There are 12 zodiac signs, in order: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. In 2027, the year begins when the Sun enters Aries on Saturday, March 20, at 4:25 p.m. EDT.
The 12 zodiac signs divide the Sun’s yearly path into equal 30-degree segments. Each sign begins at the exact minute the Sun reaches its boundary, and that minute moves every year, which is why one website lists Leo as starting on July 22 and another on July 23.
Both can be correct. In 2027, the Sun enters Leo at 01:04 UTC on Friday, July 23, which is 9:04 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 22.
A baby born at 10:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 22, 2027, in New York is a Leo, while a baby born at noon on July 22 in London is a Cancer.
This page lists every sign with its 2027 dates, its exact start time across time zones, and how the Western dates compare with the sidereal and astronomical systems.
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Zodiac signs in order with 2027 dates
The zodiac signs run in a fixed order that begins with Aries at the March equinox and ends with Pisces. The table below gives each sign’s symbol, its 2027 date range in US Eastern Time, its position on the ecliptic, and the attributes Western astrology assigns to it.
| # | Sign | Symbol | 2027 dates (Eastern Time) | Ecliptic longitude | Element | Modality | Traditional ruler |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aries | ♈ Ram | Saturday, March 20 – Monday, April 19 | 0°–30° | Fire | Cardinal | Mars |
| 2 | Taurus | ♉ Bull | Tuesday, April 20 – Thursday, May 20 | 30°–60° | Earth | Fixed | Venus |
| 3 | Gemini | ♊ Twins | Friday, May 21 – Sunday, June 20 | 60°–90° | Air | Mutable | Mercury |
| 4 | Cancer | ♋ Crab | Monday, June 21 – Wednesday, July 21 | 90°–120° | Water | Cardinal | Moon |
| 5 | Leo | ♌ Lion | Thursday, July 22 – Sunday, August 22 | 120°–150° | Fire | Fixed | Sun |
| 6 | Virgo | ♍ Maiden | Monday, August 23 – Wednesday, September 22 | 150°–180° | Earth | Mutable | Mercury |
| 7 | Libra | ♎ Scales | Thursday, September 23 – Friday, October 22 | 180°–210° | Air | Cardinal | Venus |
| 8 | Scorpio | ♏ Scorpion | Saturday, October 23 – Sunday, November 21 | 210°–240° | Water | Fixed | Mars (modern: Pluto) |
| 9 | Sagittarius | ♐ Archer | Monday, November 22 – Monday, December 20 | 240°–270° | Fire | Mutable | Jupiter |
| 10 | Capricorn | ♑ Goat | Monday, December 21, 2026 – Tuesday, January 19, 2027 | 270°–300° | Earth | Cardinal | Saturn |
| 11 | Aquarius | ♒ Water-bearer | Wednesday, January 20 – Wednesday, February 17 | 300°–330° | Air | Fixed | Saturn (modern: Uranus) |
| 12 | Pisces | ♓ Fish | Thursday, February 18 – Friday, March 19 | 330°–360° | Water | Mutable | Jupiter (modern: Neptune) |
The next Capricorn season begins on Tuesday, December 21, 2027, at 9:42 p.m. EST, per the U.S. Naval Observatory.
Why published zodiac sign dates disagree
Published ranges often disagree by one day because most horoscope sites print a fixed range while the real boundary moves.
The calendar year has 365 days, but the Sun returns to the same ecliptic position about six hours later each year, and the leap day pulls it back every fourth year.
Wikipedia’s reference table, for example, lists Aries as March 21 to April 20. In 2027, the Sun enters Aries on Saturday, March 20, so anyone born on March 20, 2027, at or after 4:25 p.m. EDT is an Aries, not a Pisces.
For a birth date within a day of a boundary, the only reliable method is to compare the exact birth time with that year’s ingress time.
