- Dates
- 22 November to 21 December
- Symbol
- ♐ the Archer
- Element
- Fire
- Modality
- Mutable
- Ruler
- Jupiter
What the Sagittarius sign means
Sagittarius, the Archer, is the ninth sign of the zodiac and the archetype of the seeker: fire by element, mutable by mode, and ruled by Jupiter. In astrology, someone is "a Sagittarius" when the Sun was in Sagittarius at their birth, roughly 22 November to 21 December. Those cusp dates shift by a day some years, so if you were born near the edge, only your actual chart settles it.
The Sagittarius temperament
Fire signs run on warmth, momentum, and the appetite to act. As a mutable sign, it adapts: it bends and changes shape as circumstances do. Put together, Sagittarius tends towards the reach past the given towards meaning and the horizon, restless with the small, and like every sign it holds both a gift and its shadow. Vela reads none of this as a verdict on who you are, only as a lens for noticing.
If Sagittarius is your Sun sign, where do you recognise the seeker in yourself, and where is it a costume you have outgrown?
Read Sagittarius in depth
Your sign is one of three placements that matter most. Read Sagittarius as a Sun sign, your Sagittarius Moon, and your Sagittarius rising, see the personal planets in Sagittarius (Venus, Mars), read today's Sagittarius horoscope, or explore Sagittarius compatibility.
Frequently asked
What are the Sagittarius dates?
The Sun is in Sagittarius from about 22 November to 21 December each year. The cusp dates move by a day some years, so if you were born near the edge, casting your chart is the only way to be sure.
What element and ruler is Sagittarius?
Sagittarius is fire by element and mutable by mode, ruled by Jupiter.
Is astrology a prediction?
Not in Vela's hands. Your sign is a lens for reflection, a way of noticing patterns in yourself, never a forecast of what you must do or become.