Zodiac Sign Finder
Enter a date of birth to find the Western zodiac sign, its element and modality, and how many days until the next birthday.
How this is calculated
The tool checks the birth month and day against the twelve standard Western tropical zodiac date ranges and returns the matching sign, its element (Fire, Earth, Air, or Water), and its modality (Cardinal, Fixed, or Mutable). This is a lookup against commonly published astrological date boundaries — it describes what a birth date's sign is under that system, and makes no claim about astrology's predictive or scientific validity.
Frequently asked questions
How are the zodiac sign date ranges determined?
This tool uses the standard Western tropical zodiac boundaries, which divide the year into twelve roughly month-long segments tied to the sun's position relative to the seasons. These are the same date ranges used by most mainstream horoscope publications — the tool simply looks up which range a given birth date falls into.
Why do some sources give slightly different date ranges?
Some sign boundaries are tied to the solstices and equinoxes, which shift by up to a day depending on the exact year and leap-year cycle. Different publications round those boundary dates differently, which is why you'll sometimes see a sign's start or end date listed a day earlier or later elsewhere. This tool uses the commonly published standard ranges.
What's the difference between my sign's element and modality?
Element groups the twelve signs into four categories — Fire, Earth, Air, and Water. Modality (Cardinal, Fixed, or Mutable) describes how a sign relates to its season: Cardinal signs start a season, Fixed signs sustain it, and Mutable signs transition out of it.