Astrology Guide
Zodiac Signs — Personality, Dates & Compatibility Guide
Explore all 12 zodiac signs: personality traits, dates, elements, love and career styles, and compatibility. A complete evergreen guide to what each star sign is really like.
The 12 signs of the zodiac
Each zodiac sign is shaped by its element, ruling planet, and modality — giving it a distinct personality, love style, and set of strengths. Tap any sign to read its full profile.
- AriesMarch 21 – April 19fire · cardinal
- TaurusApril 20 – May 20earth · fixed
- GeminiMay 21 – June 20air · mutable
- CancerJune 21 – July 22water · cardinal
- LeoJuly 23 – August 22fire · fixed
- VirgoAugust 23 – September 22earth · mutable
- LibraSeptember 23 – October 22air · cardinal
- ScorpioOctober 23 – November 21water · fixed
- SagittariusNovember 22 – December 21fire · mutable
- CapricornDecember 22 – January 19earth · cardinal
- AquariusJanuary 20 – February 18air · fixed
- PiscesFebruary 19 – March 20water · mutable
What is my zodiac sign?
The dates above are a quick guide to your Sun sign in Western tropical astrology. If your birthday falls near the start or end of a sign, the exact year and birth time matter: the Sun changes signs at a particular moment, not at midnight on the same calendar date every year.
Enter your birth details in the birth chart calculator to check the Sun’s position. A birth near a boundary, often called a cusp, still places the Sun in one sign at a given instant. An uncertain birth time can leave that placement uncertain too.
Sun, Moon and rising: which sign should I read?
- Sun sign: the sign used for the date ranges above; astrologers associate it with identity and self-expression.
- Moon sign: the Moon’s placement at birth, traditionally read for emotional habits. Use the Moon sign calculator with your birth date and time.
- Rising sign: the sign on the eastern horizon at birth, also called the ascendant. The rising sign calculator needs your birth time and location.
These are astrological interpretations. For the distinction between astrology and the scientific study of stars and constellations, see NASA’s constellation guide.
The four elements
Every sign belongs to fire, earth, air or water, and three signs share each. It is the first grouping an astrologer reads.
Fire, earth, air and water signs →Zodiac compatibility
All 78 sign pairings, scored on love, communication, trust and long-term outlook — worked out from the angle between the signs, their elements and their modalities.
Open the compatibility chart →Curious about more than your sun sign?
Your sun sign is just the start. Our verified astrologers read your full birth chart over video or chat — Moon, rising, houses, and transits.
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