What are the signs of the zodiac

The zodiac is a word comes from the Greek zod iakos, the original meaning is the zoo.People think that in ancient Greece, constellations formed by different kinds of animals, which is named after the twelve zodiac signs.

The zodiac is a astronomical term, centered in the earth the sun around the earth passes through the track.The ecliptic week around the earth is 360 degrees, including all except Pluto's orbit planets, just about every 30 degrees there is a star, a total of twelve constellation, is called the signs of the zodiac.

The sun on the ecliptic runs from west to east, the ecliptic distribution on the twelve zodiac signs, respectivelyAries、Taurus, double stroma,cancer、Leo、virgo、libra, dragon's day, Sagittarius, Capricorn,Aquarius:andPisces。