aquarius

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere

between Capricornus and Pisces the eleventh sign of the zodiac

the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18

otheruses Aquarius ( , Latin for the ''Water-bearer'' or ''Cup-bearer'') is the eleventh sign of the zodiac, situated between Capricornus and Pisces. Its symbol is ♒, representing part of a stream of water, probably in allusion to the fact that when the sun is in this part of the heavens (January, February) the weather is rainy. It is also a constellation mentioned by Eudoxus (4th century B.C.) and Aratus (3rd century B.C.); Ptolemy catalogued forty-five stars, Tycho Brahe forty-one, Hevelius forty-seven. Ζ ''Aquarii'' is a well-defined binary, having both components of the fourth magnitude; it is probably of long period. Aquarius is one of the oldest recognized constellations along the zodiac, the sun's apparent path. It is found in a region often called the Sea (astronomy)Sea due to its profusion of watery constellations such as Cetus, Pisces, Eridanus (constellation)Eridanus, etc. Sometimes, the river Eridanus is depicted spilling from Aquarius' watering pot.

Notable deep sky objects - There are three deep sky objects that are on the Messier objectMessier catalog, the Globular Cluster M2, Globular Cluster M72, and the Messier Object 73Open Cluster M73.Two planetary nebulae are found in Aquarius: NGC 7009, called the Saturn Nebula due to its resemblance to the Saturn (planet)planet, to the southeast of η Aquarii; and NGC 7293, the famous Helix Nebula, southwest of δ Aquarii.

History - The constellation was immortalized in the 1960s, proclaimed the Age of Aquarius. However, there is no standard definition for astrological ages, so the age of Aquarius could begin in 2150 or even 2660, depending on the preferred definition. Based on the modern constellation boundaries of Pisces and Aquarius, the age of Aquarius would begin around 2660.

Mythology - The best-known myth identifies Aquarius with Ganymede (mythology)Ganymede, a beautiful youth with whom Zeus fell in love, and whom he (in the guise of an eagle, represented as the constellation Aquila (constellation)Aquila) carried off to Olympus to be cupbearer to the gods. Crater (constellation)Crater is sometimes identified as his cup. Aquarius generally resembles the figure of a man, and when considering fainter humanly visible stars, it takes on the image of a man with a bucket from which is pouring a stream. Aquarius was also identified as the pourer of the waters which flooded the earth in the Deluge (mythology)Great Flood, in the Greek mythologyancient Greek version of the myth. As such, the constellation Eridanus (constellation)Eridanus was sometimes identified as being a river poured out by Aquarius.It may also, together with the constellation Pegasus (constellation)Pegasus, be part of the origin of the myth of the Mares of Diomedes, which forms one of The Twelve Labours of Herakles. Its association with pouring out rivers, and the nearby constellation of Capricornus, may be the source of the myth of the Augean stable, which forms another of the labours.

Astrology - The Western astrological sign Aquarius of the tropical zodiac (January 20 - February 18) differs from the astronomical constellation and the Hindu astrological sign of the Sidereal astrologysidereal zodiac (February 16 - March 11).In some cosmologies, Aquarius is associated with the classical element air (classical element)Air, and thus called an Air Sign (with Libra and Gemini). It is also one of the four Fixed signs (along with Leo, ScorpiusScorpio, and Taurus). Its polar opposite is Leo. It is the domicile of Saturn_(planet)Saturn (since its discovery Uranus_(planet)Uranus has been considered Aquarius' ruling or co-ruling planet by many modern astrologers). Each astrological sign is assigned a part of the body, viewed as the seat of its power. Aquarius rules the circulatory system as well as the ankles. The symbol for Aquarius is the water bearer.

Notable and named stars - Source: The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed., The Hipparcos Catalogue, ESA SP-1200

See also - Zodiac ConstellationsListedByPtolemy ConstellationList

References -

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