How the Spring Equinox 2025 Will Affect Each Zodiac Sign (& Start a New Chapter)

All your life, you’ve been led to believe the year begins on January 1, but as an astrologer, I beg to differ. It makes way more sense for the calendar to reset on the vernal equinox, otherwise known as the first day of spring, because winter is not the best time for keeping resolutions. If you’re wondering what the astrological new year and spring equinox 2025 will bring each zodiac sign, you’ve come to the right place.

During winter, the animal kingdom is in hibernation and the natural world is quiet. Nothing can grow when the air is at its coldest, prompting all living things to retreat and embrace a season of introspection, sleep, and respite. Winter is not the time for setting New Year’s resolutions, and yet, our society continues to place pressure on your ability to tackle new goals as of January 1. This is thanks to the 365-day Gregorian calendar that we follow, which doesn’t necessarily align with the rhythms of the natural world. However, the cosmos follow a different pattern, and the astrological new year always begins when the sun enters Aries—the first sign in the zodiac.

Aries is a cardinal fire sign associated with courage, ego, identity, action, drive, and forward-momentum. It is ruled by Mars, the planet of war and combat. Coming on the heels of a sleepy and spiritual Pisces season, Aries season restarts your engines and reenergizes you. It inspires you to go after everything you’ve been dreaming about during the harsh winter months as you longed for the renewal of spring. Aries season is the perfect time to start over, so give yourself a break for not operating at your best during winter. You can make up for it now that the spring equinox has arrived.

The spring equinox is also a time of balance, as it is during this phase of the year that we experience around the same length of day and night. After the long nights of winter, the spring equinox marks the gradual return of the sun, which will reach its peak during the summer solstice—when the days are at their longest. However, it is during the spring that the snow starts to thaw and our soil continues to soak up rain. It is during spring that seedlings begin sprout, reminding you that everything will always get better. There is always something new waiting for you during spring.

How the spring equinox 2025 will affect each zodiac sign

Here’s what you can the spring equinox to bring this year, according to your rising sign and/or your sun sign (and seriously, you’re missing out if you don’t read these horoscopes for your rising sign):