Sagittarius (astrology)

Sagittarius
Zodiac symbol	Archer
Duration (tropical, western)	November 21 – December 21 (2016, UT1)[1]
Constellation	Sagittarius
Zodiac element	Fire
Zodiac quality	Mutable
Sign ruler	Jupiter
Detriment	Mercury
Exaltation	South node
Fall	North node

Sagittarius (♐) (Greek: Τοξότης Toxotes, Latin: Sagittarius) is the ninth astrological sign, which is associated with the constellation Sagittarius and spans 240–270th degrees of the zodiac. Under the tropical zodiac, sun transits this sign between November 23 and December 21. The symbol of the archer is based on the centaur Chiron, who mentored Achilles in archery [ Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.].^[2]

Sagittarius, half human and half horse, is the centaur of mythology, the learned healer who forms a bridge between earth and Heaven. Also known as the Archer, Sagittarius is represented by the symbol of a bow and arrow.

Gallery

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  Sagittarius as depicted in the 14th/15th century Arabic astrology text Book of Wonders

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  Sagittarius - The Centaur, detail from the Horoscope from 'The book of birth of Iskandar"

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  Sagittarius from a 1512 German woodcut

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  A symbolic representation of Sagittarius published in Uranographia by Johann Elert Bode. In tropical astrology there is no correspondence between the constellation and the astrological signs

Notes

1. Astronomical Applications Department 2011.
2. Atsma c. 2015.

Works cited

• Astronomical Applications Department (2011). Multiyear Computer Interactive Almanac. 2.2.2. Washington DC: US Naval Observatory. Longitude of Sun, apparent geocentric ecliptic of date, interpolated to find time of crossing 0°, 30°....
• Atsma, Aaron J. (c. 2015). "Kheiron : Greek goddess of justice".
• Reid, Lori (2015). The Guide to Astrology. Parragon, flo Street house, 4 Queen Street, Bath BA1 1HU, usa: isaiah. ISBN 9781407511306.

External Links

• Warburg Institute Iconographic Database (over 300 medieval and early modern images of Sagittarius)