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The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac


Below you will find information about the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac, and their correspondences. Click on the sign's name to see the interpretations from our acclaimed TimePassages astrology software.

Symbol Name Mode/Element Ruler Keyword
Aries Aries Cardinal Fire Mars Asserting
Taurus Taurus Fixed Earth Venus Possessing
Gemini Gemini Mutable Air Mercury Communicating
Cancer Cancer Cardinal Water The Moon Feeling
Leo Leo Fixed Fire The Sun Creating
Virgo Virgo Mutable Earth Mercury Analyzing
Libra Libra Cardinal Air Venus Relating
Scorpio Scorpio Fixed Water Mars, Pluto* Transforming
Sagittarius Sagittarius Mutable Fire Jupiter Idealizing
Capricorn Capricorn Cardinal Earth Saturn Achieving
Aquarius Aquarius Fixed Air Uranus, Saturn* Networking
Pisces Pisces Mutable Water Neptune, Jupiter* Intuiting
* These signs have two rulers because an inner planet was assigned as ruler before the outer planets were discovered.

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