According to Western astrology, there are 12 signs of the zodiac, which literally means the “a circle of animals, but the Sun passes through 13 constellations annually:
the following signs: Aries, Taurus, Gemini (where the Sun is right now), Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Ophiuchus, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.
Unfortunately, astrologers give the inaccurate dates for each star sign in addition to neglecting Ophiuchus. Astrology’s line-of-sight is based on what it claims occurs in the night sky “insights into human emotions and fortunes:
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The Sun’s position in the sky according to astrology (wrong)
Astrologers use the following locations and times to make the Sun appear in the sky to determine what the majority of people believe their birth star sign to be:
- December 22January 19 for Capricorn.
- January 20 to February 18 for Aquarius
- February 19March 20 in Pisces
- March 21April 19 in Aries
- April 20May 20 in Taurus
- May 21June 20 for Gemini
- June 21July 22, cancer
- Leo: 23 July to 22 August
- August 23September 22 in Virgo
- September 23October 22 in Libra
- Scorpio: 23rd October21st November
- November 22December 21 for Sagittarius
The Sun’s actual position in the sky (correct)
Your true “star sign,” with some overlap between astrology and overlap, but plenty of surprises, is at this time when the Sun is actually in the constellations:
- Capricorn: 20 January-16 February
- Aries: February 16March 11
- March 11April 18 for Pisces
- Aries: 18 April13 May
- Taurus: 13 May 21 June
- June 21July 20 Gemini
- Cancer: 20 July10 August (21 days)
- Leo: 10 August to 16 September
- September 16 to October 30 (45 days!)
- October 30November 23 for Libra.
- Scorpio: November 23November 29 (only one week from now!).
- Ophiuchus: November 29December 17 (not an astrological sign of the zodiac … but real all the same!)
- December 17January 20 for Sagittarius
The Sun is most likely not in the zodiac sign that your horoscope claims it is because of this. Of course, it doesn’t matter a bit, but realizing why will help you appreciate your home planet more.
What is the element I was born in?
There are 12 astrological signs in tropical Western astrology. Each of the four elements has three zodiacal signs that are always exactly 120 degrees apart along the ecliptic and are said to be in trine with one another. The four classical elements, also known as triplicities, are used often by the majority of modern astrologers and are still considered to be a crucial component of astrological chart interpretation.
Aries, the first sign, which is a Fire sign, is followed by Taurus, an Earth sign, followed by Gemini, an Air sign, and then Cancer, a Water sign. The final and twelfth astrological sign, Pisces, marks the end of this cycle, which continues twice more. According to Marcus Manilius, the twelve astrological signs are each ruled by one of the following elements:
- 1 Aries, 5 Leo, and 9 Sagittarius warm, dry, and fervent
- Earth is heavy, chilly, and dry (Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn).
- Light, hot, wet Air: 3 Gemini; 7 Libra; 11 Aquarius
- Water is the element for Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces.
What are my three primary symptoms?
Your Sun sign, Moon sign, and rising signalso referred to as your ascending signare the three most important positions in your birth chart. Your fundamental character and essence as a person are reflected in your Sun sign. Your Moon sign indicates your emotional side and who you are when you’re by yourself. Last but not least, your rising sign represents how you come across to others and how you look on the outside.
Horoscopes: Are they true?
Astrology: Is it true? Although reading horoscopes is a well-liked past time, is there any scientific evidence that it has any significance?
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Up to 70 million Americans consult their horoscopes every day. At least that is what the American Federation of Astrologers claims. A Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life research conducted twenty years ago found that 25% of Americans thought that the positions of the stars and planets had an impact on our daily life. According to the General Social Survey from 2012, 34% of Americans asked think astrology is “extremely” or “kind of” scientific. The percentage of those who think astrology is “not at all scientific” has decreased from two-thirds to roughly one-half.
The concept that astronomical phenomena, such as the stars above when you were born or the fact that Mercury is in retrograde, have the ability to affect the daily happenings in our lives and our personality traits is commonly referred to as astrology. The study of astronomy, which is the scientific study of celestial objects, space, and the mechanics of the cosmos, is obviously very different from this.
An element of astrology in particular that is gaining popularity is the ability to predict one’s future or provide advise on daily actions through horoscopes. Horoscope pages had 150 percent more visits in 2017 than in 2016, according to publications like The Cut.
It’s obvious that many individuals are looking for methods of star interpretation. Understanding the locations of the stars, the basis of astrology, seems to be a sufficiently scientific endeavor. But can science support the idea that astrology has an impact on our personalities and our lives?
But since I have you for the remaining five minutes of this six-minute-or-so podcast, let’s examine the precise methods by which astrology has been put to the test.