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Astrology is a bundle of beliefs and traditions saying that the position of the planets and constellations in the solar system and universe at the time of a person's birth have a direct influence on that person's character. Your birth date assigns you an astrological sign determining your personality and your way of life.

Here are some informations about those signs, in different languages and civilisations. The most famous astrologies are the Antic Astrology and the Chinese Astrology. The two are really different.

Roman Astrology

In Antic Astrology, your sign is determined by the month and the day you were born. Signs are connected together there are 4 major categories related to earth elements:

N°	French	English	Spanish	Japanese	period	symbol	element	polarity	characterics
1	Belier	Aries	Aries	牡羊座（おひつじざ）	Mar. 21 - Apr. 20	♈	fire	+	enthusiasm; drive to express self; faith
2	Taureau	Taurus	Tauro	牡牛座（おうしざ）	Apr. 21 - May 20	♉	earth	-	practicality; caution; material world
3	Gémaux	Gemini	Géminis	双子座（ふたござ）	May 21 - Jun. 21	♊	air	+	communication; socialization; conceptualization
4	Cancer	Cancer	Cáncer	蟹座（かにざ）	Jun. 22 - Jul. 22	♋	water	-	emotion; empathy; sensitivity
5	Lion	Leo	Leo	獅子座（ししざ）	Jul. 23 - Aug. 22	♌	fire	+	enthusiasm; drive to express self; faith
6	Vierge	Virgo	Virgo	乙女座（おとめざ）	Aug. 23 - Sep. 22	♍	earth	-	practicality; caution; material world
7	Balance	Libra	Libra	天秤座（てんびんざ）	Sep. 23 - Oct. 22	♎	air	+	communication; socialization; conceptualization
8	Scorpion	Scorpio	Escorpio	蠍座（さそりざ）	Oct. 23 - Nov. 22	♏	water	-	emotion; empathy; sensitivity
9	Sagittaire	Sagittarus	Sagitario	射手座（いてざ）	Nov. 23 - Dec. 21	♐	fire	+	enthusiasm; drive to express self; faith
10	Caoricorne	Capricorn	Capricornio	山羊座（やぎざ）	Dec. 22 - Jan. 20	♑	earth	-	practicality; caution; material world
11	Verseau	Aquarius	Acuario	水瓶座（みずがめざ）	Jan. 21 - Feb. 18	♒	air	+	communication; socialization; conceptualization
12	Poissons	Pisces	Piscis	魚座（うおざ）	Feb.19 - Mar. 20	♓	water	-	emotion; empathy; sensitivity

_{It seems datas is not unmovable. According to the year, duration and dates for a sign can change.}

+ means positive or self-expressing. It concerns fire and air signs.

- means negative or self-containing. It concerns water and earth signs.

Hindu zodiac is an offspring of the Western one.

