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About this page
- The twelve signs are grouped by element into fire, earth, air and water, and by mode into cardinal, fixed and mutable.
- The date the Sun enters each sign shifts by about 1 day from year to year, so for a birth on a cusp day the time of birth decides the sign.
- Your sun sign is only one part of a birth chart. Your rising and moon signs depend on your time and place of birth.
The readings on this page are traditional, for entertainment only, and not a basis for decisions.
Zodiac sign dates
| Sign | Usual dates | Element | Mode | Ruling planet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | 21 March – 19 April | Fire | Cardinal | Mars |
| Taurus | 20 April – 20 May | Earth | Fixed | Venus |
| Gemini | 21 May – 20 June | Air | Mutable | Mercury |
| Cancer | 21 June – 22 July | Water | Cardinal | Moon |
| Leo | 23 July – 22 August | Fire | Fixed | Sun |
| Virgo | 23 August – 22 September | Earth | Mutable | Mercury |
| Libra | 23 September – 22 October | Air | Cardinal | Venus |
| Scorpio | 23 October – 21 November | Water | Fixed | Mars, Pluto |
| Sagittarius | 22 November – 21 December | Fire | Mutable | Jupiter |
| Capricorn | 22 December – 19 January | Earth | Cardinal | Saturn |
| Aquarius | 20 January – 18 February | Air | Fixed | Saturn, Uranus |
| Pisces | 19 February – 20 March | Water | Mutable | Jupiter, Neptune |
How it is calculated
- Your sun sign depends on the Sun's apparent ecliptic longitude at birth: each sign is 30 degrees, starting from the March equinox (0 degrees Aries).
- The moment the Sun enters each sign is calculated with Astronomy Engine for each year. On a cusp day, the sign depends on that moment, shown in your browser's time zone.
- The zodiac sign dates table gives the most common date the Sun entered each sign in 1950–2020, in this region's standard time. In some years the date differs by 1 day.
- All calculations are done in your browser. The birth details you enter are not sent to any server and are saved only in this browser.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine: Library for calculating the positions of the Sun, Moon and planets (MIT licence)
- NASA JPL: Horizons System (used to check the planetary positions on this page)
Last reviewed on 31 October 2026.