| Sign | Dates | Element | Ruler |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Mar 21 — Apr 19 | Fire | Mars |
| Taurus | Apr 20 — May 20 | Earth | Venus |
| Gemini | May 21 — Jun 20 | Air | Mercury |
| Cancer | Jun 21 — Jul 22 | Water | the Moon |
| Leo | Jul 23 — Aug 22 | Fire | the Sun |
| Virgo | Aug 23 — Sep 22 | Earth | Mercury |
| Libra | Sep 23 — Oct 22 | Air | Venus |
| Scorpio | Oct 23 — Nov 21 | Water | Pluto and Mars |
| Sagittarius | Nov 22 — Dec 21 | Fire | Jupiter |
| Capricorn | Dec 22 — Jan 19 | Earth | Saturn |
| Aquarius | Jan 20 — Feb 18 | Air | Uranus and Saturn |
| Pisces | Feb 19 — Mar 20 | Water | Neptune and Jupiter |
The four elements
Fire — energy, passion and initiative: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius.
Earth — practicality, stability and patience: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.
Air — ideas, communication and freedom: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.
Water — feelings, intuition and empathy: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
Cardinal, fixed and mutable signs
Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) start the seasons and start things. Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius) hold and develop. Mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces) adapt and complete.
How to find out your zodiac sign
Your zodiac sign is the sign the Sun was in on the day you were born. The dates in the table are approximate: the Sun changes sign at a slightly different time each year. If you were born on the boundary of two signs, check by your exact date, time and place of birth in a natal chart.