What dates are Aries?

Aries runs from March 21 to April 19. The boundary shifts by a day from year to year, so a birthday at either edge should be checked against the chart itself.

What planet rules Aries?

Aries is ruled by Mars. It is a cardinal fire sign.

March 21 – April 19

Aries

Anyone born between March 21 and April 19 is an Aries. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, a cardinal fire sign ruled by Mars, and it reads as someone who arrives ready: quick to want, quick to protest, quick to forgive.

Dates: March 21 – April 19
Element: Fire
Modality: Cardinal
Ruling planet: Mars
In three words: Bold, Spirited, Eager

Where Aries falls in a chart

Sun in Aries: direct and first-moving, more comfortable starting than waiting
Moon in Aries: you process feeling by acting on it, and go quiet when you cannot
Aries rising: you arrive quickly and read as ready for something

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Hand-painted watercolor illustration of Aries — Aries, hand-painted in watercolor, as it appears on every chart