The twelve signs
The Sun spends roughly a month in each sign. Open any one for its dates, element and meaning.
1. Aries
Fire · Cardinal
March 21 – April 19
Energetic, pioneering and sometimes impulsive.
2. Taurus
Earth · Fixed
April 20 – May 20
Stable, reliable and patient.
3. Gemini
Air · Mutable
May 21 – June 21
Adaptable, versatile and communicative.
4. Cancer
Water · Cardinal
June 22 – July 22
Emotional, intuitive and protective.
5. Leo
Fire · Fixed
July 23 – August 22
Courageous, creative and warm-hearted.
6. Virgo
Earth · Mutable
August 23 – September 22
Practical, attentive to detail and analytical.
7. Libra
Air · Cardinal
September 23 – October 23
Fair, diplomatic and graceful.
8. Scorpio
Water · Fixed
October 24 – November 22
Intense, passionate and secretive.
9. Sagittarius
Fire · Mutable
November 23 – December 21
Optimistic, adventurous and philosophical.
10. Capricorn
Earth · Cardinal
December 22 – January 19
Disciplined, responsible and ambitious.
11. Aquarius
Air · Fixed
January 20 – February 18
Original, inventive and humanitarian.
12. Pisces
Water · Mutable
February 19 – March 20
Empathetic, imaginative and intuitive.
Why the dates shift
A sign changes when the Sun crosses a given point of the sky, not when the calendar says so. That moment moves by up to a day between years, so someone born on 20 April or 22 October can fall on either side depending on the year and the hour. Check the zodiac lookup with the birth time rather than trusting a printed range.