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Sun in Aquarius
The Sun in Aquarius is a self that stands slightly apart. Identity comes through ideas, principles and the group it chooses; the Aquarius Sun is friendly to humanity and particular about individuals. Originality is real, and so is a stubbornness that calls itself integrity. The Sun is in detriment here: the ego is cool, the vitality intellectual. The work is to be personal as well as principled.
In plain words
The Sun stands for your sense of who you are. In Aquarius, that works in an Aquarius way: independent, principled and a little detached. You do it your own way and care about the bigger group.
Full guide
| Sun signifies | identity, vitality, purpose |
|---|---|
| Aquarius is | air, fixed — ideas, independence, the group |
| Sign ruler | Saturn (traditional), Uranus (modern) |
| Sun here is | in detriment — working against its nature |
Reading it by degree
Within Aquarius the placement is coloured by its decan (the ten-degree face) and its bound (the Egyptian term), each with a planetary ruler of its own. Your chart shows both for every planet.
Decans (faces) of Aquarius
| 0°–10° | Venus |
|---|---|
| 10°–20° | Mercury |
| 20°–30° | Moon |
Egyptian bounds of Aquarius
| 0°–7° | Mercury |
|---|---|
| 7°–13° | Venus |
| 13°–20° | Jupiter |
| 20°–25° | Mars |
| 25°–30° | Saturn |
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See also Aquarius rising and Sun in the other signs.
Common questions
What does Sun in Aquarius mean?
The Sun in Aquarius is a self that stands slightly apart.
Is Sun strong in Aquarius?
Sun in Aquarius is in detriment — working against its nature. The house and aspects in your own chart decide how it plays out.
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