The Twelve Signs at a Glance

The twelve signs are twelve styles through which planets express their functions. Read them through the combined lenses of element, modality, and polarity. First locate placements in your chart, then follow the canonical guide. A sign is not a complete personality, and it does not decide what you should choose.

The Twelve Signs

Sign	Symbol	Element	Modality	Polarity	Ruler	Canonical page
Aries	♈	Fire	Cardinal	Positive	Mars	Aries
Taurus	♉	Earth	Fixed	Negative	Venus	Taurus
Gemini	♊	Air	Mutable	Positive	Mercury	Gemini
Cancer	♋	Water	Cardinal	Negative	Moon	Cancer
Leo	♌	Fire	Fixed	Positive	Sun	Leo
Virgo	♍	Earth	Mutable	Negative	Mercury	Virgo
Libra	♎	Air	Cardinal	Positive	Venus	Libra
Scorpio	♏	Water	Fixed	Negative	Mars	Scorpio
Sagittarius	♐	Fire	Mutable	Positive	Jupiter	Sagittarius
Capricorn	♑	Earth	Cardinal	Negative	Saturn	Capricorn
Aquarius	♒	Air	Fixed	Positive	Saturn	Aquarius
Pisces	♓	Water	Mutable	Negative	Jupiter	Pisces

Rulers in the table are classical. Scorpio, Aquarius, and Pisces also have modern rulers: Pluto, Uranus, and Neptune.

Overview and matrices: The twelve signs, planets in signs, signs on house cusps