Aries (the Ram, Astrology zodiac months : Mar. 21 – April 19)
Taurus (the bull, Astrology zodiac months : April 20 – May 20)
Pisces (the fishes, Astrology zodiac months : Feb. 19 – Mar. 20)
Winter Constellations
Gemini (the twin, Astrology zodiac months : May 21 – June 21)
Cancer (the crab, Astrology zodiac months : June 22 – July 22)
Leo (the lion, Astrology zodiac months : July 23 – Aug. 22)
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Astrology and Astronomy constellation comparison:
Constellation
Astrology Date
True Date
Aries
March 21 – April 20
April 19 – May 13
Taurus
April 21 – May 21
May 14 – June 19
Gemini
May 22 – June 21
June 20 – July 20
Cancer
June 22 – July 22
July 21 – August 9
Leo
July 23 – August 21
August 10 – September 15
Virgo
August 22 – September 23
September 16 – October 30
Libra
September 24 – October 23
October 31 – November 22
Scorpio
October 24 – November 22
November 23 – November 29
Ophiuchus
Not Included
November 30 – December 17
Sagittarius
November 23 – December 22
December 18 – January 18
Capricorn
December 23 – January 20
January 19 – February 15
Aquarius
January 21 – February 19
February 16 – March 11
Pisces
February 20 to March 20
March 12 – April 18
Notice how the Sun spends more time in Ophiuchus than in Scorpio yet Ophiuchus is not included in the Astrology charts.
The Constellations of the Zodiac
The Zodiac is the name of the virtual belt in which the planets, Sun, and Moon appear to move about the sky. In reality, the planets and their respective moons (most of them anyway) orbit the Sun about the same plane. Because the orbits of the planets are not on a perfect plane, the Zodiac band is 16° wide – 8° on either side of the ecliptic.
When mentioning the Zodiac, the subject of Astrology also comes to mind. Astronomy and Astrology are not the same thing. Astronomy is a science while Astrology is not. The pseudo-science of Astrology plot the positions of the Sun and planets about 12 constellations that constitute the Zodiac. The result of these positions is the effect the given planet, Sun or Moon on your birth sign. There are two problems regarding this plot: there are 13 constellations in the Zodiac and the position of the Sun within the Zodiac was plotted 2000 years ago. Because the Earth in inclined by 23.45 degrees, it rotates like a top. This is called precession.
**Precession is the act of a planet spinning like a top. Click on the image to view a demonstration of precession.
Because our planet Earth is tilted by 23.45 degrees, it also precesses. The result will be a shift in the position of the constellations relative to us on Earth.
The result is shifting of the constellations. This means that the Astrological plots and predictions based on your birth sign are really off by one month. For example, If you were born in early March, and your Astrological birth sign is Pisces. In reality, however, your true birth sign should be Aquarius since the Sun was in this constellation when you were born.
