Twelve portraits
Men of the Zodiac
A portrait of the man of each sign — what he is like to date, work with, argue with and live beside, read through the lens of that sign’s element, modality and ruling planet. Start anywhere; each one links back to the full sign guide.
Aquarius Man
January 20 – February 18The Aquarius man has opinions, and he will share them whether you asked or not. Fixed air means his mind moves fast but his positions move slowly — you can bring him new information all even…
Pisces Man
February 19 – March 20The Pisces man absorbs a room. Not loudly — he's rarely the one dominating the conversation — but he notices everything, files it away, and later says something so quietly perceptive that pe…
Aries Man
March 21 – April 19The Aries man moves like he's already late for something important. Cardinal fire, ruled by Mars — there's an impatience baked into him that never quite settles, even when he's sitting still…
Taurus Man
April 20 – May 20The Taurus man takes his time. Not because he's slow — because he sees no reason to rush something he hasn't decided to do yet.
Gemini Man
May 21 – June 20The Gemini man runs on Mercury, which means he runs on words. Put him at a dinner party and he'll cycle through four conversations before the appetizers clear — not because he's rude, but be…
Cancer Man
June 21 – July 22The Cancer man is not quite what people expect. Moon-ruled and cardinal water, he has the initiating drive of a starter sign and the emotional depth of the element — but he doesn't announce…
Leo Man
July 23 – August 22The Leo man runs on Sun-ruled fire and fixed conviction, which means he is simultaneously the warmest person in the room and the most immovable.
Virgo Man
August 23 – September 22The Virgo man notices what you missed. The crooked picture frame, the typo in the menu, the fact that you said you'd call at three and it's now three-twelve.
Libra Man
September 23 – October 22The Libra man walks into a room and immediately starts reading it. Who needs smoothing over, where is the tension, who looks left out.
Scorpio Man
October 23 – November 21The Scorpio man keeps more than you think. Water and fixed modality together produce someone with enormous interior life and almost no interest in sharing it on your schedule.
Sagittarius Man
November 22 – December 21The Sagittarius man operates at a scale most people find either exhilarating or exhausting. Mutable fire, ruled by Jupiter: the combination produces someone whose natural setting is expansio…
Capricorn Man
December 22 – January 19The Capricorn man earns trust slowly and spends it carefully. Cardinal earth, Saturn-ruled — that combination produces someone who is genuinely interested in building things that last, wheth…
Looking for the other half of the set? Read the women of the zodiac, or browse all twelve sign guides.