Zodiac sign dates, months and elements

Find the range containing your birthday below. For example, March 27 and April 12 fall under Aries, while December 18 falls under Sagittarius. The table gives approximate Sun-sign dates in Western astrology. Changeover days vary with the year and time zone. Select a sign to read about its traits and meaning in a birth chart.

Calendar months and zodiac signs start on different days. During early March the Sun is in Pisces, while later in March it is in Aries. Knowing only the month is therefore not enough. Check the day as well. Near a changeover, use your birth year, time and place to determine the sign precisely.

At the moment of birth, the Sun is in one sign. A birthday near a shared boundary does not give you two Sun signs. Because calendar ranges are approximate, sources may differ by a day. A birth chart uses the Sun's position at your birth instead of assigning a sign from a calendar range.

Calculate your Sun sign from your birth details

In astrology, fire offers a way to reflect on action, earth on practical needs, air on ideas and communication, and water on feelings. A ruling planet provides another connection to consider when reading a sign. These are traditional symbolic meanings. In your own chart, read a planet's sign, house and connections together rather than focusing on a single trait.

This table is for Sun signs only. Your Moon sign depends on the Moon's position at birth, while your rising sign requires your birth time and place. A birth chart shows all three. Even when the Sun, Moon and rising sign match, they describe different parts of the chart.

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