Aquarius Compatibility: Who Is Aquarius Compatible With?
Tradition: Western astrology. A tradition, not a forecast. Astrologers read it this way; the evidence does not.
By Suraj Giri · Reviewer for this method: not yet appointed (see our editorial policy)
In Western astrology, Aquarius is rated highest with Gemini and Libra (a strong match, 8 of 8 points) and lowest with Taurus and Scorpio (a challenging match, 1 of 8). The list below ranks all eleven other signs; the same-sign pair is noted under it.
Aquarius compatibility here is one sign scored against the other eleven, and each pairing keeps a verdict page of its own. To check Aquarius against any other sign, open the sign compatibility calculator. Every row of the list below opens one of those pages. Cancer and Aquarius, for example, is a match that takes adjustment at 2 of 8 on our scoring, and the full reading sits on Cancer and Aquarius compatibility.
How compatible is Aquarius with each zodiac sign?
| Rank | Pair | Verdict | Points | Elements | Aspect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aquarius and Gemini | strong match | 8 of 8 | same element | trine, 120 degrees |
| 2 | Aquarius and Libra | strong match | 8 of 8 | same element | trine, 120 degrees |
| 3 | Aquarius and Aries | good match | 5 of 8 | paired elements | sextile, 60 degrees |
| 4 | Aquarius and Sagittarius | good match | 5 of 8 | paired elements | sextile, 60 degrees |
| 5 | Aquarius and Leo | mixed | 4 of 8 | paired elements | opposition, 180 degrees |
| 6 | Aquarius and Cancer | takes adjustment | 2 of 8 | unpaired elements | quincunx, 150 degrees |
| 7 | Aquarius and Virgo | takes adjustment | 2 of 8 | unpaired elements | quincunx, 150 degrees |
| 8 | Aquarius and Capricorn | takes adjustment | 2 of 8 | unpaired elements | semisextile, 30 degrees |
| 9 | Aquarius and Pisces | takes adjustment | 2 of 8 | unpaired elements | semisextile, 30 degrees |
| 10 | Aquarius and Taurus | challenging | 1 of 8 | unpaired elements | square, 90 degrees |
| 11 | Aquarius and Scorpio | challenging | 1 of 8 | unpaired elements | square, 90 degrees |
The same sign: Aquarius and Aquarius reads as good match, 5 of 8, a conjunction. Points: aspect up to 5, elements up to 2, modality 1. Ties keep wheel order.
The two rows at the top are the other air signs, four signs away from Aquarius, which is the trine. A trine inside one element is the only combination that reaches 8 points: 5 for the aspect, 2 for the element, 1 for the modality. The two at the bottom, on 1 point, are three signs away, the square, which astrologers read as friction. Between them come two sextiles on 5, one opposition on 4, and four signs on 2, where the tradition reads adjustment rather than a clash. What it means is kept narrow: three traditional readings added together, not a forecast about anybody.
What is Aquarius's perfect match?
The tradition's best match for Aquarius is Gemini and Libra: a strong match at 8 of 8 points, same element, trine.
Two signs finish level at the top of our scoring for Aquarius. A question about one perfect match has two answers.
- Gemini, 8 of 8: air with air at the trine, the angle astrologers treat as the easiest on the wheel (same element, trine).
- Libra, also 8 of 8: the third air sign, the same trine measured the other way round (same element, trine).
- Aries, 5 of 8: fire pairs with air in the old convention, and a sextile reads as friendly (paired elements, sextile).
- Sagittarius, also 5 of 8: the second fire sign, earning its points on the same two counts (paired elements, sextile).
Air with air and air with fire are the only element pairings that score for Aquarius. That is why its four best matches are two air signs and two fire signs.
Who are Aquarius not compatible with?
The lowest ratings for Aquarius are Taurus and Scorpio: a challenging match at 1 of 8, unpaired elements, square. A low rating is the tradition's reading of two sun signs, not a fact about two people.
The challenging matches for Aquarius are level with each other. A single angle explains both.
- Taurus, 1 of 8: two fixed signs whose elements are not paired, three apart on the wheel, which is the square (unpaired elements, square).
- Scorpio, also 1 of 8, the same square counted from the other direction (unpaired elements, square).
- Leo sits higher on 4 of 8, an opposition rather than a square, and belongs to the middle of the table.
