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The zodiac is divided into 12 signs, each 30 degrees long. The
cycle of zodiac signs starts with Aries, which begins at the spot on
the ecliptic where the Sun is on the first day of spring. These 30
degree sections of the sky are actually blocks of space, not
time.
Zodiac signs are often confused in the popular mind with "sun
signs". When a person says, "I'm an Aries!", what they're really
saying is they were born at a time of the year when the Sun is in
the zodiac sign of Aries. Because our calendar is designed to mimic
the motions of the Sun around the zodiac, the Sun is in Aries at
nearly the same time period each year (roughly March 20th or 21st to
April 19th or 20th). Hence the 12 sun signs are like months of a
calendar based on the zodiac. They represent time, not space.
The motions of the other planets through the zodiac signs can be
quite irregular, compared to the Sun's motion. On average, they
range from the fast moving Moon (which spends about 2-1/2 days in
each sign) to the slow poke Pluto (roughly 12 to 24 years in each
sign).
Each sign is associated with a planet that is called the "ruler"
of that sign. Usually, there is some similarity in meaning or energy
between the sign and its ruler. A planet is supposed to express its
energy in the most natural, straight-forward fashion through the
sign it rules.
Some
signs (Scorpio, Aquarius, Pisces) have two rulers, an old,
traditional ruler and a modern one. Since the discovery of Uranus,
Neptune, and Pluto the last few centuries, these planets have
replaced the traditional rulers. And with the introduction of Chiron
and the major asteroids into astrology, yet-another-round of
arguments about rulers is breaking out. Perhaps the entire notion of
"rulership" should be taken with a grain of salt.
Information provided by
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