N°	English	Hindi	Kannada	Odia	Telugu	Tamil	Malayalam	Greek	element	quality	ruling astrological body
1	Aries	मेष	ಮೇಷ	ମେଷ	మేషము	மேஷம்	മേടം	Κριός / kriôs	fire	movable	Mars
2	Taurus	वृषभ	ವೃಷಭ	ବୃଷ	వృషభము	ரிஷபம்	ഇടവം	Ταύρος / tàvros	earth	fixed	Venus
3	Gemini	मिथुन	ಮಿಥುನ	ମିଥୁନ	మిథునము	மிதுனம்	മിഥുനം	Δίδυμοι / dîdymi	air	dual	Mercury
4	Cancer	कर्क	ಕರ್ಕಾಟಕ	କର୍କଟ	కర్కాటకము	கடகம்	കർക്കടകം	Καρκίνος / karkînos	water	movable	Moon
5	Leo	सिंह	ಸಿಂಹ	ସିଂହ	సింహము	சிம்மம்	ചിങ്ങം	Λέων / lèon	fire	fixed	Sun
6	Virgo	कन्या	ಕನ್ಯಾ	କନ୍ୟା	కన్య	கன்னி	കന്നി	Παρθένος / parthènos	earth	dual	Mercury
7	Libra	तुला	ತುಲಾ	ତୁଳା	తుల	துலாம்	തുലാം	Ζυγός / zygôs	air	movable	Venus
8	Scorpio	वृश्चिक	ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕ	ବିଛା	వృచ్చికము	விருச்சிகம்	വൃശ്ചികം	Σκορπιός / skorpiôs	water	fixed	Mars
9	Sagittarius	धनुष	ಧನು	ଧନୁ	ధనుస్సు	தனுசு	ധനു	Τοξότης / toxôtis	fire	dual	Jupiter
10	Capricorn	मकर	ಮಕರ	ମକର	మకరము	மகரம்	മകരം	Αιγόκερως / egôkeros	earth	movable	Saturn
11	Aquarius	कुम्भ	ಕುಂಭ	କୁମ୍ଭ	కుంభము	கும்பம்	കുംഭം	Υδροχόος / ydrochôos	air	fixed	Saturn
12	Pisces	मीन	ಮೀನ	ମୀନ	మీనము	மீனம்	മീനം	Ιχθείς / ichthîs	water	dual	Jupiter

Chinese zodiac

However, in Chinese zodiac, your sign is determined by the year of your birth and is celebrated during a 12 years period!

Chinese zodiac is used in China, its surrounding countries and many Turkic countries.

As you can see, they are really different. Chinese signs are associated to animal species.

地支 (dìzhī; dei6 zi1; tē-tsi): the twelve earthly branches, opposed by 天干 (tiāngān; tin1 gon1; thian-kan) the ten heavenly stems.

In Chinese, the words for 地支 can not indicate the animal, while in other languages, the animals must be made clear.

Take a look at the following table:

number	English	Chinese (Mandarin; Cantonese; Taiwanese)	year	month (lunar) of the year	time of the day	Unicode character
1	rat / mouse (Kazahk, Kyrgyz)	子 (zǐ; zi2; tsí)	1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032	11	11pm to 1am	🐀🐁
2	ox / water buffalo (Vietnamese) / cow (Kazahk, Kyrgyz, Uzbek)	丑 (chǒu; cau2; thiú)	1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033	12	1am to 3am	🐂🐃🐄
3	tiger / leopard (Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Persian, Uzbek)	寅 (yǐn; jan4; în)	1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034	1	3am to 5am	🐅🐆
4	rabbit / cat (Vietnamese) / mouse-deer (Malay)	卯 (mǎo; maau5; báu)	1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035	2	5am to 7am	🐇🐈
5	dragon / whale (Persian) / snail (Kazakh, Kyrgyz) / nāga (Malay, Thai)	辰 (chén; san4; sîn)	1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024, 2036	3	7am to 9am	🐉🐋🐌
6	snake	巳 (sì; zi6; tsī)	1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025, 2037	4	9am to 11am	🐍
7	horse	午 (wǔ; ng5; gōo)	1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026, 2038	5	11am to 1pm	🐎
8	goat / sheep (Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Persian, Uzbek, Vietnamese)	未 (wèi; mei6; bī)	1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027, 2039	6	1pm to 3pm	🐐🐑
9	monkey / turtle (Cham)	申 (shēn; san1; sin)	1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028, 2040	7	3pm to 5pm	🐒
10	rooster / chicken (Kyrgyz, “or rooster” Persian)	酉 (yǒu; jau5; iú)	1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029, 2041	8	5pm to 7pm	🐓🐔
11	dog	戌 (xū; seot1; sut)	1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030, 2042	9	7pm to 9pm	🐕
12	pig / boar (Japanese, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Vietnamese) / elephant (Thai) / tortoise (Malay)	亥 (hài; hoi6; hāi)	1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031, 2043	10	9pm to 11pm	🐖🐗🐘