May 21 – June 20 · Air · Mutable · ruled by Mercury
Gemini is the one who thinks out loud. As a mutable air sign ruled by Mercury, it has a recognisable way of wanting things, of loving, and of getting in its own way.
Strengths: quick wit, curiosity, adaptability, humour, language
Blind spots: scattering, restlessness, talking past the feeling
Element: Air · Modality: Mutable · Ruler: Mercury
Gemini in love
Gemini falls for a mind. Conversation is the whole courtship — and boredom, not conflict, is what ends things. It needs someone who keeps surprising it and does not mistake lightness for indifference.
Gemini at work
Gemini works best with variety and an audience: writing, media, teaching, sales, tech. Give it one narrow task forever and it will quietly disappear.
Beyond your Sun sign
Everything above describes your Sun. Your Moon (how you feel) and your Rising sign (the first impression you make) are usually in other signs entirely — which is why sign descriptions feel half-right. A free birth chart shows all three in under a minute.
Gemini runs from May 21 – June 20. If you were born on the first or last day, only the exact time and place settle it — the Sun changes sign at a specific hour, not at midnight.
What is Gemini like in a relationship?
Gemini falls for a mind. Conversation is the whole courtship — and boredom, not conflict, is what ends things. It needs someone who keeps surprising it and does not mistake lightness for indifference.
What is Gemini good at?
Gemini works best with variety and an audience: writing, media, teaching, sales, tech. Give it one narrow task forever and it will quietly disappear.
I do not recognise myself in Gemini. Why?
Because the Sun is one layer of three. Your Moon describes how you feel and your Rising sign how you come across — both can sit in completely different signs. The full chart is where the description finally fits.
Gemini compatibility
Sun signs are a starting point, not a verdict — but they do show which emotional languages start out similar. See how Gemini pairs with each sign: