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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 information about those signs, in different languages and civilisations. The most famous astrologies are the Greek Astrology and the Chinese Astrology. The two are really different.
Greek and Roman
Zodiac
In Greek and Roman 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° | name in Latin | meaning | period | symbol | element | polarity | characterics |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aries | Ram | Mar. 21 - Apr. 20 | ♈ | fire | + | enthusiasm; drive to express self; faith |
2 | Taurus | Bull | Apr. 21 - May 20 | ♉ | earth | - | practicality; caution; material world |
3 | Gemini | Twins | May 21 - Jun. 21 | ♊ | air | + | communication; socialization; conceptualization |
4 | Cancer | Crab | Jun. 22 - Jul. 22 | ♋ | water | - | emotion; empathy; sensitivity |
5 | Leo | Lion | Jul. 23 - Aug. 22 | ♌ | fire | + | enthusiasm; drive to express self; faith |
6 | Virgo | Maiden | Aug. 23 - Sep. 22 | ♍ | earth | - | practicality; caution; material world |
7 | Libra | Scales | Sep. 23 - Oct. 22 | ♎ | air | + | communication; socialization; conceptualization |
8 | Scorpio | Scorpion | Oct. 23 - Nov. 22 | ♏ | water | - | emotion; empathy; sensitivity |
9 | Sagittarus | Archer | Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 | ♐ | fire | + | enthusiasm; drive to express self; faith |
10 | Capricorn | Goat | Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 | ♑ | earth | - | practicality; caution; material world |
11 | Aquarius | Waterbearer | Jan. 21 - Feb. 18 | ♒ | air | + | communication; socialization; conceptualization |
12 | Pisces | Fish | Feb.19 - Mar. 20 | ♓ | water | - | emotion; empathy; sensitivity |
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° | name in Latin | element | quality | ruling astrological body |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aries | fire | movable | Mars |
2 | Taurus | earth | fixed | Venus |
3 | Gemini | air | dual | Mercury |
4 | Cancer | water | movable | Moon |
5 | Leo | fire | fixed | Sun |
6 | Virgo | earth | dual | Mercury |
7 | Libra | air | movable | Venus |
8 | Scorpio | water | fixed | Mars |
9 | Sagittarius | fire | dual | Jupiter |
10 | Capricorn | earth | movable | Saturn |
11 | Aquarius | air | fixed | Saturn |
12 | Pisces | water | dual | Jupiter |
Here is the list of languages in it
English | French | Hindi | Japanese | Kannada | Odia | Malayalam | Modern Greek | Spanish | Telugu | Tamil |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aries | Belier | मेष | 牡羊座(おひつじざ) | ಮೇಷ | ମେଷ | മേടം | Κριός | Aries | మేషము | மேஷம் |
Taurus | Taureau | वृषभ | 牡牛座(おうしざ) | ವೃಷಭ | ବୃଷ | ഇടവം | Ταύρος | Tauro | వృషభము | ரிஷபம் |
Gemini | Gémaux | मिथुन | 双子座(ふたござ) | ಮಿಥುನ | ମିଥୁନ | മിഥുനം | Δίδυμοι | Géminis | మిథునము | மிதுனம் |
Cancer | Cancer | कर्क | 蟹座(かにざ) | ಕರ್ಕಾಟಕ | କର୍କଟ | കർക്കടകം | Καρκίνος | Cáncer | కర్కాటకము | கடகம் |
Leo | Lion | सिंह | 獅子座(ししざ) | ಸಿಂಹ | ସିଂହ | ചിങ്ങം | Λέων | Leo | సింహము | சிம்மம் |
Virgo | Vierge | कन्या | 乙女座(おとめざ) | ಕನ್ಯಾ | କନ୍ୟା | കന്നി | Παρθένος | Virgo | కన్య | கன்னி |
Libra | Balance | तुला | 天秤座(てんびんざ) | ತುಲಾ | ତୁଳା | തുലാം | Ζυγός | Libra | తుల | துலாம் |
Scorpio | Scorpion | वृश्चिक | 蠍座(さそりざ) | ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕ | ବିଛା | വൃശ്ചികം | Σκορπιός | Escorpio | వృచ్చికము | விருச்சிகம் |
