Sign[1] | Constellation | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Symbol | Tropical zodiac (2011) |
Sidereal zodiac (2011) |
Name | IAU boundaries[2] | Solar stay[2] | Brightest star |
Aries | 21 March – 20 April |
15 April - 15 May |
Aries | 19 April – 13 May | 25 days | Hamal | |
Taurus | 21 April – 21 May |
16 May - 15 June |
Taurus | 14 May – 19 June | 37 days | Aldebaran | |
Gemini | 22 May – 21 June |
16 June - 15 July |
Gemini | 20 June – 20 July | 31 days | Pollux | |
Cancer | 22 June – 22 July |
16 July - 15 August |
Cancer | 21 July – 9 August | 20 days | Al Tarf | |
Leo | 23 July – 22 August |
16 August - 15 September |
Leo | 10 August – 15 September | 37 days | Regulus | |
Virgo | 23 August – 23 September |
16 September - 15 October |
Virgo | 16 September – 30 October | 45 days | Spica | |
Libra | 24 September – 23 October |
16 October - 15 November |
Libra | 31 October – 22 November | 23 days | Zubeneschamali | |
Scorpio | 24 October – 22 November |
16 November - 15 December |
Scorpius | 23 November – 29 November | 7 days | Antares | |
Ophiuchus | 30 November – 17 December | 18 days | Rasalhague | ||||
Sagittarius | 23 November – 21 December |
16 December - 14 January |
Sagittarius | 18 December – 18 January | 32 days | Kaus Australis | |
Capricorn | 22 December – 20 January |
15 January – 14 February |
Capricornus | 19 January – 15 February | 28 days | Deneb Algedi | |
Aquarius | 21 January – 19 February |
15 February - 14 March |
Aquarius | 16 February – 11 March | 24 days | Sadalsuud | |
Pisces | 20 February – 20 March |
15 March - 14 April |
Pisces | 12 March – 18 April | 38 days | Eta Piscium |
- ^ Jackson Swift (2011-05-31). "Astrology: Tropical Zodiac and Sidereal Zodiac". goarticles.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ a b Constellations in the zodiac. Dr. Lee T. Shapiro, director of Morehead Planetarium University of North Carolina (2011 April 27)