What are the four zodiac elements?

Fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius), Earth (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn), Air (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) and Water (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces).

What do cardinal, fixed and mutable mean?

They are the three qualities or modalities. Cardinal signs begin each season, fixed signs hold the middle, and mutable signs transition into the next season.

Is any of my data sent anywhere?

No. This is a static reference table that runs entirely in your browser with no network requests.

Which zodiac sign am I?

Find the row whose date range includes your birthday. For example, a birthday on August 1 falls in Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 22). If your birthday is on a cusp date, check an ephemeris for that exact year.

What is a ruling planet?

In astrology each sign has a planet said to govern it — for example Mars rules Aries and Venus rules Taurus. Some signs list two rulers, a traditional and a modern one, such as Scorpio (Pluto / Mars).

Do these dates apply every year?

They are the common tropical-zodiac ranges and are accurate to within a day. The Sun crosses each boundary at a slightly different moment each year, so cusp dates can shift by about a day.

How do element and quality combine?

Each sign has one of four elements and one of three qualities, and no two signs share the same pair. That gives 12 unique element-quality combinations, one per sign.

Zodiac Signs Reference

Zodiac signs at a glance

A quick, searchable reference for all twelve Western (tropical) zodiac signs — their date ranges, symbols, elements, qualities and ruling planets. Type any attribute into the search box to filter the table instantly, whether you are checking your own sign or comparing two.

How it works

Each sign is classified on three astrological axes:

Element — Fire, Earth, Air or Water (three signs each).
Quality (modality) — Cardinal signs begin a season, Fixed signs hold its middle, Mutable signs transition out of it.
Ruling planet — the planet traditionally said to govern the sign; some list a traditional and a modern ruler.

No two of the twelve signs share the same element-and-quality pair, so the combination is unique to each. The dates follow the tropical zodiac, where the Sun’s position defines the boundaries.

Example

Searching Fire filters to the three fire signs — Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. A birthday of August 1 lands in Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 22): a Fixed Fire sign ruled by the Sun.

Sign	Dates	Element	Quality	Ruler
Aries ♈	Mar 21 – Apr 19	Fire	Cardinal	Mars
Cancer ♋	Jun 21 – Jul 22	Water	Cardinal	Moon
Leo ♌	Jul 23 – Aug 22	Fire	Fixed	Sun
Libra ♎	Sep 23 – Oct 22	Air	Cardinal	Venus
Capricorn ♑	Dec 22 – Jan 19	Earth	Cardinal	Saturn

This is a static reference that runs entirely in your browser with no network requests. Because cusp dates can move by about a day each year, check an ephemeris if your birthday falls right on a boundary.