Taurus, Scorpio and Leo are the other three fixed signs, and two fixed signs together forfeit the modality point, so Aquarius's own modality gathers at the low end. A low rating describes how easily two styles fit, never what either person is like. It reads the same whichever of the pair is the Aquarius.
Who is the best match for an Aquarius woman?
The ranking does not change for an Aquarius woman: Gemini and Libra stay at the top, because our scoring compares two signs and takes no other input. Gender is not one of them. The emphasis is what shifts. Aquarius is the fixed sign of the air trio, and the tradition reads fixed air as the one that holds an idea rather than trading it away. The reading is the same for an Aquarius woman as for any Aquarius.
Who is the best match for an Aquarius man?
The ranking does not change for an Aquarius man either, and Gemini and Libra lead it for the same reason. The angle worth adding here is the ruler. Aquarius is ruled by Uranus, traditionally by Saturn, one of three signs the tradition gives two rulers, because Uranus was only discovered in 1781. Saturn also rules Capricorn, which scores 2 of 8 above, so a shared ruler colours a reading and adds nothing to the points.
How is Aquarius in love, friendship and marriage?
The three readings all come off the same eleven scores. The tradition takes the element as temperament, the aspect as how easy the angle is, and the modality as pace, which is what it watches over years.
Aquarius in love
For love the tradition rates Aquarius highest with Gemini, Libra, Aries and Sagittarius: the 4 pairings that reach a good or strong match on the points above.
Aquarius in friendship
The signs that share Aquarius's element, air, sit in a trine (Gemini and Libra), which the tradition reads as the easiest company; the two sextiles (Aries and Sagittarius) read as easy and friendly.
Aquarius in marriage
For the long run the tradition looks at modality: Aquarius is a fixed sign, so a partner of another modality scores the modality point (8 of the eleven). Aquarius runs January 20 to February 18 and is ruled by Uranus (traditionally Saturn).
What does Aquarius need in love?
Aquarius needs independence and an idea to share, in the tradition's reading, because Aquarius is an air sign, fixed by mode, ruled by Uranus and traditionally by Saturn. Air is read for ideas, fixed for holding a position, Uranus for change and Saturn for structure. Those facts are what the scoring compares, which is why they stand behind the ranking rather than beside it.
Which signs are the best friends for Aquarius?
Gemini and Libra are the easiest company for Aquarius in the tradition's reading, with Aries and Sagittarius next.
- Gemini talks in the same register, because both signs are air (trine).
- Libra completes the air trio, reached by the same trine from the far side (trine).
- Aries and Sagittarius bring fire, the element paired with air, and their sextile reads as friendly (sextile).
Which signs make good friends in general is a wider question than one sign hub answers.
Who should Aquarius marry?
The tradition points at Gemini and Libra first, then Aries and Sagittarius, the order the scoring already sets. For the long run astrologers weigh modality above element, because modality is about pace. Aquarius is fixed, so a cardinal or a mutable partner takes the modality point and another fixed sign does not. Love compatibility read this way describes how two styles fit, never anybody's marriage, and no page here can tell anyone who to marry.
The date range above is the one most calendars use rather than an exact boundary. The Sun's entry into a sign moves by up to a day with the year and the time zone. A birthday on either edge can belong to the sign next door. Every sign has a best and a worst match in the tradition. The ranking across all twelve at once is in which signs are soulmates. Aquarius compatibility, as this page scores it, stops at the sun sign.
How we calculate it
- The distance between the two signs on the wheel gives the aspect: the same sign, one sign apart, and so on to opposite signs. A trine scores 5, a conjunction, sextile or opposition 3, anything else 1.
- The elements are compared. The same element adds 2. Fire with air, or earth with water, adds 1.
- The modalities are compared. Different modalities add 1.
- The total, out of 8, sets the band. The points table is our proposal and is waiting for an astrologer's review.
The full rule, in plain words and in pseudocode, is on the methodology page.
Sources
- Astrological sign (Wikipedia): Modality table; classical and modern rulers
- Zodiac signs (Astrology.com): Modality and ruler per sign; the date table
- Sign rulerships (Cafe Astrology): Traditional against modern rulerships
- Astrological aspect (Wikipedia): Degrees; major and minor aspects
- Aspects in astrology (Cafe Astrology): How each aspect is read
- Zodiac (Wikipedia): The sun-sign date ranges and the note that they vary slightly by year