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Sun signsSun in Aquarius: what it means
The Sun is in Aquarius from about January 20 to February 18. Aquarius is a fixed air sign, ruled by Uranus (traditionally Saturn). Air signs work through ideas, words and the links between people. Fixed signs keep things going.
What an Aquarius Sun is like
Part of you is always standing slightly outside the group, observing how it works. You think for yourself, question whatever everyone else takes for granted, and feel most at ease among people who share an idea more than a background. Friends matter enormously; you are loyal to them and to your principles. You are friendly with nearly everyone and intimate with few, because strong emotion, yours or someone else's, makes you reach for analysis. Being told what to do brings out your stubborn streak.
Greatest strength
Long before it is obvious, you see where things are heading and say the unpopular thing aloud.
Where it stretches you
Closeness asks you to be seen unsure, not merely interesting, and that is the door you keep half shut.
Aquarius Sun in love
Friendship is the foundation of your romances, and you need intellectual rapport and plenty of independence. Emotional demands can make you detach just when a partner wants you nearer.
Aquarius Sun at work
Autonomy matters to you more than title. You gravitate toward improving a system or serving a community, and resist doing anything a certain way simply because it was always done so.
Is Sun in Aquarius really yours?
The Sun enters Aquarius around January 20 and leaves around February 18. The exact minute moves from year to year, so if you were born within a day or two of either date, a calendar cannot tell you which side you are on. A calculated chart can.
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What the Sun means in a chart
In a birth chart the Sun describes the centre of your character: what you are working to become, where you want to be seen, and what restores your energy. It is the sign most people mean when they say "my sign". It is also only one of about a dozen points in a chart, which is why two people with the same Sun sign can be so different.
One placement is never the whole picture. A full reading weighs the Sun, the Moon, the rising sign, every planet, the houses they fall in and the angles between them. You can read a complete sample reading to see how the pieces fit together.
Aquarius in the rest of the chart
Sun signs: all twelve
Astrology is a symbolic tradition offered for reflection. These descriptions are tendencies, not predictions, and not medical, legal or financial advice.