Sagittarius | Sagittaire | धनुष | 射手座(いてざ) | ಧನು | ଧନୁ | ധനു | Τοξότης | Sagitario | ధనుస్సు | தனுசு |
Capricorn | Caoricorne | मकर | 山羊座(やぎざ) | ಮಕರ | ମକର | മകരം | Αιγόκερως | Capricornio | మకరము | மகரம் |
Aquarius | Verseau | कुम्भ | 水瓶座(みずがめざ) | ಕುಂಭ | କୁମ୍ଭ | കുംഭം | Υδροχόος | Acuario | కుంభము | கும்பம் |
Pisces | Poissons | मीन | 魚座(うおざ) | ಮೀನ | ମୀନ | മീനം | Ιχθείς | Piscis | మీనము | மீனம் |
Constellations
The modern constellations are designated by International Astronomical Union:
name in Latin | meaning |
---|---|
Andromeda | Andromeda |
Antlia | air pump |
Apus | Bird-of-paradise |
Aquarius | water-bearer |
Aquila | eagle |
Ara | altar |
Aries | ram |
Auriga | charioteer |
Boötes | herdsman |
Caelum | chisel |
Camelopardalis | giraffe |
Cancer | crab |
Canes Venatici | hunting dogs |
Canis Major | greater dog |
Canis Minor | lesser dog |
Capricornus | sea goat |
Carina | keel |
Cassiopeia | Cassiopeia |
Centaurus | centaur |
Cepheus | Cepheus |
Cetus | sea monster |
Chamaeleon | chameleon |
Circinus | compasses |
Columba | dove |
Coma Berenices | Berenice's hair |
Corona Australis | southern crown |
Corona Borealis | northern crown |
Corvus | crow |
Crater | cup |
Crux | southern cross |
Cygnus | swan |
Delphinus | dolphin |
Dorado | dolphinfish |
Draco | dragon |
Equuleus | pony |
Eridanus | river Eridanus |
Fornax | chemical furnace |
Gemini | twins |
Grus | crane |
Hercules | Hercules |
Horologium | pendulum clock |
Hydra | Hydra |
Hydrus | lesser water snake |
Indus | Indian |
Lacerta | lizard |
Leo | lion |
Leo Minor | lesser lion |
Lepus | hare |
Libra | balance |
Lupus | wolf |
Lynx | lynx |
Lyra | lyre |
Mensa | Table Mountain |
Microscopium | microscope |
Monoceros | unicorn |
Musca | fly |
Norma | carpenter's level |
Octans | octant |
Ophiuchus | serpent-bearer |
Orion | Orion |
Pavo | peacock |
Pegasus | Pegasus |
Perseus | Perseus |
Phoenix | phoenix |
Pictor | easel |
Pisces | fish |
Piscis Austrinus | southern fish |
Puppis | poop deck |
Pyxis | mariner's compass |
Reticulum | eyepiece graticule |
Sagitta | arrow |
Sagittarius | archer |
Scorpius | scorpion |
Sculptor | sculptor |
Scutum | shield of Sobieski |
Serpens | snake |
Sextans | sextant |
Taurus | bull |
Telescopium | telescope |
Triangulum | triangle |
Triangulum Australe | southern triangle |
Tucana | toucan |
Ursa Major | great bear |
Ursa Minor | lesser bear |
Vela | sails |
Virgo | maiden |
Volans | flying fish |
Vulpecula | fox |
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 most other languages, the animals must be made clear.
When used as “time of the day”. it is called 時辰 / 时辰 (shíchen; si4 san4; sî-sîn).
Take a look at the following table:
number | name in Chinese | animal in Chinese | animal | yin yang | recent years | lunar month of the year | time of the day | Unicode character |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 子 | 鼠 | mouse | yang | 1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032 | 11 | 23:00 - 1:00 | 🐀🐁 |
2 | 丑 | 牛 |
|
yin | 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033 | 12 | 1:00 - 3:00 | 🐂🐃🐄 |
3 | 寅 | 虎 |
|
yang | 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034 | 1 | 3:00 - 5:00 | 🐅🐆 |
4 | 卯 | 兔 |
|
yin | 1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035 | 2 | 5:00 - 7:00 | 🐇🐈 |
5 | 辰 | 龍 |
|
yang | 1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024, 2036 | 3 | 7:00 - 9:00 | 🐉🐋🐌 |
6 | 巳 | 蛇 |
|
yin | 1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025, 2037 | 4 | 9:00 - 11:00 | 🐍 |
