Aries zodiac sign
Aries opens the zodiac and the spring, and it acts like it. Aries people are brave, direct and happiest when they are first. They would rather try and fail than wait, and their energy gets other people moving too.
Strengths
- Brave
- Energetic
- Honest and direct
- Natural starter
Watch out for
- Impatient
- Quick-tempered
- Loses interest once the excitement fades
Aries in love, friendship and work
Aries falls fast and loves the chase. They want a partner who can keep up, speak their mind and laugh off a heated moment.
The friend who says "let's go" and means right now. Loyal and protective, though they may forget to check in when life gets busy.
Thrives starting new projects, leading teams and working against a deadline. Money tends to come in bursts and go out on impulse.
The Ram in the sky
Aries is linked to the golden-fleeced ram of Greek myth, which flew to rescue two children. Its fleece became the Golden Fleece that Jason and the Argonauts later set out to find.
Aries season 2026: the Sun is in Aries from March 20 at 10:37 AM to April 19, 2026 at 9:29 PM Eastern time.
Aries with every sign
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How common is Aries?
About 11,074 US babies are born on an average Aries day. Based on Social Security Administration daily birth counts for 2000 to 2014, via FiveThirtyEight. How common is your birthday?
Born on the Aries cusp?
Depending on the year, Aries starts between March 19 and March 21 and ends between April 19 and April 21 (US Eastern time). If your birthday is near either edge, pick your birth year to see exactly when the Sun changed signs.
In 1996, the Sun entered Aries on March 20, 1996 at 3:06 AM and left on April 19, 1996 at 3:12 PM (Eastern).
Born outside the Eastern time zone? Adjust by your time difference. Times are calculated from the Sun’s position and are accurate to within about 15 minutes.
Famous Aries
The other signs
Astrology is for entertainment, not fate. Sign facts are standard Western astrology associations; personality text is ours. Famous birthdays come from Wikidata; people born on a day that can fall in either sign are left out. Birth shares come from SSA data via FiveThirtyEight.