Daily Zodiac
The 12 Constellations of the Zodiac Signs
From Aries to Pisces, explore the twelve constellations associated with the traditional zodiac signs, discover their principal stars, and use interactive maps to see where they are in your sky.
Explore the zodiac
An interactive map for every constellation
All twelve guides include a clickable J2000 map, principal stars, altitude and direction from your location, the best time during the night, and a NASA SkyView field for the selected star.
Aries Constellation
- IAU
- Ari
- Brightest
- Hamal
- Season
- autumn and winter
Taurus Constellation
- IAU
- Tau
- Brightest
- Aldebaran
- Season
- winter
Gemini Constellation
- IAU
- Gem
- Brightest
- Pollux
- Season
- winter
Cancer Constellation
- IAU
- Cnc
- Brightest
- Tarf
- Season
- late winter and spring
Leo Constellation
- IAU
- Leo
- Brightest
- Regulus
- Season
- spring
Virgo Constellation
- IAU
- Vir
- Brightest
- Spica
- Season
- spring
Libra Constellation
- IAU
- Lib
- Brightest
- Zubeneschamali
- Season
- late spring and early summer
Scorpio Constellation
- IAU
- Sco
- Brightest
- Antares
- Season
- summer
Sagittarius Constellation
- IAU
- Sgr
- Brightest
- Kaus Australis
- Season
- summer
Capricorn Constellation
- IAU
- Cap
- Brightest
- Deneb Algedi
- Season
- late summer and autumn
Aquarius Constellation
- IAU
- Aqr
- Brightest
- Sadalsuud
- Season
- autumn
Pisces Constellation
- IAU
- Psc
- Brightest
- Alpherg
- Season
- autumn
The thirteenth constellation
What about Ophiuchus and the 13 zodiac constellations?
These pages follow the twelve constellations associated with the traditional twelve zodiac signs. Astronomically, however, the Sun's apparent yearly path along the ecliptic also crosses Ophiuchus, which is why you may see references to 13 zodiac constellations. Ophiuchus is not one of the twelve signs of the tropical zodiac used in Western astrology.
Astronomy + astrology
Constellations and zodiac signs are not the same
Constellations are official astronomical regions of different sizes. The twelve astrological signs instead divide the ecliptic into twelve equal 30-degree sectors. Daily Zodiac connects the two worlds while keeping the concepts clearly distinct.
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