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Year of Zodiac
Year of Zodiac is divided in 12 signs. Each of them
was given characteristics of it own.
Astrological year begins at the spring equinox,
March 21 with the first sign of the Zodiac, Aries. The other signs are following in this order:
| Name of Sign | Dates of Sign |
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Aries | March 21 to April 20 | |
Taurus | April 21 to May 20, 21 | |
Gemini | May 21, 22 to June 21 | | Cancer | June 22 to July 22 | | Leo | July 23 to August 22, 23 | | Virgo | August 23, 24 to September 22, 23 | | Libra | September 23, 24 to October 22, 23 | | Scorpio | October 23, 24 to November 22 | | Sagittarius | November 23 to December 21, 23 | | Capricorn | December 22, 24 to January 20 | | Aquarius | January 21 to February 19 | | Pisces | February 20 to March 20 |
Characteristics of the Signs
The signs of zodiac are classified in three ways:
Quality, element/triplicity, and quadruplisity.
Quality:
- positive or masculine (spontaneous and self-expressive);
- negative or feminine (withdrawn and passive);
Triplicity - four principle elements (three signs for each element):
- fire (Fire is lively and aggressive)
- air (Air is lively in mind and fluent in expression)
- earth (Earth is matter-of-fact and controlled)
- water (Water is sensitive and intuitive)
Quadruplisity:
- Cardinal - initiative
- fixed - steadfastness
- mutable changeability/adaptability
The table below lists signs characteristics.
| Sign | Quality | Triplicity | Quadruplicity | Ruler |
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| Aries | Positive | Fire | Cardinal | Mars | | Taurus | Negative | Earth | Fixed | Venus | | Gemini | Positive | Air | Mutable | Mercury | | Cancer | Negative | Water | Cardinal | Moon | | Leo | Positive | Fire | Fixed | Sun | | Virgo | Negative | Earth | Mutable | Mercury | | Libra | Positive | Air | Cardinal | Venus | | Scorpio | Negative | Water | Fixed | Pluto | | Sagittarius | Positive | Fire | Mutable | Jupiter | | Capricorn | Negative | Earth | Cardinal | Saturn | | Aquarius | Positive | Air | Fixed | Uranus | | Pisces | Negative | Water | Mutable | Neptune |
Definitions and explanations can be found at
Astro Glossary
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