Portland, A.B.
First and foremost, you have our permission to refer to yourself as a Lupus or a Lyra. People form attachments to a variety of constellations, not just those in the “zodiac.” Out of the 88 zodiac constellations officially classified by the International Astronomical Union, we acknowledge 13 of them. The Zodiac constellations are the ones that the Sun appears to travel through throughout the year. Of However, because the Earth revolves around the Sun and hence the Sun’s position relative to the background stars changes constantly, this motion is illusory.
The Sun appears to be travelling through Virgo the Maiden right now. The Sun will enter Libra, the Scales, at the end of October. The Sun then travels through Scorpius the Scorpion, Ophiuchus the Serpent Charmer, Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Seagoat, Aquarius the Water Bearer, Pisces the Fish, Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the Twins, Leo the Lion, and finally back to Virgo the Maiden, where the cycle begins again.
The Sun happened to pass through these thirteen constellations because they were oriented in such a way. We could change Earth’s orbit so that the Sun seems to pass through different constellations if we wanted to (and had supernatural powers). Lupus and Lyra, on the other hand, cannot be zodiac constellations because the Sun does not “travel through” them.
If the Sun was in that constellation when you were born, you were termed a “Virgo” or “Leo.” The astrological calendar, on the other hand, does not account for precession. The constellations aligned along the Sun’s path, called the ecliptic, shift stations slowly over time, by about one degree every 73 years, as the Earth’s poles precess over a 26,000-year period. The dates associated with the zodiac by astrologers were valid roughly 2,000 years ago. On the first day of Spring, for example, the Sun was in Aries. It is now in the sign of Pisces. As a result, astronomers continue to refer to the “First Point of Aries” on the first day of Spring (Vernal Equinox).
What makes the 12 zodiac constellations unique?
All The Great Constellations Live Very Long Since Stars Can’t Alter Physics is a simple mnemonic device for remembering the 12 commonly recognized zodiac constellations (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces).
Who created the constellations of the zodiac?
The 12 zodiac signs, one of the earliest notions of astrology, were devised by the Babylonians around 1894 BC. The Babylonians lived at Babylon, which is roughly where modern-day Iraq is located. Babylon was one of the most prominent ancient Mesopotamian towns.