Were the constellations in the zodiac differently marked out than the zodiac we use today?
nice question! Yes… the solar divisions (“zodiac signs”) exist the way they do because they measure the area of space that the sun moves over the course of 30 days. 30 days is important because it is the duration from one full moon to the next. The zodiac is therefore an interplay between the solar and lunar movements. The Vedic Zodiac is particularly noteworthy in this regard because it is a COMPOSITE of both the solar AND lunar zodiacs The “lunar zodiac” is composed of 27 signs, based on the amount of space that the moon moves in the course of a day. So in the vedic zodiac the Signs (called “Rashis”) are 12, and mark the space the sun moves during one full cycle of the moon (from one full moon to the next). And the Mansions of the Lunar Zodiac (called “nakshatras”) are 27, and mark the space the Moon moves during one full cycle of the Sun (a day). The Vedic zodiac twines the two together. Thus the Vedic zodiac is very similar to the ancient zodiac when it was marked out. But the we
