About Zodiac Signs

By Denise on April 11, 2014, 10906 views

Western astrology focuses on the twelve zodiac signs. Each of these signs has specific dates in which the Sun is placed in that zodiac part. Beside this there is also a specific symbol, a ruling house and a ruling body.

Each of the zodiac signs is thought to belong to one of the four natural elements considered in astrology. Each element has three zodiac signs associated, one cardinal, one mutable and one fixed. 

These are the zodiac sign facts that assure a basic understanding of the position of the zodiac signs in the zodiac.This article tries to concisely bookmark these zodiac sign facts for each of the twelve zodiac signs.

Aries Dates: March 21- April 20
Aries Symbol: The ram
Aries Ruling House: First house
Aries Ruling Body: Mars
Aries Element: Fire
Aries Modality: Cardinal
Taurus Dates: April 20- May 20
Taurus Symbol: The bull
Taurus Ruling House: Second house
Taurus Ruling Body: Venus
Taurus Modality: Fixed
Taurus Element: Earth
Gemini Dates: May 21- June 20
Gemini Symbol: The twins
Gemini Ruling House: Third house
Gemini Ruling Body: Mercury
Gemini Modality: Mutable
Gemini Element: Air
Cancer Dates: June 21- July 22
Cancer Symbol: The crab
Cancer Ruling House: Fourth house
Cancer Ruling Body: The Moon
Cancer Modality: Cardinal
Cancer Element: Water
Leo Dates: July 23- August 22
Leo Symbol: The lion
Leo Ruling House: Fifth house
Leo Ruling Body: The Sun
Leo Modality: Fixed
Leo Element: Fire
Virgo Dates: August 23- September 22
Virgo Symbol: The maiden
Virgo Ruling House: Sixth house
Virgo Ruling Body: Mercury
Virgo Modality: Mutable
Virgo Element: Earth

Libra Dates: September 23- October 22

Libra Symbol: The scales
Libra Ruling House: Seventh house
Libra Ruling Body: Venus
Libra Modality: Cardinal
Libra Element: Air
Scorpio Dates: October 23- November 21
Scorpio Symbol: The scorpion
Scorpio Ruling House: Eighth house
Scorpio Ruling Body: Pluto
Scorpio Modality: Fixed
Scorpio Element: Water
Sagittarius Dates: November 22- December 21
Sagittarius Symbol: The archer
Sagittarius Ruling House: Ninth house
Sagittarius Ruling Body: Jupiter
Sagittarius Modality: Mutable
Sagittarius Element: Fire
Capricorn Dates: December 22- January 19
Capricorn Symbol: The goat
Capricorn Ruling House: Tenth house
Capricorn Ruling Body: Saturn
Capricorn Modality: Cardinal
Capricorn Element: Earth
Aquarius Dates: January 20- February 18
Aquarius Symbol: Water bearer
Aquarius Ruling House: Eleventh house
Aquarius Ruling Body: Uranus
Aquarius Modality: Fixed
Aquarius Element: Air
Pisces Dates: February 19- March 20
Pisces Symbol: Fishes
Pisces Ruling House: Twelfth house
Pisces Ruling Body: Neptune
Pisces Modality: Mutable
Pisces Element: Water

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