The twelve signs · IV The Emperor
Aries
The golden ram that carried Phrixus across the sea to Colchis. Its fleece, hung in a sacred grove, became the Golden Fleece that Jason sailed to find.
Its card
IV The Emperor
The sign
21 March – 19 April
The Sun in the real constellation
about 19 April – 14 May
Brightest stars
Hamal, Sheratan, Mesarthim
Why two sets of dates? The signs were fixed more than two thousand years ago. Since then the Earth's axis has slowly turned, and today the Sun crosses each constellation weeks later than its sign. Our cards draw the sky as it truly is.