Zodiac is used mostly in Western astrology and Indian astrology.
Zodiac is a circle of twelve signs associated
to twelve sections that lie along the ecliptic, which
can be viewed as the path of the Sun on the celestial sphere.
The term zodiac could be borrowed from a Greek word meaning "circle of little animals",
or from a Sanskrit word meaning "a path" through which the run travels.
The Sun travels through one zodiac sign each month. But the beginning date of each sign is not aligned
to the first day of any calendar month. The list below provides you the calendar dates when the Sun enters
and leaves each zodiac sign:
Zodiac Sign Start End
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 best illustration of Western Zodiac signs and the Sun's yearly traveling path is the following picture:
