What is Zodiac Sign - List of All 12 Zodiac Signs in Order

Zodiac sign is one of the foremost aspects to know about yourself by date of birth. It reveals who you are and shares the hidden facts that you are probably unaware of. The astrology signs of zodiac represent your core personality and shed light over your preferences, strengths, interests, fears and flaws. Besides this, you may check you know about your partner’s personality, check your love compatibility and find the way in which you move through the world by understanding your zodiac sign meaning.

What is Zodiac Sign?

As per western astrology, Zodiac is an imaginary belt around the sky that extends about 8 degrees on either side of the ecliptic, the plane of Earth’s orbit and of the apparent annual path of the Sun. The zodiac is divided into twelve sectors in which each astrology sign occupies 30 degree sectors of ecliptic. 

List of Zodiac Signs in Order

Here is the list of zodiac signs in order. Check out the names of all 12 Zodiac signs in English. 

1. Aries
2. Taurus
3. Gemini
4. Cancer
5. Leo 
6. Virgo
7. Libra
8. Scorpio
9. Sagittarius 
10. Capricorn 
11. Aquarius 
12. Pisces 

What is My Zodiac Sign?

As per the procession of the equinoxes, the Sun passess through all zodiac signs in sequence for a fixed period of interval. Based on it, each zodiac sign corresponds to a specific period of time that helps in determining what is your zodiac sign. Here are the zodiac sign charts including zodiac sign months and dates.

Your Zodiac Sign According to Western Astrology

As per Western Astrology, the zodiac month starts from the month of March in which the spring equinox falls. The below chart shows the zodiac chart based on western astrology. This is the most popular way to find zodiac sign by your date of birth.

My Zodiac Signs	Zodiac Months and Dates
Aries	March 21 - April 19
Taurus	April 20 - May 20
Gemini	May 21 - June 20
Cancer	June 21 - July 22
Leo	July 23 - August 22
Virgo	August 23 – September 22
Libra	September 23 - October 22
Scorpio	October 23 - November 21
Sagittarius	November 22 - December 21
Capricornus	December 22 - January 19
Aquarius	January 20 - February 18
Pisces	February 19 - March 20

Your Zodiac Sign According to Vedic Astrology 

Unlike Western astrology, Vedic astrology calculates the zodiac sign on the basis of variable point. Thus, the zodiac sign dates readjust from time to time (usually this time period is 72 years as the planetary positions shift by one degree every 72 years). Check the below chart to find your zodiac sign by Vedic astrology.

My Zodiac Sign	Zodiac Months and Dates
Aries	Apr 14 - May 15
Taurus	May 15 - Jun 15
Gemini	Jun 15 - Jul 16
Cancer	Jul 16 - Aug 17
Leo	Aug 17 - Sep 17
Virgo	Sep 17 - Oct 17
Libra	Oct 17 - Nov 16
Scorpio	Nov 16 - Dec 16
Sagittarius	Dec 16 - Jan 14
Capricorn	Jan 14 - Feb 13
Aquarius	Feb 13 - Mar 14
Pisces	Mar 14 - Apr 14

Vedic astrology determines the zodiac by the placement of the Moon in your horoscope or natal chart. Thus, you should always Ask an Astrologer to know your zodiac sign by date of birth and time.

Zodiac Signs Meaning and Their Symbols

The word Zodiac derived from Greek which means circle of animals. As most of the constellations passing through the ecliptic represent the shape of animals, the ancient Greeks called it “zōdiakos kyklos'' or “circle of animals,”. They assigned most of the zodiac signs the symbol of animals they represented. However, not all the astrology signs of zodiac were symbolized after animals. Some zodiac signs were provided with the symbols of humans or objects formed by their constellations in the sky. 

Here is the list of 12 zodiac signs and their symbols.

Zodiac Sign in English	Symbol	Gloss
Aries	♈	The Ram
Taurus	♉	The Bull
Gemini	♊	The Twins
Cancer	♋	The Crab
Leo	♌	The Lion
Virgo	♍	The Maiden
Libra	♎	The Scales
Scorpio	♏	The Scorpion
Sagittarius	♐	The Archer
Capricorn	♑	The Goat
Aquarius	♒	The Water Bearer
Pisces	♓	The Fish

12 Zodiac Sign Classification

Astrology categorizes each zodiac sign by its element and modalities or nature. By understanding these astrology aspects of the zodiac sign, one may get deeper and detailed insights by someone’s personality and nature. 

Zodiac Signs Element

As per Western astrology zodiac signs are divided into four elements- Air, Water, Earth and Fire. Here is the list of all the elements and zodiac signs corresponding to it. 

1. Air- This element includes Gemini, Libra and Aquarius.
2. Water- It includes zodiac signs, Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.
3. Earth- Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn are governed by the Earth element.
4. Fire- This element rules zodiac signs, Aries, Leo and Sagittarius.

Also See: List of Gemstone Names

All 12 Zodiac Sign Nature or Modalities

Modalities are the qualities according to which astrology categorizes all the 12 zodiac signs. There are 3 modalities or qualities as per astrology. Here is the list of modalities and the zodiac signs corresponding to it. 

• Movable- Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are called Movable zodiac signs.
• Fixed- Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius are the signs with Fixed qualities.
• Cardinal- Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces comes under cardinal signs

Also See: What is the Zodiac Sign for January

Can You Have More Than One Zodiac Signs by Date of Birth?

No, you cannot have two zodiac signs but if you are born on the edge of two zodiac sign date ranges then you may have qualities of two zodiac signs. As per Western Astrology, the zodiac sign dates falling three days before and after the zodiac sign transition from one to another zodiac is called “Zodiac Cusp”. If a person is born under cusp date range, then he/she may exhibit personality traits from both the signs that are creating cusp. For instance, if you are born on Aries-Taurus Cusp, then you may have qualities of both Aries and Taurus. You can be impatient like Aries and also grounded as Taurus. The positive and negative qualities of both the signs will reflect in your personality and you will have more chances to blend and shine.