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What is Zodiac?
Calendar year vs zodiac year
Although we are use to our year beginning on January 1, it was only in the middle of the eighteenth century that it was decided that the year should begin then.
Before then December 25 began the year, and after the Conquest of the Normans, March 25 became New Year's Day. It was this way until 1752. The first sign of the zodiac, Aries, was placed at the beginning of the year from the spring equinox, March 21. The others were assigned accordingly as shown below. Each sign was given characteristics of its own.
The dates assigned to the signs of the zodiac are as follows, although different "astrologers" assign slightly different dates, the ones who use the constellations use significantly different dates. The table below gives the dates and the most usual variations of each sign.
The approximate dates between which the sun appears in the constellation each year are shown. Neither the signs nor the constellations change places at exactly midnight sharp GMT on the dates given below, so at the beginning or end of each period you may see a variation of up to a day.
An individual born into the main portion of any of the periods below, can say with safety that they are a Gemini or a Leo, etc. But if your nativity took place on one of the borderline dates (know as a "cusp") you will need to know the exact time and latitude/longitude of the event to be certain which is your exact Sun sign (as it is called).
 The dates of the signs Click the Zodiac sign name for info about each sign. |
Name of Sign
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Dates of Sign
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Dates of Constellation
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March 21 to April 20
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March 21 to April 18
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April 21 to May 20, 21
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April 19 to May 10
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May 21, 22 to June 21
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May 11 to June 18
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June 22 to July 22
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June 19 to July 21
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July 23 to August 22, 23
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July 22 to August 10
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August 23, 24 to Sept.22, 23
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August 11 to Sept. 17
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Sept. 23, 24 to October 22, 23
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Sept. 18 to November 3
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October 23, 24 to Nov. 22
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November 4 to November 16
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November 23 to Dec. 21, 23
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November 17 to December 13
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December 22, 24 to January 20
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December 14 to January 21
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January 21 to February 19
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January 22 to February 14
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February 20 to March 20
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February 15 to March 21
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