Qualities: mysterious, secretive, investigative, calm and self-controlled on the outside; restless, very emotional and susceptible to pain inside; magnetic personality, leadership qualities, independent, strong, intelligent, passionate, intense, popular, jealous, obsessive, dominating
Gemini
21st may- 21st June
Ruling planet: mercury
Symbol: the twins
qualities: duality, restlessness, great communication skills, inquisitive, garrulous, flighty, changeable, social butterflies, double-faced, superficial, shallow, insincere, selfish, ambivalent, unfaithful, prone to divorce.
Libra
23rd september-23rd October
Ruling planet: Venus
Symbol: the balance
qualities: an incorrigible romantic with an artistic bent of mind, balanced, fond of dressing up, sensual, classy, elegant, impractical, fond of fair play and justice; imaginative, creative, fond of arts and humanities
Pisces
Qualities: sensitive, romantic, deep, imaginative, impractical, tendency to cheat on partner, cannot tolerate harsh reality or sharp words, unfaithful, profound thinkers, can sacrifice ego
Sagittarius
23rd november-21st December
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Symbol: the archer
Qualities: untiring seekers of wisdom, knowledge, greater truth, sublime experiences; adventurous, fond of freedom, liberty; intellectual, liberal, lighthearted, optimistic, sociable, fun-loving, flirtatious, changeable, restless, superficial, irresponsible, careless, fond of gambling.
Leo
Qualities: requires creative expression, regal, noble, mercurial, likes to live life king-size
Qualities: fond of experimentation, innovation, and exploration; playful, fond of liberty, superficial, unconventional, insecure, rebellious, uninhibited, free thinkers
Cancer
Qualities: nurturing, caring, loving, romantic, sensitive, full of depth, kind
Modes of astrology signs
Mutable
These signs are changeable and flexible. Pisces, Gemini, Sagittarius, Virgo
Fixed
Dependability is their defining trait. Aquarius, Scorpio, Leo, Taurus
Cardinal
They are forceful by nature. Capricorn, Libra, cancer, Aries
Elements
There are four elements in astrology, with three signs out of the 12, belonging to each element.
Water: Pisces, Scorpio, cancer
Air - Aquarius, Libra, Gemini
Earth - Capricorn, Virgo, Taurus
Fire - Sagittarius, Leo, Aries
Cusps
They form the peripheral fringes of your signs in your horoscope. If you are born in a cusp- i.e. at the junction of 2 consecutive signs, you tend to have the influence of both signs. For e.g. if you are born on April 19TH you are an Aries Taurus cusp sign.