2021 Aquarius Yearly Horoscope
2021 Aquarius Yearly Overview: Horoscope
Aquarius (Born January 21 to February 19*) – 0 to 30 degrees Aquarius:
2021: Aquarius Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
Aquarius (All):
Note This is where the summary of the year resides; more details are below!
The year 2021 and its astrological effects on the sign of Aquarius.
The year ahead brings a powerful focus on your sign, dear Aquarius, and that means you’re more visible and ready to make changes. It’s a year of empowering personality development.
There has been a tremendous focus on a private, background sector of your solar chart in the past year. While this theme does continue to some degree, the year 2021 brings many areas of your life out into the light! You’re feeling clearer and more directed.
You’re putting things behind you that belong in the past, and you’re tidying up the present to prepare for the future.
Saturn first entered your sign last year, but then returned to cover old ground before moving ahead. In 2021, you’re hosting this responsible, rules-oriented planet all year. This Saturn transit is not expected to be a walk in the park, but it does help bring more clarity, purpose, and structure into your life–the very things that have been lacking and sometimes bringing you down in recent years.
In a rare turn of events, Jupiter is also in your sign for much of 2021. Jupiter transits a sign for approximately a year every twelve years or so. It’s a transit that we usually look forward to since it tends to alleviate pressures and open us up to new possibilities and opportunities. This time around, Jupiter entered your sign just two days after Saturn did for the long haul near the end of 2020.
The bottom line is that the entire time Jupiter is in your sign, Saturn is there as well. While Jupiter expands, Saturn constricts. Fortunately, even though these planets have many opposite functions, they tend to work together quite well. In fact, they may be considered a power team. You can feel particularly productive and effective in 2021. You might be the go-to or fix-it person in others’ eyes.
You’re also likely to find much pleasure and joy in exercising self-discipline and initiative. Your efforts to discipline yourself or structure your life this year can be satisfying and rewarding.
Self-discovery is a powerful theme this year. Another theme that began in 2020 and is now blossoming relates to your social life, friendships, romantic relationships, the pursuit of pleasure and happiness, and creative output. You’re discovering unique ways to express and enjoy yourself.
Uranus continues to shake up your personal or domestic world. Changes on the home front, with family, or with living arrangements or conditions are a continued theme. You can sometimes face a conundrum on this front–you’re maturing and growing in 2021, and these things can seem to clash with your home or family life in spots. This could be that changes or unexpected situations in your home or personal life sometimes upend your personal plans or initiatives. You have time to work through these issues this year–answers don’t come quickly, and it can be a process.
This is the kind of year that might later give definition to before/after conversations. It can be a period of a brand-new venture that has massive long-term potential. It may also be a time when you’re bringing a whole new “you” to the world. You’re maturing, taking more responsibility, and for the most part, enjoying the feeling of it all.
See also: 2021 Aquarius Preview Horoscope.
Key Events in 2021 for Aquarius:
Outer Planet Transits:
Jupiter square Uranus and sextile Chiron in January. These aspects can produce some rebellion and a strong desire to break free from limiting circumstances. While we should watch for abrupt moves, it’s also a good time to open our minds to new methods.
For Aquarius, the urge to break free from limiting situations in your life is strong, but they could clash with your needs for security and familiarity. Obligations to family or insecurities arising from disruptions on the home front interfere at times with your strongly independent streak. Try not to instigate change just for the sake of change, and avoid rash behavior. There might also be times when people close to you feel threatened by your newfound displays of freedom and independence.
Nevertheless, there can be strong opportunities to learn, teach, and communicate with special appeal and effectiveness. You’re learning to open up.
You might choose to pursue a new channel for self-expression or mental interest with great passion. There can be a strong sense of release and freedom from previously limiting, rigid, or stifling conditions.
Jupiter trine the North Node of the Moon in February and Saturn trine North Node in April. These aspects increase our willingness to grow, learn, improve, and develop, moving past our fears. We are ready to embrace new methods and attitudes, leaving behind those no longer serving our growth. Our conscience is well-developed. We’re more inclined than usual to believe in the power of the group and of words to convey our message.
It’s a fine time for publishing, community involvement, teaching, guiding, and learning. Harmonizing through shared ideas and ideals can figure very strongly at this time.
For Aquarius, you’re sharing your creative impulses or affections more boldly, and it feels great to do so. You’re feeling more outgoing and less self-conscious.
