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Astrology Basics: The Signs
Author: Alison Price – Updated: October 2025
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This article is part of my Basic Natal Astrology category and brings all the beginner components of interpreting a natal chart together. This includes signs, planets, houses, aspects and more. Alison
Signs
The 12 Signs of the Zodiac
Sign Meanings
Let’sl take a look at the meaning of each sign in more detail and discover some of the personality traits, body parts, careers and correlations associated with each sign.
The Meaning of the Signs
Tropical Signs
Each sign has a different meaning and when a planet is in one sign it will behave differently to when in another sign. In your chart the planets will be in a variety of signs. The Sun passes through all the tropical signs.
Sign Sequence
There are twelve signs of the tropical zodiac: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. The signs start at Aries the first sign and end at Pisces the twelfth sign.
Sign Components
Polarity, Element and Mode
Signs can be categorized by their components of polarity (masculine or feminine), element (fire, earth, air or water) and mode (cardinal, fixed or mutable). Signs can be interpreted by these three distinct components in a broad way.
Polarity
Mode
Element
Aries
The Sun is in Aries from March 21 to April 20.
- More on Aries.
Taurus
April 20 – May 21
- More on Taurus.
Gemini
The Sun is in Gemini from May 21 to June 21.
- More on Gemini.
Cancer
The Sun is in the sign of Cancer from June 21st to July 23rd.
- More in Cancer.
Leo
The symbol for Leo is the lion. The Sun is in Leo from July 24th to August 22nd.
- More on Leo.
Virgo
The symbol for Virgo is the Virgin and the Sun is in Virgo from August 23rd to September 23rd.
- More on Virgo
Libra
- More on Libra
Scorpio
The symbol for Scorpio is the Scorpion and the Sun will be in Scorpio from October 23rd to November 22nd.
Sagittarius
The symbol for Sagittarius is the Archer and the Sun is in Sagittarius from November 22nd to December 22nd.
Capricorn
The Sun is in the sign of Capricorn the Sea Goat from January 1st to January 21st and from December 22nd to December 31st.
Aquarius
The Water Bearer is the symbol for Aquarius and the Sun is in your sign from January 21st to February 21st.
Pisces
Pisces is the sign of the Fish. Its symbol is two fish tethered together but swimming in the opposite direction. The Sun is in Pisces from February 21st to March 21st.
The 12 Signs
Select from the glyphs below the signs you want to read more about.
Author Bio
Alison Price: Professional Astrologer
Alison helps you uncover your individual creativity and lead a fulfilling life using your own astrology. She shares her wisdom from the heart with a touch of humor. She offers Consultations for everyone and Coaching for Aspiring Astrologers.
If you’d like to get in touch with Alison, you can reach out to her via email at starzology@gmail.com.
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