Since ancient times, humans have looked to the heavens for answers to life’s mysteries and guidance on choosing the right path. Even today, with knowledge and explanations for almost all natural phenomena, millions of people still turn to newspapers, TV channels, and websites for their horoscopes and zodiac signs. Many people are unable to differentiate between zodiac and horoscope and may think they are synonymous. However, they are different concepts as will be explained in this article.
Key Takeaways
- Zodiacs are constellations that come in the path of the sun across the celestial sphere during the course of a year, dividing the ecliptic into 12 parts. A person is given one of these zodiac signs depending on their time of birth and the position of the sun at that moment.
- The idea behind these constellations and assigning a person one of the zodiac signs is that those born at a particular moment in time were thought to have similar characteristics and fortunes. This belief has given rise to the system of horoscopes, which predict the future based on a person’s zodiac sign and the movement of planets and the sun in the constellation.
- The difference between Zodiac and Horoscope is that the celestial sphere describing the path of the Sun is divided into 12 constellations known as zodiac signs or houses, while horoscope is a document that describes what is in store for a person in their life, including daily, weekly, and annual predictions made by astrologers for all 12 zodiac signs.
