Astrology: Sidereal Zodiac
The Vedic tradition of astrology uses sidereal zodiac which links the twelve signs of zodiac to their original constellations. The western horoscope, on the other hand, follows the topical zodiac. The difference is basically rooted in the precession of the equinoxes. Over the centuries, the twelve zodiac signs of the topical zodiac no longer correspond to the same part of the sky as their original constellation.
The mapping of the zodiacs in sidereal astrology is essentially different from topical zodiac, which makes the dates that are associated with the horoscopes different as well.
The following is a break down of the sidereal vs the topical date of the constellations:
Aries
-Topical date: March 21 to April 20
-Sidereal date: April 15 to May 15
Taurus
-Topical date: April 21 to May 21
-Sidereal date: May 16 to June 15
Gemini
-Topical date: May 22 to June 21
-Sidereal date: June 16 to July 15
Cancer
-Topical date: June 22 to July 22
-Sidereal date: July 16 to August 15
Leo
-Topical date: July 23 to August 22
-Sidereal date: August 16 to September 15
Virgo
-Topical date: August 23 to September 23
-Sidereal date: September 16 to October 15
Libra
-Topical date: September 24 to October 23
-Sidereal date: October 16 to November 16
Scorpio
-Topical date: October 24 to November 22
-Sidereal date: November 16 to December 15
Sagittarius
-Topical date: November 23 to December 21
-Sidereal date: December 16 to January 14
Capricorn
-Topical date: December 22 to January 20
-Sidereal date: January 15 to February 14
Aquarius
-Topical date: January 21 to February 19
-Sidereal date: February 15 to March 14
Pisces
-Topical date: February 20 to March 20
-Sidereal date: March 15 to April 14
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