![]() The Babylonians already had a 12-month calendar based on moon phases, so they left out a 13th sign that didn't make this a tidy fit. They created the zodiac for their convenience, using the physical placement of Earth 3,000 years ago, and dividing the zodiac into 12 equal parts. ![]() The zodiac was based on the Babylonians' understanding of the world, three millennia prior, according to NASA. Astronomically speaking, your zodiac "sign" (i.e., constellation) is determined by imagining a straight line drawn between Earth, the sun and whatever constellation the line points to on your birthday, as Earth orbits around the sun.
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