Whats a horoscope?

Question

lol, this is probably the most rediculous question you've ever heard, but what the heck is horoscope?Oh, oh, and could you tell me something about mine? all i know is that people give out their age...and birthday...or something...(Birthday's August 9'th)

Answer 1

In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the planets, other celestial bodies, and sensitive angles at the time of any event, such as a person's birth. The term horoscope is derived from Greek words meaning, "a look at the hours" [horoskopos, pl. horoskopoi,or "marker(s) of the hour."] Other commonly used names for the horoscope in English include natal chart, natus, birth chart, astrological chart, astro-chart, celestial map, sky-map, nativity, star-chart, cosmogram, Vitasphere, soulprint, radical chart, radix or simply chart, among others.

With a birthday of August 9th, you are a Leo!

The Leo type is the most dominant, spontaneously creative and extrovert of all the zodiacal characters. In grandeur of manner, splendor of bearing and magnanimity of personality, they are the monarch's among humans as the lion is king of beasts. They are ambitious, courageous, dominant, strong willed, positive, independent, self-confident there is no such a word as doubt in their vocabularies, and they are self-controlled. Born leaders, either in support of, or in revolt against, the status quo. They are at their most effective when in a position of command, their personal magnetism and innate courtesy of mind bringing out the best of loyalty from subordinates. They are uncomplicated, knowing exactly what they want and using all their energies, creativeness and resolution to get it, as well as being certain that they will get whatever they are after. Their followers know where they are with Leonians. Leonians think and act bigger than others would normally dare; the ambitiousness of their schemes and idealism sometimes daunt their followers, their practical hardheadedness and ability to go straight to the heart of any problem reassures those who depend on them. If Leonians meet with setbacks they thrive on the adversity.

On the whole they are powers for good, for they are strongly idealistic, humane, and beneficent. They have powerful intelligence and are of a broad philosophical, sometimes religious, turn of mind. Those who are devout may become very obstinate in upholding traditional beliefs and will cling tenaciously, but with complete sincerity, to practices and doctrines which liberal thinkers regard as absurdly out-of-date. These will be found as the 'lions' of industries, and in the forefront of the cutting edge of technologies.

Their faults can be as large in scale as their virtues, and an excessively negative Leonian can be one of the most unpleasant human beings imaginable, displaying extreme arrogance, autocratic pride, haughtiness, and excessive hastiness of temper. If jealously suspicious of rivals, they will not hesitate to use cunning, lies and trickery to discredit them. Self-centeredness, greed for flattery, boastfulness, and bombast, pomposity, snobbish superiority, and overbearing, and intolerant disdain of underlings; to whom they will nevertheless delegate the carrying out of minor details in their grandiose schemes, and from whom they are not above borrowing immoderately if an occasion necessitates it. Any of these can be characteristic of Leo.
Add to them a passion for luxury, a lust for power, unlimited sexual lust, and emotional indulgence, and a character emerges that no one would want to know either in public life or private. But their pride may go before a fall, as uncontrolled impetuosity is likely to bring them low. Fortunately it is rare that a Leo is so undisciplined as to give way thoroughly to this list of vices, and their tendencies to them are usually balanced by an innate wisdom. Those who are afflicted with them also have the intelligence it takes to consciously and actively overcome them.

In professional life they do well at any vocation at which there is room at the top. As politicians they are content with nothing less than a powerful position in government. In business they may be the chairman of their company's board, or at least directors or managers. They are excellent organizers and overseers, often laying the groundwork for new projects. If from the artisan ranks of society they will aspire to become the boss, partly because they are ambitious by nature, partly because they dislike manual labor, preferring to take charge of others doing it. If artistic, Leos can become stars of stage or screen (their bent is serious rather than light drama), maestros as musicians where they will gravitate toward the grand instruments or activities, such as the organ or conducting of orchestras and as painters; anything grand in conception and scale appeals to them. Leo women make exceptionally good welfare workers.

