Venus in Aquarius
Your best loves began as friendships. Venus in Aquarius loves clearly rather than warmly, keeps its own rules for romance, and stays loyal for decades.
You fell for them over an argument about a film, or a petition, or the right way to fold a map, and worked out later that you had been flirting for a year.
Venus in Aquarius loves as a friend first.
Friends for years
Your best relationships started as friendships: the long conversations, the shared cause, the evening you realised the person you had been talking to for years was the one you wanted. You fall for the original and the odd, and your home has at least one object every visitor asks about. You choose a partner with a life of their own and a mind that still surprises you.
Rules for two
The usual rules of romance bore you, and you make up your own: separate trips, a standing night with your friends, a relationship explained to no one. What you will not do is perform love for an audience, so no public anniversaries and no pet names in front of friends. Jealousy bores you, and you would sooner talk it through than feel it. A partner who is still a little unpredictable after five years keeps you.
On a dark night far from any town, Venus is bright enough to cast a faint shadow. In this sign, ruled by Saturn and, for modern astrologers, Uranus, it is that kind of light: clear rather than warm, and still casting a shadow.
Arm’s length
The trouble is distance. You pull back when love asks for closeness, treat feelings as ideas to be discussed, and seem detached exactly when a partner needs warmth. You are better at loving people in general than one person on a bad day.
When a partner is upset, move closer before you say anything. Sit on the same side of the table.
Decades
You are loyal in a way that surprises people who think you are cool. You remember what a partner believes, defend it when they are not there to hear it, and keep their secrets without being asked. Your friendships last for decades, and so do your loves: the ones who stayed found that the distance was a door left open.
Were you born with Venus in Aquarius?
Venus comes to Aquarius about once a year and stays about three and a half weeks, or as long as four months when it turns retrograde there.
Venus’s every stay in Aquarius from 1920 to 2030, from the minute it entered to the minute it left, in Universal Time (UTC). Born on a first or last day? Then the hour and the place decide it, and your chart settles it.
1920s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 23, 1920, 3:47 a.m. | March 18, 1920, 3:31 p.m. |
| December 12, 1920, 11:45 a.m. | January 6, 1921, 8:32 p.m. |
| January 24, 1922, 1:13 p.m. | February 17, 1922, 11:06 a.m. |
| March 6, 1923, 5:38 a.m. | April 1, 1923, 5:16 a.m. |
| December 26, 1923, 8:03 a.m. | January 19, 1924, 1:45 p.m. |
| February 7, 1925, 11:16 p.m. | March 4, 1925, 12:21 a.m. |
| December 5, 1925, 3:09 p.m. | April 6, 1926, 3:59 a.m. |
| January 9, 1927, 11:48 a.m. | February 2, 1927, 10:33 a.m. |
| February 22, 1928, 4:15 p.m. | March 18, 1928, 3:25 a.m. |
| December 12, 1928, 1:25 a.m. | January 6, 1929, 12:01 p.m. |
1930s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| January 24, 1930, 12:22 a.m. | February 16, 1930, 10:11 p.m. |
| March 5, 1931, 9:46 p.m. | March 31, 1931, 7:03 p.m. |
| December 25, 1931, 7:44 p.m. | January 19, 1932, 1:52 a.m. |
| February 7, 1933, 10:30 a.m. | March 3, 1933, 11:24 a.m. |