7 | 午 | 馬 |
|
yang | 1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026, 2038 | 5 | 11:00 - 13:00 | 🐎 |
8 | 未 | 羊 |
|
yin | 1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027, 2039 | 6 | 13:00 - 15:00 | 🐐🐑 |
9 | 申 | 猴 |
|
yang | 1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028, 2040 | 7 | 15:00 - 17:00 | 🐒 |
10 | 酉 | 雞 |
|
yin | 1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029, 2041 | 8 | 17:00 - 19:00 | 🐓🐔 |
11 | 戌 | 狗 |
|
yang | 1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030, 2042 | 9 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 🐕 |
12 | 亥 | 豬 |
|
yin | 1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031, 2043 | 10 | 21:00 - 23:00 | 🐖🐗🐘 |
Here is a list of translations of it
Japanese | Korean | Mandarin Chinese | Vietnamese |
---|---|---|---|
子(し) | 子 (자) | 子 (zǐ) | 子 (tý) |
丑(ちゅう) | 丑 (축) | 丑 (chǒu) | 丑 (sửu) |
寅(いん) | 寅 (인) | 寅 (yǐn) | 寅 (dần) |
卯(ぼう) | 卯 (묘) | 卯 (mǎo) | 卯 (mão) |
辰(しん) | 辰 (진) | 辰 (chén) | 辰 (thìn) |
巳(し) | 巳 (사) | 巳 (sì) | 巳 (tị) |
午(ご) | 午 (오) | 午 (wǔ) | 午 (ngọ) |
未(み) | 未 (미) | 未 (wèi) | 未 (mùi) |
申(しん) | 申 (신) | 申 (shēn) | 申 (thân) |
酉(ゆう) | 酉 (유) | 酉 (yǒu) | 酉 (dấu) |
戌(じゅつ) | 戌 (술) | 戌 (xū) | 戌 (tuất) |
亥(がい) | 亥 (해) | 亥 (hài) | 亥 (hợi) |
English | Japanese | Korean | Mandarin Chinese |
---|---|---|---|
mouse | 鼠(ね) | 鼠 (서) | 鼠 (shǔ) |
cattle | 牛(うし) | 牛 (우) | 牛 (niú) |
tiger | 虎(とら) | 虎 (호) | 虎 (hǔ) |
hare | 兎(う) | 兔 (토) | 兔 (tù) |
dragon | 龍(たつ) | 龍 (용) | 龍/龙 (lóng) |
snake | 蛇(み) | 蛇 (사) | 蛇 (shé) |
horse | 馬(うま) | 馬 (마) | 馬/马 (mǎ) |
sheep | 羊(ひつじ) | 羊 (양) | 羊 (yáng) |
monkey | 猿(さる) | 猴 (후) | 猴 (hóu) |
chicken | 鶏(とり) | 雞 (계) | 雞/鸡 (jī) |
dog | 犬(いぬ) | 狗 (구) | 狗 (gǒu) |
pig | 猪(い) | 豬 (저) | 豬/猪 (zhū) |
In some translations, other words are derived from the most accurate ones: “rat”, “ox”, “rabbit”, “serpent”, “goat”, “rooster”, “boar”.
Constellations
name in Chinese | direction | guardian | element | animal in Chinese | animal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
角 | East | Azure Dragon
|
Wood | 蛟 | Scaled Dragon |
亢 | Metal | 龍 | Dragon | ||
氐 | Earth | 貉 | Racoon Dog | ||
房 | Sun | 兔 | Hare | ||
心 | Moon | 狐 | Fox | ||
尾 | Fire | 虎 | Tiger | ||
箕 | Water | 豹 | Leopard | ||
斗 | North | Black Tortoise
|
Wood | 獬 | Xièzhì |
牛 | Metal | 牛 | Cattle | ||
女 | Earth | 蝠 | Bat | ||
虚 | Sun | 鼠 | Mouse | ||
危 | Moon | 燕 | Swallow | ||
室 | Fire | 豬 | Pig | ||
壁 | Water | 㺄 | Yàyǔ | ||
奎 | West | White Tiger
|
Wood | 狼 | Wolf |
婁 | Metal | 狗 | Dog | ||
胃 | Earth | 雉 | Phasianidae | ||
昴 | Sun | 雞 | Chicken | ||
畢 | Moon | 烏 | Crow | ||
觜 | Fire | 猴 | Monkey | ||
參 | Water | 猿 | Ape | ||
井 | South | Vermilion Bird
|
Wood | 犴 | Bì’àn |
鬼 | Metal | 羊 | Sheep | ||
柳 | Earth | 獐 | Water Deer | ||
星 | Sun | 馬 | Horse | ||
張 | Moon | 鹿 | Deer | ||
翼 | Fire | 蛇 | Snake | ||
軫 | Water | 蚓 | Earthworm |
Indian
Constellation
name in Sanskrit | mate in Sanskrit |
---|---|
अश्विनी | केतु |
भरणी | शुक्र |
कृत्तिका | सूर्य |
रोहिणी | चन्द्र |
म्रृगशीर्षा | मङ्गल |
आर्द्रा | राहु |
पुनर्वसु | बृहस्पति |
पुष्य | शनि |
आश्लेषा | बुध |
मघा | केतु |
पूर्व फाल्गुनी | शुक्र |
उत्तर फाल्गुनी | सूर्य |
हस्त | चन्द्र |
चित्रा | मङ्गल |
स्वाति | राहु |
विशाखा | बृहस्पति |
अनुराधा | शनि |
ज्येष्ठा | बुध |
मूल | केतु |
पूर्वाषाढ़ा | शुक्र |
उत्तराषाढ़ा | सूर्य |
अभिजित | ब्रह्मा |
श्रवण | चन्द्र |
धनिष्ठा | मङ्गल |
शतभिषा | राहु |
पूर्वभाद्रपदा | बृहस्पति |
उत्तरभाद्रपदा | शनि |
रेवती | बुध |