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  2. Chinese zodiac - Wikipedia

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    The Bulgar calendar used from the 2nd century [34] and that has been only partially reconstructed uses a similar sixty-year cycle of twelve animal-named years groups. [ 35 ] The Old Mongol calendar uses the Mouse, the Ox, the Leopard , the Hare , the Crocodile , the Serpent, the Horse, the Sheep, the Monkey, the Hen , the Dog and the Hog.

  3. Chinese astrology - Wikipedia

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    According to Chinese astrology, a person's fate [3] can be determined by the position of the major planets at the person's birth along with the positions of the Sun, Moon, comets, the person's time of birth, and zodiac sign. The system of the twelve-year cycle of animal signs was built from observations of the orbit of Jupiter (the Year Star ...

  4. Astrological sign - Wikipedia

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    The water person is objective and often sought out for their counsel. The direction associated with water is North. The season for Water is Winter. It is the fixed element for the animal signs Rat and Pig. [54] The five elements operate together with the twelve animal signs in a 60-year calendar.

  5. International Year of Astronomy - Wikipedia

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    The IYA2009 logo International Year of Astronomy commemorative coin. The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) was a year-long celebration of astronomy that took place in 2009 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first recorded astronomical observations with a telescope by Galileo Galilei and the publication of Johannes Kepler's Astronomia nova in the 17th century. [1]

  6. Zodiac - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 December 2024. Area of the sky divided into twelve signs For the East Asian zodiac, see Chinese zodiac. For other uses, see Zodiac (disambiguation). The Earth's orbit around the Sun causes the apparent motion of the latter along the ecliptic (red). Earth is axially tilted 23.4° relative to this plane ...

  7. Ox (zodiac) - Wikipedia

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    The Ox is the second of the 12-year periodic sequence (cycle) of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar, and also appears in related calendar systems. The Chinese term translated here as ox is in Chinese niú ( 牛 ), a word generally referring to cows, bulls, or neutered types of the bovine family, such as ...

  8. Rat (zodiac) - Wikipedia

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    The Rat or Mouse is the first of the repeating 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac, constituting part of the Chinese calendar system (with similar systems in use elsewhere). The Year of the Rat in standard Chinese is Chinese: 鼠年; pinyin: shǔnián.

  9. Astrological symbols - Wikipedia

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    Two or more planets in the same house (zodiacal sign). A circle with a line implying two objects are aligned (or, the starting point of an angle) Vigintile: V: V: U+0056: 18° 20: Also known as semidecile. SD: SD: U+0053 U+0044 Semisextile ⚺ U+26BA: 30° 12: One sign apart The intersecting lines from the inner angles of the upper half of a ...