| December 5, 1933, 6:00 p.m. | April 6, 1934, 9:22 a.m. |
| January 8, 1935, 10:44 p.m. | February 1, 1935, 9:36 p.m. |
| February 22, 1936, 4:14 a.m. | March 17, 1936, 2:53 p.m. |
| December 11, 1936, 2:51 p.m. | January 6, 1937, 3:18 a.m. |
| January 23, 1938, 11:16 a.m. | February 16, 1938, 9:00 a.m. |
| March 5, 1939, 1:29 p.m. | March 31, 1939, 8:34 a.m. |
| December 25, 1939, 7:25 a.m. | January 18, 1940, 2:00 p.m. |
1940s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 6, 1941, 9:49 p.m. | March 2, 1941, 10:33 p.m. |
| December 5, 1941, 11:04 p.m. | April 6, 1942, 1:14 p.m. |
| January 8, 1943, 10:03 a.m. | February 1, 1943, 9:02 a.m. |
| February 21, 1944, 4:40 p.m. | March 17, 1944, 2:46 a.m. |
| December 11, 1944, 4:47 a.m. | January 5, 1945, 7:18 p.m. |
| January 22, 1946, 10:28 p.m. | February 15, 1946, 8:11 p.m. |
| March 5, 1947, 5:09 a.m. | March 30, 1947, 10:14 p.m. |
| December 24, 1947, 7:13 p.m. | January 18, 1948, 2:14 a.m. |
| February 6, 1949, 9:05 a.m. | March 2, 1949, 9:38 a.m. |
| December 6, 1949, 6:05 a.m. | April 6, 1950, 3:14 p.m. |
1950s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| January 7, 1951, 9:10 p.m. | January 31, 1951, 8:14 p.m. |
| February 21, 1952, 4:42 a.m. | March 16, 1952, 2:18 p.m. |
| December 10, 1952, 6:30 p.m. | January 5, 1953, 11:10 a.m. |
| January 22, 1954, 9:20 a.m. | February 15, 1954, 7:01 a.m. |
| March 4, 1955, 8:22 p.m. | March 30, 1955, 11:30 a.m. |
| December 24, 1955, 6:53 a.m. | January 17, 1956, 2:22 p.m. |
| February 5, 1957, 8:16 p.m. | March 1, 1957, 8:39 p.m. |
| December 6, 1957, 3:25 p.m. | April 6, 1958, 4:00 p.m. |
| January 7, 1959, 8:17 a.m. | January 31, 1959, 7:28 a.m. |
1960s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 20, 1960, 4:47 p.m. | March 16, 1960, 1:53 a.m. |
| December 10, 1960, 8:34 a.m. | January 5, 1961, 3:31 a.m. |
| January 21, 1962, 8:31 p.m. | February 14, 1962, 6:09 p.m. |
| March 4, 1963, 11:41 a.m. | March 30, 1963, 1:00 a.m. |
| December 23, 1963, 6:53 p.m. | January 17, 1964, 2:53 a.m. |
| February 5, 1965, 7:41 a.m. | March 1, 1965, 7:55 a.m. |
| December 7, 1965, 4:37 a.m. | February 6, 1966, 12:46 p.m. |
| February 25, 1966, 10:54 a.m. | April 6, 1966, 3:53 p.m. |
| January 6, 1967, 7:35 p.m. | January 30, 1967, 6:53 p.m. |
| February 20, 1968, 4:55 a.m. | March 15, 1968, 1:32 p.m. |
| December 9, 1968, 10:40 p.m. | January 4, 1969, 8:07 p.m. |
1970s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| January 21, 1970, 7:26 a.m. | February 14, 1970, 5:04 a.m. |
| March 4, 1971, 2:24 a.m. | March 29, 1971, 2:01 p.m. |
| December 23, 1971, 6:32 a.m. | January 16, 1972, 3:01 p.m. |
| February 4, 1973, 6:43 p.m. | February 28, 1973, 6:45 p.m. |
| December 7, 1973, 9:37 p.m. | January 29, 1974, 7:51 p.m. |
| February 28, 1974, 2:25 p.m. | April 6, 1974, 2:17 p.m. |
| January 6, 1975, 6:40 a.m. | January 30, 1975, 6:05 a.m. |
| February 19, 1976, 4:50 p.m. | March 15, 1976, 12:59 a.m. |
| December 9, 1976, 12:53 p.m. | January 4, 1977, 1:01 p.m. |
| January 20, 1978, 6:29 p.m. | February 13, 1978, 4:07 p.m. |
| March 3, 1979, 5:18 p.m. | March 29, 1979, 3:18 a.m. |
| December 22, 1979, 6:35 p.m. | January 16, 1980, 3:36 a.m. |
1980s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 4, 1981, 6:08 a.m. | February 28, 1981, 6:02 a.m. |
| December 8, 1981, 8:52 p.m. | January 23, 1982, 2:56 a.m. |
| March 2, 1982, 11:25 a.m. | April 6, 1982, 12:21 p.m. |
| January 5, 1983, 5:58 p.m. | January 29, 1983, 5:31 p.m. |
