Which constellations belong to the zodiac _ which constellations belong to the zodiac?

What are the zodiac signs? Why is there a zodiac?

There are 13 zodiac signs. What are they? The constellations used in astrology are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. This arrangement is made according to the order in which the sun passes through these constellations. Of the twelve constellations, Virgo is the largest, accounting for 1/32 of the total celestial sphere. What a fat man. There are 88 constellations in the celestial sphere. How crowded the remaining 87 constellations should be! In addition, there is an unknown Ophiuchus on the ecliptic.

Although many people don't know about this missing constellation, as early as 1922, the International Astronomical Congress had renamed Ophiuchus. Its position is between Scorpio and Sagittarius, which should belong to the heavy snow in Scorpio's solar term, but it is actually in Ophiuchus, which means that when the calendar shows that today is the solar term of heavy snow, the sun is visiting Ophiuchus's home. Now the vernal equinox has moved from the junction of Pisces and Aries to Pisces, so Pisces should be adjusted to the first constellation.

Of course, you should also know that the zodiac does not represent a person's character, nor can it predict a person's fate. The so-called astrology is not science at all, but a part of superstition. As a stargazer, you can't go astray. I believe this astrology has long been debunked by scientists.

Regarding the zodiac, two concepts that must not be confused are the zodiac and the zodiac. The zodiac is a classification of constellations in modern astronomy, and the zodiac is a special tool for astrology. We all know that the ecliptic is an imaginary great circle on the celestial sphere, a 360-degree circle. The area of each constellation is different, which makes the degree of each constellation on the ecliptic different, and the 12 zodiac constellation is not exactly the same in the east-west direction. The longest is Virgo, which occupies 44 degrees on the ecliptic, which is almost 1/8 of the total length of the ecliptic, and the shortest is Cancer, which only occupies 20 degrees. This leads to the time when the sun passes through each constellation is different, which brings great inconvenience to the divination of the ancients, so astrologers artificially specify the zodiac. Astrologers divide the 360-degree circle on the celestial sphere into 12 equal parts, which are called zodiac signs, each of which accounts for 30 degrees, and then combine it with their adopted 12 zodiac signs to form the zodiac signs.

The zodiac is a tool used by astrologers for divination. It is totally superstitious, which is different from the zodiac in modern astronomy. As a stargazer, you must clearly understand the differences between them, and never confuse them just because they look alike.