The twelve signs
Zodiac signs and their tarot cards
Each sign of the zodiac has a Major Arcana card of its own, a ruling planet with its card, and three Minor Arcana cards for its three weeks or so. Find yours.
Aries21 March – 19 AprilThe Emperor · Fire
Taurus20 April – 20 MayThe Hierophant · Earth
Gemini21 May – 20 JuneThe Lovers · Air
Cancer21 June – 22 JulyThe Chariot · Water
Leo23 July – 22 AugustStrength · Fire
Virgo23 August – 22 SeptemberThe Hermit · Earth
Libra23 September – 22 OctoberJustice · Air
Scorpio23 October – 21 NovemberDeath · Water
Sagittarius22 November – 21 DecemberTemperance · Fire
Capricorn22 December – 19 JanuaryThe Devil · Earth
Aquarius20 January – 18 FebruaryThe Star · Air
Pisces19 February – 20 MarchThe Moon · Water
Where these links come from
The pairs of signs and cards were set down in the 1890s by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the circle that A. E. Waite and Pamela Colman Smith belonged to when they made the Rider-Waite-Smith deck in 1909. You can see it in the pictures: rams’ heads on The Emperor’s throne for Aries, a lion in Strength for Leo, scales in Justice for Libra.
Each suit belongs to an element: Wands to Fire, Cups to Water, Swords to Air and Pentacles to Earth. The numbered cards 2 to 10 are shared out among the signs of their element, three to each sign, about ten days each. That is why the Two, Three and Four of Wands belong to Aries, the first Fire sign.
Read more about each card in the Major Arcana, or find the Major cards of your date of birth with the birth card calculator.