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Aries
Aries opens the zodiac at the spring equinox. It is the impulse to begin: direct, brave and quick to act, at its best when there is something to fight for, and restless when there is not.
Aries pairs the Fire element with the Cardinal mode. In the tropical zodiac the Sun passes through it from 21 March to 19 April.
In the sidereal zodiac used by Vedic astrology the same 30° sit about 24° further on, so the Sun is there from about 14 April to 14 May.
- Element
- Fire
- Mode
- Cardinal
- Traditional ruler
- Mars
- Sun (tropical)
- 21 March – 19 April
- Sun (sidereal, approx.)
- 14 April – 14 May
Gifts
- courage
- initiative
- honesty
Watch for
- impatience
- a quick temper