2027 zodiac sign start times by time zone
Each zodiac sign starts at a single instant worldwide, so its calendar date depends on the observer’s time zone.
| Sign | UTC | US Eastern | US Pacific | London | Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquarius* | Wed Jan 20, 07:30 | Wed Jan 20, 2:30 a.m. EST | Tue Jan 19, 11:30 p.m. PST | Wed Jan 20, 7:30 a.m. GMT | Wed Jan 20, 6:30 p.m. AEDT |
| Pisces* | Thu Feb 18, 21:33 | Thu Feb 18, 4:33 p.m. EST | Thu Feb 18, 1:33 p.m. PST | Thu Feb 18, 9:33 p.m. GMT | Fri Feb 19, 8:33 a.m. AEDT |
| Aries* | Sat Mar 20, 20:25 | Sat Mar 20, 4:25 p.m. EDT | Sat Mar 20, 1:25 p.m. PDT | Sat Mar 20, 8:25 p.m. GMT | Sun Mar 21, 7:25 a.m. AEDT |
| Taurus | Tue Apr 20, 07:17 | Tue Apr 20, 3:17 a.m. EDT | Tue Apr 20, 12:17 a.m. PDT | Tue Apr 20, 8:17 a.m. BST | Tue Apr 20, 5:17 p.m. AEST |
| Gemini* | Fri May 21, 06:18 | Fri May 21, 2:18 a.m. EDT | Thu May 20, 11:18 p.m. PDT | Fri May 21, 7:18 a.m. BST | Fri May 21, 4:18 p.m. AEST |
| Cancer* | Mon Jun 21, 14:11 | Mon Jun 21, 10:11 a.m. EDT | Mon Jun 21, 7:11 a.m. PDT | Mon Jun 21, 3:11 p.m. BST | Tue Jun 22, 12:11 a.m. AEST |
| Leo* | Fri Jul 23, 01:04 | Thu Jul 22, 9:04 p.m. EDT | Thu Jul 22, 6:04 p.m. PDT | Fri Jul 23, 2:04 a.m. BST | Fri Jul 23, 11:04 a.m. AEST |
| Libra* | Thu Sep 23, 06:02 | Thu Sep 23, 2:02 a.m. EDT | Wed Sep 22, 11:02 p.m. PDT | Thu Sep 23, 7:02 a.m. BST | Thu Sep 23, 4:02 p.m. AEST |
| Capricorn* | Wed Dec 22, 02:42 | Tue Dec 21, 9:42 p.m. EST | Tue Dec 21, 6:42 p.m. PST | Wed Dec 22, 2:42 a.m. GMT | Wed Dec 22, 1:42 p.m. AEDT |
The start dates for Virgo (Monday, August 23), Scorpio (Saturday, October 23) and Sagittarius (Monday, November 22) are confirmed by Authority Astrology and Augurine. Each sign’s own page carries its full time zone breakdown.
Zodiac signs that change date by time zone in 2027
Eight of the nine timed ingresses above fall on different calendar dates depending on location. These are the cases that matter most for US readers:
- Aquarius: begins Tuesday, January 19, on the US West Coast but Wednesday, January 20, in the East.
- Gemini: begins Thursday, May 20, in Pacific Time but Friday, May 21, in Eastern Time.
- Leo: begins Thursday, July 22, everywhere in the continental United States but Friday, July 23, in Europe and Australia.
- Libra: begins Wednesday, September 22, in Pacific Time but Thursday, September 23, in Eastern Time.
- Capricorn: begins Tuesday, December 21, in the United States but Wednesday, December 22, in the UK.
The Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn ingresses happen at the same instants as the equinoxes and solstices. Datescal covers them in detail on First Day of Spring 2027, Summer Solstice 2027, First Day of Fall 2027, and Winter Solstice 2027.
How to check your zodiac sign on a cusp date
Use this method when a birth date falls within one day of a sign boundary:
- Find the ingress time for that sign boundary in the birth year, in UTC.
- Convert the birth time and place to UTC, allowing for daylight saving time.
- Compare the two. A birth at or after the ingress belongs to the new sign.
Zodiac signs by element
Western astrology groups the 12 signs into four elements of three signs each. The three signs in each group sit 120 degrees apart on the ecliptic, per Wikipedia. The tables below link to each sign’s page and give its 2027 start date.
