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Historically, astrological and astronomical symbols have overlapped. Frequently used symbols include signs of the zodiac and classical planets. These originate from medieval Byzantine codices. Their current form is a product of the European Renaissance. Other symbols for astrological aspects are used in various astrological traditions.
The astrological signs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. The Western zodiac originated in Babylonian astrology, and was later influenced by the Hellenistic culture. Each sign was named after a constellation the sun annually moved through while crossing the sky.
Planet symbols. A planet symbol or planetary symbol is a graphical symbol used in astrology and astronomy to represent a classical planet (including the Sun and the Moon) or one of the modern planets. The symbols were also used in alchemy to represent the metals associated with the planets, and in calendars for their associated days.
Capricorn (♑︎) ( Greek: Αιγόκερως, romanized : Aigókerōs, Latin for "horned goats") is the tenth astrological sign in the zodiac out of twelve total zodiac signs, originating from the constellation of Capricornus, the goat. [ 2] It spans the 270–300th degree of the zodiac, corresponding to celestial longitude.
Taurus ( ♉︎) ( Ancient Greek: Ταῦρος, romanized : Taûros, Latin for "bull") is the second astrological sign in the modern zodiac. It spans from 30° to 60° of the zodiac. This sign belongs to the Earth element or triplicity, as well as a fixed modality, quality, or quadruplicity. It is a Venus-ruled sign, the Moon is in its ...
In your birth chart, the astrological symbol for the North Node looks like a horseshoe, and the South Node is a reverse horseshoe. Remember that the North and South Nodes are always in the same ...
Miscellaneous Symbols is a Unicode block (U+2600–U+26FF) containing glyphs representing concepts from a variety of categories: astrological, astronomical, chess, dice, musical notation, political symbols, recycling, religious symbols, trigrams, warning signs, and weather, among others.
Aries is one of the three fire signs in the zodiac, along with Leo and Sagittarius. The ruling planet is Mars. [ 4] Individuals born while the Sun is in this sign may be called Ariens[ 2] The color for Aries is red. [ 5] The opposite zodiac sign to Aries is Libra. [ 6] The equivalent in the Hindu solar calendar is Meṣa.