Leo and Aquarius Compatibility
Leo and Aquarius are opposite signs, a fire sign and an air sign. In general they tend to keep each other lively and talking.
How Leo and Aquarius fit together
You sit directly opposite each other in the zodiac, which is called an opposition. Opposites share a mode and often balance each other’s extremes: each has what the other lacks. That tends to create strong attraction and, at times, a pull between two views.
Fire and air feed each other. Air gives fire ideas and room, and fire gives air momentum and warmth, so this element pairing tends to feel lively, talkative and full of possibility.
Both are fixed signs, which means both are loyal, persistent and slow to change their minds. That gives the relationship staying power, and it can also mean a standoff when neither will move.
Leo in love
Leo loves warmly and generously. It enjoys romance, celebration and being proud of its partner, and it shows affection in big, open ways that leave no doubt where it stands.
Aquarius in love
Aquarius loves as a friend first. It is drawn to originality and independence, shows affection through ideas, loyalty and shared causes, and needs a relationship with room in it.
What each brings, and what each needs
Leo brings warmth, loyalty and a flair for making ordinary days feel special, and needs appreciation, loyalty, and a partner who enjoys the fun of it. The hardest parts tend to be being overlooked, and asking for attention directly.
Aquarius brings originality, loyalty to its principles and a genuine respect for who you are, and needs freedom, intellectual company, and acceptance of its quirks. The hardest parts tend to be staying present for heavy emotion, and letting someone get very close.
Making it work
Look for the middle. Each of you holds half of a whole, and it goes best when you treat the other’s view as a missing piece instead of a challenge.
This is the Sun sign view only
This page looks at two Sun signs. A full picture also depends on where your Moons, Venuses and Mars signs fall, and how the two charts lie over each other, which is called synastry. You can try the free compatibility tool on this site, or build each chart with the birth chart calculator. For each sign on its own, read the Leo compatibility guide and the Aquarius compatibility guide.
Questions about Leo and Aquarius compatibility
Are Leo and Aquarius compatible?
Any two signs can build a lasting relationship, and the Sun sign is only one layer of a chart. As opposite signs, Leo and Aquarius tend to keep each other lively and talking, and the main thing to work on is finding the middle between two views.
What do Leo and Aquarius have in common?
Both are fixed signs, so you share a style of acting, even though your elements differ. Leo is ruled by the Sun and Aquarius by Saturn and Uranus.
What does each need from the other?
Leo needs appreciation, loyalty, and a partner who enjoys the fun of it. Aquarius needs freedom, intellectual company, and acceptance of its quirks.
See every pairing on the zodiac compatibility page.