Aries Compatibility Sign By Sign, According To Astrology Experts

As the first sign of the astrological year, Aries likes to initiate and dive headfirst (like their symbol, the Ram) into whatever it is they're passionate about. This is partly due to their planetary ruler, Mars, which rules desire, action, and war.

Aries is also a cardinal sign, meaning it starts its respective season (spring), and not only that, but it's a fire sign too. As such, Aries prefers to stay on the move and travel a million miles an hour. For more slow-and-steady types, it might even be hard to keep up with an impassioned and empowered Aries.

The Aries archetype is also about the passion and innocence of youth. As the first sign of the zodiac, Aries leaps in horns first and asks questions about it later. This self-starting personality can be inspiring, energetic, ferocious—and yes, a little intimidating. When you think about the sheer boldness, risk, confidence, and life force needed to start any kind of project or phase in life, that's all Aries.

While two Aries partners will certainly have plenty of things in common, too much of a good thing can still be too much. Aries isn't exactly known for being the most selfless zodiac sign, so there's potential for these two to struggle with compromise and/or not understand each other's emotional needs.

While Aries and Taurus might be right next to each other on the zodiac wheel, they're not exactly the friendliest neighbors. Being of different elements and modalities, these two don't share much in common, and ultimately have very different motivations.

Aries, for instance, prefers instant gratification and getting the ball rolling on new things, while Taurus is quite stubborn and has a slow-moving approach in everything they do. Taurus may grow tired of Aries' continued antics, while Aries could very well get bored when Taurus wants to be a homebody.

When fire meets air, the flames of passion are fanned, and that's what you get with an Aries-Gemini matchup. As Quinn tells mindbodygreen, Geminis are multifaceted and highly curious, plus they don't need to be tied down, which meshes nicely with Aries' excitable and youthful energy.

Cancer is a cardinal sign just like Aries, but this also means that these two signs form a "square aspect," which isn't typically thought of as favorable. When signs are square to each other, there tends to be a lot friction and fighting over each other's turf. Not to mention, Cancer is ruled by the moon, which makes them highly sensitive. Mars-ruled Aries folks? Not sensitive.

As Quinn notes, this pairing could be very difficult if Aries cannot give Cancer the emotional nurturance they need, which doesn't come naturally to them to begin with. "Cancer often needs reassurance and consistency, and I just don't think an Aries is able to give them that, and so that dynamic might require one or both to have to compromise themselves," Quinn adds.

When cardinal-fire (Aries) meets fixed-fire (Leo), there's no telling what they can accomplish together. These two active and passionate signs will thrive and feed off each other's energy, forging a relationship with a high degree of excitement, activity, and physical intimacy.

Leo is ruled by the sun, so they love to be the star of the show, but Aries tends to have a strong personality as well, so there is potential for some clashing of egos if either of them gets hot-headed.

According to Quinn, an Aries with any of the three earth signs is going to be a tricky match, thanks to different motivations and priorities. Virgo is no exception, with Quinn telling mindbodygreen, "Because Virgos are very long-term-oriented, they're going to be really agitated about starting things over and taking risks the way an Aries does."

Sitting directly across from Aries on the zodiac wheel, we have Libra, making these two signs opposites. And while opposites are, of course, very different, opposites also attract and can be very complementary in terms of harmony and growth. Libra, for example, is known to be one of the more relationship-oriented signs, bringing some needed balance to Aries' hyper-independence.

When you think of Aries' fiery and bold demeanor paired with Scorpio's intensity and mystery, they might not seem compatible on the surface, but Quinn says they actually have some notable similarities that make for a positive matchup.

For one thing, Scorpio is ruled by Pluto in modern astrology, but back in the day it was ruled by Mars, so these two signs actually both share in Mars' high sex drive and passion.

Further, Quinn explains, both of these signs prioritize rebirth and transformation in terms of their identity and life path.

They'll have no problem supporting each other in different phases of their lives, so long as Scorpio doesn't put out Aries' fire and Aries doesn't burn up Scorpio's watery depths.

The last of the fire sign duos, an Aries and Sagittarius relationship is one that spells adventure. Sag is the philosophical world traveler of the zodiac, and who better to take along for the ride than fun-loving and ready-to-go Aries? In terms of keeping up with each other, these two certainly can.

Quinn notes that this relationship will be one full of exploration and taking risks—something both of these signs thrive on.

Unless these two have other significantly more compatible placements, an Aries and Capricorn relationship doesn't make a whole lot of sense. As aforementioned, the earth signs of the zodiac are looking for stability and long-term results, and Capricorn is easily the most serious about the long term of them all. Not to mention, this is another duo that forms a square aspect, which can cause a lot of tension.

What Aries and Aquarius may lack in sensitivity and warmth, they make up for with their love of new, innovative things. This can definitely make for an exciting honeymoon phase full of exchanging ideas and trying new things, but these two may reach a point where stimuli runs out and there's no emotional backbone to hold them up.

According to astrologer Desiree Roby Antila, Aries and Pisces form a "semisextile" aspect, which is initially met by resistance due to their differences.

"They can even feel jealous or intimidated by one another at first, but when they drop the competition, they can start to uniquely blend their individual attributes to create something beautifully their own, becoming supportive and complementary to one another," she previously wrote for mindbodygreen.

Aries is exciting and fiery, and Pisces is deep and watery, Roby Antila explains, so Aries will continually need to soften their approach, and Pisces will need to create boundaries in a direct way, for these two to work romantically.

When it comes to astrological compatibility, comparing both people's entire charts (aka "synastry" or relationship astrology) is necessary to get the full picture.