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The Signs of the Zodiac: Ancient astrologers thought of the sky which surrounds us as a giant sphere, of which the earth is the center. Only the movements of the visible stars count: the sun, moon, and the eight known plantets rotate around at greater or lesser distances and at varying speeds. The sun, moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars, relatively close to us, move rapidly; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto rotate slowly as they are further away. But all follow their regular orbits within a zone of approximately 17 degrees width. This belt is known as the zodiac, its elliptical line is known as the ecliptic. It is a large circle which the sun will trace over the period of a year, moving about one degree a day. The elliptical plane is tilted 23 degrees 27' from the plane of the celestial equator; it is therefore not perpendicular at the poles of the earth's axis. The point at which the elliptical plane crosses the celestial equator is the "gamma" point. The sun crosses the gamma point onf the 21st of March, the vernal equinox. Like every circle, the ring which circumscribes the zodiac is divisible into 360 degrees; these are divided into twleve equal sections of 30 degrees each; the signs of the zodiac. Being born "under the sign of Aries" means that at the moment of birth, the sun was located somewhere between the first and the thirtieth degree of the sign of Aries. Because the sun moves forward by approximately one degree per day, it takes one month for the sun to cross a sign. The zodiac year beginning on the 21st of March, the sun crosses, in successsion: Aries, from March 21st to April 21st Taurus, from April 22nd to May 21st Gemini, from May 22nd to June 21st Cancer, from June 22nd to July 21st Leo, from July 22nd to August 21st Virgo, from August 22nd to September 21st Libra, from September 21st to October 23rd Scorpio, from October 24th to November 22nd Sagittarius, from November 23rd to December 21st Capricorn, from December 22nd to January 20th Aquarius, from January 21st to February 18th Pisces, from February 19th to March 20th Astrology includes all of the stars of the solar system, including the planets and even the sun and the moon, even though they are less well known, their symbolism is as detailed as that of the signs of the zodiac. Note, however, that, depending on the year, the sun may pass through these signs with one or two days difference. By tradition, the twelve signs are grouped into categories of the four elements: fire, air, earth, and water. Tradition also holds that for each sign there is : A planet : Aries is ruled by Mars, Taurus by Venus, etc.