Sun in wrong Constellations for Zodiac signs

First, the usual warning: Stellarium is not suitable for calculating ephemerides, celestial navigation, archaeoastronomy, etc, because it is not precise enough.

Second, the signs of the zodiac as defined by astrology have little to do with the zodiacal constellations as defined by astronomy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac#The_twelve_signs

Thanks Bogdan Marinov, that solved my question.

Would somebody please write a script using Stellarium for astrology. Please what/where are the best shareware or otherwise astrological software preferably for the Mac? Stellarium is great and it looks wonderful on the iMac. screen.

Why is it not precise enough?

With simple ayanamsa calculations, the tropical zodiac used in western astrology can be rectified to include precession. I think it just needs to be represented properly using a grid similar to the equatorial / azimuthal grids.

No software does anything like this yet. It would be really popular!
I'm not sure I'm up to coding again, but if you point me in the right direction, I'd like to help with developing astrological plugins.

I agree with jvalamala that an astrological plugin/script would be very popular. Would somebody please help by pointing him in the right direction for developing an astrological plugin?

I find that the sun is always exactly one constellation behind, no matter what the date. So the program is in fact exact. The moon for example is always in the right constellation, the planets too. So I can't quite understand that the sun isn't. I am not talking about a few degrees more or less, it is simply one month behind, no matter what. Why?

fg Helmke, the Sun appears in Stellarium where is appears in the sky, provided your location and clock are set right, and there is not a serious bug in the program. If you have a source which says otherwise, please so double check in another application, but also check your source.

fg Heimke, perhaps you are expecting the sun to be in the Astrological constellations instead of the Astronomical constellations in Stellarium as Bogdan Marinov has already explained above in the first post.

To compare the Astrological and Astronomical zodiacal dates please go to:

http://dionysia.org/astrology/sun-signs.html

Would somebody please write a script for the Astrological constellations where the sun would remain in the Astrological constellations for a period of approximately 30 days each, beginning with Aries on the 21 March - 19 April and omitting Ophiuchus in the Astronomical constellation?

thanks for taking the time to reply.

I think question #119276 (https://answers.launchpad.net/stellarium/+question/119276 ) should give some information about this topic. I hope I will finish the plugin sometime in the near future. If you want code or some images of the boundaries of the zodiac signs, write to me and I'll send them to you.

Take care,

David Gil
www.expoliointelectual.net

Yes, it is possible to use software like Stellarium for astrology, and here's how.

In order to see where the Sun is in the Zodiac constellations, you actually need to create a script in Stellarium. It's actually quite easy to do. You need to enter the date and time that interests you, and the program will show you the position of the Sun relative to the signs of the Zodiac.

However, if you are looking for more accurate and personalized information about your zodiac sign or to find your compatible zodiac sign partner, you may be interested in a professional astrology session. I recently found an interesting website that offers astrology reading sessions, including soul partner readings. I encourage you to visit https://asknebula.com/soulmate-reading where you can get a personalized reading about your soulmate and learn more about your zodiac sign.

I hope this helps you see the Sun in the Zodiac constellations and gain some interesting information about your sign!