The Twelve Signs of the Modern Zodiac

In astronomy and astrology, the zodiac is an imaginary zone of the heavens within which lie the paths of the sun, moon and principal planets. It is bounded by two circles equidistant from the ecliptic, about eighteen degrees apart; and it is divided into twelve signs, and marked by twelve constellations. The zodiac developed over 2000 years ago, and because the position of the earth has changed, the dates for each sign no longer represent the time when the sun relates to the constellation, but most astrologers still use the traditional dates.

Latin Name	English Name	Symbol	Order	Date of Sign[1]	Date of Constellation[2]	Quality	Triplicity	Quadruplicity	Ruler
Aries	The Ram	♈	First	21 Mar. to 20 Apr. (31)	21 Mar. to 18 Apr. (29)	Positive	Fire	Cardinal	Mars
Taurus	The Bull	♉	Second	21 Apr. to 20, 21 May (30, 31)	19 Apr. to 10 May (22)	Negative	Earth	Fixed	Venus
Gemini	The Twins	♊	Third	21, 22 May to 21 June (32, 30)	11 May to 18 June (39)	Positive	Air	Mutable	Mercury
Cancer	The Crab	♋	Fourth	22 June to 22 July (31)	19 June to 21 July (33)	Negative	Water	Cardinal	Moon
Leo	The Lion	♌	Fifth	23 July to 22, 23 Aug. (31, 32)	22 July to 10 Aug. (20)	Positive	Fire	Fixed	Sun
Virgo	The Virgin	♍	Sixth	23, 24 Aug. to 22, 23 Sept. (31)	11 Aug. to 17 Sept. (38)	Negative	Earth	Mutable	Mercury
Libra	The Scales	♎	Seventh	23, 24 Sept. to 22, 23 Oct. (31)	18 Sept. to 3 Nov. (46)	Positive	Air	Cardinal	Venus
Scorpio	The Scorpion	♏	Eighth	23, 24 Oct. to 22 Nov. (31, 30)	4 Nov. to 16 Nov. (13)	Negative	Water	Fixed	Mars
Sagittarius	The Archer	♐	Ninth	23 Nov. to 21, 23 Dec. (27)	17 Nov. to 13 Dec. (31, 29)	Positive	Fire	Mutable	Jupiter
Capricorn	The Goat	♑	Tenth	22, 24 Dec. to 20 Jan. (28, 30)	14 Dec. to 21 Jan. (39)	Negative	Earth	Cardinal	Saturn
Aquarius	The Water Carrier	♒	Eleventh	21 Jan. to 19 Feb. (30)	22 Jan. to 14 Feb. (24)	Positive	Air	Fixed	Uranus[3]
Pisces	The Fish (plural)	♓	Twelfth	20 Feb. to 20 Mar. (29, 30 in leap year)	15 Feb. to 21 Mar. (35, 36 in leap year)	Negative	Water	Mutable	Jupiter
Notes 1. Dates with the most usual variations. 2. In brackets are the number of days within each period. 3. Formerly Saturn. Sources Christie-Murray, D. The Practical Astrologer. London: New Burlington Books, 1990.