Zodiac Sign Finder

A zodiac sign, or sun sign, is the constellation the Sun was positioned in at the time of your birth, according to Western tropical astrology. The zodiac is divided into twelve equal 30° segments along the ecliptic, each named after a constellation. Your sun sign is believed to influence core aspects of your personality, identity, and life path.

The tool uses the standard Western tropical astrology date ranges recognized by most astrologers today. These are approximate because the exact moment the Sun moves from one sign to the next shifts slightly each year due to leap years and astronomical variations. For most people, these ranges are accurate. If you were born within a day of a boundary, the tool detects the cusp and lets you know.

Being born "on the cusp" means your birth date falls near the transition point between two zodiac signs — within about two days of the boundary. People born on a cusp may exhibit personality traits from both signs. The tool automatically detects cusp dates and shows you the adjacent sign that may influence you.

In Western tropical astrology, your sun sign depends only on the month and day of your birth — the position of the Sun relative to the seasonal equinoxes and solstices, not the distant constellations. The year doesn't change which sign the Sun is in on a given date, except for minor shifts of a few hours that the cusp detection feature already accounts for.

The twelve signs are grouped by element (Fire, Earth, Air, Water) and modality (Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable). Your element describes your basic temperament — Fire signs are passionate and dynamic, Earth signs are practical and grounded, Air signs are intellectual and social, and Water signs are emotional and intuitive. Your modality describes how you approach action: Cardinal signs initiate, Fixed signs sustain, and Mutable signs adapt.

Compatibility in astrology is complex and involves full birth charts, not just sun signs. However, as a general guide, signs of the same element tend to harmonize well (Fire with Fire, Earth with Earth, etc.). Fire and Air signs often complement each other, as do Earth and Water signs. The tool lists traditionally compatible signs for each zodiac sign based on these elemental relationships.

No. All processing happens entirely in your browser using client-side JavaScript. Your birth date never leaves your device, is never transmitted over the network, and is never stored in any database or cookie. You can use the tool with complete privacy.

Absolutely. Just enter their birth date and you'll get their full zodiac profile. This is useful for learning about friends, family members, romantic partners, or colleagues. The tool works the same regardless of whose date you input.

Western tropical astrology ties the zodiac to the seasons and the equinoxes, so Aries always begins at the spring equinox around March 21. Vedic (sidereal) astrology uses the actual positions of the constellations, which have shifted over millennia due to the precession of the equinoxes. This tool uses the Western tropical system. Your Vedic sign may differ by roughly 23–24 degrees (about one sign back).

Once your sign and traits are displayed, click the copy button to copy a formatted text summary of your full profile to your clipboard. You can then paste it into a message, note, document, or social media post. There's no need to screenshot or manually type anything.