aloofness, a stubbornness about ideas that mirrors Taurus's about things, and a love of everyone in general that can skip the person in front of it. Astrologers describe the sign's work as bringing its ideals home.

Aquarius in love

In love, Aquarius starts from friendship and never quite leaves it. It needs space and conversation, resists possessiveness, and can seem detached when it is simply thinking. Its lesson is that intimacy is not a loss of freedom, and that feelings do not have to be reasonable to be said.

Aquarius at work

At work, Aquarius reforms things: science, technology, causes, anything with a system to improve or a rule to question. It works well in teams it chose and badly under hierarchy for its own sake. Give it a problem nobody has solved and the freedom to be odd about it.

What people get wrong: that Aquarius is cold. The distance is a way of thinking clearly, not a lack of feeling, and the sign's loyalty to its friends and its causes can last a lifetime. It is the person who forgets your birthday and turns up when the house floods.

A Sun sign is one placement of ten. The Moon, the rising sign and the planets change how it plays out: a Aquarius Sun with a Leo Moon reads differently from one with the Moon in Aquarius too. Draw your whole chart to see yours.

Famous Aquarius Suns

All 530 famous Aquarius Suns, best known first, each with a birth chart.

Aquarius in the rest of the chart

The Sun is not the only body that can be in Aquarius. Each of these has its own page: what it means, who has it, and when the body is in Aquarius.

Aquarius and the other signs

Same element (air): Gemini and Libra, a trine apart, read as the signs that understand Aquarius without trying.
Opposite: Leo, six months away, read as the sign Aquarius is drawn to and argues with.
Same modality (fixed): Taurus and Scorpio, a square apart, the friction that gets things done.
Two signs either side: Aries and Sagittarius, a sextile apart, easy company of a different kind.

Aquarius with every sign, each pairing with the famous couples who have it: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.

Sun signs are the roughest measure of two people. Compare two whole charts for the aspects between them.

Questions people ask

What are the Aquarius dates?

In 2026 the Sun is in Aquarius from 20 January 2026, 01:44 UTC to 18 February 2026, 15:52 UTC. Most years it enters on 20 January or the day either side and leaves on 18 February or the day either side; the table above gives the minute for each year. A birthday on one of those edge days needs the year, and sometimes the time and place of birth, to settle its sign.

Is 20 January a Aquarius or a Capricorn?

Not always. 20 January is the first day of Aquarius season in 2026, but the Sun's sign on that date depends on the year: of the 127 years from 1900 to 2026, in 6 the Sun was in Aquarius all day, in 24 it was in Capricorn all day and in 97 it entered Aquarius during the day, so the hour and the place of birth decide. The birthday page for 20 January lists every year.

Is 18 February a Aquarius or a Pisces?

Not always. 18 February is the last day of Aquarius season in 2026, but the Sun's sign on that date depends on the year: of the 127 years from 1900 to 2026, in 92 the Sun was in Aquarius all day and in 35 it left Aquarius for Pisces during the day, so the hour and the place of birth decide. The birthday page for 18 February lists every year.

What planet rules Aquarius?

Uranus in modern astrology, and Saturn in the tradition that predates the outer planets; many astrologers read both. The ruler is read as the sign's manner: where Uranus sits in a Aquarius Sun's own chart colours how the sign shows.

What element is Aquarius?

Air, with Gemini and Libra: the three air signs sit a third of the zodiac apart and are read as easy company for one another. Aquarius is also fixed, like Taurus and Scorpio and Leo, which share its way of acting and are read as the signs it rubs against.

Which famous people are Aquarius?

Ronald Reagan, Shakira, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bob Marley and Neymar all have the Sun in Aquarius. StarMap lists 530 well-known Aquarius Suns, each with a birth chart computed from their birth date and place.

Are Aquarius men and Aquarius women different?

Not in the chart: astrology reads the Sun in Aquarius the same way whatever a person's gender. What people describe as the Aquarius man is usually Mars in a chart, how someone pursues what they want, and the Aquarius woman Venus or the Moon, how they love and what they need; each has its own page for Aquarius, with the famous people who have it.

Aquarius horoscopes

Dates are computed from the Sun’s position with the astronomy-engine ephemeris, checked against Swiss Ephemeris, in the tropical zodiac. Birth data comes from Wikidata; a person is listed only when the Sun was in Aquarius for the whole of their birth date. Readings describe tendencies, for entertainment and self-reflection; StarMap predicts nothing. All twelve signs.

Photo credits (12 photos from Wikimedia Commons)

Each link opens the photo’s page on Wikimedia Commons, which states its author and licence.

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