When it is
Aries season runs from about March 21 to April 19 every year, the roughly four weeks when the Sun travels through Aries. It opens at the spring equinox, the true start of the zodiac year. These dates shift by a day or so each year as the Sun moves.
What Aries season feels like
This is the season of bold new beginnings. The year's astrological new year. Energy surges, patience runs short, and everyone feels a little braver and more impatient than usual. In practice, it is the stretch when many people feel a quiet pull to start the thing you have been putting off, even when they could not say exactly why.
Why Aries season matters even if you are not a Aries
A season is not just for the people born in it. While the Sun is in Aries, its themes color the mood for everyone, every sign, like a shared weather pattern overhead. You do not have to be a Aries to feel the pull toward bold new beginnings; you just have to be alive during these weeks.
How to work with Aries season
Lean into the current instead of fighting it. This is a good stretch to start the thing you have been putting off, take the lead, move first. The trap to avoid is the shadow of the same energy: try not to overthink, wait for permission, or pick fights out of restlessness. Working with the season, rather than against it, is the whole art of using astrology in real time. If you do only one thing these four weeks, start the thing you have been putting off, and notice how much more naturally it comes now than it would a month from now.
Born during Aries season?
If your birthday lands between March 21 and April 19, your Sun is in Aries, though near the edges you could be on a cusp. See the full Aries dates and cusp guide to be sure, and your Aries sign page for the personality in depth. For what this season means for your exact chart, calculate your free birth chart, then start your 7-day free trial for a personal reading each morning.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Aries season?
Aries season runs from about March 21 to April 19 each year, the four weeks the Sun spends in Aries. The exact start and end shift by a day or so depending on the year.
What does Aries season mean?
It is the stretch when the Sun moves through Aries, so the collective mood leans toward bold new beginnings. The year's astrological new year. Energy surges, patience runs short, and everyone feels a little braver and more impatient than usual.
Does Aries season affect signs other than Aries?
Yes. A season colors the mood for everyone, not just the people born in it. While the Sun is in Aries, its themes are in the air for all twelve signs, like shared weather.
When does Aries season end?
Aries season ends around April 19, when the Sun moves on into the next sign. The exact date drifts by about a day from year to year.