Significations of the Signs: Aquarius | the Water Bearer or Water Pourer

Aquarius season begins when the Sun departs Capricorn and ends when it enters Pisces. This year, the ingress occurred on January 20, 2023, at 12:29 a.m. PST, and the egress on February 18, 2023, at 2:34 p.m. PST.

In the northern hemisphere, Aquarius season occurs during the stronghold of winter. The weather is fixed and constant, and the promise of spring feels distant. The darkness dictates time and keeps us under its lingering sheath, but daylight slowly takes over, and the days inch longer. Sunny winter days are welcome, but the sunlight is harsh due to awkward, penetrating angles from the Sun’s rays, and the intensity of light is imbalanced with its warmth.

The symbol for Aquarius is flowing water poured out from a jug by a youth. This sign is one of the four “human” zodiac signs. The others are Gemini, Virgo, and Libra.

In traditional astrology, the Water Bearer is the temple of Saturn. And it is the place where the Sun is in exile because it is opposite its home, Leo. No planets are in exaltation or fall in this sign. Aquarius is a fixed, yang (diurnal, masculine, solar), air sign.

Saturn, the greater malefic is a diurnal, masculine planet, that is cold and dry. It is the outer limit and slowest of the traditional planets. Its distance represents austerity, isolation, limitations, responsibility, and seriousness.

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