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Constellations of the Zodiac

Ancient astronomers noted that the Sun makes a yearly journey across the celestial sphere, part of which is represented above by the blue band. The ancient astronomers associated dates with the constellations in this narrow belt (which is known as the zodiac), assigning to each the dates when the Sun passed through it. The twelve zodiacal signs for these constellations were named by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, as follows: Aries (Ram), Taurus (Bull), Gemini (Twins), Cancer (Crab), Leo (Lion), Virgo (Virgin), Libra (Balance), Scorpio (Scorpion), Sagittarius (Archer), Capricorn (Goat), Aquarius (Water-bearer), and Pisces (Fishes). Because of the precession of the equinoxes, the Sun now passes through the zodiacal constellations on dates different from those traditionally assigned to them.