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U+2652, ♒
AQUARIUS

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On this 16th-century clock-face, Aquarius (from 7 o'clock to 8 o'clock on the outer dial, below Venus/Friday) indicates February.

Translingual

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Alternative forms

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The waves may form two saw-edges, or half-loops like handwritten w with curls at the end. The number of sawteeth/loops may vary, but is commonly three or four.

Etymology

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A stylized representation of (ripples of) water.

Symbol

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  1. (astrology) The symbol for the sign Aquarius.
  2. (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Aquarius.
  3. (rare) January[1]
  4. (alchemy, archaic) multiplication
  5. (botany, obsolete) monoecious[2]
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♒︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Aquarius, here λ ♒︎ (Lambda Aquarii), φ ♒︎ (Phi Aquarii), ι ♒︎ (Iota Aquarii), ψ ♒︎ (Psi Aquarii).
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♒︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Aquarius, here λ ♒︎ (Lambda Aquarii), φ ♒︎ (Phi Aquarii), ι ♒︎ (Iota Aquarii), ψ ♒︎ (Psi Aquarii).


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See also

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Zodiac signs (translingual) (layout · text)
Ariēs Taurus Geminī Cancer
Leō Virgō Lībra Scorpiō
Sagittārius Capricornus Aquārius Piscēs

References

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  1. ^ Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 54
  2. ^ Simpson, Niki (2010 February) “Botanical symbols: a new symbol set for new images”, in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society[1], volume 162, number 2, →DOI, archived from the original on 2021-12-19, pages 117–129