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Zodiac Star Signs - Introduction

What is meant by Zodiac?

If you could observe the motion of the Sun against the stars for an entire year, it would appear to trace out a large circle in the sky that we call the "ecliptic". This circle also happens to be the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun. The zodiac is a thin band of the sky on either side of the ecliptic. The word "zodiac" literally means "circle of life", since most of the zodiac signs are animals or people.

· 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

What is meant by Zodiac Signs?

The zodiac is divided into 12 signs, each 30 degrees long. The cycle of zodiac signs starts with Aries, which begins at the spot on the ecliptic where the Sun is on the first day of spring. These 30 degree sections of the sky are actually blocks of space, not time.

Zodiac signs are often confused in the popular mind with "sun signs". When a person says, "I'm an Aries!", what they're really saying is they were born at a time of the year when the Sun is in the zodiac sign of Aries. Because our calendar is designed to mimic the motions of the Sun around the zodiac, the Sun is in Aries at nearly the same time period each year (roughly March 20th or 21st to April 19th or 20th). Hence the 12 sun signs are like months of a calendar based on the zodiac. They represent time, not space.

12 Zodiac signs Vs 13 Zodiac Signs Ophiuchus

Traditionally there have been 12 Zodiac Signs known to many of us. However, in January 2011, astronomer Parke Kunkle emphasized that due to changes in Moons gravitational force, there has been a shift in Earth’s axis and hence the changed position of stars gives rise to inclusion of 13^th zodiac sign which has been named as ophiuchus. The new sign Ophiuchus has been positioned between Scorpio and Sagittarius.

Below is a comparison of dates falling under various signs from both 12 and 13 zodiac signs perspective:

12 Old Zodiac Signs	13 New Zodiac Signs
Capricorn - December 23 - January 20	Capricorn: Jan 20-Feb 16
Aquarius - January 21 - February 19	Aquarius: Feb 16-March 11
Pisces - February 20- March 20	Pisces: March 11-April 18
Aries - March 21 - April 20	Aries: April 18-May 13
Taurus - April 21 - May 21	Taurus: May 13-June 21
Gemini - May 22 - June 21	Gemini: June 21-July 20
Cancer - June 22 - July 22	Cancer: July 20-Aug 10
Leo - July 23 -August 21	Leo: Aug 10-Sept 16
Virgo - August 22 - September 23	Virgo: Sept 16-Oct 30
Libra - September 24 - October 23	Libra: Oct. 30-Nov 23
Scorpio - October 24 - November 22	Scorpio: Nov. 23-29
	Ophiuchus: Nov 29-Dec 17
Sagittarius - November 23 - December 22	Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20