Fire zodiac signs
The fire group contains one cardinal, one fixed, and one mutable sign.
| Sign page | 2027 start date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | Saturday, March 20 | First sign; begins at the March equinox |
| Leo | Thursday, July 22 (ET) | Only sign traditionally ruled by the Sun |
| Sagittarius | Monday, November 22 | Ninth sign; the Sun stands in front of Ophiuchus for most of this season |
Earth zodiac signs
The earth group contains the second, sixth, and tenth signs.
| Sign page | 2027 start date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Taurus | Tuesday, April 20 | Second sign; fixed modality |
| Virgo | Monday, August 23 | Sixth sign; the Sun spends 45 days in its constellation, the longest of any |
| Capricorn | Tuesday, December 21 (ET) | Begins at the December solstice; shortest tropical sign |
Air zodiac signs
The air group contains the third, seventh and eleventh signs.
| Sign page | 2027 start date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini | Friday, May 21 (ET) | Third sign; one of the two longest tropical signs |
| Libra | Thursday, September 23 (ET) | Begins at the September equinox |
| Aquarius | Wednesday, January 20 (ET) | Eleventh sign; modern ruler Uranus |
Water zodiac signs
The water group contains the fourth, eighth, and twelfth signs.
| Sign page | 2027 start date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Monday, June 21 | Begins at the June solstice; longest tropical sign |
| Scorpio | Saturday, October 23 | Eighth sign; the Sun spends only 7 days in its constellation |
| Pisces | Thursday, February 18 | Twelfth and final sign |
Tropical, sidereal, and astronomical zodiac compared
Three systems assign different dates to the same sign names:
- Tropical zodiac: used in Western astrology and on this page. It anchors Aries to the March equinox.
- Sidereal zodiac: used in Vedic (Jyotish) astrology. It anchors the signs to the stars, so its dates run about 3 to 4 weeks later.
- Astronomical dates: these track the Sun’s passage through the 13 constellations whose boundaries the International Astronomical Union set. Those constellations vary in width.
The table compares the 2027 start dates. Tropical dates are in Eastern Time from the sources above.
| Sign | Tropical start 2027 (ET) | Sidereal start 2027 (ET) | Sun enters constellation (EarthSky, 2021) | Days Sun spends in constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Saturday, March 20 | Wednesday, April 14 | April 18 | 26 |
| Taurus | Tuesday, April 20 | Saturday, May 15 | May 14 | 38 |
| Gemini | Friday, May 21 | Tuesday, June 15 | June 21 | 29 |
| Cancer | Monday, June 21 | Friday, July 16 | July 20 | 21 |
| Leo | Thursday, July 22 | Tuesday, August 17 | August 10 | 37 |
| Virgo | Monday, August 23 | Friday, September 17 | September 16 | 45 |
| Libra | Thursday, September 23 | Sunday, October 17 | October 31 | 23 |
| Scorpio | Saturday, October 23 | Tuesday, November 16 | November 23 (Scorpius) | 7 |
| Ophiuchus | Not a sign | Not a sign | November 30 | 18 |
| Sagittarius | Monday, November 22 | Thursday, December 16 | December 18 | 32 |
| Capricorn | Tuesday, December 21 | Thursday, January 14 | January 19 | 28 |
| Aquarius | Wednesday, January 20 | Friday, February 12 | February 16 | 23 |
| Pisces | Thursday, February 18 | Sunday, March 14 | March 11 | 38 |
In 2027, the sidereal zodiac starts each sign 23 to 26 days after the tropical zodiac. The gap comes from the precession of the equinoxes, a slow wobble of Earth’s axis that shifts the March equinox westward against the stars.
Several sidereal dates fall one day later in India than in the United States. In Indian Standard Time, these signs begin one day later:
- Kumbha (Aquarius): Saturday, February 13
- Meena (Pisces): Monday, March 15
- Karka (Cancer): Saturday, July 17
- Tula (Libra): Monday, October 18
- Vrishchika (Scorpio): Wednesday, November 17
Drik Panchang and AAPS differ by about five minutes on the exact moments. The sidereal system depends on the chosen ayanamsa, which is the offset between the two zodiacs.
How tropical zodiac sign lengths differ
Tropical signs are all 30 degrees wide, but they do not last the same number of days. Earth moves fastest near perihelion in early January and slowest near aphelion in early July.
