The twelve signs · XVII The Star
Aquarius
Ganymede, cupbearer of the gods, pouring water from his jar into the sky. The stream runs down towards the Southern Fish.
Its card
XVII The Star
The sign
20 January – 18 February
The Sun in the real constellation
about 16 February – 12 March
Brightest stars
Sadalsuud, Sadalmelik, Skat
Why two sets of dates? 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. Our cards draw the sky as it truly is.