Aries

Dignities

Ruler

♂ Mars

Exaltation

☉ Sun

Fall

♄ Saturn

Detriment

♀ Venus

Symbol

Ram

Hellenistic tradition

Aries is the domicile of Mars and exaltation of the Sun in Hellenistic tradition. Associated with initiation, the spring equinox in the tropical zodiac, and the cardinal beginning of the year.

Modern Western reading

Modern Western astrology associates Aries with initiative, assertion, and individual identity. As the first sign, it is traditionally read as the principle of self-starting action.

Same element

• ♌Leo
• ♐Sagittarius

Decans

• 1st decan
  0° — 10°
  ♈Aries(Mars)
• 2nd decan
  10° — 20°
  ♌Leo(Sun)
• 3rd decan
  20° — 30°
  ♐Sagittarius(Jupiter)

Planets in Aries

• ☉Sun
  exaltation
• ☽Moon
  peregrine
• ☿Mercury
  peregrine
• ♀Venus
  detriment
• ♂Mars
  domicile
• ♃Jupiter
  peregrine
• ♄Saturn
  fall
• ♅Uranus
  peregrine
• ♆Neptune
  peregrine
• ♇Pluto
  peregrine

Compatibility with all signs

• ♈
  Aries
  conjunction
• ♉
  Taurus
  semisextile
• ♊
  Gemini
  sextile
• ♋
  Cancer
  square
• ♌
  Leo
  trine
• ♍
  Virgo
  quincunx
• ♎
  Libra
  opposition
• ♏
  Scorpio
  quincunx
• ♐
  Sagittarius
  trine
• ♑
  Capricorn
  square
• ♒
  Aquarius
  sextile
• ♓
  Pisces
  semisextile

All Aries compatibility detail →