grace slick chart“Horoscopes” is from the Greek, “A look at the hours”. Other commonly used names for horoscopes include natal charts, birth charts, astrological charts, astro-chart, celestial maps, sky-maps, or simply charts.

  • Aries – March 21 – April 20
  • Taurus – April 21 – May 21
  • Gemini – May 22 – June 21
  • Cancer – June 22 – July 22
  • Leo – July 23 -August 21
  • Virgo – August 22 – September 23
  • Libra – September 24 – October 23
  • Scorpio – October 24 – November 22
  • Sagittarius – November 23 – December 22
  • Capricorn – December 23 – January 20
  • Aquarius – January 21 – February 19
  • Pisces – February 20 – March 20

horoscope zodiac dancerThe Zodiac refers to a band on the celestial sphere containing the astrological signs. It is centered on the ecliptic, and its width is sufficient to allow for the fact that the orbits of the Moon and other planets are not parallel to the plane of the ecliptic.

Most astrologers use the Tropical Zodiac in which the astrological year begins with the vernal Equinox, when the Sun crosses the celestial equator and enters the sign of Aries. Other astrologers favor the Sidereal Zodiac which takes into account the precession of the Equinoxes.

The belief is that a person will have similar characteristics of mythic symbols that the ancients identified with the different constellations, ie, a “Libra” (the scales) will be balanced and stable, and that because the planets are all found in the zodiac, the position of the Moon or a planet in a particular sign would also have an effect on the life, destiny and personality of that person.

Other planets observed in a particular constellation would be in “conjunction” (the angular positions of planets and signs relative to each other at the moment of a birth or other significant event) with the sun, and also have a particularly strong effect on the person.

Chinese horoscopes are not as concerned with constellations and planets. They instead move in 12-year cycles named after animals, starting with the Year of the Rat and ending with the Year of the Pig. The current cycle of the Chinese Zodiac began in 1984.

Using ancient principles of Yin/Yang and the Five Elements, Chinese astrology has rough equivalents to Western and Vedic astrology.

  • Rat Born in 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
  • Ox Born in 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009
  • Tiger Born in 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010
  • Rabbit Born in 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011
  • Dragon Born in 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000
  • Snake Born in 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001
  • Horse Born in 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014
  • Goat Born in 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
  • Monkey Born in 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016
  • Rooster Born in 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
  • Dog Born in 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
  • Pig Born in 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019

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