This page shows which zodiac sign the Sun is passing through today, how many days remain in that season, and which sign follows it. The Sun spends roughly a month in each sign and moves on twelve times a year.
Right now it is Virgo season
The Sun entered Virgo and stays there for 17 more days, until September 23.
Virgo is the sixth sign and stands for useful refinement - the small correction that makes a whole system work better.
Read the Virgo guide for what the season traditionally emphasises, or open this week's horoscopes for all twelve signs.
How this works
Zodiac season is simply the stretch of the year when the Sun occupies a particular sign. It is the same movement that decides everyone's Sun sign - just watched in real time rather than looked up for a birthday.
Why a season lasts about a month
The Sun appears to travel the full 360 degrees of the zodiac once a year, so it covers each 30-degree sign in roughly thirty days. The seasons are not exactly equal, because Earth's orbit is an ellipse rather than a circle.
Season and Sun sign are the same movement
Whichever season is running now is the sign that anyone born today would carry. That is all a Sun sign is - the season you were born into. Use the zodiac sign calculator to check any other birth date.
Quick reference
The twelve Sun-sign windows, in calendar order. Treat the dates as averages: the exact changeover moves by up to a day each year.
| Sign | Dates | Element | Modality | Ruler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | March 21–April 19 | Fire | Cardinal | Mars |
| Taurus | April 20–May 20 | Earth | Fixed | Venus |
| Gemini | May 21–June 20 | Air | Mutable | Mercury |
| Cancer | June 21–July 22 | Water | Cardinal | Moon |
| Leo | July 23–August 22 | Fire | Fixed | Sun |
| Virgo | August 23–September 22 | Earth | Mutable | Mercury |
| Libra | September 23–October 22 | Air | Cardinal | Venus |
| Scorpio | October 23–November 21 | Water | Fixed | Mars and Pluto |
| Sagittarius | November 22–December 21 | Fire | Mutable | Jupiter |
| Capricorn | December 22–January 19 | Earth | Cardinal | Saturn |
| Aquarius | January 20–February 18 | Air | Fixed | Saturn and Uranus |
| Pisces | February 19–March 20 | Water | Mutable | Jupiter and Neptune |
Reading the table
- Element describes how the sign's energy moves - see the four elements.
- Modality describes whether it starts, holds or adapts - see the three modalities.
- Ruler is the planet traditionally assigned to it, covered in the planet guides.
Zodiac season tracker: common questions
What zodiac season is it right now?
The current season is shown above, along with how many days are left and which sign follows.
How long does a zodiac season last?
About thirty days. The Sun covers each 30-degree sign in roughly a month, though the seasons are not exactly equal because Earth's orbit is elliptical.
Is zodiac season the same as my star sign?
Yes. Your Sun sign is simply the season you were born into. Use the zodiac sign calculator for any other date.
Keep the interpretation in proportion
These tools return dates and traditional associations, not predictions. Use them for reflection, and use qualified professionals for health, law, finances, or mental wellbeing.