This makes sense, considering how the sun changes signs around every 30 days, giving us month-long periods of time ruled by each zodiac sign known as a “season.” Aries season is late March through late April, Taurus season is late April through late May, and so on… If you were born in early June, for example, you’d call yourself a Gemini, and when you’re looking at your horoscope on Twitter (or, you know, in a newspaper), you’d check the horoscope for Gemini. Imagine the zodiac wheel like a big pie in the sky that encompasses our solar system, with each sign being one of twelve delicious little slices that begin at 0 degrees and end at 30 degrees. These characteristics are projected onto all the astral bodies that pass through the signs, which in turn influence us. Pisces-Your August Horoscope Says Ex-Lovers & Old Friends Are ReappearingĮach of the twelve zodiac signs (starting with Aries and ending with Pisces) has its own brand of energy and archetype.
