The main part of Western astrology is Western horoscopic astrology, which uses the celestial bodies relative positions
of an exact moment in time, such as a person's birth time, to understand and interpret human affairs, such as a person's personality.
Most western astrologers uses only Sun's position at the time of a person's birth to predict his or her personality.
In order to measure Sun's position, the zodiac circle on the celestial sphere is divided into 12 zones, with 12 different
zodiac signs assigned to them. A person's sun sign is determined by the zodiac sign where the Sun is located at the
person's birth time. A person's personality can be predicted by his or her sun sign. This is called sun sign astrology.
12 zodiac signs used sun sign astrology are:
Aries: March 21 - April 19
Taurus: April 20 - May 20
Gemini: May 21 - June 21
Cancer: June 22 - July 22
Leo: July 23 - August 22
Virgo: August 23 - September 22
Libra: September 23 - October 22
Scorpio: October 23 - November 21
Sagittarius: November 22 - December 21
Capricorn: December 22 - January 19
Aquarius: January 20 - February 18
Pisces: February 19 - March 20
The picture below shows you how a Website uses an astrology section to provide guidance on what might occur
in a day in relation to the sign of the zodiac that included the sun when the person was born:
Some Western astrologers many more celestial elements in their practices. For example:
