Aquarius dates in 2027 are from Wednesday, January 20, to Thursday, February 18, Eastern Time. The Sun enters Aquarius at 2:30 a.m. EST on January 20 and Pisces at 4:33 p.m. EST on February 18.
The Aquarius zodiac sign covers the eleventh 30 degrees of the ecliptic, from 300° to 330° of celestial longitude. It begins when the Sun reaches 300° and ends when the Sun reaches 330° and enters Pisces.
In 2027, Aquarius begins on Wednesday, January 20, in Eastern, Central, and Mountain Time, but on Tuesday, January 19, in Pacific Time, Alaska, and Hawaii, because the Sun crosses the boundary at 07:30 UTC.
In 2025 and 2026, Aquarius began on January 19 in Eastern Time, so the sign for a January 19 or 20 birthday depends on the year. Aquarius season 2027 also contains Lunar New Year on Saturday, February 6.
An Aquarius born in early February 2027 can therefore belong to either of two Chinese zodiac years. This page gives the exact 2027 start and end times in every US time zone and the dates for 2024 through 2030.
It also compares the Western sign with Vedic Kumbha and with the Aquarius constellation. Aquarius is the eleventh sign on Datescal’s Zodiac Signs and Dates hub.
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When is Aquarius season 2027?
Aquarius season 2027 runs from Wednesday, January 20, at 07:30 UTC to Thursday, February 18, at 21:33 UTC, a span of 29 days, 14 hours, and 3 minutes.
Cafe Astrology gives the start as 2:30 a.m. EST, and its Pisces ingress page gives the end as 4:33 p.m. EST. Moontracks lists the same moments as 07:29 UTC and 21:33 UTC.
The table below converts both moments to US and international time zones.
| Time zone | Aquarius begins (Sun enters Aquarius) | Aquarius ends (Sun enters Pisces) |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | Wednesday, January 20, 7:30 a.m. | Thursday, February 18, 9:33 p.m. |
| US Eastern | Wednesday, January 20, 2:30 a.m. EST | Thursday, February 18, 4:33 p.m. EST |
| US Central | Wednesday, January 20, 1:30 a.m. CST | Thursday, February 18, 3:33 p.m. CST |
| US Mountain | Wednesday, January 20, 12:30 a.m. MST | Thursday, February 18, 2:33 p.m. MST |
| US Pacific | Tuesday, January 19, 11:30 p.m. PST | Thursday, February 18, 1:33 p.m. PST |
| Alaska | Tuesday, January 19, 10:30 p.m. AKST | Thursday, February 18, 12:33 p.m. AKST |
| Hawaii | Tuesday, January 19, 9:30 p.m. HST | Thursday, February 18, 11:33 a.m. HST |
| London | Wednesday, January 20, 7:30 a.m. GMT | Thursday, February 18, 9:33 p.m. GMT |
| India | Wednesday, January 20, 1:00 p.m. IST | Friday, February 19, 3:03 a.m. IST |
| Sydney | Wednesday, January 20, 6:30 p.m. AEDT | Friday, February 19, 8:33 a.m. AEDT |
In every US time zone, Wednesday, February 17, is the last full calendar day of Aquarius 2027. February 18 is split between Aquarius and Pisces. Pisces begins in the afternoon on the East Coast and before noon in Hawaii.
Aquarius zodiac sign dates that differ by location
The start of Aquarius 2027 falls close to midnight across much of the United States. Its end falls on February 18 in the Americas and Europe but on February 19 in Asia and Australia. These are the boundaries that matter for births in 2027:
- Tuesday, January 19: in Pacific Time, a birth at or after 11:30 p.m. PST is an Aquarius. The cutoff is 10:30 p.m. AKST in Alaska and 9:30 p.m. HST in Hawaii. In Eastern, Central, and Mountain Time, all of January 19 is Capricorn.
- Wednesday, January 20: in Eastern Time, a birth before 2:30 a.m. EST is a Capricorn; in Mountain Time, the cutoff is 12:30 a.m. MST.
- Thursday, February 18: a birth before 4:33 p.m. EST (1:33 p.m. PST) is an Aquarius; a birth at or after that moment is a Pisces.
- Friday, February 19: In India and Australia, Pisces begins on February 19, so a birth there on February 18, 2027, is an Aquarius.
Aquarius dates by year, 2024 to 2030
Aquarius dates move within a two-day window. In Eastern Time, Aquarius began on January 20 in 2024, on January 19 in 2025 and 2026, and on January 20 in 2027 and 2028. The table below lists each year’s start and end, drawn from these sources:
- 2024 to 2027: Cafe Astrology’s ingress pages for Aquarius (2024, 2025, 2026) and Pisces (2024, 2025, 2026). Moontracks matches these times to within 1 minute for 2026 and 2027.
- 2028: times from Moontracks, the only published source found with exact 2028 times.
- 2029 and 2030: dates from Augurine’s ingress calendars for 2029 and 2030, which list dates without times.
| Year | Aquarius begins (Eastern Time) | Aquarius ends (Sun enters Pisces, Eastern Time) | Length of Aquarius season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Saturday, January 20, 9:07 a.m. EST | Sunday, February 18, 11:12 p.m. EST | 29 days, 14 hours, 5 minutes |
| 2025 | Sunday, January 19, 3:00 p.m. EST | Tuesday, February 18, 5:06 a.m. EST | 29 days, 14 hours, 6 minutes |
| 2026 | Monday, January 19, 8:45 p.m. EST | Wednesday, February 18, 10:52 a.m. EST | 29 days, 14 hours, 7 minutes |
| 2027 | Wednesday, January 20, 2:30 a.m. EST | Thursday, February 18, 4:33 p.m. EST | 29 days, 14 hours, 3 minutes |
| 2028 | Thursday, January 20, 8:21 a.m. EST | Friday, February 18, 10:26 p.m. EST | 29 days, 14 hours, 5 minutes |
| 2029 | Friday, January 19 (UTC date) | Sunday, February 18 (UTC date) | Not yet confirmed to the minute |
| 2030 | Sunday, January 20 (UTC date) | Monday, February 18 (UTC date) | Not yet confirmed to the minute |
Why Aquarius is one of the shortest signs
Aquarius is one of the three shortest tropical signs because it comes just after perihelion, the point in early January when Earth is closest to the Sun and moves fastest in its orbit.
Aquarius season lasts about 29 days and 14 hours every year. That is only about 3 hours and 20 minutes longer than Capricorn, the shortest sign, and about 37 minutes longer than Sagittarius.
How to check whether a birthday is Aquarius
Use this method for a birth date of January 19, 20, or 21, or February 18 or 19:
- Find that year’s Aquarius start or end time in the tables above and convert it to UTC.
- Convert the birth time to UTC, using standard time for any US birth in this period.
- A birth at or after the start time and before the end time is Aquarius.
Holidays and observances during Aquarius season 2027
Aquarius season 2027 contains one federal holiday, Washington’s Birthday, and the start of the Lunar New Year.
| Date | Observance | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, February 2, 2027 | Groundhog Day | Observance; not a federal holiday |
| Saturday, February 6, 2027 | Lunar New Year | Start of the Year of the Goat |
| Friday, February 12, 2027 | Kumbha Sankranti, 11:43 p.m. EST | Sun enters sidereal Aquarius in the Hindu calendar |
| Sunday, February 14, 2027 | Valentine’s Day | Observance; not a federal holiday |
| Monday, February 15, 2027 | Washington’s Birthday | Federal holiday, third Monday in February |
The Smithsonian Institution and China Highlights both give Saturday, February 6, 2027, as the start of the Year of the Goat. An Aquarius born between January 20 and February 5, 2027, belongs to the previous Chinese zodiac year, while one born from February 6 onward is a Goat.
The Chinese zodiac follows a lunisolar calendar, so its years do not line up with the Western signs. Aquarius birthdays span two birthstone months, January and February; the stones are covered in January Birthstone and February Birthstone.
What is the Aquarius zodiac sign?
The Aquarius zodiac sign is the segment of the ecliptic from 300° to 330° of celestial longitude, the eleventh of 12 equal sectors measured from the March equinox.
Its symbol is the water-bearer, written â™’.
Western astrology assigns Aquarius the attributes below, according to the reference entry on Wikipedia.
| Attribute | Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Position | 11th of 12 signs; ecliptic longitude 300°–330° |
| Symbol | â™’ the water-bearer |
| Element | Air, shared with Gemini and Libra |
| Modality | Fixed, shared with Taurus, Leo and Scorpio |
| Ruling planet | Saturn (traditional); Uranus (modern) |
| Exaltation | None in traditional astrology; Pluto in some modern systems |
| Detriment | Sun |
| Fall | Neptune in some modern systems |
| Opposite sign | Leo |
| Sanskrit name | Kumbha, “water pot” |
Despite its name, Aquarius is an air sign, not a water sign. In Greek tradition, the water-bearer is Ganymede, the Phrygian youth whom Zeus carried to Olympus to serve as cupbearer to the gods.
In older Sumerian and Babylonian tradition, the figure was the god Enki, also called Ea. In astrological tradition, Aquarius is associated with independence, originality, and humanitarian concerns. These are astrological attributions, not findings of psychological research.
Aquarius in Vedic astrology: Kumbha
Vedic (Jyotish) astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, so its Aquarius, called Kumbha, starts about 24 days after the Western sign. In 2027, the Sun enters sidereal Aquarius on Friday, February 12, at 11:43 p.m. EST, which is 10:13 a.m. IST on Saturday, February 13, according to the Sankranti table published by Drik Panchang.
AAPS gives 10:09 a.m. IST on February 13 for the same event. The 4-minute gap comes from different ayanamsa values; the ayanamsa is the offset each system uses between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs.
