The real sky of Aquarius, from Light to Shadow.

XVII · The Star in Akhuyet Tarot, Light & Shadow. The figure is revealed on Kickstarter.

The twelve signs · XVII · The Star

Aquarius

The water-bearer, often Ganymede, the young cupbearer of the gods. The water from his jar flows south toward Fomalhaut, the mouth of the Southern Fish.

Its card

XVII · The Star

The sign

January 20 – February 18

See it in the sky

Best in September, around 10 pm, in the south (northern hemisphere); high in the north from the south.

The card of its planet

Saturn · XXI · The World

The stars on the cover
  • Sadalsuud β Aquarii · magnitude 2.90
    “The luckiest of the lucky.” A yellow supergiant.
  • Sadalmelik α Aquarii · magnitude 2.95
    “The lucky one of the king.”
  • Skat δ Aquarii · magnitude 3.27
    From the Arabic for “the shin.”
  • Albali ε Aquarii · magnitude 3.78
    “The swallower.”
The printable poster of the sky of Aquarius

A free gift from the stars

A printable poster of the sky of Aquarius and a guide to finding it at night.

Get the sky of Aquarius
Aquarius Tarot Journal

The Aquarius Tarot Journal

Readings, spreads and reflections for any 78-card deck, with the stars of Aquarius on the cover.

Coming soon.

Why does the Sun cross Aquarius at other dates (about February 16 – March 12)? The signs were fixed more than two thousand years ago. Since then the Earth's axis has slowly turned, and today the Sun crosses each constellation weeks later than its sign. Find your real sky.

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