Aries, the Ram

ZODIAC CONSTELLATION

SUN PASSES late April to mid May, nowadays

A modest hook of three main stars, yet historically the leader of the zodiac: two thousand years ago the Sun stood here at the spring equinox, so Aries opened the astrological year. Earth's slow axial wobble has since moved that point into Pisces, which neatly demonstrates why ancient star charts and modern skies disagree.

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