Straight out of my Astronomy Book in a box labeled: Common Misconceptions
Sun Signs
You Probably know your astrological "sign." When astrology began a few thousand years ago, your sign was supposed to represent the constellation in which the Sun appeared on your birth date. However, this is no longer the case for most people. For example, if your birthday is the spring equinox, March 21, a newspaper horoscope will show that your sign is Aries, but the Sun appears in Pisces on that date. In fact, because of precession, your astrological sign generally corresponds to the constellation in which the Sun would have appeared on you birth date if you had lived about 2,000 years ago. The astrological signs are based on the positions of the Sun among the stars as described by the Greek scientist Ptolemy in his book Tetrabiblios, which was written in about AD150.
-The Solar System: The Cosmic Perspective 3rd Edition Bennett/Donahue/Schneider/Voit
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