THE TROPICAL ZODIAC · 12 COMPLETE GUIDES

The 12 zodiac signs:
dates, traits and meaning.

Find your Sun sign, then explore its element, modality, ruling planet, personality patterns, relationships, compatibility and career themes. These guides describe astrological archetypes—not fixed rules about who a person must be.

CHOOSE A SIGN

Start with your birthday.

Dates can shift by a day near a sign boundary. If you were born on a cusp date, an exact birth chart is the reliable way to confirm your Sun sign.
Mar 21 — Apr 19

Aries

Fire · Cardinal · ruled by Mars
Apr 20 — May 20

Taurus

Earth · Fixed · ruled by Venus
May 21 — Jun 20

Gemini

Air · Mutable · ruled by Mercury
Jun 21 — Jul 22

Cancer

Water · Cardinal · ruled by The Moon
Jul 23 — Aug 22

Leo

Fire · Fixed · ruled by The Sun
Aug 23 — Sep 22

Virgo

Earth · Mutable · ruled by Mercury
Sep 23 — Oct 22

Libra

Air · Cardinal · ruled by Venus
Oct 23 — Nov 21

Scorpio

Water · Fixed · ruled by Mars traditionally; Pluto in modern astrology
Nov 22 — Dec 21

Sagittarius

Fire · Mutable · ruled by Jupiter
Dec 22 — Jan 19

Capricorn

Earth · Cardinal · ruled by Saturn
Jan 20 — Feb 18

Aquarius

Air · Fixed · ruled by Saturn traditionally; Uranus in modern astrology
Feb 19 — Mar 20

Pisces

Water · Mutable · ruled by Jupiter traditionally; Neptune in modern astrology

READ THE SYSTEM

A sign is more than a list of traits.

Element describes the style

Fire signs initiate through enthusiasm, Earth signs make experience tangible, Air signs work through ideas and relationship, and Water signs respond through feeling and intuition.

Modality describes the movement

Cardinal signs begin, fixed signs sustain, and mutable signs adapt. Combining element and modality gives each sign a distinct way of meeting change.

Your Sun sign is one placement

The Sun sign is useful, but it is not the whole birth chart. The Moon, rising sign, planets, houses and aspects explain why two people with the same Sun sign can express it very differently.