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Capricornus Capricornus Chart displaying zodiac signs with symbols, names, and date ranges for Aries through Pisces on colorful backgrounds. Constellation Finder tool displaying labeled constellations in the Northern Hemisphere, with a circular star map and search options on the left. Signs of the zodiac Circular zodiac wheel showing the twelve astrological signs with symbols, illustrations, and date ranges. The chart includes elemental groups—fire, earth, air, and water—and gender symbols for masculine and feminine signs on a dark purple background.
Illustration of a blue zodiac belt with white constellation diagrams and the large text "what's your sign?" in the center against a starry background.
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The Real History of the Zodiac
The symbols of the zodiac likely originated around the Middle Ages.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Capricornus
Capricornus, illumination from a book of hours, Italian, c. 1475; in the Pierpont...
Courtesy of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, the Glazier Collection
Capricornus
Astronomical chart showing a goat forming the constellation Capricornus; hand-colored...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZC4-10071)
Signs of the zodiac
European woodcut depicting the 12 astrological signs of the zodiac.
Signs of the zodiac
In astrology, the sign of the zodiac under which a person is born is of great significance.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Patrick O'Neill Riley

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What's your zodiac sign?
Explore all the zodiac signs.
Encyclopædia Britannica
Constellation finder
Interactive constellation finder that displays information about constellations and...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.