If we count all the traditional constellations, there are 13 in the zodiac, not 12. So here are the dates (give or take one day each year) when the Sun is between Earth and each of these 13 constellations. )
Constellation
Dates
Number of Days
Sagittarius
Dec 18 - Jan 18
32
Capricornus
Jan 19 - Feb 15
28
Aquarius
Feb 16 - Mar 11
24
Pisces
Mar 12 - Apr 18
38
Aries
Apr 19 - May 13
25
Taurus
May 14 - Jun 19
37
Gemini
Jun 20 - Jul 20
31
Cancer
Jul 21 - Aug 9
20
Leo
Aug 10 - Sep 15
37
Virgo
Sep 16 - Oct 30
45
Libra
Oct 31 - Nov 22
23
Scorpius
Nov 23 - Nov 29
7
Ophiuchus
Nov 30 - Dec 17
18
Credit for this table goes to Dr. Lee T. Shapiro, Director Morehead Planetarium University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