In his or her relations with others the Leo type is open, sincere, genuine and trusting. Outgoing, spontaneously warm hearted and plain spoken, though never lacking in kindliness, Leos are more disillusioned than the average if let down by those they trust. They are not good judges of character and are inclined to favoritism and an exaggerated faith in their followers which too often ends in disappointment. They have a strong sex drive and are so attracted to the opposite sex that they find it hard to be constant; they can be so intensely sexual as to become dissolute. They may have numerous love affairs for their love of pleasure and beauty is liable to drive them from one attractive partner to another. They are very much inclined to deceive. Their marriages may fail for the same reason, yet they are sincere and generous to their lovers while love lasts, and will remain attached to their homes so long as it is run for their benefit. They demand service but are incapable of giving it.
Possible Health Concerns...

Physiologically, Leo governs the upper back, forearms, wrist, spine and heart. Its natives are subject to a number of ailments: pain in the back and lungs, spinal complaints, diseases of the heart and blood, sickness in ribs and sides, convulsions, pleasantries, violent burning fevers including, in former days, when they were prevalent, plague, pestilence, jaundice, and some afflictions of the eyes.

* LIKES Speculative ventures
* Lavish Living
* Pageantry and Grandeur
* Children
* Drama

* DISLIKES Doing things safely
* Ordinary,Day to day living
* Small minded people
* Penny pinching
* Mean spiritedness

PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE FOR YOU, AND THEIR SOLUTIONS

As with all sun signs, we all have unique traits to our personalities. When these traits are suppressed, or unrealized, problems will arise. However, with astrology we can examine the problem and assess the proper solution based on the sun sign characteristics. As a Leo you may see things below that really strike home. Try the solution, you most likely will be amazed at the results. If you find yourself on the receiving end of the negatives below, it is because you are failing to express the positive.

Problem: Getting all upset and angry with others when things do not go the way you fully expected them too. This kind of reaction to a problem is what causes a lot of marital discord and unhappiness.
Solution: You should never base all of your expectations on what you should get, but rather base them on what you can give to, or do, for those who are in your sphere of influence. You will find you have a more peaceful and happy home if you do this.

Problem: You are sometimes your own worst enemy, especially so when you are striving for attention in such obvious ways that you turn off the very people you sought to impress.
Solution: The first place to start is to stop trying to gain attention; give people the chance to notice the real you. Decide what it is that impresses you and you will then know what to do to impress others.

Problem: Egotism, to the extent that you may be the Leo who thinks no one is quite as good at things as you are and the people around you are made to feel small through your habit of comparison.
Solution: What the higher minded Leo has is a sense of self worth and of greatness, this is corrupted when you let the ego get out of hand so you should learn to walk tall by looking up to those that are 'taller' than you are.

Problem: Losses in income from unwisely speculating which leads to financial ruin, as well as possible personal losses of family and friends due to a lack of concern for their financial welfare.
Solution: You should always investigate all investments well before they are made, then talk it over with your spouse as to how hard the budget can be hit, before you spend the first dime.

Your ruling planet is the SUN

The Sun is our nearest star and the source of energy for life on Earth. It is about 150 million km away (93 million miles), a distance which sunlight covers in 8 minutes, whereas the distance to the moon is only 1.3 light-seconds. The Sun is about 300,000 times heavier than Earth and rotates around its axis (as viewed from the orbiting Earth) in about 27 days.

Some more interesting facts about your sign:
The male lions are not particularly good hunters, the main work is done by the females when the male drives the prey in the direction where they are hiding, although the males insist on eating their share before the females. Hunting occurs at night or cooler times of day, the hotter hours are spent resting in the shade. Only males grow a mane, which can take up to 5 years to fully develop.

The color of choice for Leo is GOLD

Your starstone is ruby
Your starstone is the rich red RUBY

Known as a stone of nobility. It can improve success in controversies and disputes, encouraging gentleness and discouraging violence. Excellent shielding stone to protect you from bodily harm. Encourages one to follow bliss.
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Answer 2

A Horoscope is a reading done by the stars in the night sky and each star is a member of a constellation, a star sign, that is usually a person that has been schooled for a number of years to read these constellations and their paths around the earth in the night sky. This an age old science dating back to the very early alchemists and it had been proven quite accute in many ways, but because of Christianity, it had been overlooked not as a way of life, but, mainly as a form of adult entertainment.

