Zodiac Sign Dates: What Sign Am I, and When Does Each Begin?
It is the first question almost everyone asks of astrology: “what sign am I?” The answer comes from the zodiac sign dates — the twelve roughly month-long windows the Sun travels through across the year. Where the Sun stood on the day you were born decides your Sun sign, the most famous placement in your whole chart. Here are all twelve, laid out plainly.
A quick word of honesty before the list: the dates shift by a day or so each year, because the Sun does not keep to a tidy calendar. If you were born right on the edge between two signs — what astrologers call the cusp — only a full chart can tell you for certain which side you fall on.
The twelve zodiac sign dates
Here are the standard ranges, from the start of the astrological year at the spring equinox. Aries runs March 21 to April 19. Taurus covers April 20 to May 20. Gemini spans May 21 to June 20. Cancer holds June 21 to July 22. Leo claims July 23 to August 22. Virgo takes August 23 to September 22.
The second half of the wheel completes the year. Libra runs September 23 to October 22. Scorpio covers October 23 to November 21. Sagittarius spans November 22 to December 21. Capricorn holds December 22 to January 19. Aquarius takes January 20 to February 18. And Pisces closes the circle from February 19 to March 20.
What your Sun sign actually tells you
Your Sun sign is your core identity — the self you are growing into, the warmth you radiate when you are most yourself. It is a real and meaningful part of who you are. But it is one placement among many, and reading it alone is like judging a song by a single note.
“Your Sun sign is the headline. The rest of your chart is the story underneath it — and that is where most people finally recognize themselves.”
When you were born on a cusp
If your birthday lands on the boundary between two signs, do not guess. The exact moment the Sun changes signs varies from year to year, so someone born “on the cusp” of Libra and Scorpio could be firmly one or the other depending on the year and even the hour. The only way to be sure is to calculate your chart from your full birth details. You can read more about each sign across our zodiac guides.
Once you know your Sun sign, the natural next step is to meet your Moon and your rising — the two placements that explain why two people with the same Sun can feel so different. Your astrossoul report reads all three in full, reviewed by a senior astrologer, and arrives in minutes. Start your report and discover the whole sky you were born under, not just the headline.