What is my Zodiac Sign and How to Find Mine: Dates and Characteristics Explained

Kris [email protected] July 18, 2021 | 15:59

If you don't know your zodiac sign, check out this article. To read about the unique characteristics of zodiac signs, scroll down and pick your sign!

Which Greek Goddesses Guards Your Zodiac Sign

What are Zodiac Signs: History And Origin

What is my Zodiac Sign and How to Find Mine: Dates and Characteristics Explained

Photo: Epic Reads

Table of Contents
What's a star sign and how do I find mine? What are the special characteristics of each zodiac sign? Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces When is International Astrology Day?

What's a star sign and how do I find mine?

This may sound obvious but there are 12 astrological signs, also known as signs of the zodiac.

In order, they are - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.

Some people believe that different signs of the zodiac reveal a person's different characteristics and talents.

Each of the 12 horoscope signs belongs to one of the four elements - Air, Water, Fire and Earth.

Aries, Leo and Sagittarius are "Fire Signs". People born under these zodiacs tend to be impulsive, passionate and spontaneous.

Water signs are Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. People who have these star signs tend to have emotions which can swing back and forth between reality and imagination.

Libra, Aquarius and Gemini are considered to be air signs, while Earth signs are Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo.

To determine which star sign you are, you need to find the zodiac that falls on your birthday.

The dates used by Mystic Meg for each sign are below, however, those are not exact as no one can fully determine the specific dates.

Capricorn: December 22 – January 20

Aquarius: January 21 – February 18

Pisces: February 19 - March 20

Aries: March 21 - April 20

Taurus: April 21 – May 21

Gemini: May 22 – June 21

Cancer: June 22 – July 22

Leo: July 23 – August 23

Virgo: August 24 – September 22

Libra: September 23 – October 23

Scorpio: October 24 – November 22

Sagittarius: November 23 – December 21

Top 5 Zodiac Signs Will Make The Best Healers

What are the special characteristics of each zodiac sign?

Each zodiac sign is associated with different traits, strengths and weaknesses, and each is represented by its very own symbol.

Aries

English name: The Ram

Planet: Mars

Famously passionate, fiery, and argumentative, it's no wonder Aries is symbolised by Ram. Aries's 'V' glyph represents the horns of the sign's ruling animal, though some also interpret the symbol to show a fountain squirting a stream of water upwards.

The water represents the surge of youthful energy and a strong sense of identity and consciousness bursting forth from Aries. This ties in with traits like determination, high energy, and a way of acting with conviction.

Taurus

English name: The Bull

Planet: Venus

You belong to the second house of the Zodiac circle, Taurus. You are usually loving, loyal, prosperous, and patient. Your ruling planet is Venus. Green is your lucky color. Scorpio is your opposite sign and you are least compatible with Libra and Sagittarius. You are most compatible with Virgo, Capricorn, and Taurus. You can be materialistic, stubborn, inflexible, and boring. You are at your best when you can be creative in work.

You look for steadfast love and warm affection in a friendship or relationship, which is precisely what you are capable of offering. Career options best suited for you include building and construction, environmental care, diagnostic and healing arts, counselling, domestic arts and sciences, cooking and food, clothing, life-supporting professions, managing and earning money, banking and finance, public service, decorative, fashion and beauty, luxury trades etc…

Gemini

English name: The Twins

Planet: Mercury

You are usually quick-witted, curious, entertaining and open-minded. Mercury is your ruling planet. Yellow and orange are your colours. Sagittarius is your opposite sign and you are least compatible with Scorpio and Capricorn. You are most compatible with Libra, Aquarius and Gemini. You are drawn to active people who use their heads and succeed in charming them with your ready wit, especially if they share your interests.

You can be fickle, easily distracted, nervous and mischievous. Despite a reputation of being fickle, once you marry remain committed. Career options best suited for you includes all phases of commerce, entertaining, communications, media, accountancy, persuasive arts, politics, advertising, teaching - elementary and secondary in particular, travel and transportation, visual arts etc…

Top 5 Zodiac Signs Will Fall in Love in December

Cancer

English name: The Crab

Planet: Moon

Your ruling planet is the Moon. Silver, pearl white are your lucky colours. Capricorn is your opposite sign and you are least compatible with Sagittarius and Aquarius. You are most compatible with Pisces, Scorpio and Cancer. You can be controlling, manipulative, selfish and easily hurt. You can be greatly affected by those close to you since you are so impressionable. Your inner voice makes you aware of the right time to act.

You could do well in any career that includes all matters to do with women - especially biological and sociological, the diagnosis and care of women and children, nursing counselling, in-depth psychology, food shelter and clothing for survival, finance and commodities, fine arts, creative writing, human resources and personnel, politics and public affairs, real estate and housing, natural resources, the sea and fishing, the soil and land

Leo

English name: The Lion

Planet: Sun

The Sun is your ruling planet. Gold and scarlet will be your lucky colours. Aquarius is your opposite sign and you are least compatible with Pisces and Capricorn. You are most compatible with Aries, Sagittarius and Leo. You can be pompous, stubborn, self-satisfied and arrogant. You flourish in work where you can use your fiery enthusiasm and creativity. You can be easily hurt.