| February 19, 1984, 4:52 a.m. | March 14, 1984, 12:35 p.m. |
| December 9, 1984, 3:26 a.m. | January 4, 1985, 6:23 a.m. |
| January 20, 1986, 5:36 a.m. | February 13, 1986, 3:11 a.m. |
| March 3, 1987, 7:55 a.m. | March 28, 1987, 4:20 p.m. |
| December 22, 1987, 6:29 a.m. | January 15, 1988, 4:04 p.m. |
| February 3, 1989, 5:15 p.m. | February 27, 1989, 4:59 p.m. |
| December 10, 1989, 4:54 a.m. | January 16, 1990, 3:23 p.m. |
1990s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| March 3, 1990, 5:52 p.m. | April 6, 1990, 9:13 a.m. |
| January 5, 1991, 5:03 a.m. | January 29, 1991, 4:44 a.m. |
| February 18, 1992, 4:40 p.m. | March 13, 1992, 11:57 p.m. |
| December 8, 1992, 5:49 p.m. | January 3, 1993, 11:53 p.m. |
| January 19, 1994, 4:28 p.m. | February 12, 1994, 2:04 p.m. |
| March 2, 1995, 10:10 p.m. | March 28, 1995, 5:10 a.m. |
| December 21, 1995, 6:23 p.m. | January 15, 1996, 4:30 a.m. |
| February 3, 1997, 4:28 a.m. | February 27, 1997, 4:01 a.m. |
| December 12, 1997, 4:39 a.m. | January 9, 1998, 9:03 p.m. |
| March 4, 1998, 4:14 p.m. | April 6, 1998, 5:38 a.m. |
| January 4, 1999, 4:25 p.m. | January 28, 1999, 4:16 p.m. |
2000s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 18, 2000, 4:43 a.m. | March 13, 2000, 11:36 a.m. |
| December 8, 2000, 8:48 a.m. | January 3, 2001, 6:14 p.m. |
| January 19, 2002, 3:42 a.m. | February 12, 2002, 1:18 a.m. |
| March 2, 2003, 12:40 p.m. | March 27, 2003, 6:14 p.m. |
| December 21, 2003, 6:33 a.m. | January 14, 2004, 5:16 p.m. |
| February 2, 2005, 3:42 p.m. | February 26, 2005, 3:07 p.m. |
| December 15, 2005, 3:57 p.m. | January 1, 2006, 8:18 p.m. |
| March 5, 2006, 8:39 a.m. | April 6, 2006, 1:21 a.m. |
| January 4, 2007, 3:31 a.m. | January 28, 2007, 3:32 a.m. |
| February 17, 2008, 4:22 p.m. | March 12, 2008, 10:51 p.m. |
| December 7, 2008, 11:37 p.m. | January 3, 2009, 12:35 p.m. |
2010s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| January 18, 2010, 2:35 p.m. | February 11, 2010, 12:10 p.m. |
| March 2, 2011, 2:39 a.m. | March 27, 2011, 6:53 a.m. |
| December 20, 2011, 6:26 p.m. | January 14, 2012, 5:47 a.m. |
| February 2, 2013, 2:46 a.m. | February 26, 2013, 2:03 a.m. |
| March 5, 2014, 9:03 p.m. | April 5, 2014, 8:31 p.m. |
| January 3, 2015, 2:48 p.m. | January 27, 2015, 2:59 p.m. |
| February 17, 2016, 4:17 a.m. | March 12, 2016, 10:24 a.m. |
| December 7, 2016, 2:51 p.m. | January 3, 2017, 7:47 a.m. |
| January 18, 2018, 1:44 a.m. | February 10, 2018, 11:19 p.m. |
| March 1, 2019, 4:45 p.m. | March 26, 2019, 7:43 p.m. |
| December 20, 2019, 6:42 a.m. | January 13, 2020, 6:39 p.m. |
2020s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 1, 2021, 2:05 p.m. | February 25, 2021, 1:12 p.m. |
| March 6, 2022, 6:30 a.m. | April 5, 2022, 3:18 p.m. |
| January 3, 2023, 2:10 a.m. | January 27, 2023, 2:33 a.m. |
| February 16, 2024, 4:05 p.m. | March 11, 2024, 9:50 p.m. |
| December 7, 2024, 6:13 a.m. | January 3, 2025, 3:24 a.m. |
| January 17, 2026, 12:43 p.m. | February 10, 2026, 10:19 a.m. |
| March 1, 2027, 6:32 a.m. | March 26, 2027, 8:17 a.m. |
| December 19, 2027, 6:40 p.m. | January 13, 2028, 7:20 a.m. |
| February 1, 2029, 1:03 a.m. | February 25, 2029, 12:03 a.m. |
2030s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| March 6, 2030, 12:51 p.m. | April 5, 2030, 9:19 a.m. |
Find your own Venus
Your chart is free and takes a moment: the wheel, your Sun, Moon and rising sign, and where Venus sits in it, to the degree.