Aquarius is the sign of independence: the need for freedom, an attraction to new or fringe ideas, an outlook turned toward the group and the collective more than toward the intimate. A planet in Aquarius acts with detachment and originality.
A Venus in Aquarius, for example, loves in a free, unconventional way; this principle of independence applies to any planet found there, not just the Sun.
Element: Air. Modality: Fixed. Ruler (domicile): Saturn, in the classical seven-planet system. Opposite sign: Leo. Natural house: 11 (friendships, groups, collective projects).
The Sun is in fall here: individual solar self-assertion expresses itself with restraint, tempered by the sign's collective logic. No classical planet is in exaltation here.
Modern (20th-century) astrology conventionally assigns the co-rulership of Aquarius to Uranus — see the Uranus entry for this convention, distinct from the classical dignities.
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