Compatibility
Leo and Aquarius: compatibility according to the Hebrew calendar
Leo, child of Av and of fire, and Aquarius, child of Shvat and of air: opposites that attract. What each one brings, what grates, and what your two Hebrew months say.
The verdict
Opposites that attract · Fire and air
Air feeds fire: one brings the ideas, the other the drive to live them. A stimulating, fast alliance, full of plans.
What each one brings
Two strengths meeting
Leo brings warmth: generosity, pride in the partner, a loyalty that protects.
Aquarius brings friendship within love: freedom, originality, a gaze that does not judge.
Leo needs to be admired, chosen, put in the light; Aquarius needs independence and to be loved as they are, different.
What can grate
The misunderstandings to expect
Air sometimes fans the flames at the wrong moment, and fire finds air too scattered, or too detached when it is time to commit.
On the character side, Leo takes up a lot of room and hates not coming first, and nothing hurts Aquarius more than possessiveness, imposed conventions, jealous scenes. The other way round, when Aquarius steps back when emotions rise and can seem absent, Leo runs into what they can bear least: indifference, being ignored in public, dry criticism.
In the Hebrew calendar
Face to face, six months apart
Six months apart: your signs face each other, on either side of the year. It is the pull of opposites: each sees in the other what they lack.
Leo is the child of Av (July-August), tribe of Issachar, under the Sun; Aquarius, the child of Shvat (January-February), tribe of Asher, under Saturn.
Av and Shvat each have their 15th: Tu B'Av, the ancient festival of love (Mishnah Taanit 4:8), and Tu BiShvat, the new year of the trees (Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 1:1). The heart of summer and the sap of winter. In the tradition, your two months also share the same quality: Splendor (Hod).
According to the Sefer Yetzirah, each month receives a sense: Leo receives hearing, Aquarius taste. In your couple, one knows how to listen and take in, the other how to taste and discern.
The advice
To make it last
Choose one project together and see it through: this pair bonds by making things happen.
To touch Leo: a sincere compliment, paid in front of others. To touch Aquarius: a slightly crazy project, built together.
Before you conclude
Are you really Leo and Aquarius?
The Hebrew sign is read from the Hebrew month of birth, not the civil month: about one birth in four changes sign. And a sign is only one layer of the sky. The As a duo reading compares your two full birth dates: signs, Moons, Venus and Mars, and rising signs if you know the times.
Frequently asked
Leo and Aquarius in three answers
Are Leo and Aquarius compatible?
Opposites that attract: air feeds fire: one brings the ideas, the other the drive to live them. A stimulating, fast alliance, full of plans. But the tradition reminds us: no sign makes or breaks a couple.
What is the strength of a Leo-Aquarius couple?
Leo brings warmth: generosity, pride in the partner, a loyalty that protects; Aquarius, friendship within love: freedom, originality, a gaze that does not judge.
What is the weak point of a Leo-Aquarius couple?
Air sometimes fans the flames at the wrong moment, and fire finds air too scattered, or too detached when it is time to commit. The advice: choose one project together and see it through: this pair bonds by making things happen.
Other compatibilities
Sign by sign
Leo with:
♈︎ Aries ♉︎ Taurus ♊︎ Gemini ♋︎ Cancer ♌︎ Leo ♍︎ Virgo ♎︎ Libra ♏︎ Scorpio ♐︎ Sagittarius ♑︎ Capricorn ♒︎ Aquarius ♓︎ Pisces
Aquarius with:
♈︎ Aries ♉︎ Taurus ♊︎ Gemini ♋︎ Cancer ♌︎ Leo ♍︎ Virgo ♎︎ Libra ♏︎ Scorpio ♐︎ Sagittarius ♑︎ Capricorn ♒︎ Aquarius ♓︎ Pisces
“Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a): a sign describes a slope, never a fate.