Sun in Aries in love
Direct and enthusiastic; enjoys pursuit and honesty, and needs a partner with their own energy and opinions. Tends to lose interest in people who defer on everything, and to fall hard for people who push back.
Fire · Cardinal · ruled by Mars
☉ Sun in Aries
Sun in Aries means the Sun was in Aries at the moment of birth. It moves through a sign in about 30 days, which is short enough for the placement to be personal.
- Time in Aries
- 8.34% of days, 1900–2050
- Typical stay
- 31 days 151 stays since 1900
- Next enters
- Mar 20, 2027 8:25 PM UTC
- US births with it
- 8.14% 2000–2014
Sky: NASA JPL DE440. Births: U.S. Social Security Administration 2000–2014 (FiveThirtyEight).
How many people share this
The Sun spends 30 days in a sign
30 days
per sign · 12 months per full circuit
1 of 12
signs — but not 1 in 12 people: how many share it depends on when, and for how long, the Sun was there
Personal
differs between siblings
18 pages · printable
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Every retrograde, eclipse, new and full moon of 2027 to the minute, already converted to your city. A month to a page, ready to print.
Time in each sign
How long the Sun stays in Aries compared with the other signs
The Sun spends 8.34% of 1900–2050 in Aries, 6th of the twelve signs. That is almost exactly an even twelfth. Earth is closest to the Sun in early January, so the Sun crosses Sagittarius and Capricorn fastest and lingers in Gemini and Cancer around the July aphelion.
Exact times
When the Sun is in Aries: exact times in your city
The Sun enters Aries at 8:25 PM UTC on March 20, 2027 — 5:25 PM in Santiago, 4:25 PM in New York, 8:25 PM in London and 5:25 AM on March 21 in Tokyo.
| City | Sun enters Aries · 2027 | Sun enters Aries · 2028 | Sun enters Aries · 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | Sat, Mar 20, 2027 | Mon, Mar 20, 2028 | Tue, Mar 20, 2029 |
| Honolulu United States | 10:25 AM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−10 | 4:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−10 | 10:02 PM Mon, Mar 19, 2029 · UTC−10 |
| Anchorage United States | 12:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−8 | 6:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−8 | 12:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−8 |
| Los Angeles United States | 1:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−7 | 7:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−7 | 1:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−7 |
| Phoenix United States | 1:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−7 | 7:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−7 | 1:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−7 |
| Denver United States | 2:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−6 | 8:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−6 | 2:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−6 |
| Chicago United States | 3:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−5 | 9:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−5 | 3:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−5 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 2:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−6 | 8:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−6 | 2:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−6 |
| New York United States | 4:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−4 | 10:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−4 | 4:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−4 |
| Toronto Canada | 4:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−4 | 10:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−4 | 4:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−4 |
| Bogotá Colombia | 3:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−5 | 9:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−5 | 3:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−5 |
| Lima Peru | 3:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−5 | 9:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−5 | 3:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−5 |
| Caracas Venezuela | 4:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−4 | 10:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−4 | 4:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−4 |
| Santiago Chile | 5:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−3 | 11:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−3 | 5:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−3 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 5:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−3 | 11:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−3 | 5:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−3 |
| São Paulo Brazil | 5:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC−3 | 11:17 PM Sun, Mar 19, 2028 · UTC−3 | 5:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC−3 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | 8:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC | 2:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC | 8:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC |
| London United Kingdom | 8:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC | 2:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC | 8:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC |
| Lagos Nigeria | 9:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC+1 | 3:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+1 | 9:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+1 |
| Paris France | 9:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC+1 | 3:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+1 | 9:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+1 |
| Berlin Germany | 9:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC+1 | 3:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+1 | 9:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+1 |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 10:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC+2 | 4:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+2 | 10:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+2 |
| Cairo Egypt | 10:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC+2 | 4:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+2 | 10:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+2 |
| Athens Greece | 10:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC+2 | 4:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+2 | 10:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+2 |
| Istanbul Turkey | 11:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC+3 | 5:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+3 | 11:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+3 |
| Moscow Russia | 11:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC+3 | 5:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+3 | 11:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+3 |
| Nairobi Kenya | 11:25 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC+3 | 5:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+3 | 11:02 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+3 |
| Tehran Iran | 11:55 PM Sat, Mar 20, 2027 · UTC+3:30 | 5:47 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+3:30 | 11:32 AM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+3:30 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 12:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+4 | 6:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+4 | 12:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+4 |
| Karachi Pakistan | 1:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+5 | 7:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+5 | 1:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+5 |
| New Delhi India | 1:55 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+5:30 | 7:47 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+5:30 | 1:32 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+5:30 |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 2:10 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+5:45 | 8:02 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+5:45 | 1:47 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+5:45 |
| Dhaka Bangladesh | 2:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+6 | 8:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+6 | 2:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+6 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 3:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+7 | 9:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+7 | 3:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+7 |
| Jakarta Indonesia | 3:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+7 | 9:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+7 | 3:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+7 |
| Singapore | 4:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+8 | 10:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+8 | 4:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+8 |
| Beijing China | 4:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+8 | 10:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+8 | 4:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+8 |
| Manila Philippines | 4:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+8 | 10:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+8 | 4:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+8 |
| Perth Australia | 4:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+8 | 10:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+8 | 4:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+8 |
| Seoul South Korea | 5:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+9 | 11:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+9 | 5:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+9 |
| Tokyo Japan | 5:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+9 | 11:17 AM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+9 | 5:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+9 |
| Adelaide Australia | 6:55 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+10:30 | 12:47 PM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+10:30 | 6:32 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+10:30 |
| Brisbane Australia | 6:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+10 | 12:17 PM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+10 | 6:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+10 |
| Sydney Australia | 7:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+11 | 1:17 PM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+11 | 7:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+11 |
| Auckland New Zealand | 9:25 AM Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · UTC+13 | 3:17 PM Mon, Mar 20, 2028 · UTC+13 | 9:02 PM Tue, Mar 20, 2029 · UTC+13 |
From the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris; retrograde returns count as one stay. Swiss Ephemeris agrees: all within 5 seconds. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.
The Sun governs core identity — what you are at the center. In Aries, that function takes on initiative, appetite and the willingness to go first — a Cardinal Fire expression ruled by Mars.
Essential dignity
How tradition rates the Sun in Aries
The Sun is exalted in Aries: +4 in the classical table, a sign where tradition says it works almost as well as at home.
In practice
What it looks like in a person
Identity is built through action. The person tends to start things, speak first and learn by doing rather than by reading the manual, and they feel most like themselves when facing a challenge with a clear opponent or deadline. Energy comes in bursts, and so does interest: a new project is thrilling for three weeks and then has to compete with the next one. The Sun is traditionally exalted in Aries.
From the outside
What other people notice first
Others notice drive and directness — the person who volunteers, disagrees out loud and makes a decision while everyone else is still discussing the options.
At work
Strong at launching projects, leading under pressure and working independently; frustrated by slow consensus and long approval chains.
Under pressure
When things go badly
Under pressure the person charges. Impatience, snapping at people who are slower, and starting a new fight to avoid finishing an old one are the usual patterns.
Commonly overstated
What Sun in Aries does not mean
The Sun sign describes a core drive, not a whole personality. Plenty of Aries Suns are quiet and careful; the Moon, rising sign and the rest of the chart matter at least as much.
The work
What this placement asks of you
Finishing what they start, and considering other people before charging ahead.
Cite this page
AstroHot. “Sun in Aries: What It Means.” Accessed October 27, 2026. https://astrohot.com/birth-chart/planets/sun-in-aries/
For Wikipedia
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