Japanese constellation _ Japanese constellation name comparison table

How to say the twelve constellations in Japanese?

Aries (ぉひつじざ); Taurus (ぉぅしざ); Cancer (かにざ); Gemini (ふたござ); Leo (ししざ); Virgo (ぉとめざ).

Libra (てんびんざ); Scorpio (さそりざ); Sagittarius (ぃてざ); Capricorn (やぎざ); Aquarius (みずがめざ); Pisces (ぅぉざ)

In western astrology, constellation 12 is synonymous with the orientation of the universe. When a person is born, the position of each constellation on the ecliptic shows a person's innate character and talent. Zodiac 12 symbolizes the psychological level and reflects a person's behavior.

So the ecliptic is divided into 12 constellation, which is called 12 constellation. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.

The twelve constellations, or zodiac signs, are the twelve regions in astrology that describe the sun passing through the zodiac on the celestial sphere. Although Ophiuchus also passes through the zodiac, it is not in the zodiac used in astrology.

Astrology's definition of the ecliptic only refers to the twelve equally divided regions of the ecliptic, which is different from astronomy. After the International Astronomical Union standardized the constellation boundary in 1928, there were 13 constellations on the ecliptic.

Because of precession, the zodiac in 2 1 century is not consistent with astrology.

In ancient times, in order to identify the direction and facilitate the observation of the sky, the stars scattered in the sky were connected by imagination, and half of them were named in ancient times, and their naming methods were attached according to the myths and shapes of ancient civilizations.

The other half was named only in modern times, often named after navigation instruments. In ancient times, because of different regions, the way of "Lianliankan" was different! 2 1 century, the world unified the constellation map and divided the sky into 88 regions and 88 constellations.