Astrology

The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north and south celestial latitude of the ecliptic – the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. Within this zodiac belt appear the Moon and the brightest planets, along their orbital planes. The zodiac is divided along the ecliptic into 12 equal parts, called "signs", each occupying 30° of celestial longitude. These signs roughly correspond to the astronomical constellations with the following modern names: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius

A horoscope (or other commonly used names for the horoscope in English include natal chart, astrological chart, astro-chart, celestial map, sky-map, star-chart, cosmogram, vitasphere, radical chart, radix, chart wheel or simply chart) is an astrological chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, astrological aspects and angles at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's birth. The word horoscope is derived from the Greek words ōra and scopos meaning "time" and "observer" (horoskopos, pl. horoskopoi, or "marker(s) of the hour"). It is claimed by propone

thumb|alt=refer to caption|A juxtaposition of the apparent diameters of a more-average full moon on December 20, 2010 (left), and of the supermoon of March 19, 2011 (right) as viewed from Earth

In astronomy and celestial navigation, an ephemeris (; ; , ) is a book with tables that gives the trajectory of naturally occurring astronomical objects and artificial satellites in the sky, i.e., the position (and possibly velocity) over time. Historically, positions were given as printed tables of values, given at regular intervals of date and time. The calculation of these tables was one of the first applications of mechanical computers. Modern ephemerides are often provided in electronic form. However, printed ephemerides are still produced, as they are useful when computational devices ar

celestial phenomenon that according to the New Testament revealed the birth of Jesus to the Wise Men

astrology originating from Ancient India

Astrology based on Chinese astronomy

in astrology, bodies that move across the zodiac and have astrological significance, corresponding to the astronomical planets except Earth as well as the Sun and the Moon

in astrology, division of the horoscope into 12 sectors, corresponding to the zodiac signs

system of astrology used in the Western world

worship of stars and other heavenly bodies as deities

Relationship between the two

signs ans symbols denoting various astrological concepts

purported correlation between the lunar cycle and behavior and physiological changes in living beings on Earth, including humans

branch of astrology dealing with politics, government, and law

Astrological term with multiple meanings, primarily for 2nd new moon in a calendar month

branches of thought about the celestial bodies

segment of ecliptic through which Moon passes in its orbit around Earth

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in astrology, a correlation of zodiacal names with body parts