Zodiac library
The 12 Zodiac Signs: Dates, Elements & Meanings
The zodiac has 12 signs, each covering about 30 days of the Sun's yearly path: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Every sign belongs to one of four elements – fire, earth, air or water – and has a ruling planet that colours its character.
- AriesMarch 21 – April 19 · Fire · Mars2027: Mar 20 – Apr 20 · Starts projects others only talk about
- TaurusApril 20 – May 20 · Earth · Venus2027: Apr 20 – May 21 · Reliable – does what it said it would
- GeminiMay 21 – June 20 · Air · Mercury2027: May 21 – Jun 21 · Learns fast and explains clearly
- CancerJune 21 – July 22 · Water · Moon2027: Jun 21 – Jul 23 · Deeply caring and emotionally perceptive
- LeoJuly 23 – August 22 · Fire · Sun2027: Jul 23 – Aug 23 · Generous with time, praise and money
- VirgoAugust 23 – September 22 · Earth · Mercury2027: Aug 23 – Sep 23 · Sharp eye for detail and quality
- LibraSeptember 23 – October 22 · Air · Venus2027: Sep 23 – Oct 23 · Fair-minded and a natural mediator
- ScorpioOctober 23 – November 21 · Water · Pluto and Mars2027: Oct 23 – Nov 22 · Emotionally honest and deeply loyal
- SagittariusNovember 22 – December 21 · Fire · Jupiter2027: Nov 22 – Dec 22 · Optimistic and fun to be around
- CapricornDecember 22 – January 19 · Earth · Saturn2027: Dec 22 – Jan 20 · Disciplined and dependable
- AquariusJanuary 20 – February 18 · Air · Uranus and Saturn2027: Jan 20 – Feb 18 · Original thinker and problem-solver
- PiscesFebruary 19 – March 20 · Water · Neptune and Jupiter2027: Feb 18 – Mar 20 · Deeply compassionate and accepting
The four elements
Signs of the same element share a temperament and usually understand each other easily. Fire and air feed each other, as do earth and water; the mixed pairings take more effort but often teach the most.
- Fire
- Aries, Leo, Sagittarius – action, courage, enthusiasm
- Earth
- Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn – practicality, patience, the body
- Air
- Gemini, Libra, Aquarius – ideas, words, connection
- Water
- Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces – feeling, intuition, memory
Want to see how two signs fit together? Open the zodiac compatibility guides or find the moon you were born under.
Sun, Moon and dates: how to find your sign
Your zodiac sign usually means your Sun sign – where the Sun stood on your birthday. Sign dates move by a day from year to year because the calendar year and the solar year don't match exactly, which is why each sign guide lists the exact moment the Sun enters and leaves the sign for 2026–2030. If you were born on a cusp, check your birth year there.
The Moon changes sign every two to three days, so your Moon sign depends on your birth date and time; the moon phase calculator shows it for any birthday. Each sign guide also covers love, work, stress and growth, the year's new and full moons in that sign, its ruling planet's retrogrades, its tarot card and compatibility scores with all twelve signs.