Aries in astrology
Saturn and Neptune are in Aries today.
- Element
- Fire
- Modality
- Cardinal
- Ruling planet
- Mars
- Symbol
- The Ram
- The Sun is in the sign
- About 21 March to 19 April
- Opposite sign
- Libra
Aries is the first sign of the tropical zodiac. The Sun is in Aries from the March equinox until about 19 April; the exact moment moves by up to a day from year to year, which is why the horoscope pages use computed positions and not these round dates. Aries is a fire sign, cardinal in modality, and tradition gives it Mars as its ruling planet.
Cardinal signs open the seasons and Aries opens the zodiac, so astrologers connect it with beginnings, initiative and the first move. The traditional keywords are directness, courage, energy and competitiveness, with impatience as the usual counterpart. Its symbol is the Ram.
On the wheel Aries sits opposite Libra, and it shares the fire element with Leo and Sagittarius. In the house scheme the first house corresponds with Aries by analogy: the house of the self and of how a person meets the world.
Traditional astrology says the Sun is exalted in Aries, the sign where it is considered to be at its strongest, with the peak at 19 degrees. That is a convention of the tradition and not something the sky shows.
At a glance
- Often feels
- Impatient to begin
- Shows love by
- Making the first move, and the second
- Needs
- Something to win and someone to cheer
- Watch for
- Starting more than it finishes
Planets in Aries
- Sun in Aries
- Tradition reads the Sun in Aries as a direct, quick-starting nature: the person who moves first and asks later, and who comes alive when there is something to begin.
- Moon in Aries
- The Moon in Aries is read as feelings that arrive fast and pass fast: a need to act on a mood rather than sit with it, and a short road from upset to over it.
- Mercury in Aries
- Mercury in Aries is read as a fast, frank mind: decisions made quickly, opinions stated plainly, and little patience for a long explanation.
- Venus in Aries
- Venus in Aries is read as affection with momentum: the first to make a move, charmed by boldness, and quickly bored by a slow start.
- Mars in Aries
- Mars in Aries, its own sign, is read as drive in its purest form: fast, direct and competitive, with anger that flares and clears quickly.
- Jupiter in Aries
- Jupiter in Aries is read as confidence that grows by daring: faith in the first move, generosity in encouragement, and an appetite for new starts.
- Saturn in Aries
- Saturn in Aries is read as the brake on the first move: hesitation to act alone, courage built slowly, and self-discipline learned the hard way.
- Uranus in Aries
- Uranus in Aries is read as a generational pull toward independence and the bold new start; in a chart it marks where the person breaks with the usual way of beginning.
- Neptune in Aries
- Neptune in Aries is read as a generation that idealises the pioneer; personally it is read as inspired, impulsive imagination.
- Pluto in Aries
- Pluto in Aries is read as a generation that transforms through assertion; personally it is read as a will that remakes itself in struggle.
Aries rising
Aries rising is read as a direct, energetic first impression: quick movements, a frank manner, and a tendency to meet life head on.
Aries with each sign
- Aries: the sparring pair
- Taurus: the starter and the keeper
- Gemini: the quick pair
- Cancer: the spear and the shield
- Leo: the headliners
- Virgo: the spark and the sieve
- Libra: the me and the we
- Scorpio: the two Mars signs
- Sagittarius: the adventurers
- Capricorn: the sprint and the marathon
- Aquarius: the rebels
- Pisces: the first and the last
Astrology is a tradition of interpretation. What is written here is traditional, offered for reflection and entertainment, not advice and not a prediction.