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Zodiac in astronomy
In astronomy the zodiacal constellations are a convenient way of marking the ecliptic (the sun's path across the sky). The zodiac is also a way for astronomers to mark the path of the moon and planets , as their movements also remain within these constellations. Apart from this role, the zodiacal constellations have no extra significance to astronomers than any other constellation.
Unlike the zodiac signs in astrology, which are all thirty degrees in length, the astronomical constellations vary widely in size. The boundaries of all the constellations in the sky were set by the International Astronomical Union in 1930. This was essentially a mapping exercise to make the work of astronomers more efficient, and the boundaries of the constellations are not therefore in any meaningful sense an 'equivalent' to the zodiac signs. Along with the twelve original constellations, the boundaries of a thirteenth constellation, Ophiuchus, were set by astronomers within the bounds of the zodiac.
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Western astrology
The modern longitudes for each sign of 30° longitude. In terms of:
* the sidereal zodiac described here in this article the longitudes are calibrated by treating the star Aldebaran as 45° and Antares as 235°
* the tropical zodiac, the longitudinal calibration is set according to the position of the Sun along the ecliptic at the moment of the vernal equinox each year
For the sidereal zodiac, the movement of the Sun through each sign corresponds roughly with the constellation of the same name. For the tropical zodiac the movement of the Sun through each sign corresponds roughly to the same days of the Gregorian Calendar each year (precisely the same days relative to the time of the vernal equinox).
* Aries (0°) (The Ram)
* Taurus (30°) (The Bull)
* Gemini (60°) (The Twins)
* Cancer (90°) (The Crab)
* Leo (120°) (The Lion)
* Virgo (150°) (The Virgin)
* Libra (180°) (The Balance)
* Scorpio (210°) (The Scorpion)
* Sagittarius (240°) (The Archer)
* Capricorn (270°) (The Sea-goat)
* Aquarius (300°) (The Water-bearer)
* Pisces (330°) (The Fish)
Indian zodiac
Traditional Hindu astrology has a sidereal coordinate zodiac system with twelve signs. The names of the Hindu zodiacal signs, or rāśis, are similar to Graeco-Babylonian signs: "MESH" (Aries) "VRISABH" (Taurus) "MITHUN" (Gemini) "KARK" (Cancer) "SINGH" (Leo) "KANYA" (Virgo) "TULA" (Libra) "VRUSHCHIK" (Scorpion) "DHANU" (Sagittarius) "MAKAR" (Capricornus) "KUMBH" (Aquarius) "MEEN or MATSAYA" (Pisces)
This "Hindu zodiac" (adhvan, rāśi) thus has similarities to Greek zodiac. The Graeco-Babylonian system of twelve signs overlays the native Hindu system of nine grahas or planets.
Chinese zodiac
Chinese astrology also has a system of twelve signs sometimes also referred to as "zodiac". This does not necessarily imply a common origin, since the number of twelve naturally suggests itself from the number of synodic months in a year; in other words, the extent of a zodiacal sign corresponds to the path covered by the Sun between two new moons. Like its Western counterpart, the Chinese zodiac features animals. However, the Chinese zodiac associates each animal with both one month and one solar year. Thus the signs repeat themselves every twelve year cycle. The animals of the Chinese Zodiac are: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit (or hare), dragon, snake, horse, sheep (or goat), monkey, rooster, dog, and pig (or boar). For a list of how these animals map to the months and years see Chinese astrology. Formerly, these animals were also used in the naming of the Chinese hour, where the day is divided into 12 hours. There is also a Chinese lunar zodiac composed of twenty-eight lunar "mansions", each corresponding to a Chinese constellation.
Other zodiacs
In New Age or Occultist movements there are sometimes claims of even other systems such as a "Celtic zodiac" based on the lunisolar Celtic calendar, or a "Galactic zodiac".
Other evidence suggests Mayan, Incan and Aztec cultures of the Western hemisphere also noted celestial events along the zodiac. The Maya for example, certainly possessed a zodiac of some kind. The Mayan name for the constellation Scorpio was also 'scorpion', while the name of the constellation Gemini was 'peccary'. There is evidence for other constellations being named after various beasts, but it remains unclear.
