![]() ![]() If we could see the stars in the daytime, we would see the sun slowly wander from one constellation of the Zodiac to the next, making one complete circle around the sky in one year.Īncient astrologers were able to figure out where the sun was on the Zodiac by noting which was the last zodiacal constellation to rise ahead of the sun, or the first to set after it. These names which can be readily identified on sky charts are familiar to millions of horoscope users (who - ironically - would be hard pressed to find them in the actual sky!). The name is derived from the Greek, meaning "animal circle," and also is related to the word "zoo," coming from the fact that most of these constellations are named for animals, such as Leo, the Lion Taurus, the Bull and Cancer, the Crab, just to name a few. ![]() Twelve constellations through which the ecliptic passes form the Zodiac. ![]()
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