| Symbol | Constellation | Tropical zodiac dates[1] | Sidereal zodiac dates[2][3][4] (Lahiri ayanamsa) |
Dates based on 14 equal length sign zodiac used by Schmidt[5][i] | Based on IAU boundaries[6] |
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Aries | Mar 21 – Apr 19 | April 14 – May 14 | Apr 16 – May 11 | Apr 18 – May 13 |
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Cetus[i] | — | — | May 12 – Jun 6[i] | — [dubious – discuss] |
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Taurus | Apr 20 – May 20 | May 15 – Jun 15 | Jun 7 – Jul 2 | May 13 – Jun 21 |
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Gemini | May 21 – Jun 20 | Jun 16 – Jul 16 | Jul 3 – Jul 28 | Jun 21 – Jul 20 |
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Cancer | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Jul 17 – Aug 16 | Jul 29 – Aug 23 | Jul 20 – Aug 10 |
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Leo | Jul 23 – Aug 22 | Aug 17 – Sep 16 | Aug 24 – Sep 18 | Aug 10 – Sep 16 |
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Virgo | Aug 23 – Sep 22 | Sep 17 – Oct 16 | Sep 19 – Oct 15 | Sep 16 – Oct 30 |
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Libra | Sep 23 – Oct 22 | Oct 17 – Nov 15 | Oct 16 – Nov 9 | Oct 30 – Nov 23 |
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Scorpio | Oct 23 – Nov 21 | Nov 16 – Dec 15 | Nov 10 – Dec 5 | Nov 23 – Nov 29 |
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Ophiuchus[ii] | — | — | Dec 6 – Dec 31 | Nov 29 – Dec 17 |
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Sagittarius | Nov 22– Dec 21 | Dec 16 – Jan 14 | Jan 1 – Jan 26 | Dec 17 – Jan 20 |
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Capricorn | Dec 22 – Jan 19 | Jan 15 – Feb 12 | Jan 27 – Feb 21 | Jan 20 – Feb 16 |
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Aquarius | Jan 20 – Feb 18 | Feb 13 – Mar 14 | Feb 22 – Mar 20 | Feb 16 – Mar 11 |
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Pisces | Feb 19– Mar 20 | Mar 15 – Apr 13 | Mar 21 – Apr 15 | Mar 11 – Apr 18 |
- ^ a b c Schmidt (1970) added a Sun sign for Cetus, falling between Aries and Taurus from May 12 – June 6, as well as the more often seen addition of Ophiuchus, q.v. [ii]. However, his symbols for Cetus and Ophiuchus are not the same as the symbols used here.
- ^ a b Ophiuchus is not a sign in traditional forms of tropical and sidereal astrology, and only appears in a few forms of astrology which use the nominal constellation boundaries adopted by the IAU.
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- ^ Schmidt, Steven (1970). The Astrology 14 Horoscope: Your new Sun sign – how to cast and interpret it (hrdb. ed.). Indianapolis, Ind., US: Bobbs-Merrill Company. pp. 6–8. ISBN 978-067251-3329. LCCN 75123232. OCLC 928769 – via archive.org. 1970: ISBN 0672516470; 1974: ISBN 978-067251-6474
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