Facts about zodiac constellations: 59 Photos
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The zodiac, the 12 signs listed in a horoscope, is closely tied to how the Earth moves through the sky. We derive these signs from the constellations that mark out the path that the sun appears to take through the year.
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The names of the constellation zodiac signs have Latin origin: Aries means “ram”, Taurus — “bull”, Gemini — “twins”, Cancer — “crab”, Leo — “lion”, Virgo — “maiden”, Libra — “scales”, Scorpio — “scorpion”, Sagittarius — “archer”, Capricorn — “mountain goat”, Aquarius — “water-bearer”, Pisces — “fish”.
In Western traditions, the practice of astrology coalesced around an analysis of the zodiac and the constellations along that band. Beginning thousands of years ago in ancient Babylonia, astronomers divided the zodiac into equal-sized areas, each one corresponding to a constellation.
In actuality, this is not the case, as the constellations vary a great deal in shape and size. For example, the Sun passes through the constellation Scorpio in just five days, but takes 38 days to pass through Taurus. This is one of the reasons astrological signs do not line up with the constellations of the zodiac.
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