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How do you find the sign opposite yours?

Each zodiac sign has one sign across the twelve-part wheel. Find it by counting six spaces, or use the six pairs in this quick guide.

On a zodiac wheel, every sign has one sign directly across the centre. You can find it without a birth chart or a calculation: move six sign spaces around the twelve-part circle.

Count six spaces from your sign

Start at Aries, then count Taurus as one, Gemini as two, Cancer as three, Leo as four, Virgo as five, and Libra as six. Libra sits across from Aries. The same six-space rule works from any sign, even if the chart wheel is turned on the page.

Keep the six pairs nearby

Aries–Libra, Taurus–Scorpio, Gemini–Sagittarius, Cancer–Capricorn, Leo–Aquarius, and Virgo–Pisces. Each pair names two positions across the zodiac circle. You can use the list when a chart shows sign names in a table instead of a wheel.

Across the wheel is a position, not a verdict

Here, ‘opposite’ tells you where two signs sit. It does not mean two people with those Sun signs must disagree, get along, or become a couple. The wheel helps you locate the pair; real relationships are more than chart labels.

A few common questions

Do I need my birth time to find a sign's opposite?

No. These six pairs belong to the zodiac wheel itself. A birth time is needed for some personal chart positions, but not to find the sign across from another sign.

Sources & further reading

These sources explain the traditions and methods covered in this article. They do not establish predictive accuracy.

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