Aries Season

Aries season begins at the exact moment of the spring equinox — the instant the Sun crosses the celestial equator heading north and reaches 0° Aries. The two are one event seen two ways: astronomers call it the equinox, astrologers call it the start of Aries season.

That shared moment is why many astrologers treat this as the start of the astrological year. The calendar year begins on an arbitrary date, January 1; the astrological year begins when the zodiac itself resets to its first degree, and all twelve seasons that follow are measured from here.

South of the equator this same instant is the autumn equinox rather than spring, but the astrological year is still counted from 0° Aries just the same.

For about thirty days from late March, the Sun travels through the first thirty degrees of the zodiac — the sign of Aries. This isn't about people born under Aries; it's the shared backdrop of the month for everyone. The wheel has come full circle and started again at its first sign, the one associated with beginnings, initiative and a certain forward lean. Whether you feel that as a push or barely notice it is up to you — we won't promise the fire of Aries will fill you with strength.

In plain terms it's the opening chapter of the astrological year: a natural moment to start rather than finish, to point at something and move toward it.

Beginnings tend to come more easily than endings this month. Starting a project, making a first move, saying the thing out loud — all a little more available than usual. What's harder is patience: waiting, refining, sitting with something unresolved. None of this is a rule, and nothing here says what you can't do. If you've been circling a decision, this is a fair time to take the first concrete step — just expect the follow-through to need the quieter seasons that come after.