Using the ingress times above, Capricorn lasted 29 days, 10 hours and 40 minutes from the December 2026 solstice, while Cancer lasts 31 days, 10 hours and 53 minutes in 2027.
That gap of about two days is why winter signs are shorter on the calendar than summer signs.
What the zodiac signs are not
The zodiac signs are divisions of the ecliptic, and several popular claims confuse them with other things. The table below sets out the most common confusions.
| Claim | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| NASA added a 13th sign, Ophiuchus | NASA describes astronomy, not astrology. It has noted that the Babylonians, about 3,000 years ago, chose 12 signs to match a 12-month calendar even though the Sun crosses 13 constellations, as reported by KVIA. |
| The signs are the constellations | The signs are equal 30-degree sectors. The constellations are unequal star patterns, and the Sun spends anywhere from 7 days (Scorpius) to 45 days (Virgo) in one. |
| The Chinese zodiac uses the same signs | The Chinese zodiac assigns 12 animals to years on a lunisolar cycle, not to months on the ecliptic. |
| Zodiac dates are fixed every year | The start of each sign moves by hours each year and can land on different dates in different time zones. |
| Birthstones are set by zodiac sign | The standard US list on Birthstones 2027: Chart, Colors & Official List is set by calendar month, which does not line up with sign boundaries. |
The division of the ecliptic into 12 equal sectors is a Babylonian construction recorded in the MUL.APIN compendium. Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos fixed the tropical system in the 2nd century CE, per Wikipedia.
Personality traits, compatibility, and horoscopes belong to astrological tradition. This page reports dates and astronomy and does not assess astrological claims.
How to use the zodiac signs calendar
Use the tables on this page in three steps:
- Find the birth date in the 2027 range table to identify the likely sign.
- If the date is the first or last day of a range, check the time zone table for the exact ingress.
- Open the sign’s page for multi-year dates, the full time zone breakdown, and the sign’s constellation.
For a birth in a year other than 2027, the range table is an approximation, and the boundary may shift by one day.
Zodiac Signs Frequently Asked Questions
How many zodiac signs are there?
There are 12 zodiac signs in Western and Vedic astrology. Each covers 30 degrees of the ecliptic, for a full 360-degree circle. The Sun also passes through a 13th constellation, Ophiuchus, from about November 30 to December 18, according to EarthSky, but Ophiuchus is a constellation, not an astrological sign. No major astrological tradition has added it to the zodiac.
What is the first sign of the zodiac?
Aries is the first sign of the zodiac. The tropical zodiac starts Aries at the March equinox, which falls on Saturday, March 20, 2027, at 20:25 UTC according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. Pisces is the twelfth and final sign. The order follows the Sun’s apparent eastward motion along the ecliptic, from Aries through Taurus, Gemini, and the rest.
What is my zodiac sign if I was born on a cusp?
A person born on a cusp has the sign the Sun occupied at the exact moment of birth. Astrology has no blended cusp sign. To check, convert the birth time to UTC and compare it with that year’s ingress time. In 2027, someone born in Los Angeles at 11:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, September 22, is a Virgo, because Libra begins at 11:02 p.m. PDT.
Why do zodiac sign dates change every year?
Zodiac sign dates change because the calendar year and the solar year differ in length. The Sun reaches the same ecliptic position about six hours later each year, and the leap day resets the drift every fourth year. As a result, a sign can start on March 20 one year and March 21 another, and its date also differs between time zones.
Which zodiac sign lasts the longest?
Cancer lasts the longest in the tropical zodiac. In 2027, the Sun stays in Cancer for 31 days, 10 hours, and 53 minutes, from Monday, June 21, to Thursday, July 22, Eastern Time. Gemini follows at 31 days, 7 hours, and 53 minutes. Capricorn is the shortest, at 29 days, 10 hours, and 40 minutes, because Earth moves fastest in its orbit in early January.
What zodiac sign is March 20, 2027?
March 20, 2027, belongs to two signs, depending on the time and place of birth. In US Eastern Time, a birth before 4:25 p.m. EDT is a Pisces, and a birth at or after that moment is an Aries, per the U.S. Naval Observatory equinox time. In Sydney, the whole of March 20 is Pisces, because Aries begins there at 7:25 a.m. AEDT on Sunday, March 21.
