A visual zodiac reference
Understand the zodiac calendar.
Find your sign, compare date systems, explore symbols and elements, and see where astrology ends and astronomy begins.
Quick tool
What is my zodiac sign?
Enter your birth date for the standard tropical zodiac date range.
The twelve signs
Explore by zodiac sign
Each profile separates traditional symbolism from factual sky context.
Aries
March 21–April 19
FireCardinalTaurus
April 20–May 20
EarthFixedGemini
May 21–June 20
AirMutableCancer
June 21–July 22
WaterCardinalLeo
July 23–August 22
FireFixedVirgo
August 23–September 22
EarthMutableLibra
September 23–October 22
AirCardinalScorpio
October 23–November 21
WaterFixedSagittarius
November 22–December 21
FireMutableCapricorn
December 22–January 19
EarthCardinalAquarius
January 20–February 18
AirFixedPisces
February 19–March 20
WaterMutableKnowledge map
Learn the system, not just the labels
Zodiac dates
Standard tropical date ranges, cusp notes and a month-by-month table.
Four elements
How fire, earth, air and water group the signs.
Three modalities
Cardinal, fixed and mutable as the zodiac’s pattern of action.
Astrology vs. astronomy
Why signs, constellations and the ecliptic are related but not identical.
Chinese zodiac
A lunar-calendar tradition based on years, animals and elements.
Zodiac glossary
Plain-language definitions for signs, houses, planets and chart terms.
Popular resources
Start with the essentials
What does “sun sign” mean?
Your sun sign is the zodiac sign assigned to the Sun’s position in an astrological chart.
Read the full answer →Are zodiac dates always exact?
Published ranges are useful shortcuts, but transition times can vary by year and time zone.
Read the full answer →Is Ophiuchus a zodiac sign?
It is an ecliptic constellation in astronomy, but not one of the twelve signs in standard tropical astrology.
Read the full answer →