Tradition

Sagittarius Compatibility: Who Is Sagittarius Compatible With?

Tradition: Western astrology. A tradition, not a forecast. Astrologers read it this way; the evidence does not.

By Suraj Giri · Reviewer for this method: not yet appointed (see our editorial policy)

In Western astrology, Sagittarius is rated highest with Aries and Leo (a strong match, 8 of 8 points) and lowest with Virgo and Pisces (a challenging match, 1 of 8). The list below ranks all eleven other signs; the same-sign pair is noted under it.

Sagittarius compatibility here is one sign measured against the other eleven, and each pairing keeps its own verdict page. To check Sagittarius against any other sign, open the zodiac compatibility calculator. Every row of the list below leads to one of those pages. Aries and Sagittarius, for example, is a strong match at 8 of 8 on our scoring, and the full reading sits on Aries and Sagittarius.

How compatible is Sagittarius with each zodiac sign?

RankPairVerdictPointsElementsAspect
1Sagittarius and Ariesstrong match8 of 8same elementtrine, 120 degrees
2Sagittarius and Leostrong match8 of 8same elementtrine, 120 degrees
3Sagittarius and Libragood match5 of 8paired elementssextile, 60 degrees
4Sagittarius and Aquariusgood match5 of 8paired elementssextile, 60 degrees
5Sagittarius and Geminimixed4 of 8paired elementsopposition, 180 degrees
6Sagittarius and Taurustakes adjustment2 of 8unpaired elementsquincunx, 150 degrees
7Sagittarius and Cancertakes adjustment2 of 8unpaired elementsquincunx, 150 degrees
8Sagittarius and Scorpiotakes adjustment2 of 8unpaired elementssemisextile, 30 degrees
9Sagittarius and Capricorntakes adjustment2 of 8unpaired elementssemisextile, 30 degrees
10Sagittarius and Virgochallenging1 of 8unpaired elementssquare, 90 degrees
11Sagittarius and Pisceschallenging1 of 8unpaired elementssquare, 90 degrees

The same sign: Sagittarius and Sagittarius reads as good match, 5 of 8, a conjunction. Points: aspect up to 5, elements up to 2, modality 1. Ties keep wheel order.

The two rows at the top are the other fire signs, four signs away from Sagittarius, which is the trine. A trine inside one element is the only route to 8 points: 5 for the aspect, 2 for the element, 1 for the modality. The two rows at the bottom, on 1 point, are three signs away, the square, which the tradition reads as friction. Between them sit two sextiles on 5, one opposition on 4, and four signs on 2, where the reading is adjustment rather than conflict. What it means is deliberately narrow: three traditional readings added together, not a forecast about anybody.

What are Sagittarius's best love matches?

The tradition's best match for Sagittarius is Aries and Leo: a strong match at 8 of 8 points, same element, trine.

The plural in that question is accurate. Two signs finish level at the top of our scoring for Sagittarius. The tradition offers nothing that separates them.

  • Aries, 8 of 8: fire with fire at the trine, which astrologers treat as the easiest angle on the wheel (same element, trine).
  • Leo, also 8 of 8: the third fire sign, the same trine taken the other way round (same element, trine).
  • Libra, 5 of 8: air feeds fire in the old pairing, and the sextile reads as friendly rather than effortless (paired elements, sextile).
  • Aquarius, also 5 of 8: the second air sign, earning its points the same way (paired elements, sextile).

Fire with fire and fire with air are the only element pairings that score for Sagittarius. That is why the four best matches are two fire signs and two air signs.

What signs are not compatible with Sagittarius?

The lowest ratings for Sagittarius are Virgo and Pisces: a challenging match at 1 of 8, unpaired elements, square. A low rating is the tradition's reading of two sun signs, not a fact about two people.

The challenging matches for Sagittarius are a tie. A single angle produces both.

  • Virgo, 1 of 8: two mutable signs whose elements are not paired, three apart on the wheel, which is the square (unpaired elements, square).
  • Pisces, also 1 of 8, the same square measured from the other side (unpaired elements, square).
  • Gemini scores higher at 4 of 8, an opposition rather than a square, and sits in the middle of the table.

Virgo, Pisces and Gemini are the three other mutable signs, and two mutable signs together give up the modality point, so Sagittarius's own modality fills the lower half. A low rating is a statement about ease, never about a person. It holds the same whichever of the pair is the Sagittarius.

Who is the best match for a Sagittarius woman?

