Why your zodiac sign is probably wrong
- Written by James Kaler, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
As the Earth orbits the Sun, the Sun appears to move through the ancient constellations of the zodiac.Tauʻolunga/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
I was born a Capricorn (please don’t judge me), but the Sun was in the middle of Sagittarius when I was born.
As a professor emeritus of astronomy, I am often asked about the difference between...