Astrological compatibility

Aquarius and Pisces

♒ Aquarius (Air, Fixed) · ♓ Pisces (Water, Mutable)

The constellation of Aquarius in a 1795 celestial atlas
The constellation of Pisces in a 1795 celestial atlas
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Compatibility · semisextile (30°)
Medium

Aquarius and Pisces are neighbors on the wheel: different element, different rhythm and different polarity. At first it's hard to meet; over time, each shows the other what they don't see.

Aquarius and Pisces in love

In love they're fascinated by what they don't understand about each other. Water needs to feel accompanied; Air needs space. If they talk about it, they complement each other.

In friendship and work

In friendship and work, one brings stability and the other flexibility. It works if the fixed one tolerates change and the mutable one respects what was agreed.

Why they get along this way

Element — Mind and emotion. Air tries to understand with its head what Water feels without words. They enrich each other if one listens and the other explains.

Rhythm. Aquarius is fixed — sostiene — and Pisces is mutable — adapta. Different rhythms: what one doesn't do, the other can.

Polarity. Aquarius is Yang and Pisces is Yin: one goes outward and the other inward, and that balances them or pulls them apart.

Rulers. Aquarius is ruled by Uranus and Saturn (freedom and change; structure and time); Pisces, by Neptune and Jupiter (dreams and sensitivity; expansion and meaning).

What each one brings

Aquarius: innovation, originality and humanitarianism.

Pisces: intuition, empathy and creativity.

Where they can clash

Aquarius: emotional detachment, rebelliousness and unpredictability.

Pisces: escapism, idealism and dependence.

How to look after the bond

Give yourselves time to get to know each other: what seems incompatible at first is often exactly what the other has to teach.

Frequently asked questions

Are Aquarius and Pisces compatible?
Medium. Aquarius and Pisces are neighbors on the wheel: different element, different rhythm and different polarity. At first it's hard to meet; over time, each shows the other what they don't see.
Which signs is Aquarius most compatible with?
By tradition, with those of its own element (trine) and those of the complementary element (sextile): Aries, Gemini, Libra and Sagittarius.
Which signs is Pisces most compatible with?
By tradition, with those of its own element (trine) and those of the complementary element (sextile): Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio and Capricorn.
What elements are Aquarius and Pisces?
Aquarius is Air (fixed) and Pisces is Water (mutable).

This compares sun signs only. With both full dates, Couple Mode also crosses numerology and the Chinese zodiac.