{"id":1227,"date":"2017-06-15T00:38:50","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T00:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2017-06-15T07:47:02","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T07:47:02","slug":"12-zodiac-constellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/2017\/06\/15\/12-zodiac-constellation\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Zodiac Constellations"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1210\" style=\"width: 776px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/12-zodiac-months-no-months.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"776\" height=\"451\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">12 Zodiac Constellation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>12 Astronomical Zodiac Constellations (Night Sky View in four seasons)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spring Constellations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Virgo (the virgin, Astrology zodiac months : Aug. 23 &#8211; Sept. 22)<\/li>\n<li>Libra (the scale, Astrology zodiac months : Sept. 23 &#8211; Oct. 23 )<\/li>\n<li>Scorpio (the Scorpion, Astrology zodiac months: Oct. 24 &#8211; Nov. 21)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Summer Constellations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aquarius (the water bear, Astrology zodiac months : Jan. 20 &#8211; Feb. 18)<\/li>\n<li>Capricorn (the sea goat, Astrology zodiac months : Dec. 22 &#8211; Jan. 19)<\/li>\n<li>Sagittarius (the archer, Astrology zodiac months :\u00a0 Nov. 22 &#8211; Dec. 21)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Autumn Constellations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aries (the Ram, Astrology zodiac months : Mar. 21 &#8211; April 19)<\/li>\n<li>Taurus (the bull, Astrology zodiac months :\u00a0 April 20 &#8211; May 20)<\/li>\n<li>Pisces (the fishes, Astrology zodiac months : Feb. 19 &#8211; Mar. 20)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Winter Constellations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gemini (the twin, Astrology zodiac months : May 21 &#8211; June 21)<\/li>\n<li>Cancer (the crab, Astrology zodiac months : June 22 &#8211; July 22)<\/li>\n<li>Leo (the lion, Astrology zodiac months : July 23 &#8211; Aug. 22)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>*******************************************<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Astrology and Astronomy constellation comparison:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><u>Constellation<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><u>Astrology Date<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><u>True Date<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aries<\/td>\n<td>March 21 &#8211; April 20<\/td>\n<td>April 19 &#8211; May 13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Taurus<\/td>\n<td>April 21 &#8211; May 21<\/td>\n<td>May 14 &#8211; June 19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gemini<\/td>\n<td>May 22 &#8211; June 21<\/td>\n<td>June 20 &#8211; July 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cancer<\/td>\n<td>June 22 &#8211; July 22<\/td>\n<td>July 21 &#8211; August 9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leo<\/td>\n<td>July 23 &#8211; August 21<\/td>\n<td>August 10 &#8211; September 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Virgo<\/td>\n<td>August 22 &#8211; September 23<\/td>\n<td>September 16 &#8211; October 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Libra<\/td>\n<td>September 24 &#8211; October 23<\/td>\n<td>October 31 &#8211; November 22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scorpio<\/td>\n<td>October 24 &#8211; November 22<\/td>\n<td>November 23 &#8211; November 29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ophiuchus<\/td>\n<td>Not Included<\/td>\n<td>November 30 &#8211; December 17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sagittarius<\/td>\n<td>November 23 &#8211; December 22<\/td>\n<td>December 18 &#8211; January 18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Capricorn<\/td>\n<td>December 23 &#8211; January 20<\/td>\n<td>January 19 &#8211; February 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aquarius<\/td>\n<td>January 21 &#8211; February 19<\/td>\n<td>February 16 &#8211; March 11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pisces<\/td>\n<td>February 20 to March 20<\/td>\n<td>March 12 &#8211; April 18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Notice how the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/SolarSystem\/SunIntroduction.asp?Cate=SolarSystem&amp;SubCate=OurSun&amp;SubCate2=SS01\">Sun<\/a>\u00a0spends more time in Ophiuchus than in Scorpio yet Ophiuchus is not included in the Astrology charts.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><em><u>The Constellations of the Zodiac<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Zodiac is the name of the virtual belt in which the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/SolarSystem\/Introduction.asp?Cate=SolarSystem&amp;SubCate=Introduction&amp;SubCate2=SS00\">planets<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/SolarSystem\/SunIntroduction.asp?Cate=SolarSystem&amp;SubCate=OurSun&amp;SubCate2=SS01\">Sun<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/SolarSystem\/MoonIntroduction.asp?Cate=SolarSystem&amp;SubCate=TheMoon&amp;SubCate2=TM01\">Moon<\/a>\u00a0appear to move about the sky. In reality, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/SolarSystem\/Introduction.asp?Cate=SolarSystem&amp;SubCate=Introduction&amp;SubCate2=SS00\">planets<\/a>\u00a0and their respective moons (most of them anyway) orbit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/SolarSystem\/SunIntroduction.asp?Cate=SolarSystem&amp;SubCate=OurSun&amp;SubCate2=SS01\">Sun<\/a>\u00a0about the same plane. Because the orbits of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/SolarSystem\/Introduction.asp?Cate=SolarSystem&amp;SubCate=Introduction&amp;SubCate2=SS00\">planets<\/a>\u00a0are not on a perfect plane, the Zodiac band is 16\u00b0\u00a0wide &#8211; 8\u00b0\u00a0on either side of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/Observation\/Ecliptic.asp?Cate=Observation&amp;SubCate=MP07&amp;SubCate2=MP0703\">ecliptic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/SolarSystem\/SunIntroduction.asp?Cate=SolarSystem&amp;SubCate=OurSun&amp;SubCate2=SS01\">Sun<\/a>\u00a0and planets about 12 constellations that constitute the Zodiac. The result of these positions is the effect the given planet,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/SolarSystem\/SunIntroduction.asp?Cate=SolarSystem&amp;SubCate=OurSun&amp;SubCate2=SS01\">Sun<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/SolarSystem\/MoonIntroduction.asp?Cate=SolarSystem&amp;SubCate=TheMoon&amp;SubCate2=TM01\">Moon<\/a>\u00a0on your birth sign. There are two problems regarding this plot: there are 13 constellations in the Zodiac and the position of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/SolarSystem\/SunIntroduction.asp?Cate=SolarSystem&amp;SubCate=OurSun&amp;SubCate2=SS01\">Sun<\/a>\u00a0within the Zodiac was plotted 2000 years ago. Because the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/SolarSystem\/EarthIntroduction.asp?Cate=SolarSystem&amp;SubCate=Earth&amp;SubCate2=E00\">Earth<\/a>\u00a0in inclined by 23.45 degrees, it rotates like a top. This is called precession.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>**Precession\u00a0is the act of a planet spinning like a top. Click on the image to view a demonstration of precession.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>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\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astronomyonline.org\/SolarSystem\/SunIntroduction.asp?Cate=SolarSystem&amp;SubCate=OurSun&amp;SubCate2=SS01\">Sun<\/a>\u00a0was in this constellation when you were born.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>12 Astronomical Zodiac Constellations (Night Sky View in four seasons) Spring Constellations Virgo (the virgin, Astrology zodiac months : Aug. 23 &#8211; Sept. 22) Libra (the scale, Astrology zodiac months : Sept. 23 &#8211; Oct. 23 ) Scorpio (the Scorpion, Astrology zodiac months: Oct. 24 &#8211; Nov. 21) Summer Constellations Aquarius (the water bear, Astrology &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/2017\/06\/15\/12-zodiac-constellation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;12 Zodiac Constellations&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8JHSt-jN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1227"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1237,"href":"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227\/revisions\/1237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.j-journey.com\/j-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}