Saturn square Uranus from February to December. Our needs for freedom and spontaneity seem to clash with a need for structure and stability. Rules and limitations are hard to tolerate, but without some lines drawn, life feels too chaotic. Attempts to assert our individuality, freedom, and originality tend to undermine our feeling of groundedness and security. Yet, we are not satisfied when we conform. There may be sudden and unexpected twists that force us to do something different or free ourselves from old habits.
For Aquarius, there may be times when changes on the home front or with family can interfere with your efforts to get back on track, but overall, it’s a period for strengthening your life and building endurance and patience.
Sometimes, you might feel left to your own devices. However, you can also discover that you function quite well in this position. You’re building your self-reliance now, although you can experience some rebellious feelings as you do.
Fortunately, we have the following influence helping to soften some of the rough edges:
Saturn sextile Chiron from February to November. This transit helps us feel competent, effective, and secure. We have a strong sense of both tradition and innovation. We are also more able to express our unique qualities or to go our own way, without stirring up controversy if we act in a professional, respectful manner. There’s no need for show-boating with this aspect. With humility and realism, the chances of success increase.
For Aquarius, you’re in particularly good shape for working on personal interests and projects, making useful connections, and taking on useful or satisfying studies.
Other influences:
Sun conjunct Jupiter in Aquarius on the day of a Full Moon in Leo. This influence is in effect from January 26-28. An opportunity period for your personality, personal plans, image, and health. Your feelings for someone could prompt you to want to make improvements.
In the first two-and-a-half weeks of February, the sign of Aquarius is in powerful emphasis. A high number of points occupy the sign of Aquarius at this time, including the Moon on the 10-12. The New Moon on February 11th pulls all of this together. This is a time when the world is speaking your special language, and you’re taking the lead. You’re focusing on personality development and independence, self-assertion, and self-expression. It’s a powerful time for personal popularity, too.
With so many influences in the sign of Aquarius, you have more power to direct your life, to take charge, and to influence others.
Venus is retrograde from December 19th. Venus is retrograde in the sign of Capricorn from December 19th, 2021, to January 29, 2022. This retrograde phase affects all of us, in general, mainly in the areas of love and finances. These matters are not straightforward during this period–it’s a time for reviewing our attitudes, needs, and affections rather than forging ahead boldly into new love relationships or financial projects.
Because this Venus retrograde cycle is not explicitly connected to romantic areas of your chart this time around, it’s likely to affect you a little less than it affects many others. Even so, romantic matters are on the complicated side for you, Aquarius, and you may be dealing with past relationships, love triangles, or sacrifices made for a lover. You should watch for secrets surfacing that prompt you to rethink current plans and possibly even alliances. This can be a time for reassessing your privacy needs and your attachment to past relationships.
New and Full Moons/Eclipses:
See every New and Full Moon, including eclipses, of 2021, and how they affect Aquarius:
New Moon in Capricorn on January 13th
This New Moon aligns closely with Pluto. It occurs at the time of a Uranus station, just before it turns direct. Otherwise, all major planets are direct. We’re in good shape for a determined focus on Capricorn-ruled areas of our charts/lives.
For Aquarius, this New Moon sets you up for self-renewal, rest, and recuperation. You can be determined to put something behind you and start fresh.
Full Moon in Leo on January 28th
The Sun is between Jupiter and Saturn and quite tightly aligned with Jupiter at the time of this Full Moon. This lunation forms a challenging square with Mars and Uranus. (Saturn is applying to a square to Uranus, while both Jupiter and Mars are separating from their conjunctions). All major bodies are direct!
For Aquarius, you recognize your need for someone–or some quality feedback! Through epiphanies occurring now, you’re awakening to your relationship goals or your true feelings on a matter—these guide you to make important changes.
New Moon in Aquarius on February 11th
At the time of this wonderful New Moon, the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are all in the sign of Aquarius!
Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter are conjunct around the time of this New Moon, also in Aquarius but only very widely conjunct the New Moon. This New Moon is square Mars. Major planets on one side of the chart within two planets forming a trine (a wedge pattern) suggesting a great concentration of focus. It can be difficult to see the other side of the coin, but it’s a good time to put effort into something special. It’s time to investigate and explore new ideas, trends, and technologies.
This is a powerful time for focusing on a special project. We should watch for pushing something too hard, however. Consider that Mercury is retrograde at this time.
For Aquarius, this special lunation is all about you, and it’s a wild line-up. Every year, a New Moon occurs in your sign and there is a chance for a new beginning. However, this one features many planets occupying your sign, not just the Sun and Moon. It’s a powerful time for personal reinvention, a new look, or a brand new approach to your life. People see you with fresh eyes.
