Aquarius (redirected from Aquarius the Water Bearer)

Aquarius (əkwâr`ēəs) [Lat.,=water carrier], large constellation located on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Capricornus and Pisces; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Aquarius is sometimes represented as a man pouring water from a jar. Although it contains no stars of first or second magnitude, it does contain a recurrent nova observed in 1907 and again in 1962. Aquarius reaches its highest point in the evening sky in October.

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Aquarius

(Latin: “Water carrier”) In astronomy, the constellation lying between Capricorn and Pisces; in astrology, the 11th sign of the zodiac, governing approximately the period January 20–February 18. It is usually represented as a man pouring a stream of water out of a jug, probably because in ancient times the rising of Aquarius coincided in the Middle East with the annual arrival of floods or rainfall. In the astrological concept called the Great Year—the 25,000-year period it takes the earth to pass through the influence of the entire zodiac—the early 19th century was the beginning of the Age of Aquarius.

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Aquarius

1. Astronomy a zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Pisces and Capricorn on the ecliptic

2. Astrology

a. the eleventh sign of the zodiac, symbol ♒, having a fixed air classification and ruled by the planets Saturn and Uranus. The sun is in this sign between about Jan. 20 and Feb. 18

b. a person born during a period when the sun is in this sign

3. Astrology born under or characteristic of Aquarius

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Aquarius [ə′kwer·ē·əs]

(astronomy)

A constellation with a right ascension of 23 hours and declination of 15°S. Abbreviated Aqr. Also known as Water Bearer.

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Aquarius

water-bearer (Jan. 20–Feb. 18). [Astrology: Hall, 314]

See : Zodiac