Albert Einstein once compared life to riding a bicycle. “To keep your balance,” the wild-haired physicist quipped, “you must keep moving.” That very energy is about to greet us all this March 20. That date marks the annual spring equinox, and it’s when speedy, fiery Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, rushes in and takes charge of the skies for a month, refusing to let us idle in neutral.
In many ways, the spring equinox is like an annual reset button. The zodiac starts over as the sun returns to the very first sign, Aries, which begins the horoscope wheel. We’re invited to embrace fresh starts, unfiltered ambition, and fearless self-expression.
At its essence, the equinox is all about balance—equal hours of day and night—but Aries season refuses to slow down or play it safe. This is the zodiac’s spark plug, a fire sign that thrives on risk, reinvention, and leading the charge. It’s the mayhem that inspired the title of Lady Gaga’s latest album, which the Aries-born singer tells ELLE “breaks a lot of rules and has a lot of fun.” Aries is one of the four cardinal signs (along with Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn), the leaders that kick off every season and inspire us to try a new tack. If the world feels off-kilter, Aries says, Start where you are, and blaze your own trail from there.
If that sounds exhausting, you’re not alone. From chaotic weather to jarring political alliances, the world events that have ripped through 2025 make it hard to find motivation. But don’t quit five minutes before the equinox-plus-Aries-season miracle. This paradoxical cycle delivers the perfect recipe for momentum: Start moving, keep moving, and find your balance as you go. The process will be far from seamless, but that’s not the point while the sun beams in Aries from March 20 to April 19. Aries is the zodiac’s pioneer, unafraid to dabble with novel approaches, even trudging brazenly into roped-off areas with little fear of danger.
While we don’t recommend recklessness—especially with both Mercury and Venus retrograde until the middle of April—try adopting a growth mindset during this four-week transit. What does that look like? Rolling up your sleeves and taking action to try things that intrigue you. Make space for the learning curve, even if it means “failing forward” and turning mistakes into lessons.
Mix in the harmonizing perspective of the equinox, and whoa. You have a green light to explore new passions without seeking perfection. In fact, you don’t have to have any end goal in mind, except, perhaps, to activate a new dimension of yourself.
Aries is a sign with the shortest attention span, anyway. Through brief trials, you might just learn that you’re never going to be as obsessed with pickleball as your L’Etoile Sport-wearing friends, or that holding a bestie’s newborn baby does literally nothing to elicit a maternal instinct in you—and you’re 100-percent fine with that.
Besides, balance isn’t about doing everything at once. It’s about knowing when to push and when to pause. Aries energy can be all gas, no brakes, but the equinox reminds us to modulate our activity so we don’t burn out. Work in sprints instead of marathons from March 20 to April 19, leaving copious room in your schedule to chase whatever shiny thing captivates your attention.