Full Moon in Virgo on February 27th
This lunation harmonizes with Uranus. All major bodies are direct!
For Aquarius, revelations now relate to debts, support, what you owe, and dependencies.
New Moon in Pisces on March 13th
This New Moon aligns with Venus and Neptune and harmonizes with Pluto. A dreamy, supportive New Moon with all major bodies direct.
New beginnings following this New Moon relate to your money, finances, personal belongings, clutter or “things,” comfort, security, talents, and self-worth. There can be almost magical happenings along these lines.
Full Moon in Libra on March 28th
The Sun aligns with Venus and this lunation harmonizes with Saturn. The Full Moon in Libra awakens us to our feelings, particularly about relationships and social exchanges. While it’s an emotional time and the focus is on our affections, we recognize the practical side of getting along or find practical ways to improve our relationships. All major bodies are direct.
This Full Moon occurs in your adventure sector, Aquarius, and serves as an important reminder to seek out broader, more soul-refreshing experiences. You’ll want to take solid steps toward these goals. New studies, ideas, or adventures can be in store.
New Moon in Aries on April 11th
This New Moon in Aries is a fresh time of new beginnings and initiative. All major planets are direct! This lunation is aligned with Venus but square Pluto. Our personal plans and ambitions can feel at odds, causing some tension, but also a strong desire to start fresh.
A new beginning can be in the offing regarding learning, sharing, ideas, mental outlook, communications, transportation, personal interests, and daily life for Aquarius. While you have the chance to start fresh, you might battle some inner reservations, fears, or insecurities about putting your ideas out there.
Full Moon in Scorpio on April 26th
This Full Moon occurs with the Sun is aligning with Uranus, but both the Sun and Moon are square Saturn. We can feel a strong need to change, but we feel blocked.
For Aquarius, there can be an important realization about your work, true calling, business, career, reputation, or true feelings about the direction your life is taking. Use feelings of discouragement about an issue as motivation to make improvements.
New Moon in Taurus on May 11th
Harmonizes with Neptune and Pluto.
For Aquarius, this New Moon occurs in your home and family sector, prompting a fresh start or approach related to your domestic life. You have the determination and inspiration to make improvements and commitments in the week ahead of this lunation. You can feel a sense of mission regarding your family, domestic world, or living conditions/arrangements.
Full Moon Eclipse in Sagittarius on May 26th
A Honey Moon umbral lunar eclipse. This eclipse is square Jupiter. This Lunar Eclipse can have a way of bringing dysfunctional areas of our life to our attention! Plans blossom. We should watch for exaggeration, but it’s important to note the emotions that emerge now.
For Aquarius, this eclipse furthers a theme in your life that has you seeing your friendships, connections, and happiness goals in a whole new way. You are awakening to a need for kindred spirits, more involvement with friends or the community, and self-expression through creative mediums. You’re turning your attention to areas of your life that have become dysfunctional or unsatisfactory, but that you have been overlooking.
New Moon Solar Eclipse in Gemini on June 10th
New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Gemini: June 10, 2021
This annular Solar Eclipse aligns with retrograde Mercury AND squares Neptune, suggesting some wrestling with perceptions and expectations. It’s hard to see our path, but our discomfort with the past can be very real now, motivating new beginnings.
For Aquarius, this comes as a strong push to start anew regarding a romance, creative project, or the pursuit of joy and pleasure in your life. Watch for misconceptions and misunderstandings at this time.
Full Moon in Capricorn on June 24th
The Buck Moon. This one is a little scattered, but it harmonizes with Jupiter and feels good.
For Aquarius, this is an eyes-wide-open time regarding a matter related to your need for rest, downtime, and release from the past or from stress and pressure. Your intuition has a lot to tell you now. It’s a time for growing and improving through special attention to your need for spiritual or emotional sustenance.
New Moon in Cancer on July 9th
Widely opposite Pluto and harmonizing with Neptune. Venus is applying to a conjunction to Mars in Leo. We’re feeling confident and ready to create.
This New Moon brings on a fresh start or new beginning related to your work, chores, routines, habits, or health. You’re approaching our services or self-care programs in new ways, and a relationship can be a powerful motivator.
Full Moon in Aquarius on July 23rd
The Sturgeon Moon. The Moon can feel a little stuck as it’s between Pluto and Saturn. Otherwise, it’s a period of discovering our need for others or for more community involvement.
