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Lunar Placement

Last Quarter in Aquarius

Classical astrology meaning for the last quarter when it occurs in Aquarius - a Air Fixed sign ruled by Saturn.

At a glance

What last quarter in Aquarius emphasizes

This page combines the lunar phase with a air, fixed sign ruled by Saturn, so the doctrine is more specific than a generic phase page.

Current sky

Last Quarter in Pisces

The Moon is not in Last Quarter in Aquarius right now.

Next occurrence

May 9, 2026

Exact astronomical moment: May 9, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC

Moon in Aquarius

Peregrine by dignity

The Moon has no major essential dignity or debility in Aquarius, so the phase and sign ruler do more of the interpretive work.

Sign profile

Air / Fixed

The Water-Bearer. Aquarius stabilizes ideas, social forms, and intellectual order. It is fixed air, systemic in outlook, and detached in temperament.

Visual geometry

Last Quarter in Aquarius

The visual geometry stays fixed by phase, while the sign changes the atmosphere and expression.

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Sun in Taurus.

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Moon in Aquarius during the last quarter.

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Next Last Quarter in Aquarius

May 9, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC

Last Quarter in Aquarius, with the Sun in Taurus.

Why Aquarius changes this Last Quarter

Aquarius is air and fixed, ruled by Saturn. That means the last quarter does not land in an abstract way: it is filtered through the water-bearer. aquarius stabilizes ideas, social forms, and intellectual order. it is fixed air, systemic in outlook, and detached in temperament.

Lunar condition in this sign

The Moon has no major essential dignity or debility in Aquarius, so the element, modality, ruler, and the exact chart context carry more of the interpretive burden.

Sun-Moon geometry

A last quarter in Aquarius means the Sun is in Taurus. The page therefore combines the Moon's phase doctrine with the zodiacal atmosphere of Aquarius and the implied solar counter-sign that completes the lunation.

The Last Quarter - Classical Doctrine

The Last Quarter Moon occurs when the Moon reaches 270 deg of elongation from the Sun - the third square in the lunation cycle. The Moon is now waning, decreasing in light and moving back toward the Sun's conjunction. Classical doctrine marks this square as a moment of release, clearing, and preparation for the cycle's end.

The Waning Square

The Last Quarter is geometrically the same as the First Quarter (both are 90 deg from the Sun) but carries entirely different quality. The First Quarter is a waxing crisis demanding action; the Last Quarter is a waning crisis calling for release. Classical doctrine is attentive to the Moon's direction of travel - and at the Last Quarter, the Moon is clearly moving toward the Sun's consuming embrace.

Decreasing in Light

At the Last Quarter, the Moon is decreasing in illumination while locked in a waning square to the Sun. In classical doctrine, that combination weakens its power for fresh beginnings, even while it remains appropriate for completing existing ones and preparing for what comes next.

Moon in Aquarius - Classical Doctrine

When Moon occupies Aquarius, lunar instinct moves through Saturn's airy fixed sign, turning feeling toward systems, causes, and social distance. Traditional delineation describes it as ingenious and civil, though often cooler and less immediately personal in expression.

Element

Air

Modality

Fixed

Ruler

Saturn

Classical Sources

Primary-source passages from the Hermetikon archive on the last quarter and Moon in Aquarius.

Cover of A Manual of Astrology

A Manual of Astrology

Raphael (Robert Cross Smith)
1828
"After the full , she begins to decrease gradually, as she moves through the other half of her orbit; and when the eastern half of her only is enlightened, she is said to be in her third quarter"
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Cover of Tetrabiblos

Tetrabiblos

Claudius Ptolemy
150
"The third part of this consideration appertains to significations applying more minutely, and points out their force or weakness. In this case, the partile configurations of the Sun and Moon, at the intermediate quarters, as well as at the new or full Moon, are to be attentively regarded; since there is a certain variation in the constitution of the atmosphere, which usually commences about three days before, and sometimes, also, about three days after the Moon has equated her course to the Sun"
CHAPTER XIII MODE OF CONSIDERATION FOR PARTICULAR CONSTITUTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHEREOpen in Reader
Cover of Tetrabiblos

Tetrabiblos

Claudius Ptolemy
150
"from her full state to her third quarter she causes dryness; and from her third quarter to her occultation she causes cold"
CHAPTER VIII THE INFLUENCE OF POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE SUNOpen in Reader
Cover of Astrology for All

Astrology for All

Alan Leo (William Frederick Allan)
1899
"THE MOON IN AQUARIUS. ☽ in ♒. This lunar position gives some inclination for Astrology, fortune telling, dreaming, visions, mediumship, mysticism, and the occult generally. Subjects that are unusual, original, eccentric, and novel, attract the native. He may become a freemason, or join some secret or mystical society, association or brotherhood. He is broad and humanitarian in his sympathies; fraternises readily with those who are congenial to him, is easily drawn into the company of such, and will be found in some club, society, association, or group of those similarly minded"
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Cover of Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

Henry Coley
1669
"The Moon in Aquarius , gives a person of a middle stature, (not tall, nor short, but between both,) the Body well proportioned, and corpulent, a brown Hair, and clear sanguine Complexion; an ingenious Person, of a very affable courteous disposition inoffensive to all, loves curiosities and moderate Recreation; apt for invention, which consequently shews an active Fancy, a pregnant Brain, and is rarely guilty of any unworthy Action"
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Cover of Astrology for All

Astrology for All

Alan Leo (William Frederick Allan)
1899
"THE SUN IN ARIES AND MOON IN AQUARIUS. ⊙ in ∀. $$ 1.-\mathrm{x i}. $$ [\text{舍}\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{ This combination gives ability to study human nature. It brings out all the pleasing characteristics of the Moon in Aquarius, giving an original mind, mentally positive and combative; the personality is somewhat original and at times eccentric, in speech sometimes hasty, erratic, brusque, or without consideration. It intensifies the artistic faculties, and gives some ability in literary matters, with a bright, clear mind, well able to express itself. The imagination, intuition and mental sensitivity are much increased, and there is a love of educational and scientific work. It increases the feeling of independence, but gives the ability to deal with others successfully. The native lives largely in the mind, and influences others through the mind; is witty and can be very sarcastic. Determination and enterprise are combined, the Aries nature being steadied and its influence made very reliable. This is a fortunate influence in all matters connected with associations, public bodies, local governments; it also brings help and assistance from friends and acquaintances"
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Sources on Last Quarter in Aquarius

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Manual of Astrology

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Tetrabiblos

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Astrology for All

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Clavis Astrologiae Elimata

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Authors cited here

Claudius Ptolemy

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Alan Leo (William Frederick Allan)

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Henry Coley

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Last Quarter in Aquarius - FAQ

What does Last Quarter in Aquarius mean in astrology?

The Last Quarter in Aquarius combines the last quarter's the moon stands in its third square to the sun, now waning and decreasing in light with the qualities of Aquarius - a Air Fixed sign ruled by Saturn. When Moon occupies Aquarius, lunar instinct moves through Saturn's airy fixed sign, turning feeling toward systems, causes, and social distance. Traditional delineation describes it as ingenious and civil, though often cooler and less immediately personal in expression.

When is the next Last Quarter in Aquarius?

The next Last Quarter in Aquarius occurs on May 9, 2026.

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