Capricorn and Aquarius Compatibility

Capricorn and Aquarius are adjoining signs, a semi-sextile between cardinal earth and fixed air. Saturn is the traditional ruler of both, so both are serious and persistent. They direct those qualities differently. Capricorn operates inside the existing system, and Aquarius wants to rebuild it.

Are Capricorn and Aquarius compatible?

They can be, with respect for difference. Chemistry is the lowest score, with air helping communication and earth helping long-term ease. A shared ruler gives these neighbours a common seriousness that many adjoining signs lack.

• Chemistry 5/10
• Communication 6/10
• Long-term 7/10

How the scores are worked out: neighbouring signs (a semi-sextile) start at 5, 5 and 6 for chemistry, communication and long-term ease. Aquarius’s air adds a point of communication and Capricorn’s earth adds a point of long-term ease. Overall: 6/10, which the Codex calls “Rewarding work”.

What attracts Capricorn and Aquarius?

Each respects the other’s intellect and self-sufficiency. Aquarius admires Capricorn’s capability, and Capricorn is interested in Aquarius’s inventive way of thinking. Neither is demanding of attention, and both value that.

Where do Capricorn and Aquarius clash?

Capricorn sets store by tradition, standing and tested methods, and Aquarius questions every one of them. To Capricorn, Aquarius can look unrealistic or oppositional for its own sake; to Aquarius, Capricorn can look stuck in convention. Neither shows feeling readily.

Read the full Capricorn + Aquarius page — plus all 78 pairings — in The Zodiac Compatibility Codex. The ebook page goes further, with how this pair communicates, what supports them long term and one practical tip.

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