The “Age of Aquarius” Alignment

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JANUARY 23, 1997

Aquarius (astrological zodiac) — “in the sky”
29 years ago

On January 23, 1997, some astrologers claimed that the “Age of Aquarius” had dawned because a cluster of planets—along with the Sun and Moon—formed a striking six-pointed star pattern in the early degrees of Aquarius, described as the first such perfection “since 1475.”

In astrology, this configuration is often called a Grand Sextile (sometimes nicknamed a Star of David): six bodies spaced at roughly 60-degree intervals, forming two interlocked triangles.

To believers, the geometry mattered. It wasn’t “just” an event; it was a symbol: harmony, pattern, and a sense that history had clicked into a new rhythm.

What made this January 1997 claim so sticky is the way it fused ancient language (“new age”) with modern spectacle (“a perfect star in the sky”). People gathered, wrote newsletters, hosted meditations, and framed it as a once-in-eras event.

It’s also worth noting the distinction: astronomy treats “alignments” as perspective effects along the ecliptic, interesting and viewable, but not supernatural, and NASA emphasizes they are not one-time miracles. Meanwhile, the “Age of Aquarius” itself has multiple competing definitions in astrology and isn’t pinned to a single universally agreed start date.

—— WHY THIS MATTERS ——

Even if you don’t take astrology literally, this moment matters as a cultural artifact, because it shows how humans use the sky:

• Pattern creates meaning. A clean geometric shape invites interpretation, story, and ritual.

• “New age” language is a social technology. Declaring a new era can motivate communities, movements, and personal reinvention.

• Science and symbolism can coexist. The same sky can be measured precisely, and still inspire mythology.

—— THE TAKEAWAY ——

On January 23, 1997, a rare-looking celestial pattern became, for some, a clock striking midnight for a new age. Whether you read it as prophecy, poetry, or pure geometry, it’s a reminder that humans don’t only look up to navigate, we look up to narrate.

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