I trust most readers here regard horoscopes derived from zodiac signs as curiosities from the history of science. For those interested in the subject, there is an article in the New York Times detailing how the precessional "wobble" of the earth's axis results in changes in the zodiac constellations associated with calendar dates.
My embedded image is a composite created by combining several of the excellent illustrations at the link.
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ReplyDeleteSo, 2,160 years per sign. FWIW, I remember reading somewhere that we're entering the age of Aquarius, and are leaving the age of the fish, Pisces (Jesus?). Before that was the age of the ram, Aries (forgot what this corresponded to). Before that was the bull Taurus which reminded some of Moses's golden calf.
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