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March 21 – April 19 · The ram

Aries

Starting things: wanting something, acting first, going first.

  • Direct
  • Brave
  • Impatient
Element
Fire
Mode
Cardinal
Ruler
Mars
Opposite
Libra
Body
Head and face
Degrees
0°–30°
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Strengths

What Aries does best

You start things that other people only talk about. You decide fast, say what you mean and recover quickly when something goes wrong.

Challenges

Where it trips up

You can act before you think. You lose interest once a thing is no longer new. When you get angry quickly, you can hurt people who were on your side.

Love

Aries in love

You like to make the first move, and you like it when the other person responds with interest. Honesty and a little challenge keep you interested. Games and long silences make you leave.

Work

Aries at work

You are best at the start of anything: launching a project, leading a push, handling a crisis. Give the long, routine part to someone who enjoys it.

Compatibility

Aries with the other signs

This uses Sun signs only, which is the simplest kind of compatibility. Tap a pair for love, friendship and work.

Easiest

Most challenging

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What are Aries’s dates?

Aries season usually runs March 21 – April 19. In 2026 the Sun enters Aries on 20 March 2026 at 14:45 UTC and leaves on 20 April 2026. If you were born near a change of sign, your exact birth time and place decide your sign.

What element and mode is Aries?

Aries is a cardinal fire sign. Its ruling planet is Mars.

Who is Aries most compatible with?

By sign alone, Aries’s easiest matches are Leo, Sagittarius, Gemini. Its most difficult matches are Capricorn and Cancer. Real compatibility depends on whole charts: the Moon, Venus, Mars and rising signs.

What is Aries’s opposite sign?

Libra. Opposite signs have the same mode and elements that complete each other. Each sign has what the other one is learning.

What does it mean to have a Aries Moon or rising sign?

A Aries Moon has Aries feelings and needs (direct, brave, impatient). A Aries rising shows these qualities to other people. Use the birth chart calculator to find yours.