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How Horoscopes Work?

Over time people began to name stars and constellations and it was at this point that the practice we know as "reading horoscopes" was born. Reading a horoscope, in its most basic form, is based on an individual's time of birth (day, month, year, etc.). The moment of a person's birth always falls under one of the 12 signs of the zodiac.

These signs are:

• Aries: March 21 – April 19
• Taurus: April 20 – May 20
• Gemini: May 21 – June 20
• Cancer: June 21 – July 22
• Leo: July 23 – August 22
• Virgo: August 23 – September 22
• Libra: September 23 – October 22
• Scorpio: October 23 – November 21
• Sagittarius: November 22 – December 21
• Capricorn: December 22 – January 19
• Aquarius: January 20 – February 18
• Pisces: February 19 – March 20

Each of these signs is named after a constellation in the sky and each has both positive and negative characteristics in history. These signs (and horoscopes in general) were not only used to predict people's future, but also world events.