The zodiac is a twelve-part map of the Sun's annual path through the sky. Your Sun sign describes a central part of your identity and vitality, but it is only one piece of your natal chart.
Each sign combines an element and a modality. The element describes the kind of energy; the modality describes how that energy begins, sustains, or adapts. Select a sign below for its complete guide.
In Western tropical astrology, the zodiac begins at the March equinox with Aries and follows the changing seasonal cycle. The twelve signs provide a symbolic language for describing temperament and expression.
Four elements
Fire signs act through inspiration, Earth through practicality, Air through ideas and connection, and Water through feeling and intuition. Most charts contain a personal mixture of all four.
Three modalities
Cardinal signs initiate, Fixed signs stabilize, and Mutable signs adapt. Each season begins, peaks, and transitions through this repeating rhythm.
The tropical zodiac divides the Sun's apparent annual path into 12 signs: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.
Is my zodiac sign the same as my Sun sign?✦
Usually, yes. When people ask for your zodiac sign, they generally mean the sign occupied by the Sun on your birth date. A complete birth chart also includes your Moon, rising sign, planets, houses, and aspects.
Why can zodiac dates vary by a day?✦
The exact moment the Sun changes signs shifts slightly from year to year and depends on time zone. If you were born near a cusp, calculate your birth chart for the precise result.
What are zodiac elements and modalities?✦
Every sign belongs to one of four elements—Fire, Earth, Air, or Water—and one of three modalities—Cardinal, Fixed, or Mutable. Together they describe a sign's basic style and rhythm.
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