This moment is called Kumbha Sankranti. Sidereal Aquarius ends at Meena Sankranti, when the Sun enters sidereal Pisces on Sunday, March 14, 2027, at 9:34 p.m. EDT (7:04 a.m. IST on Monday, March 15), also according to Drik Panchang. For Vedic astrology, Wikipedia lists Rahu, the Moon’s ascending node, as a ruler of Aquarius alongside Saturn.
As a result, a person born in Eastern Time between Wednesday, January 20, and the evening of Friday, February 12, 2027, is an Aquarius in Western astrology and a Capricorn (Makara) in Vedic astrology. Only births from 11:43 p.m. EST on February 12 to 4:33 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 18, are Aquarius in both systems.
The Aquarius constellation
The Aquarius constellation is separate from the Aquarius sign. It ranks 10th of the 88 constellations by area, covering 980 square degrees. These are its best-known features:
- Sadalsuud (Beta Aquarii) and Sadalmelik (Alpha Aquarii): the two brightest stars, both yellow supergiants of about magnitude 2.9, roughly 540 and 520 light-years away.
- The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293): the closest planetary nebula to Earth, about 650 light-years away.
- TRAPPIST-1: an ultracool dwarf star whose seven rocky planets were announced on February 23, 2017.
- The Eta Aquariids: a meteor shower that peaks around May 5–6 at about 35 meteors per hour. Its parent body is Halley’s Comet.
The Babylonians called the constellation GU.LA, “the Great One,” and linked it with the god Ea. The Sun passes in front of the Aquarius constellation from about February 16 to March 11, for 23 days, based on EarthSky’s table of constellation entry dates. For almost all of Western Aquarius season, the Sun stands in front of Capricornus instead.
What Aquarius is not
Three different things share the name Aquarius, and their 2027 dates do not match. The table below compares them.
| Feature | Aquarius zodiac sign (tropical) | Kumbha (sidereal Aquarius) | Aquarius constellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Used by | Western astrology | Vedic astrology, Hindu calendars | Astronomy |
| Defined by | 300° to 330° from the March equinox | Fixed stars, with an ayanamsa | IAU constellation boundaries |
| Length | About 29 days, 14 hours | About 29 days, 21 hours | About 23 days |
| 2027 start (Eastern Time) | Wednesday, January 20 | Friday, February 12 | About February 16 |
| 2027 end (Eastern Time) | Thursday, February 18 | Sunday, March 14 | About March 11 |
Aquarius is also not a water sign, despite its water-bearer symbol; it belongs to the air element. Nor is Aquarius a winter sign everywhere. In the Southern Hemisphere, Aquarius season falls in midsummer.
Frequently asked questions
What are the Aquarius dates?
The Aquarius dates in 2027 are Wednesday, January 20, to Thursday, February 18, in US Eastern Time. Aquarius begins at 2:30 a.m. EST on January 20 and ends at 4:33 p.m. EST on February 18, when the Sun enters Pisces. In Pacific Time, Alaska, and Hawaii, Aquarius 2027 begins on the evening of Tuesday, January 19.
Is January 20 Capricorn or Aquarius?
January 20, 2027, is mostly Aquarius. The Sun enters Aquarius at 2:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, January 20, 2027, so only an Eastern Time birth before that time is a Capricorn. In Pacific Time, Aquarius begins at 11:30 p.m. PST on January 19. In 2025 and 2026, Aquarius began on January 19 in Eastern Time, so all of January 20 was Aquarius.
Is February 18 Aquarius or Pisces?
February 18, 2027, is split between Aquarius and Pisces. The Sun enters Pisces at 4:33 p.m. EST (1:33 p.m. PST) on Thursday, February 18, 2027, so births before that time are Aquarius and births at or after it are Pisces. In India and Australia, Pisces begins on February 19, so all of February 18, 2027, is Aquarius there.
Is Aquarius a water sign?
No. Aquarius is an air sign, grouped with Gemini and Libra, even though its symbol is the water-bearer. The water-bearer image comes from Greek and Babylonian mythology, while the element assignment comes from the astrological system of four triplicities. The three water signs are Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces, according to standard Western astrological references.
What is the Aquarius symbol?
The Aquarius symbol is the water-bearer, written with the glyph â™’, two parallel wavy lines usually read as flowing water. In Greek mythology, the water-bearer is Ganymede, cupbearer to the gods. Aquarius is an air sign with fixed modality; its traditional ruler is Saturn and its modern ruler is Uranus, according to standard Western astrological references.
When is Kumbha Sankranti in 2027?
Kumbha Sankranti 2027 falls on Saturday, February 13, 2027, at 10:13 a.m. IST, which is 11:43 p.m. EST on Friday, February 12, according to Drik Panchang. It marks the Sun’s entry into sidereal Aquarius in the Hindu calendar. AAPS lists the same event at 10:09 a.m. IST. Sidereal Aquarius lasts until Meena Sankranti on Sunday, March 14, 2027, Eastern Time.
