The Zodiac

From the beginnings of time man has been star struck by the stars (in the sky, that is) and this is where the signs of the Zodiac come from. The different stars make up the designs and shapes of the constellations in the sky, and ancient astronomers have always identified them and mapped them out. We look and observe them, and their movements in time and then we make wishes on the �first star I see tonight�.

Early astronomers made maps of the all the ancient constellations that they discovered, and relatively nothing has changed in the cosmos since then, so they are still observed today. Many people can find the Big Dipper or the Little Dipper on a clear night, and some people know more than that � the Big Bear, for instance, still sits in the northern sky. To the trained eye or someone who has studied the astronomical charts, the 12 signs of the Zodiac appear on a clear, starry night in the same way, and this is where the belief in the horoscopes originated.

Depending on where you are in the world at the time, remember that the Earth itself revolves on its axis, you could find your Zodiac sign. The signs of the Zodiac have been tracked for centuries and are made up of 12 different signs, or shapes of the constellations. Your birth date determines your own sign and shape. For instance, a birthday on October 14, would be under the sign of Libra, which is the sign of the scales.

The 12 signs and the birth dates that are included in that sign are below:

� 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�s your sign?