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March 21 – April 15 Mar 11 – Apr 18 ^ a b c Schmidt (1970) added a Sun sign for Cetus , falling between Aries and Taurus from May 12 – June 6, as well as the more often seen addition of Ophiuchus , q.v. [ ii ] .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. 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 ...
The twelve ecliptic signs. Each dot marks the start of a sign and they are separated by 30°. The intersection of the celestial equator and the ecliptic define the equinoctial points: First Point of Aries and First Point of Libra ().
Virgo (♍︎; Ancient Greek: Παρθένος, romanized: Parthénos; Latin for "virgin" or "maiden") is the sixth astrological sign in the zodiac.It spans the 150–180th degree of the zodiac.
Leo (♌︎; Ancient Greek: Λέων, romanized: Léōn, Latin for "lion") is the fifth sign of the zodiac.It corresponds to the constellation Leo and comes after Cancer and before Virgo.
Capricorn (♑︎; Ancient Greek: Αιγόκερως, romanized: Aigókerōs, Latin for "horned goat") is the tenth astrological sign in the zodiac out of twelve total zodiac signs, originating from the constellation of Capricornus, the goat. [2]
[15] In ancient Egypt, the sign of Cancer was conceived as a scarab beetle, while in Mesopotamia it was represented by a turtle. [15] In each case, the animal representative of the sign was perceived as "pushing" the sun across the heavens, initiating the summer solstice. [15] Latin cancer is the generic word for 'crab'. [15]
Taurus (♉︎; Ancient Greek: Ταῦρος, romanized: Taûros, Latin for "bull") is the second astrological sign in the modern zodiac.It spans from 30° to 60° of the zodiac.