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♓️ Pisces, the Fish (February 19 - March 20)
If you looked up the word "psychic" in the dictionary, there would definitely be a picture of Pisces next to it. Pisces is the most intuitive, sensitive, and empathetic sign of the entire zodiac—and that’s because it’s the last of the last. As the final sign, Pisces has absorbed every lesson—the joys and the pain, the hopes and the fears—learned by all the other signs. It's symbolized by two fish swimming in opposite directions, representing the constant division of Pisces' attention between fantasy and reality. Read your sign's full profile here.
Pisces, in astronomy, zodiacal constellation in the northern sky between Aries and Aquarius, at about 1 hour right ascension and 15° north declination. The vernal equinox, the point where the Sun’s annual apparent path takes it north of the celestial equator and from which celestial longitude and right ascension are measured, lies in Pisces. The constellation contains only faint stars without any striking grouping; the brightest star, Eta Piscium, has a magnitude of 3.6.
In astrology, Pisces is the 12th sign of the zodiac, considered as governing the period from about February 19 to about March 20. Its representation as two fish tied together is usually related to the Greek myth of Aphrodite and Eros, who jumped into a river to escape the monster Typhon and changed into fish, or, alternatively, the two fish that carried them to safety.
Source:
• britannica.com - pisces
• allure.com - pisces
• zodiacsign.com - pisces
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The Western 12 Zodiac Signs
Signs of the Zodiac
In astrology, the sign of the zodiac under which a person is born is of great significance.
zodiac, a belt around the sky extending 9° on either side of the ecliptic, the Sun’s apparent annual path, which contains 12 constellations or astrological signs. In astrology, the outcome of an event (most notably, someone’s birth) is affected by the zodiacal positions of the Sun, the Moon, and the planets when that event happened. The orbits of the Moon and of the naked-eye planets also lie entirely within the zodiac.
The zodiac was divided into 12 astrological signs, each occupying 1/12 (or 30°) of its great circle, by the Babylonians about 500 BCE.
Since most of the constellations through which the ecliptic passes represent animals, the ancient Greeks called its zone zōdiakos kyklos, “circle of animals,” or ta zōdia, “the little animals.”
Although astrology is not supported by science, the belief that one’s personality is determined by the zodiac sign that the Sun was in at one’s birth is still widespread, and astrology has enjoyed a resurgence in the 2020s, especially among millennials and Generation Z.
The list below gives the constellations of the zodiac, with the dates of the Sun’s passage through them in the era when their boundaries were fixed. The history of the symbols is unknown; they seem to appear first in Greek manuscripts of the late Middle Ages.
♈️ Aries (Ram): March 21 – April 19
♉️ Taurus (Bull): April 20 – May 20
♊️ Gemini (Twins): May 21 – June 21
♋️ Cancer (Crab): June 22 – July 22
♌️ Leo (Lion): July 23 – August 22
♍️ Virgo (Virgin): August 23 – September 22
♎️ Libra (Balance): September 23 – October 23
♏️ Scorpius (Scorpion): October 24 – November 21
⛎️ Ophiuchus* (Serpent Bearer)
♐️ Sagittarius (Archer): November 22 – December 21
♑️ Capricornus (Goat): December 22 – January 19
♒️ Aquarius (Water Bearer): January 20 – February 18
♓️ Pisces (Fish): February 19 – March 20
* Ophiuchus, the unofficial 13th constellation of the Zodiac (November 30 - December 18)
People born somewhere between November 30 and December 18, chances are the sun was in the constellation Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer. Therefore, their “sign” should be Ophiuchus. But, of course, Ophiuchus is not an official constellation of the zodiac, nor will be found in horoscopes.
Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer is a large constellation that can be spot near the southern horizon from the Northern Hemisphere during July, August and September evenings. The Serpent Bearer is standing on the Scorpion and its red star Antares.
From the Southern Hemisphere, Ophiuchus is closer to overhead. Ophiuchus’ brightest star is Rasalhague and pale star Unukalhai.
The official boundary lines for all 88 constellations were drawn up by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in the 1930s.
Source:
• allure.com - story - 12 zodiac signs
• britannica.com - science - star astronomy
• earthsky.org - constellations - ophiuchus
• zodiacsign.com - astrology
• wikipedia.org - astrology and astronomy
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