Aries: Personality and Compatibility
The first sign of the zodiac, starting at the spring equinox: the sign of beginnings. A cardinal fire sign, Aries is a pioneer who acts the moment an idea strikes.
On this page
- Dates (approx.)
- 21 March – 19 April
- Element
- Fire
- Modality
- Cardinal
- Ruling planet
- Mars
- Keywords
- beginnings, courage, action
- Body
- Head
- Lucky colors
- Red
- Ecliptic longitude
- 0° – 30°
1.The Aries personality
Strengths
Straightforward, with nothing hidden. You don't flinch in the face of difficulty and have the courage to take the first step before anyone else.
Things to watch
Impatient and competitive, you dislike waiting and fine-tuning, and sometimes rush ahead and run into trouble later.
2.Love and work
Love: Often passionate, starting with love at first sight. You burn brightest when you are the one chasing, and choose a straight confession over games.
Work: You shine where speed and drive count: starting a business, sales, sport, emergency services and launching new projects.
3.Signs that get along with Aries
The other fire signs (Leo and Sagittarius) share your values, while the air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) bring out the best in you.
4.The dates shift a little each year
A sign begins at the moment the sun reaches 0° of ecliptic longitude, so the boundary moves by about a day from year to year. Exact dates in Japan Standard Time:
| Year | Aries (JST) |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 23:46 – Apr 19, 2026 |
| 2027 | Mar 21, 2027 5:25 – Apr 19, 2027 |
If you were born on a boundary day, check with the Sun, Moon and Rising sign reading.
5.Not just the Sun sign: the Moon sign too
Horoscope columns use your Sun sign, but the sign the Moon was in when you were born shows your private face and how your feelings move. See also the basics of Western astrology.
6.One sign earlier in Indian astrology
Indian astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, which sits about 24° behind the tropical one, so most people born as Aries are Pisces there. Read more in What is Indian astrology?