Template talk:Infobox zodiac
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Failure to cite sources
editThis Infobox does not site any source or explain it's methodology for calculating dates for the passage of the Sun through the sign. This must be remedied or I will nominate it for deletion. Jc3s5h (talk) 11:21, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Opposition
editItalian version has a parameter where is possible write the opposite sign, such as spring signs for autumn ones and winter for summer. Couples are listed follow:
- Aries - Libra (early spring - early autumn)
- Taurus - Scorpio (mid spring - mid autumun)
- Gemini - Sagittarius (end spring - end autumn)
- Cancer - Capricorn (early summer - early winter)
- Leo - Aquarius (mid summer - mid winter)
- Virgo - Pisces (end summer - end winter)
"Template:Zodiac sign" listed at Redirects for discussion
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A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Template:Zodiac sign. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 March 8#Template:Zodiac sign until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Elli (talk | contribs) 02:34, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
Error with Ophiuchus
editGenerates a Lua error w Ophiuchus if we put in #13. But if we don't put a number in, the template generates a default date range of March 20 – April 19. Could that be fixed? Don't need it to generate the proper dates for Ophiuchus, could just leave that blank, though it would be nice to have the option for manual input. — kwami (talk) 02:30, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
- I wrote Module:Zodiac date a long time ago. I don't remember why I didn't issue an error message if no sign number is provided.
- The module is designed to work with 12 signs, each of which spans 30°, and where the first sign, Aries, spans 0 to 30° of ecliptic longitude. This system has been used by both astrology and astronomy for thousands of years. Other systems exist in some forms of astrology, but are calculated in a much different way, far outside the scope of this module. Also, reliable astronomical reference sources are available to support the calculation used in the module. It's hard to find a source about astrology that is reliable. Jc3s5h (talk) 02:57, 28 November 2021 (UTC)