Zodiac signs and dates
Your sun sign is the constellation the Sun was passing through on the day you were born. These are the date ranges most horoscopes use.
| Sign | Dates | Element | Modality | Ruling planet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | March 21 – April 19 | Fire | Cardinal | Mars |
| Taurus | April 20 – May 20 | Earth | Fixed | Venus |
| Gemini | May 21 – June 20 | Air | Mutable | Mercury |
| Cancer | June 21 – July 22 | Water | Cardinal | Moon |
| Leo | July 23 – August 22 | Fire | Fixed | Sun |
| Virgo | August 23 – September 22 | Earth | Mutable | Mercury |
| Libra | September 23 – October 22 | Air | Cardinal | Venus |
| Scorpio | October 23 – November 21 | Water | Fixed | Pluto (traditionally Mars) |
| Sagittarius | November 22 – December 21 | Fire | Mutable | Jupiter |
| Capricorn | December 22 – January 19 | Earth | Cardinal | Saturn |
| Aquarius | January 20 – February 18 | Air | Fixed | Uranus (traditionally Saturn) |
| Pisces | February 19 – March 20 | Water | Mutable | Neptune (traditionally Jupiter) |
Elements
The signs fall into four elements of three signs each. Signs of the same element are said to understand each other, and fire pairs well with air, and earth with water.
- Fire: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
- Earth: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
- Air: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
- Water: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Modalities
Cardinal signs start each season, fixed signs hold its middle, and mutable signs carry it into the next.
- Cardinal: Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
- Fixed: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius
- Mutable: Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces