Astrology
Astrology is the belief the positions of the stars and movements of the planets of the Solar System, and also asteroids and other stars, but not as much, have an influence on the events, lives, and behavior of people.
An astrologer looks at the planets' positions and tries to understand a person's character or tries to predict the future. Modern astrologers see astrology as a symbolic language.[1][2] It is also seen as an art, or a kind of divination.[3][4]
Astrology and astronomy started out as the same thing, but today they are very different.
Newspapers and websites often print or post horoscopes. These horoscopes claim to predict a persons future based on their birth sign.
Astrological signs (in Western Astrology)
A person's astrological sign (usually referring to Sun sign) is based on their birthday. A list of astrological signs is below.
| Sign | English name | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | The Ram | March 21 to April 19 |
| Taurus | The Bull | April 20 to May 20 |
| Gemini | The Twins | May 21 to June 20 |
| Cancer | The Crab | June 21 to July 22 |
| Leo | The Lion | July 23 to August 22 |
| Virgo | The Virgin | August 23 to September 22 |
| Libra | The Scales | September 23 to October 22 |
| Scorpio | The Scorpion | October 23 to November 21 |
| Sagittarius | The Archer (Centaur) | November 22 to December 21 |
| Capricorn | The Goat-Fish hybrid | December 22 to January 19 |
| Aquarius | The Water Carrier | January 20 to February 18 |
| Pisces | The Two Fish | February 19 to March 20 |
Arabian astrology
| Sign | Dates | Planet | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.Arab system | S.Arab system | |||||||
| Dignity | Detriment | Exaltation | Fall | |||||
| This world | That world | This world | That world | |||||
| Aries ♈ |
Cetus Cet |
Mar 21 - Apr 4 | Juno[5] (360÷26) |
Pluto[6] (360÷20) |
Venus Ven |
Pluto Plu |
Sun ☉ |
Saturn ♄ |
| Aries Ari |
Apr 5 - Apr 20 | Mars[7] (360÷27) |
Bacchus Bac | |||||
| Taurus ♉ |
Taurus Tau |
Apr 21 - May 5 | Bacchus[8] (360÷28) |
Mars Mar |
Moon ☽ |
Saturn ♄ | ||
| Orion Ori |
May 6 - May 21 | Venus (360÷29) |
Juno Jun | |||||
| Gemini ♊ |
Auriga Aur |
May 22 - Jun 5 | Mercury (360÷210) |
Jupiter Jup |
Neptune Nep |
Venus ♀ |
Jupiter ♃ | |
| Gemini Gem |
Jun 6 - Jun 21 | |||||||
| Cancer ♋ |
Canis Minor CMin |
Jun 22 - Jul 7 | Vulcan (360÷211) |
Saturn Sat |
Uranus Ura |
Jupiter ♃ |
Mars ♂ | |
| Cancer Can |
Jul 8 - Jul 22 | Moon (360÷2∞) |
Chiron Chi | |||||
| Leo ♌ |
Leo Leo |
Jul 23 - Aug 7 | Sun (360÷2∞) |
Uranus Ura |
Chiron Chi |
Mars ♂ |
Mercury ☿ | |
| Crater Cra |
Aug 8 - Aug 23 | Vulcan (360÷211) |
Saturn Sat | |||||
| Virgo ♍ |
Virgo Vir |
Aug 24 - Sep 7 | Mercury (360÷210) |
Neptune Nep |
Jupiter Jup |
Mercury ☿ |
Venus ♀ | |
| Bootes Boo |
Sep 8 - Sep 23 | |||||||
| Libra ♎ |
Serpens SCap |
Sep 24 - Oct 8 | Venus (360÷29) |
Juno Jun |
Pluto Plu |
Saturn ♄ |
Sun ☉ | |
| Libra Lib |
Oct 9 - Oct 23 | Bacchus[8] (360÷28) |
Mars Mar | |||||
| Scorpio ♏ |
Scorpio Sco |
Oct 24 - Nov 7 | Mars[7] (360÷27) |
Bacchus Bac |
Saturn ♄ |
Moon ☾ | ||
| Ophiuchus Oph |
Nov 8 - Nov 22 | Juno[5] (360÷26) |
Venus Ven | |||||
| Sagittarius ♐ |
Serpens SCau |
Nov 23 - Dec 7 | Jupiter (360÷25) |
Neptune (360÷21) |
Mercury Mer |
Jupiter ♃ |
Venus ♀ | |
| Sagittarius Sag |
Dec 8 - Dec 21 | |||||||
| Capricorn ♑ |
Aquila Aqui |
Dec 22 - Jan 5 | Saturn (360÷24) |
Uranus (360÷22) |
Vulcan Vul |
Mars ♂ |
Jupiter ♃ | |
| Capricorn Cap |
Jan 6 - Jan 20 | Chiron[9] (360÷23) |
Moon Moo | |||||
| Aquarius ♒ |
Aquarius Aqua |
Jan 21 - Feb 4 | Uranus (360÷22) |
Chiron[9] (360÷23) |
Sun Sun |
Mercury ☿ |
Mars ♂ | |
| Pegasus Peg |
Feb 5 - Feb 18 | Saturn (360÷24) |
Vulcan Vul | |||||
| Pisces ♓ |
Pisces Pis |
Feb 19 - Mar 5 | Neptune (360÷21) |
Jupiter (360÷25) |
Mercury Mer |
Venus ♀ |
Mercury ☿ | |
| Andromeda And |
Mar 6 - Mar 20 | |||||||
References
- ↑ Reinhold Ebertin (1994). Combination of Stellar Influences. Tempe, Ariz.: American Federation of Astrologers. ISBN 978-0866900874.
- ↑ Alan Oken (November 1973). Alan Oken's As Above So Below. ISBN 978-0553027761.
- ↑ "Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary". Meriam-Webster. Retrieved 2006-07-19.
- ↑ ""astrology" Encyclopædia Britannica". Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2006-07-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Include Ceres, Pallas, Vesta and Psyche.
- ↑ Include Haumea and Makemake.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Include Eros.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Include Earth.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Include Chariklo.
Further reading
- Talk with astrologer: know Is astrology science or not?
- Astrology & Science: The Scientific Exploration of Astrology.
- Merrifield, Michael. "Right Ascension & Declination". Sixty Symbols. Brady Haran for the University of Nottingham. – which also discusses ascension and declination errors in different systems of astrology