Zodiac 30° along the ecliptic is nominally designated as the zodiac sign Aries, which no longer falls within the proximity of the constellation Aries since the effect of precession is to move the vernal point through the backdrop of visible constellations (it is currently located near the end of the constellation Pisces, having been within that constellation since the 2nd century AD). The subsequent 30° of the ecliptic is nominally designated the zodiac sign Taurus, and so on through the twelve signs of the zodiac so that each occupies 1/12th (30°) of the zodiac's great circle. Zodiac signs have never been
Goat (zodiac) English, the sign may also be called either. The interpretation of both goats and sheep depends on culture. In Vietnamese, the sign is "mùi", which is unambiguously goat. In Japan, on the other hand, the sign is "hitsuji," sheep; while in Korea and Mongolia, the sign is ram and sheep. Within China, there may be a regional distinction with the zodiacal "yáng" more likely to be thought of as a goat in the south, while tending to be thought of as a sheep in the north. The Chinese commonly regard the sheep as an auspicious animal, and therefore, heralds a