Hi sore,
Here is my take of the Aquarian Age:
The exact date and time the planet will enter the Age of Aquarius is highly debatable, as can be seen within countless articles on the web. There is a precision (the vestiges of the Age of Pisces' polarity, Virgo) that can't really be reached, even in our day because the start of the an Age is more than the Earth entering into 29° Aqu 59'.
I would pose that first effects of the changing of the Ages began with the Industrial Revolution. Why back that far? It was the Industrial Revolution that began the scientific and technological advances that has led to the world we have today. It also revolutionized how society formed itself. Revolution is one of the hallmarks of Aquarius, is it not? Think of what the world would have been like without the Industrial Revolution, 95% of the world's population still in mostly feudal, rural societies.
During the Industrial Revolution, we also discovered that our solar system was a much larger place than we thought it was. The discovery of Uranus and Neptune took place during this period. Our views were expanded and our imagery increased.
Yet, this is not answering your question of what is the Age of Aquarius.
For me, the Age of Aquarius will be a time that Earth will learn to balance technology, science and humanity and we will learn that the uniqueness of each individual is something to be celebrated and supported rather than feared and shunned. It is a time where spirituality is individualized in such a way that it supports both society and the individual without the demanding that the individual must believe like the society or the society must believe like the individual.
There is a reason that Uranus and Neptune are in mutual reception right now: they are showing us the path of balance between the spiritual, intuitive, scientific/technological and intellectual where all can work with each other in harmony and raise humanity up into its next level of consciousness. The planet of the collective unconscious is in the sign of the individual unconscious and the planet of the individual unconscious is in the sign of the collective unconscious. We are here at this moment to work through the things we have stored in the unconscious in a healthy way to bring to fruition the promise of the Piscean Age: the journey towards full consciousness.
It is also important to remember that Jupiter is co-ruler of Pisces and Saturn is the co-ruler of Aquarius. Jupiter is the planet of the individual conscious, so when it is in its Piscean guise, the individual conscious is learning from the collective unconscious and vice versa. This is how we get our mystics, sages, and the like. They are able to enter the Piscean paradise of full consciousness through contact with the collective unconscious and return unscathed and wiser. Likewise in its Aquarian guise, Saturn brings the collective conscious into its roots of the individual unconscious. It is the action of all four planets working together that will enable humanity to move into full consciousness.
The Age of Pisces was the Promise of Full Consciousness whereas the Age of Aquarius will be the Manifestation of Full Consciousness. In the Age of Pisces, Neptune dreamt and veiled, Jupiter expanded and journeyed. In the Age of Aquarius, Uranus will connect and revolutionize, Saturn will manifest and provide stable structure.
Right now we are seeing the most negative attributes of the waning Piscean Age and the waxing Aquarian Age do battle with one another. Signs in the water element can have issues of letting go. They can tend to hold on tightly to the point of self-destructing and destroying others. Pisces can have a double issue with this because it cannot let go of its great dream (Neptune) and then becomes rigidly dogmatic and self-righteous in its beliefs (Jupiter) and wants everyone else to believe exactly how it does or the others will be, to use a Dispensational Christian literary series title, Left Behind and face hell on Earth. This poke fingers into the eyes of Aquarius, Uranus and Saturn, which bring up the rebellion for rebellion's sake without consideration of the consequences, which Saturn would normally provide. Thus we have the sorry state of affairs that we see on the planet right now.
I don't know if this helps you sore or if it just muddies the water even further. I look forward to your reply.