What is my zodiac sign?
Pick your birthday to find your sun sign. On the few days when the Sun changes sign, the answer depends on the year, and sometimes on the hour.
Your sun sign is Capricorn. All about Capricorn →
Zodiac sign dates
| Sign | Usual dates |
|---|---|
| Aries | Mar 21 – Apr 19 |
| Taurus | Apr 20 – May 20 |
| Gemini | May 21 – Jun 20 |
| Cancer | Jun 21 – Jul 22 |
| Leo | Jul 23 – Aug 22 |
| Virgo | Aug 23 – Sep 22 |
| Libra | Sep 23 – Oct 22 |
| Scorpio | Oct 23 – Nov 21 |
| Sagittarius | Nov 22 – Dec 21 |
| Capricorn | Dec 22 – Jan 19 |
| Aquarius | Jan 20 – Feb 18 |
| Pisces | Feb 19 – Mar 20 |
Cusp days, 1940 to 2040
The first day of each sign moves between years because the calendar year is not a whole number of days long. These are the earliest and latest days (in UTC) the Sun entered each sign in the century around now:
| The Sun enters | Between |
|---|---|
| Pisces → Aries | Mar 20 – Mar 21 |
| Aries → Taurus | Apr 19 – Apr 20 |
| Taurus → Gemini | May 20 – May 21 |
| Gemini → Cancer | Jun 20 – Jun 22 |
| Cancer → Leo | Jul 22 – Jul 23 |
| Leo → Virgo | Aug 22 – Aug 24 |
| Virgo → Libra | Sep 22 – Sep 23 |
| Libra → Scorpio | Oct 22 – Oct 24 |
| Scorpio → Sagittarius | Nov 21 – Nov 23 |
| Sagittarius → Capricorn | Dec 21 – Dec 22 |
| Capricorn → Aquarius | Jan 19 – Jan 21 |
| Aquarius → Pisces | Feb 18 – Feb 19 |
Questions
How is my zodiac sign worked out?
Your sun sign is the sign of the zodiac the Sun was in when you were born. The tropical zodiac starts at the March equinox and gives each sign 30° of the Sun's yearly path, so the signs follow the seasons, not the constellations of the same name.
Why do the dates of the signs change from year to year?
A 365-day calendar year is about a quarter of a day shorter than the Sun's cycle, and leap years make up for it every four years. So the moment the Sun enters a sign drifts by a few hours each year and can fall on either of two days, sometimes three across time zones.
What does it mean to be born on the cusp?
Being born on the cusp means being born on a day when the Sun changed sign. You still have one sun sign: whichever sign the Sun was in at your birth minute. Your Moon, rising sign and the rest of the birth chart add the other colours people associate with a cusp.
Is my sign different in the sidereal zodiac?
Yes. Indian (sidereal) astrology measures signs against the stars, which have shifted about 24° since the tropical zodiac was fixed, so most people's sidereal sign is the one before their tropical sign. This site uses the tropical zodiac, as Western astrology does.