What Is My Zodiac Sign? Dates for All 12 Signs by Month & Season

Your zodiac sign (your "sun sign") is the sign the Sun was passing through on the date you were born. Find your birthday in the table below and that's your sign. Born within a day of a boundary? The exact changeover time shifts slightly each year, so confirm with the Orveluna birth sign calculator — it takes ten seconds.

This guide is the complete reference: the master dates table, what sign each month actually is, when every sign's "season" starts, cusp rules, and why your sign doesn't line up with the constellations in the sky.

Key takeaways - Your sun sign depends on your birth date — time and place only matter for your rising sign and full chart. - Each month contains two signs, split around the 19th–23rd. - Sign boundary dates wobble by about one day year to year — cusp birthdays should always be checked with a calculator. - Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac (season-based), not the actual constellations — that's why the dates don't match the stars.

The 12 Zodiac Signs and Their Dates

Sign	Symbol	Dates (approximate)
Aries	The Ram	March 21 – April 19
Taurus	The Bull	April 20 – May 20
Gemini	The Twins	May 21 – June 20/21
Cancer	The Crab	June 21/22 – July 22
Leo	The Lion	July 23 – August 22
Virgo	The Virgin	August 23 – September 22
Libra	The Scales	September 23 – October 22/23
Scorpio	The Scorpion	October 23/24 – November 21
Sagittarius	The Archer	November 22 – December 21
Capricorn	The Sea-Goat	December 22 – January 19
Aquarius	The Water Bearer	January 20 – February 18
Pisces	The Fish	February 19 – March 20

Dates are the standard tropical (Western) convention and can differ by a day between publishers — see the cusp section below. Each sign links to its full profile on our zodiac signs hub, and each also belongs to an element and a modality, covered in our zodiac elements guide.

What Zodiac Sign Is Each Month?

Every calendar month is split between two signs. Here's the month-by-month answer, with the changeover day:

• January — Capricorn until the 19th, then Aquarius from around January 20.
• February — Aquarius until the 18th, then Pisces from around February 19.
• March — Pisces until the 20th, then Aries from the spring equinox, around March 20/21.
• April — Aries until the 19th, then Taurus from around April 19/20.
• May — Taurus until the 20th, then Gemini from around May 20/21.
• June — Gemini until the 20th/21st, then Cancer from the summer solstice, around June 21.
• July — Cancer until the 22nd, then Leo from around July 22/23.
• August — Leo until the 22nd, then Virgo from around August 22/23.
• September — Virgo until the 22nd, then Libra from the fall equinox, around September 22/23.
• October — Libra until the 22nd/23rd, then Scorpio from around October 23.
• November — Scorpio until the 21st, then Sagittarius from around November 22.
• December — Sagittarius until the 21st, then Capricorn from the winter solstice, around December 21/22.

So if you've ever wondered "what sign is September?" — it's Virgo for September 1–22 and Libra for September 23–30, in a typical year.

When Does Each Sign's Season Start?

A sign's "season" begins the moment the Sun enters that sign. The four cardinal signs anchor the calendar: Aries season opens at the spring equinox, Cancer season at the summer solstice, Libra season at the fall equinox, and Capricorn season at the winter solstice. The other eight begin at the Sun's ingress, usually between the 19th and 23rd of the preceding month.

For 2026, for example, Aries season runs roughly March 20 to April 19, Taurus season April 19 to May 20, Cancer season begins at the June 21 solstice, Libra season at the September 22 equinox, and Capricorn season began back on December 21, 2025. Notice the one-day wobble: generic tables say Aries starts March 21, but in 2026 the equinox falls on March 20. That drift happens because the calendar year (365 or 366 days) never quite matches the solar year (~365.24 days). It's also why season dates you see online sometimes disagree by a day — both can be "right" for different years. Curious what the current season means for you? Check today's horoscope.