Answer 3

YOU ARE A LEO

In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the planets, other celestial bodies, and sensitive angles at the time of any event, such as a person's birth. The term horoscope is derived from Greek words meaning, "a look at the hours" [horoskopos, pl. horoskopoi,or "marker(s) of the hour."] Other commonly used names for the horoscope in English include natal chart, natus, birth chart, astrological chart, astro-chart, celestial map, sky-map, nativity, star-chart, cosmogram, Vitasphere, soulprint, radical chart, radix or simply chart, among others.

Answer 4

Astrologers say that your personality, behavior, and life events are determined by the position of the moon and stars when you were born. But, astrologers use a variety of techniques that make horoscopes seem valid. Note the words "seem vailid". Horoscopes are designed to give you the effect that someone can outline your life day to day. Other words, its for your entertainment.

Answer 5

A horoscope is the picture of where the planets were in the sky at the exact time and place of your birth.For an astrologer to cast your natal chart,as it's also called,They must have your birth date,your exact time of birth and the exact place.

Answer 6

hor·o·scope ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hôr-skp, hr-)
n.

The aspect of the planets and stars at a given moment, such as the moment of a person's birth, used by astrologers.
A diagram of the signs of the zodiac based on such an aspect.
An astrological forecast, as of a person's future, based on a diagram of the aspect of the planets and stars at a given moment.


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[French, from Old French, from Latin hroscopus, from Greek hroskopos : hr, hour, season; see yr- in Indo-European Roots + skopos, observer; see spek- in Indo-European Roots.]

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horoscope

n 1: a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets 2: a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place


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Answer 7

A promiscuous woman...

haha no you should go to www.yahoo.com and find the horoscopes link and you'll figure out everything about it after that...

Answer 8

you are a Leo and that is important for when the date, time and hour when you were born its fun and it helps to get your life in touch with yourself and where you want to go in life.

Answer 9

In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the planets, other celestial bodies, and sensitive angles at the time of any event, such as a person's birth. The term horoscope is derived from Greek words meaning, "a look at the hours" [horoskopos, pl. horoskopoi,or "marker(s) of the hour."] Other commonly used names for the horoscope in English include natal chart, natus, birth chart, astrological chart, astro-chart, celestial map, sky-map, nativity, star-chart, cosmogram, Vitasphere, soulprint, radical chart, radix or simply chart, among others.


A horoscope (or astrological chart) - Y2K Chart -- This particular chart is calculated for January 1, 2000 at 12:01:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time in New York City, New York, USA. (Longitude: 074W00'23" - Latitude: 40N42'51")Contents [hide]
1 Introduction
2 Construction of a horoscope
2.1 Concepts
2.2 Construction
2.3 Ascendent
2.4 Placements
2.5 Aspects
3 External links



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Introduction
Using an ephemeris and a table of houses an astrologer calculates the geocentric positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets for a specific time and place in order to erect a formatted horoscope. This diagram, often called a chart, is a stylized map of the heavens. The sun or the earth is placed in the centre (depending on whether the ephemeris was heliocentric or geocentric) with the remaining elements around the outside: the planets, the lunar nodes, the ascendant, midheaven, and the houses. Then the angles between the planets, called aspects, are determined. Different systems of tri-secting arcs produce houses of different size.

In common usage, the word horoscope often refers to an astrologer's interpretation through a system of sun sign astrology. In particular, many newspapers and magazines carry horoscope columns, describing influences for the placement of the sun at the time of birth. However, most horoscopic astrologers regard these as worthless since a horoscope is highly personalized and its interpretation cannot be generalized to thousands of readers just through one planetary placement.

