Aquarius, the 11th sign of the zodiac, symbolized by the water-bearer. People born between January 20 and February 18 are born under the sun sign of Aquarius. Aquarius, an air sign, is ruled by the planet Uranus. Aquarians are brilliant, visionary, curious, open-minded, original, independent, and eccentric. Though emotionally detached, they also tend to be friendly and social. According to astrologers, Aquarians have a highly developed sense of social equality and often are attracted to activism or progressive political organizations. Like other air signs, Aquarians are less concerned with practical and physical matters than with intellectual pursuits. They feel most comfortable in the world of ideas; they find situations that require emotional responses, such as personal relationships, to be difficult. Aquarians have lightning-fast intuitive insight and can quickly grasp abstract concepts. Professions associated with Aquarius include inventing, research, social organizing or activism, astrology, communications, computer sciences, and electronics.