Zodiac Signs

The zodiac signs divide the tropical zodiac into twelve 30-degree segments. Each sign combines an element, a modality, a planetary ruler, and a seasonal position, which together shape how astrologers describe temperament, timing, and emphasis in a chart.

Sign Index

1. Aries

Cardinal fire ruled by Mars. Aries emphasizes initiative, courage, and the push to begin.

2. Taurus

Fixed earth ruled by Venus. Taurus centers on resources, embodiment, comfort, and patient cultivation.

3. Gemini

Mutable air ruled by Mercury. Gemini highlights exchange, language, curiosity, and adaptability.

4. Cancer

Cardinal water ruled by the Moon. Cancer focuses on protection, memory, attachment, and the making of home.

5. Leo

Fixed fire ruled by the Sun. Leo concerns visibility, creative expression, honor, and sustained vitality.

6. Virgo

Mutable earth ruled by Mercury. Virgo is associated with skill, service, refinement, and practical analysis.

7. Libra

Cardinal air ruled by Venus. Libra weighs relationships, justice, harmony, and aesthetic proportion.

8. Scorpio

Fixed water traditionally ruled by Mars and often co-ruled by Pluto in modern practice. Scorpio speaks to depth, secrecy, crisis, and regeneration.

9. Sagittarius

Mutable fire ruled by Jupiter. Sagittarius points toward travel, philosophy, teaching, and the search for meaning.

10. Capricorn

Cardinal earth ruled by Saturn. Capricorn deals with structure, responsibility, status, endurance, and long-term achievement.

11. Aquarius

Fixed air traditionally ruled by Saturn and often co-ruled by Uranus in modern astrology. Aquarius emphasizes systems, reform, community, and intellectual independence.

12. Pisces

Mutable water ruled by Jupiter and frequently linked with Neptune in modern astrology. Pisces is associated with compassion, imagination, permeability, and spiritual or artistic vision.

How To Use This Section

Start with the sign you are studying, then compare it with related pages on planetary rulership, dignities, modalities, and aspects. The sign pages work best as reference points inside the larger wiki rather than as isolated keywords.