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-as of [19 FEBRUARY 2026]–
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-the ‘earth’ in its ‘orbit’ around the ‘sun’ causes the ‘sun’ to appear on the ‘celestial sphere’ moving along the ‘ecliptic’ (in ‘red’) – which is tilted 23.44° with respect to the ‘celestial equator’ (in ‘blue-white’)-
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-ARIES-
“RAM”
(#1)
([MARCH 21ST] – [APRIL 20TH])
(MARCH EQUINOX)
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-TAURUS-
“BULL”
(#2)
([APRIL 21ST] – [MAY 20TH])
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-GEMINI-
“TWINS”
(#3)
([MAY 21ST] – [JUNE 20TH])
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-CANCER-
“CRABS”
(#4)
([JUNE 21ST] – [JULY 20TH])
(JUNE SOLSTICE)
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-LEO-
“LION”
(#5)
([JULY 21ST] – [AUGUST 20TH])
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-VIRGO-
“VIRGIN”
(#6)
([AUGUST 21ST] – [SEPTEMBER 20TH])
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-LIBRA-
“JUSTICE”
(#7)
([SEPTEMBER 21ST] – [OCTOBER 20TH])
(SEPTEMBER EQUINOX)
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-SCORPIUS-
“SCORPION”
(#8)
([OCTOBER 21ST] – [NOVEMBER 20TH])
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-SAGITTARIUS-
“THE ARCHER”
(#9)
([NOVEMBER 21ST] – [DECEMBER 20TH])
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-CAPRICORN-
“GOAT”
(#10)
([DECEMBER 21ST] – [JANUARY 20TH])
(DECEMBER SOLSTICE)
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-AQUARIUS-
“WATER”
(#11)
([JANUARY 21ST] – [FEBRUARY 20TH])
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-PISCES-
“FISH”
(#12)
([FEBRUARY 21ST] – [MARCH 20TH])
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*Greek: ζῳδιακός, zōidiakos*
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-In both ‘astrology’ + ‘historical astronomy’, the zodiac is a circle of 12 30° divisions of ‘celestial longitude’ that are centered upon the ‘ecliptic’, the apparent path of the ‘sun’ across the ‘celestial sphere’ over the course of the year-
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The paths of the Moon and visible planets also remain close to the ecliptic, within the belt of the zodiac, which extends 8-9° north or south of the ecliptic, as measured in celestial latitude.
Because the divisions are regular, they do not correspond exactly to the boundaries of the twelve constellations after which they are named.
(historically, these 12 divisions are called ‘signs’)
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(essentially, the ‘zodiac’ is a ‘celestial coordinate system’, or more specifically an ‘ecliptic coordinate system’, which takes the ‘ecliptic’ as the origin of latitude, and the position of the sun at ‘vernal equinox’ as the ‘origin of longitude’)
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