The ranking is unchanged for a Sagittarius woman, with Aries and Leo at the top, because our scoring reads two signs and takes no other input. Gender is not one of its inputs. What shifts is the emphasis. Sagittarius is the mutable sign of the fire trio, and the tradition reads mutable fire as the one that changes direction easily. That reading fits a Sagittarius woman as it fits any Sagittarius.

Who is the best match for a Sagittarius man?

The ranking is unchanged for a Sagittarius man as well, and Aries and Leo lead it for the same reason. The angle worth adding here is the ruler. Jupiter rules Sagittarius, and astrologers read Jupiter for growth and expansion rather than for control. Jupiter is also the traditional ruler of Pisces, one of the two signs at the bottom of this table. A shared ruler colours a reading and scores nothing.

How is Sagittarius in love, friendship and marriage?

All three readings work from the same eleven scores. The tradition takes the element as temperament, the aspect as how easy the angle is, and the modality as pace, which is the measure it trusts over years.

Sagittarius in love

For love the tradition rates Sagittarius highest with Aries, Leo, Libra and Aquarius: the 4 pairings that reach a good or strong match on the points above.

Sagittarius in friendship

The signs that share Sagittarius's element, fire, sit in a trine (Aries and Leo), which the tradition reads as the easiest company; the two sextiles (Libra and Aquarius) read as easy and friendly.

Sagittarius in marriage

For the long run the tradition looks at modality: Sagittarius is a mutable sign, so a partner of another modality scores the modality point (8 of the eleven). Sagittarius runs November 22 to December 21 and is ruled by Jupiter.

What does Sagittarius need in love?

Sagittarius needs room and honesty, in the tradition's reading, because Sagittarius is a fire sign, mutable by mode, ruled by Jupiter. Fire is read for drive, mutable for adapting, and Jupiter for expansion, and together they are what astrologers call this sign's relationship style. Those same three facts are what the scoring compares, which is why they sit behind the ranking rather than beside it.

Which signs are the best friends for Sagittarius?

Aries and Leo keep the easiest company with Sagittarius, and Libra and Aquarius come next.

  • Aries matches the pace, because both signs are fire (trine).
  • Leo completes the fire trio, the same trine from the far side of the wheel (trine).
  • Libra and Aquarius bring air, the element paired with fire, and their sextile reads as friendly (sextile).

Which signs make good friends in general is a wider question than a single sign hub answers.

Who does Sagittarius marry?

The tradition names Aries and Leo first, then Libra and Aquarius, the order the scoring already sets. For the long run astrologers weigh modality above element, because modality is about pace rather than temperament. Sagittarius is mutable, so a cardinal or a fixed partner takes the modality point and another mutable sign does not. Love compatibility read this way describes how two styles fit, never anybody's marriage, and no page here can tell anyone who to marry.

The date range above is the one most calendars use rather than an exact boundary. The Sun's entry into a sign moves by up to a day with the year and the time zone. A birthday on either edge can belong to the sign next door. Every sign has a best and a worst match in the tradition. The ranking across all twelve at once is in best, worst and soulmate matches by sign. Sagittarius compatibility, as this page scores it, stops at the sun sign.

How we calculate it

  1. The distance between the two signs on the wheel gives the aspect: the same sign, one sign apart, and so on to opposite signs. A trine scores 5, a conjunction, sextile or opposition 3, anything else 1.
  2. The elements are compared. The same element adds 2. Fire with air, or earth with water, adds 1.
  3. The modalities are compared. Different modalities add 1.
  4. The total, out of 8, sets the band. The points table is our proposal and is waiting for an astrologer's review.

The full rule, in plain words and in pseudocode, is on the methodology page.

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Questions people ask

What is Sagittarius compatible with?
Sagittarius is rated highest with Aries and Leo, 8 of 8 points on our scoring, and lowest with Virgo and Pisces, 1 of 8. The scoring adds up three traditional readings: the aspect between two signs, their elements and their modalities. That is a tradition's reading, not evidence about two people.
Who is a Sagittarius soulmate?
Aries and Leo hold the top of our scoring for Sagittarius together, at 8 of 8 points each: same element, a trine apart. Nothing in the tradition, as this site reads it, picks between them. A soulmate is a claim the tradition makes, not one the evidence makes, and separating two people rather than two signs takes a whole birth chart.
Which sign should Sagittarius not marry?
The tradition points at Virgo and Pisces, 1 of 8 on our scoring. A square joins two signs of the same modality whose elements are not paired, which astrologers read as friction. That is a reading about ease, not about a person, and no page here can tell anyone who to marry.

The other signs