Though you know many people and love to mix, there is still a part of you that stands aloof and keeps you standing out from the crowd, you get along with them but you tend to follow the formalities when it comes to friendship. The best career options for you include all public administration, amusements and pleasures, concerns of the young, management, surgery and counselling, luxury trades, money and finance, performing arts, philanthropy, visual arts etc…

Virgo

English name: The Virgin

Planet: Mercury

You are usually organized, thorough, humane and thoughtful. Earth is your ruling planet. Navy blue, taupe are your colours. Pisces is your opposite sign. You are least compatible with Aries and Aquarius and most compatible with Taurus, Capricorn and Virgo. You can be critical, particular, irritable and untidy. You admire progressive intelligent people who look like they have their path through life well-plotted.

You are good at sizing up people. Your search for perfection can make you dissatisfied. You can perform well in the fields of animal care and breeding, medical practice and research including paramedics and therapy, educational institutes, inspection, health and safety, improvement schemes, manual trades and crafts, research and laboratory work, service arts and trades, etc...

Libra

English name: The Scales

Planet: Venus

You are usually artistic, poised, objective and charming. Venus is your ruling planet. Your lucky colours are blue and pink. Aries is your opposite sign and you are least compatible with Pisces and Taurus. You are most compatible with Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. You can be indecisive, thoughtless, self-absorbed and flirtatious.

Your symbol, the Scales, represents the balance and harmony you seek within yourself and with the rest of the world. Your ability to be objective means you can get along with most people. You rarely surrender yourself completely to another but are an expert in love matters, with considerable passion and care for the loved one. The career options best suited for you include indirect selling, communication arts, diplomacy, Hospitality and leisure industries, Hotel and resort management etc…

Scorpio

English name: The Scorpion

Planet: Mars

You are usually passionate, dynamic, sensual and probing. Pluto is your ruling planet. Black and burgundy are your lucky colours. Taurus is your opposite sign. You are least compatible with Aries and Gemini. You are most compatible with Cancer, Pisces and Scorpio. You can be vindictive, moody, jealous and sadistic. You need a job that taps all your resources to gain true satisfaction.

Once you attach yourself to love, it's difficult for you to let go of it. You are highly secretive by nature even though you are exceptionally good at discovering those of other people. Some career options best suited for you are death and related areas of service, detection and undercover work, finance, taxes and insurance, inheritances, military, heavy industry, mining and extraction, management of people, countries, politics, especially international, sanitation, toxic substances, research and exploration etc…

Top 5 Zodiac Sign Makes The Best Therapist

Sagittarius

English name: The Archer/Centaur

Planet: Jupiter

You are usually intellectual, enthusiastic, tolerant and optimistic. Jupiter is your ruling planet. Your lucky colours are purple and royal blue. Gemini is your opposite sign and you are least compatible with Cancer and Taurus. You are most compatible with Aries, Leo and Taurus. You can be extravagant, excessive, hotheaded and a gambler. Your ruling planet symbolizes growth and wisdom and you can be an excellent teacher.

Although fundamentally serious there is nothing you like more than fun and laughter when in the company which makes you a great friend once others have come up to your very high standards. Your restlessness enables you to adapt to life's changing patterns. Career options best suited for you are athletic and sport, dance, astrology and space, teaching and scholarship, shipping and air trade, international finance, transportation etc…

Capricorn

English name: The Sea-goat

Planet: Saturn

You are usually careful, hardworking, disciplined and traditional. Saturn is your ruling planet. Black and forest green colours can bring you luck. Cancer is your opposite sign. You are least compatible with Gemini and Leo and most compatible with Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. You can be inflexible, apprehensive, perfectionist and a slave driver.

It can be hard for you to find a partner who shares your commitment. It is difficult for you to show your feelings and your emotions but this does not mean you do not have them. Career options best suited for you are banking and finance, bureaucracy, educational administration, big business and management, Earth studies etc…

Aquarius

English name: The Water Carrier

Planet: Uranus

You belong to the eleventh house of the Zodiac circle, Aquarius. You are usually independent, friendly, caring and inventive. Uranus is your ruling planet. Blue and violet are your lucky colours. Leo is your opposite sign and you are least compatible with Cancer and Virgo. You are most compatible with Gemini, Libra and Aquarius.

You can be tactless, rude, defiant and aloof. You are always loyal to your friends and you treat everyone as your equal, respect the opinion of others and expect the same in return. Best career options for you include communication especially broadcasting, software fields, astrology, technological research, meteorology, musical arts etc…

Pisces

English name: The Two Fish

Planet: Neptune

You are usually intuitive, trusting, loving and creative. Neptune is your ruling planet. Violet and sea green are your lucky colours. Virgo is your opposite sign. You are least compatible with Leo and Libra and most compatible with Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. You can be gullible, self-pitying, temperamental and dependent.

You can be torn between personal wants and a desire to help others. Your path to fulfilment is to use your abundant imagination. You have an inclination to dream about your ideal lover rather than actively go out and seek them. Career options best suited for you are entertainment and role-playing, photography, painting, film making, interior design, managerial positions in business, advice and social work etc…

When is International Astrology Day?

Astrologers around the world celebrate their love of the stars on March 20 which is considered the start of the astrological year.

Former president of the International Society of Astrological Research Gisele Terry told Astrology Hub: “Astrology is truly a global language.

“We are all under the same sky. Sharing both our common and diverse perspectives on how we relate to the stars is the gift of International Astrology Day.”