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Sun sign astrology, or star sign astrology, is a modern simplified system of Western astrology which considers only the position of the Sun at birth, which is said to be placed within one of the twelve zodiac signs, rather than the positions of the sun and the other six 'planets'. This sign is then called the sun sign or star sign of the person born in that twelfth-part of the year. Sun sign astrologers take this basic twelve-fold division and relate all the current movements of all the planets to each other, using traditional rules to divine meanings for each sign separately.[ citation needed ] Because the Moon has the fastest apparent movement of all the heavenly bodies, it is often used as the main indicator of daily trends for sun sign astrology forecasts.[ citation needed ]

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Sun sign astrology is a pseudoscience [1] [2] and the form of astrology most commonly found in many newspaper and magazine columns. Scientific investigations of the theoretical [3] :249, [4] basis and experimental verification of claims [5] [6] have shown it to have no scientific validity or explanatory power. [7] :85,

History

Although William Lilly in the 17th century was the first newspaper astrologer, it isn't known exactly when sun sign astrology first began. However, it was largely popularized by horoscopes which began appearing in English newspapers in the 1930s. Astrologer R. H. Naylor was claimed to have accurately predicted events surrounding the birth of Princess Margaret and the crash of the R101 airship in his horoscopes featured in The Sunday Express. [8] By 1937, Naylor began writing a regular column for the paper called Your Stars, which featured horoscopes based on the 12 star signs. [9]

Sun signs

The following table [10] shows the zodiac names in Latin, with their English translation and the individuals' names. It also shows the element and quality associated with each sign. The starting and ending dates of the sun sign are approximate, as they may differ from one year to another (by a day or so), due to the fact that the Earth's orbit around the Sun is not synchronous with Earth's rotation (one year does not comprehend a whole number of days). [11] [12] The exact date and time of sign entrance/exit (which is corresponded to the 12 "mid-climates" within Chinese lunisolar calendar) must be obtained with appropriate software or with the help of an ephemeris.

SymbolSign namesIndividuals' namesEnglish nameElementQuality

(modality)

PolarityAssociated

celestial body

Period of sun sign with approx. dates

1/2 days variation [13] [12]

Capricornus symbol (fixed width).svg Capricorn CapricornThe Mountain Sea-GoatEarth Cardinal NegativeSaturn Winter Solstice (December 22) – the day before Great Cold
Aquarius symbol (fixed width).svg Aquarius AquarianThe Water-BearerAir Fixed PositiveUranus (Saturn) Great Cold (January 20) – the day before Vernal Showers
Pisces symbol (fixed width).svg Pisces PisceanThe FishWater Mutable NegativeNeptune (Jupiter) Vernal Showers (February 19) – the day before Vernal Equinox
Aries symbol (fixed width).svg Aries Arian/ArienThe RamFire Cardinal PositiveMars Vernal Equinox (March 21) – the day before Corn Rain
Taurus symbol (fixed width).svg Taurus TaureanThe BullEarth Fixed NegativeVenus/Earth Corn Rain (April 20 – the day before Corn Forms)
Gemini symbol (fixed width).svg Gemini GeminianThe TwinsAir Mutable PositiveMercury Corn Forms (May 21) [14] – the day before Summer Solstice
Cancer symbol (fixed width).svg Cancer CancerianThe CrabWater Cardinal NegativeMoon Summer Solstice (June 21) [14] – the day before Great Heat
Leo symbol (fixed width).svg Leo LeoThe LionFire Fixed PositiveSun Great Heat (July 24) – the day before End of Heat
Virgo symbol (fixed width).svg Virgo VirginThe MaidenEarth Mutable NegativeMercury End of Heat (August 23) – the day before Autumnal Equinox
Libra symbol (fixed width).svg Libra LibranThe ScalesAir Cardinal PositiveVenus Autumnal Equinox (September 23) [14] – the day before First Frost
Scorpius symbol (fixed width).svg Scorpio ScorpioThe ScorpionWater Fixed NegativePluto (Mars) First Frost (October 23) – the day before Light Snow
Sagittarius symbol (fixed width).svg Sagittarius SagittarianThe ArcherFire Mutable PositiveJupiter Light Snow (November 23) – the day before Winter Solstice

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