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Construction of a horoscope
To manually create a horoscope an astrologer first has to ascertain the exact time (adjusting for any daylight savings time or war time in use) and place of the subject's birth or the initiation of an event. This is then translated into Greenwich Mean Time at that same instant, which in turn is translated into the sidereal time at Greenwich. The astrologer will then consult a set of tables called an ephemeris which lists for a particular year, date and sidereal GMT time, the location of all the planets, the Sun and Moon with respect to the northern hemisphere vernal equinox or the fixed stars (depending on which astrological system is being used). The astrologer then uses the time difference between GMT and local time at the place of birth to show where planets would be visible above the horizon at the time and place in question. Planets hidden from view beneath the earth are also shown in the horoscope. Finally a table of houses is used to divide the horoscope into 12 divisions around the circle of the ecliptic starting from the eastern horizon where objects are just rising into view. These are called the houses and numerous systems of calculating these divisions exist.

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Concepts
In order to understand and visualize the geometry of the construction of a horoscope, one must be familiar with a number of concepts.

The techniques described here belong to Western astrology.

The native refers to the time and place of the event being charted, and considered to be at the centre of the celestial sphere. This term is a general one that includes not only birth times, but any event for which a horoscope would be drawn.
The celestial sphere is a sphere of arbitrary radius upon which the items appearing on the horoscope are projected without regard to their distance from the native.
The plane of the equator is the plane of the earth's equator projected into space.
The plane of the ecliptic is defined by the orbits of the earth and the sun. For practical purposes the plane of the equator and the plane of the ecliptic maintain a constant inclination to each other of approximately 23.5°.
The plane of the horizon is centred on the native, and is tangential to the earth at that point. In a sphere whose radius is infinitely large this plane may be treated as nearly equivalent to the parallel plane with its centre at the earth's center. This greatly simplifies understanding the geometry of the horoscope. Some writers on astrology have considered the effects of parallax, but most would agree that (apart from that of the moon) they are relatively minor, and are beyond the scope of this article.
The axis of the plane of the horizon has end points above, the zenith, and below, the nadir.
The zodiac refers to the 18° wide band on the celestial sphere containing the signs. It is centered on the ecliptic, and its width is sufficient to allow for the fact that the orbits of the moon and all other planets are not parallel to the plane of the ecliptic.
The medium coeli or midheaven is the point on the ecliptic that is furthest above the plane of the horizon; its opposite point is known as the imum coeli. For events occurring where the planes of the ecliptic and the horizon coincide the limiting position for these points is at 90° from the ascendant.
The ascendant is the eastern point where the ecliptic and horizon intersect. Its opposite point in the west is the descendant. In creating a horoscope the ascendant is traditionally placed as the left-hand side point of the chart. During the course of a day, because of the earth's rotation, the entire circle of the ecliptic will pass through the ascendant and will be advanced by about 1°. This provides us with the term rising sign, which is the sign of the zodiac that was rising in the east at the time.

The symbols used in Western astrology to represent the astrological signsThe sun sign is the sign of the zodiac in which the sun is located for the native. This is the single astrological fact most familiar to people. If an event occurs at sunrise the ascendant and sun sign will be the same; other rising signs can then be estimated at approximately two hour intervals from there.
The houses are a series of twelve divisions of the plane of the ecliptic. Astrologers have devised many systems of calculating these house divisions. In the case of the equal house system the ecliptic is divided into twelve equal houses of 30° each. The first house begins at the ascendant and the others are numbered counterclockwise from that point. The first six are therefore below the horizon, and the other six are above. The positions of these houses remains fixed relative to the native. The signs and planets all move through the twelve houses during the course of a day, and the planets move through the signs over the course of months or years.
An aspect is the relative angle between two heavenly bodies. The more exact the aspect is, the more important it is said to be. The difference between the exact aspect and the actual aspect is called the orb.
Most Western Astrologers use the tropical zodiac in which the astrological year begins with the vernal equinox, when the sun crosses the celestial equator and enters the zodiac sign of Aries. Astrologers in India and some Western astrologers use the more ancient sidereal zodiac. Many students confuse the difference between sidereal constellations and tropical zodiac signs. Because of a "wobble" in the earth's axis of rotation over a period of about 26,000 years the point at which the vernal equinox advances in the sky rate is 0 deg, 0 min, 50.23 secs a year. Precession of the equinox is roughly 5 minutes of a degree every 6 years. Sidereal astrologers use zodiac signs that roughly align with the constellations. Tropical astrologers use zodiac signs that align with the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere and so the signs relate to the seasons and not the stars.
A cusp is the boundary between two signs or houses. For some the cusp includes a small portion of the two signs or houses under consideration.
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Construction
The chart thus begins with a framework of 12 houses. Upon this the signs of the zodiac are superimposed. In the equal house system the cusp between any two houses will fall at the same degree for each of the signs. Thus, for a native whose ascendant is at 12° of Leo, the second house will begin at 12° of Virgo, the third at 12° Libra, and so on. In house systems that take into consideration the effects of the angle of intersection between the planes of the horizon and the ecliptic, the calculations are more complicated. For these calculations it is essential to know the latitude of the event. Tables are available for these calculations, but they are now commonly calculated by computer. Most astrology computer programs allow the user to choose from a variety of house systems. The most commonly used is the Placidus house system, though most research astrologers find that the Koch domification system gets best results.