Why Birth Dates (Not Hours) Rule Your Sun Sign

The Sun spends roughly thirty days in each sign, moving about a degree a day — which is why your sun sign is the one placement a simple date lookup can settle. Everything else in a chart moves faster: the Moon changes signs every two and a half days or so, and the rising sign rotates through all twelve in a single day. That's also why sun-sign dates are stable enough to print in a table, while the rest of astrology needs a full calculation. Date first, details later.

Born on the Cusp? Here's the Rule

"Cusp" birthdays — within about a day of a sign boundary — are decided by the exact year (and technically the exact time) of the Sun's changeover, not by blending. In mainstream Western astrology there's no such thing as being "both signs": on any given moment, the Sun is in one sign. A "Gemini-Cancer cusp" person is a Gemini or a Cancer, determined by their birth year and time. If your birthday falls within a day of any boundary in the table, skip the guesswork and run it through the birth sign calculator.

Why Don't the Zodiac Dates Match the Constellations?

Because Western astrology doesn't use the constellations — it uses the tropical zodiac: twelve equal 30-degree segments of the sky anchored to the equinoxes and solstices. When those boundaries were fixed in antiquity, they roughly lined up with the constellations of the same names. Since then, Earth's slow axial wobble (precession, a ~26,000-year cycle) has shifted the Sun's position against the stars by nearly a full sign. Real constellations also span unequal widths, and the Sun even passes through a thirteenth, Ophiuchus. None of this "breaks" astrology — the system is symbolic and seasonal, not star-positional — but it's a genuinely useful fact to know when someone brings it up at a party.

Does Birth Time or Place Matter?

For your sun sign: almost never. Your birth date alone is enough, unless you were born on a boundary day. Birth time and place become essential for the rest of the chart — your rising (ascendant) sign changes roughly every two hours, and the Moon changes signs about every two and a half days. So "what's my sign?" needs only a date; "what's my full chart?" needs the when and where too.

One honest note on the big picture: astrology is a tradition of symbolic interpretation, not a science — no correlation has been found between birth dates and personality or intelligence. Interest is widespread regardless (in a 2022 poll, 27% of Americans said they believed in astrology, rising to 37% among under-30s), and it's best enjoyed as reflection and entertainment.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is my zodiac sign? It's the sign the Sun was in on your birth date. Look up your birthday in the dates table above; if you were born within a day of a sign boundary, use the birth sign calculator for your exact year.

What are the 12 zodiac signs in order? Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces — starting at the spring equinox and following the Sun's path through the year.

What zodiac sign is September? September is split: Virgo covers roughly September 1–22 and Libra covers September 23–30. The exact split day shifts by about a day depending on the year.

When does Taurus season start? Around April 19–20 each year, when the Sun moves from Aries into Taurus, and it runs until about May 20. In 2026, Taurus season began April 19.

When is Libra season? Libra season starts at the fall equinox — around September 22–23 — and runs until about October 22/23.

What is my sign if I was born on the cusp? You're one sign or the other, not a hybrid. The Sun's exact changeover time varies by year, so check your birth date (and time, if you know it) with a calculator or ephemeris for the specific year.

Is there a 13th zodiac sign? No. Ophiuchus is a real constellation the Sun passes through astronomically, but it isn't part of the twelve-sign tropical zodiac used in Western astrology. NASA's 2016 note about constellations didn't change the astrological system.

Is the Chinese zodiac the same system? No — the Chinese zodiac assigns one of twelve animals by birth year on a lunisolar calendar, not by birth date within the year. It's a separate tradition; our Chinese zodiac guide explains how it works.

The Bottom Line

Your zodiac sign is one lookup away: find your birthday in the master table, and if you're near a boundary, let the calculator settle it. Months split around the 19th–23rd, seasons wobble by a day, and the whole elegant system is a symbolic tradition to enjoy — not a science to obey.

Find your sign in seconds with the free Orveluna birth sign calculator, then dive into your full sign profile — traits, love, career, and more.

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