| Sign | Tropical | Sidereal | Actual Astronomical Dates circa 2000 C.E. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Date | Stop Date | # Days | Start Date | Stop Date | # Days | Start Date | Stop Date | # Days | |||||
| Aries |  |
March 21 | April 19 | 30 | April 14 | May 14 | 30 | April 19 | May 13 | 25 | |||
| Taurus |  |
April 20 | May 20 | 31 | May 15 | June 14 | May 14 | June 19 | 37 | ||||
| Gemini |  |
May 21 | June 20 | 31 | June 15 | July 16 | June 20 | July 20 | 31 | ||||
| Cancer |  |
June 21 | July 22 | 32 | July 17 | August 16 | July 21 | August 9 | 20 | ||||
| Leo |  |
July 23 | August 22 | 31 | August 17 | September 16 | August 10 | September 15 | 37 | ||||
| Virgo |  |
August 23 | September 22 | 31 | September 17 | October 17 | September 16 | October 30 | 45 | ||||
| Libra |  |
September 23 | October 22 | 30 | October 18 | November 16 | October 31 | November 22 | 23 | ||||
| Scorpio |  |
October 23 | November 21 | 30 | November 17 | December 15 | November 23 | November 29 | 7 | ||||
| Ophiuchus | November 30 | December 17 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Sagittarius |  |
November 22 | December 21 | 30 | December 16 | January 14 | December 18 | January 18 | 32 | ||||
| Capricorn |  |
December 22 | January 19 | 29 | January 15 | February 12 | January 19 | February 15 | 28 | ||||
| Aquarius |  |
January 20 | February 18 | 30 | February 13 | March 14 | February 16 | March 11 | 24 - 25 | ||||
| Pisces |  |
February 19 | March 20 | 30 - 31 | March 15 | April 13 | March 12 | April 18 | 38 | ||||
The Tropical Zodiac Dates are used primarily in the United States of America and Western Europe. The Sidereal Zodiac Dates are used elsewhere, according to MontanaBl@aol.com. More information about the Sidereal Zodiac is available.
The Actual Astronomical Dates for the Zodiac are based upon the information from another website, Sun Signs: Astronomical vs Astrological.
Zodiac sign Icons by Ilona Melis found at the IliCons Site. They seemed a perfect addition to this page.