This is the first of two Full Moons in your sign this year! This is a time of personal epiphanies–powerful and pivotal realizations about your feelings and emotional needs–that set you on a new, fresh path. There is more to this unfolding story. For now, you may not know what to do with your realizations, perhaps feeling a little stuck. The Full Moon on August 22nd will bring more awareness of what to do with your feelings and discoveries.
New Moon in Leo on August 8th
This New Moon is square Uranus. We may need to watch for rebellious, abrupt moves.
In focus now are contracts, partnerships, agreements, or negotiations. It’s a time to make and pursue your relationship goals. However, this can be a time when we’re reacting to circumstances rather than connecting with our true needs and wants. Watch for rebellious or reactive moves.
Full Moon in Aquarius on August 22nd
The Blue Moon. It’s the second Full Moon in Aquarius this year, and it occurs in the last degree of the sign, pointing to a turning point.
This is the second Full Moon in your sign this year! Typically, only one Full Moon occurs in a sign per year. This lunation brings further emotional excitement about your needs, relationships, emotions, and sense of autonomy or independence. You’re inclined to want to jump into action.
New Moon in Virgo on September 6th
Widely opposite Neptune, but closely (partile) trine Uranus. Mars is trine Pluto.
For Aquarius, this New Moon supports your intimate life and sense of personal empowerment–your inner world or relationship gets a pleasant boost. Feeling more liberated or open to new ideas positively impacts your emotional world, sex life, or a close relationship. There can be new beginnings with shared money matters.
Full Moon in Pisces on September 20th
This Harvest Moon harmonizes with Pluto. The Moon is widely conjunct to Neptune, and the Sun is applying to a conjunction to Mars.
For Aquarius, this Full Moon brings on news or realizations about money and resources that spur you into action. It’s a highly creative, stimulating time for connecting with your needs and wants.
New Moon in Libra on October 6th
This New Moon is tightly (partile) conjunct Mars and quincunx Uranus.
New beginnings are in store regarding personal interests, topics, education, beliefs, mental outlook, publishing, promotion, sharing ideas, personal philosophy, travel, and other ways of broadening your views and life experiences, Aquarius. In fact, your ambitions are all fired up now, and you can be excited to learn, perhaps to gain a competitive edge. It’s a great time to pour energy into a project that gets you somewhere, and you’re in a fabulous position to tear down obstacles in your path and solve problems.
Full Moon in Aries on October 20th
The Hunter’s Moon. The Sun aligns with Aries’ ruler, Mars, and forms a square to Pluto. Tense! The lunation harmonizes with Jupiter.
For Aquarius, communications, making connections, and transportation are in the spotlight, and changes are afoot. It’s a time of heightened awareness of your need for a smooth flow in your daily affairs so that you can feel freer to take advantage of opportunities to learn more, grow, expand your audience, and widen your experiences. It’s a tense time, when frustrations can motivate you to make changes.
New Moon in Scorpio on November 4th
This lunation tightly opposes (partile) Uranus and more loosely squares Saturn. Intimate relationships need a new approach, and we can see this more clearly now, but our interactions are on the volatile side.
This New Moon happens at the top of your solar chart, dear Aquarius, and new beginnings related to your career, professional or public life, reputation, performance, or life path goals are in the cards for you. Changes in your home or personal life may temporarily throw you off kilter or may also push you towards realizing your goals.
Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on November 19th
This umbral Lunar Eclipse, the Frost Moon, harmonizes with Pluto and squares Jupiter. It’s the first in a set of eclipses that occur along the Taurus-Scorpio axis (the last will happen in October 2023).
For you, this can be a somewhat impractical but intuitive and creative Full Moon eclipse related to your living conditions or arrangements, personal life, emotional world, home, or family. Finding a better balance between your professional and personal life will be a theme in the upcoming two years, and this can get the ball rolling. Some Aquarians are gearing up to move or refocus and make career changes.
New Moon/Solar Eclipse (Total) in Sagittarius on December 4, 2021
New Moon/Total Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius on December 4th
This total Solar Eclipse is conjunct Mercury and sextile Saturn.
We seek to embrace new experiences or adventures. This eclipse is the final one in the Gemini-Sagittarius eclipse set that began mid-2020, and big decisions or major new beginnings can ensue.
