Astrological sign

Zodiac symbolism

Sign	Aries	Taurus	Gemini	Cancer	Leo	Virgo	Libra	Scorpio	Sagittarius	Capricorn	Aquarius	Pisces
Celestial longitude interval (λ)	0°–30°	30°–60°	60°–90°	90°–120°	120°–150°	150°–180°	180°–210°	210°–240°	240°–270°	270°–300°	300°–330°	330°–360°
Symbol
Gloss	The Ram	The Bull	The Twins	The Crab	The Lion	The Maiden	The Scales	The Scorpion	The Archer	The Goat	The Water-bearer	The Fish

Polarity and the four elements

Polarity	Element	Symbol	Keywords	Signs
Positive (self-expressive)	Fire		Enthusiasm; drive to express self; faith	Aries; Leo; Sagittarius
	Air		Communication; socialization; conceptualization	Gemini; Libra; Aquarius
Negative (self-containing)	Earth		Practicality; caution; material world	Taurus; Virgo; Capricorn
	Water		Emotion; empathy; sensitivity	Cancer; Scorpio; Pisces

The three modalities

Modality	Symbol	Keywords	Signs
Cardinal		Action; initiative; great vitality	Aries; Cancer; Libra; Capricorn
Fixed		Resistance to change; great willpower	Taurus; Leo; Scorpio; Aquarius
Mutable		Adaptability	Gemini; Virgo; Sagittarius; Pisces

	Fire	Earth	Air	Water
Cardinal	Aries	Capricorn	Libra	Cancer
Fixed	Leo	Taurus	Aquarius	Scorpio
Mutable	Sagittarius	Virgo	Gemini	Pisces

Planetary rulerships

Symbol	Sign names	Ruling celestial body Traditional / Modern
	Aries	Mars
	Taurus	Venus
	Gemini	Mercury
	Cancer	Moon
	Leo	Sun
	Virgo	Mercury
	Libra	Venus
	Scorpio	Mars / Pluto
	Sagittarius	Jupiter
	Capricorn	Saturn
	Aquarius	Saturn / Uranus
	Pisces	Jupiter / Neptune

Dignity and detriment, exaltation and fall

Planet (Symbol)	Dignity	Detriment	Exaltation	Fall
Sun ()	Leo	Aquarius	Aries	Libra
Moon ()	Cancer	Capricorn	Taurus	Scorpio
Mercury ()	Gemini	Sagittarius	Virgo	Pisces
Venus ()	Libra	Aries	Pisces	Virgo
Mars ()	Aries	Libra	Capricorn	Cancer
Jupiter ()	Sagittarius	Gemini	Cancer	Capricorn
Saturn ()	Capricorn	Cancer	Libra	Aries