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Ascendent
Longitude is necessary in order to determine the position of the ascendant because horoscopes use local time. Due to time zones, adjustments are made for the difference in one's actual longitude and the longitude of the nominal meridian associated with clock time.


These are the astrological glyphs as most commonly used in Western Astrology[edit]
Placements
Having established the relative positions of the signs in the houses, the astrologer positions the sun, moon, and planets at their rightful celestial longitudes. Some astrologers also take note of minor planetary bodies, fixed stars, asteroids (for example, Chiron) and other mathematically calculated points and angles such as the vertex, equatorial ascendant, etc. Many astrologers also use what are commonly referred to as Arabic parts (or Greek Lots), the most common of which is the Part of Fortune (Pars Fortuna).

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Aspects
To complete the horoscope the astrologer will consider the aspects or relative angles between pairs of planets. Certain aspects are considered more important than others. Those generally recognized by the astrological community are Conjunction (0°), Opposition (180°), Square (90°), Trine (120°), Sextile (60°), Semi-Square (45°), Sesqisquare (135°), and Quincunx (150°). Understandably these aspects are more significant when they are exact, but they are considered to function within an orb of influence, the size of which varies according to the importance of each aspect. Thus conjunctions are believed to operate with a larger orb than sextiles. Most modern astrologers use an orb of 8° or less for aspects involving the Sun, Moon, and Jupiter and smaller orbs for the other points. Some astrologers, such as practitioners of Cosmobiology, and Uranian astrology, use minor aspects (15°, 22.5°, 67.5°, 72°, 75°, 105°, 112.5°, 157.5°, 165°) with much narrower orbs.






The Plus Side
Your sunny disposition is always a happy sight! You are fun and playful and enjoy being around people who are exciting. You always liven up a party and you make a great cheerleader for your friends! You are the first to say, "You can do it!" or "Wow! You did a great job!" You are also ambitious and know you must work hard so you can play hard!
The Flip SIde
You like to be noticed! While it's often a good thing to stand out in a crowd, you sometimes get pouty if you feel that others don't appreciate what you have done. You give a lot of praise to others, and you expect it back in return! Don't get your feelings hurt if they don't gush over how wonderful you are... inside they know you are terrific!

Likes
· Being active
· Sincere compliments
· Fashionable clothes
· Being outside


Dislikes
· Being bored
· Being laughed at
· Last year's trends
· Being cooped up







June 18th - June 24th



Did you just make a new friend who is completely amazing? Almost more like a twin sister than a girlfriend? This is really cool! Enjoy getting to know her, Leo, and having a change to share thoughts and dreams with someone who really understands you.



Ready for something - or someone - new? If the guy you're with right now doesn't make you happy, Leo, don't waste any more time on him! Your emotions are an important part of who you are and if he can't handle that, it's better to wait until you meet someone who does.



Summer is here, which means camping and hiking! Be sure you have the right equipment, especially when you're hiking - which means good shoes and long pants if you're going to be walking through lots of high grass or plants. Don't forget to use sunscreen and a hat! The sun may feel good on your face but a sunburn is so not good for your skin!