Star Sign Aries ♈

What are the dates of the Aries zodiac sign?

The sign of Aries runs from 21 March to 19 April. During this time, the Sun, as seen from Earth, moves through the section of the zodiac assigned to Aries. The sign before it is Pisces, and the sign that follows is Taurus.

Born on a cusp day? The Sun's exact entry into a new sign shifts by a few hours from year to year. Anyone born on 20 March/21 March or on 19 April/20 April, on what is known as the “cusp”, may actually fall into the neighboring sign, depending on their birth year and time. The only way to be certain is an exact calculation using your date, time, and place of birth, for example in a personal Birth Chart Book.

What are the three decans of Aries?

The three decans of Aries divide the sign into three equal segments of 10° each. Tradition assigns each decan a sub-ruler from the same element, which gives the basic quality a slight variation in tone:

These periods are approximate calendar dates. What matters is the exact degree of the Sun, which a calculated birth chart shows precisely.

What does the Aries zodiac sign mean?

As a fire sign, Aries represents drive, enthusiasm and the urge for self-expression in astrology. As a cardinal sign, it opens a season and is considered initiative-taking: it gets things moving. Traditionally, Aries is ruled by Mars, the planet associated with willpower, energy and drive. This makes Aries an active sign, outward-facing and impulse-giving.

What qualities does astrology associate with Aries?

Above all these: in the astrological tradition, they are considered the keynote of Aries.

Important: these are traditional associations, not a fixed judgment about any person. They describe a tendency that can unfold, offered as an invitation to self-reflection, not as a prediction.

Is your sun sign the whole story?

No. Your star sign only tells you where the Sun was at the moment you were born, and that is something you share with one twelfth of the world's population. Where your Moon falls, which Ascendant was rising, and how the planets relate to one another, that is what makes you truly unique. A personal Birth Chart Book shows you exactly this complete picture: Sun, Moon, Ascendant, all the planets in their houses and the aspects between them, all in a book written solely about you.

If you would like to explore the three most important positions first, you will find them in the Astro Bites chapter Your Big Three. How Aries interacts with another person is explored in the Relationship Horoscope Book, which draws on both birth charts, and what the new personal year holds for Aries is interpreted in the Birthday Horoscope Book, covering the period from one birthday to the next. Free for everyone born under Aries: the Yearly Horoscope 2027 for Aries, month by month.