For Aquarius, this eclipse stirs keen interest in your personal happiness and the people around you, as well as your standing and position with friends and groups. There might be some drama in your social life that shakes things up enough to get things going. A new or renewed friendship is possible in the weeks ahead of this eclipse. What occurs now seems to answer questions–events are definitive, final, or represent a turning point.
Full Moon in Gemini on December 18th
This Cold Moon harmonizes closely with Jupiter. It’s a good time to see progress or a turning point on recent new beginnings.
For Aquarius, realizations now help you finally balance your powerful needs for personal efforts with communal or social involvement. Or, this can be a final push towards balancing your attention to your romantic life and focus on friendships, or towards creating on your own and contribution to or involvement with the group. There can be a release or culmination of a matter along these lines. This Full moon feels lucky and happy.
Please note that these key dates are synopses — quick summaries of astro-events — that are covered more in-depth in the monthly horoscopes and daily horoscopes.
See also 2021 Aquarius Preview Horoscope and the full 2021 Yearly Aquarius Love Horoscope.
Yearly Horoscope: 2021 Predictions for Aquarius
If you know your Ascendant, read forecasts for both your Sun sign and your Ascendant sign. If you know your birth time, but don’t know your Ascendant, be sure to use the Cafe Astrology Ascendant Calculator. For those of you who are unsure of your Sun sign because it’s close to the neighboring sign, see What’s My Sun Sign?
See also see your Aquarius Preview Horoscope for 2021, as well as all Overview Horoscopes for 2021 (including Aquarius). The horoscope on this page, Aquarius Yearly, shows the trends and predictions for the year in detail. Because outer planet transits are lengthy, there are variations in the timing of outer planet transits for each of the three decans of Aquarius, and these are shown below the main, general forecast.
There are some interesting developments for you this year, dear Aquarius. Every year, we see challenges and opportunities in different areas. It’s my hope that by understanding these areas of potential disruption and ease that you can make the most of these trends as you seek the opportunities and manage the challenges.
Aquarians are progressive yet loyal. They are not afraid to break from tradition if it doesn’t serve a good purpose. However, there is a need to structure your life or return to basics in some manner with Saturn in your sign for a transit that cumulatively lasts about three years. In 2020, Saturn moved into Aquarius on May 11th, left and retreated into Capricorn on July 1st, and then returned to Aquarius for a more consistent stay on December 17th, 2020.
In 2021, Saturn is in your sign all year, and it’s time to get comfortable with its energies! Fortunately, you have Jupiter in your sign helping to ease you into this phase. With this combination, you may very well enjoy getting more organized, self-disciplined, and on top of things.
The following chart shows the outer planets and other points in relation to your sign, revealing whether they are harmonizing with or challenging Aquarius:
Aquarius 2021
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Grey is neutral (no direct relationship, but can be picky, nagging),
Pink is challenging (the planet is in a direct, challenging relationship with your sign),
and Green is easy and supportive (the planet or point is in a direct, harmonious relationship with your sign).
As is evident in the above chart, there is very little in the way of outer planet challenges this year for Aquarius, much harmonious and a fair amount of neutral energy. This suggests a generally straightforward energy flow and may indicate a more harmonious or status quo year in most life departments.
Even so, the one challenging outer-planet influence is from your own (modern) ruler, Uranus. This transit can be somewhat destabilizing. It’s a period for reorienting yourself and answering a call to make some changes, even if they are not immediately welcome.
On this Page:
On this page, the year’s larger themes are explored. For month to month overviews, see Aquarius Monthly Horoscopes, and for daily influences, see Aquarius Daily Horoscopes. Please note that my dailies are astrological, not daily inspirational texts, so you’ll find interpretations for such things as planetary aspects and planet/point ingresses in Daily Horoscopes.
Overview: Harmony and Challenge of Outer Planets:
You can feel as if you’re emerging from the background in a symbolic sense this year, and in many ways, you’re starting fresh.
Pluto will remain in the background of your solar chart for a while longer, suggesting there is further work to do with getting closure in your life, but for the most part, 2021 is a year in which you’re feeling brand new. Figuring strongly can be a new personal presentation, attitude, and initiative.
Uranus is the only outer planet that’s actively challenging you in 2021. Interestingly, Uranus is one of your ruling planets. This does point to a need to make changes to your home or domestic world and living conditions or arrangements, which can be occasionally disruptive, but ultimately liberating. With a growing focus on personality development and structuring your life this year, surprises on the homefront can sometimes challenge you, but you’re on the road to major improvements.
Move forward to the Yearly Horoscopes for Aquarius by Decans (page 2)…
