Zodiac Sign Dates
Find your sign by birth date, then check the full date range for all twelve. Pick a month and day below — or scan the reference table. Free, no signup.
Leo
Fire sign · July 23 – August 22
Anyone born on this date is a clear Leo.
All 12 zodiac sign dates
The standard tropical (western) Sun-sign date ranges, used by almost every horoscope you’ll read. Boundary dates can shift by about a day from year to year — see the note below the table.
- AriesMarch 21 – April 19Fire · Cardinal
- TaurusApril 20 – May 20Earth · Fixed
- GeminiMay 21 – June 20Air · Mutable
- CancerJune 21 – July 22Water · Cardinal
- LeoJuly 23 – August 22Fire · Fixed
- VirgoAugust 23 – September 22Earth · Mutable
- LibraSeptember 23 – October 22Air · Cardinal
- ScorpioOctober 23 – November 21Water · Fixed
- SagittariusNovember 22 – December 21Fire · Mutable
- CapricornDecember 22 – January 19Earth · Cardinal
- AquariusJanuary 20 – February 18Air · Fixed
- PiscesFebruary 19 – March 20Water · Mutable
Dates marked here are the conventional ranges. A birthday within a day of any boundary (the 19th/20th, the 22nd/23rd) may belong to either sign depending on the exact year — only a real chart settles it.
How zodiac sign dates work
Your Sun sign is simply the zodiac sign the Sun was passing through on the day you were born. The Sun appears to move through all twelve signs over the course of a year, spending roughly a month in each. The date ranges above mark where it enters and leaves every sign — Aries kicks off the zodiac near the spring equinox around March 21st, and the wheel turns from there.
These are tropical zodiac dates, tied to the seasons rather than to the visible constellations. The tropical zodiac anchors the start of Aries to the spring equinox, which is why western horoscopes all share the same familiar ranges. (Sidereal astrology, used in Vedic traditions, lines the signs up with the actual star-fields and lands on different dates — that’s a separate system, not a correction to this one.)
Why the dates shift by a day some years
You’ll see slightly different cutoffs in different places — one chart says Leo starts on the 22nd, another the 23rd. Neither is wrong. A year isn’t exactly 365 days, so the moment the Sun crosses from one sign into the next drifts by a few hours each year and is reset by leap days. Across the four-year leap cycle, a boundary can land on either of two calendar dates.
That’s why we don’t overstate precision near the edges. If you were born on a boundary day — the 19th or 20th, the 22nd or 23rd — the generic date ranges can’t tell you for certain which sign claims your Sun. The only way to know is to calculate your actual chart for your birth date, time, and place, where the Sun’s exact position is computed for that specific moment.
Find your sign in three steps
- Pick your month and day above. The lookup names the Sun sign for that date instantly — your birth year doesn’t change it.
- Check the boundary note. If your date is flagged as near an edge, your sign may flip with the year — that’s your cue to confirm with a real chart.
- Read the full sign. Tap through to the sign profile to learn what your Sun placement actually means.
Questions about zodiac sign dates
How do I find my zodiac sign by birth date?
Use the lookup above: pick your birth month and day (or pick a date) and it instantly names the Sun sign for that date. Your birth year doesn't change your sign, so the day and month are all you need. For example, August 1st is Leo and November 25th is Sagittarius.
What are the zodiac sign dates?
The standard tropical (western) ranges are: Aries Mar 21–Apr 19, Taurus Apr 20–May 20, Gemini May 21–Jun 20, Cancer Jun 21–Jul 22, Leo Jul 23–Aug 22, Virgo Aug 23–Sep 22, Libra Sep 23–Oct 22, Scorpio Oct 23–Nov 21, Sagittarius Nov 22–Dec 21, Capricorn Dec 22–Jan 19, Aquarius Jan 20–Feb 18, and Pisces Feb 19–Mar 20.
Why do zodiac dates differ by a day on different websites?
A calendar year isn't exactly 365 days, so the moment the Sun moves from one sign into the next drifts by a few hours each year and is reset by leap days. Across the leap-year cycle a boundary can fall on either of two calendar dates — which is why one source says a sign starts on the 22nd and another says the 23rd. Both are right for the years they describe.
What if I was born on the cusp between two signs?
If your birthday lands within a day of a boundary, the generic date ranges can't tell you for certain which sign your Sun is in — it can genuinely flip depending on the exact year you were born. The only way to be sure is to calculate your real birth chart for your date, time, and place, where the Sun's exact position is computed for that moment.
Are these the same dates as the constellations in the sky?
No. These are tropical zodiac dates, tied to the seasons — the start of Aries is anchored to the spring equinox, not to the visible Aries constellation. Sidereal astrology (used in Vedic traditions) lines the signs up with the actual star-fields and lands on different dates. The tropical dates above are the ones western horoscopes use.
